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Horse profile

Hambelton (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer David Marnane · Owner Mrc International
by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Zadorra (IRE) (Iffraaj)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Gowran Park (IRE) & Cork Ran 43 days ago · 7th of 8 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Hambelton is 2 from 10 with both wins in handicaps over 1m – 1m1f on good ground at Gowran Park in Jul 2026 and at Cork the previous month. He usually led and did so when finishing 7 of 8 at Ascot in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 82, which was also his career-high mark. Both wins came off marks of 63 and 77. He is 0 from 5 on ground softer than good.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating82At career-high mark
82 63–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park (IRE), 25 Jul 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 109A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3109A1003 · 109 / 100
Soft366C581 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7109A806 · 109 / 81.5
6f – 7f393A872 · 93 / 90

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 10 Jul 2026 Official rating 82 at the last run, 4 Sep 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 91A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good389A873 · 89 / 87
Soft373A701 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f791A736 · 91 / 80
6f – 7f375A722 · 75 / 73.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 7 analysed runs

  • Led 4 (57%) · 2 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ghaiyyath (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses).

Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.6—
Good to Firm2154018.6%+30 from 1
Good3045819.1%+3.52 from 3
Good to Soft1191613.4%−2.20 from 1
Soft1351712.6%−30 from 3
Heavy31516.1%+0.50 from 1
Standard (AW)2843412%−3.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1600%−15.6—
6f – 7f2893913.5%−2.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f3746517.4%+1.82 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f3655715.6%0—
1m5f – 2m43818.6%+3—
2m1f – 2m4f3133.3%+17.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zadorra (IRE) (Iffraaj)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +3.53
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 2 1 50% +2.33
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 1 100% +1.20
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 2 29% −0.47
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke McAteer 9 2 22% −2.47
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 2 25% −1.47
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 2 29% −0.47
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Sep 26+41d Ascot Sodexo Live! Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 8 ran Set the pace from the off - driven to keep clear 2f out - overtaken inside final two furlongs - dropped away in a hurry through the last furlong 7/8 nk 9-6 8293A75A Luke McAteer 4/1
25 Jul 26+15d Gowran Park (IRE) Highway Safety Developments Handicap 8f · Good · 9 ran In front from the start - shown a squeeze to edge clear 2f out - soon asked for effort and challenged hard but found more to prevail close home 1/9 9-3 77109A87A Luke McAteer 6/5F
10 Jul 26+26d York Laura Barry Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran set the pace early - driven to open up an advantage over 1f out - had nothing more to give and was overtaken in the closing strides 2/11 ½ 9-2 7383A91A Luke McAteer 7/2
14 Jun 26+23d Cork Racing Again Friday 10th July Handicap 8f · Good · 12 ran Led from the off - urged forward with two furlongs remaining - driven out and stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to win 1/12 9-8 63100A89A Luke McAteer 10/3
22 May 26+33d Haydock Oakmere Homes Green Ribbon Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Handy early - fought for control after bumped on the opening turn - pressed forward under pressure a furlong out and stayed on without threatening the front but held down fifth 5/11 1 9-4 6567A73A Tom Marquand 3/1F
19 Apr 26+15d Curragh Your Game, Your Odds, Your 1xBet.ie Handicap 8f · Soft · 13 ran Shared the front spot early - lost command at halfway - pressed for effort approaching 2f out then lost place 1½f out - held 3rd a furlong out - couldn't find more late to finish 5th 5/13 1½ 9-0 6758C69A Luke McAteer 11/2
04 Apr 26+129d Cork SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap 8f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Settled just behind the pace early - upsides the front-runner approaching 3f out - went in front inside that - lost the advantage with a furlong and a half left - slipped back to 4th close home and held for the rest 4/9 6 9-0 6880A69A Luke McAteer 11/2
26 Nov 25+41d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - asked for more soon after but unable to close - finished well held in 8th 8/14 1½ 9-1 —87B72A Luke McAteer 17/2
16 Oct 25+18d Curragh Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled handy on the wide side pulling keenly - midpack after 2f - down in 8th with 3.5f left - improved into 5th 2f out - slipped back to 6th inside the final furlong - lost momentum near the line to finish well held 8/16 nk 9-6 —66C73A Luke McAteer 14/1
28 Sep 25 Curragh Fitzpatricks Mercedes-Benz Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - urged forward passing the 3f marker - improved to 5th with 2f left - unable to find more and stayed on at one gear through the final furlong 5/12 1¼ 9-7 —51A70A Luke McAteer 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hambelton (IRE) won?
Hambelton (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trains Hambelton (IRE)?
Hambelton (IRE) is trained by David Marnane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
Who is Hambelton (IRE)'s sire?
Hambelton (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Zadorra (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What going does Hambelton (IRE) prefer?
Hambelton (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hambelton (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 4 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hambelton (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.

Record shown from September 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.