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Horse profile

Handel's Messiah (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer Michael Bell · Last owner Sir Alex Ferguson Mike Dawson
by Oratorio (IRE) out of Silver Pursuit (GB) (Rainbow Quest)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jun 2011 — 5,603 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 7th of 11 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Handel's Messiah (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 62C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 31 May 2011 Official rating 45 at the last run, 25 Jun 2011

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 4 figures · best 62C · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)252C43.5—
Good to Firm262C59—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f262C57—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 5,063 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.3% from 455.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm44715.9%+5.3—
Good to Firm870869.9%−0.70 from 2
Good1,010929.1%−1.5—
Good to Soft455337.3%−3.3—
Soft7027610.8%+0.2—
Heavy215219.8%−0.8—
Standard (AW)1,76522012.5%+1.90 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f791012.7%+2.1—
6f – 7f1,35013610.1%−0.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,50517611.7%+1.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,36914210.4%−0.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m545499%−1.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1682011.9%+1.3—
2m5f – 3m3912.6%−8—
Over 3m8112.5%+1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Silver Pursuit (GB) (Rainbow Quest)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Give Chase (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Give Chase (GB)912m—
Strive (GB)411m2f—
Profit Commission (IRE)80——
Silver Sceptre (IRE)40——
Leahnor (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ian Burns 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
25 Jun 11+25d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Marriott Hotel & Country Club Handicap (AWT) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1 8-0 4535C Ian Burns 20/1
31 May 11+10d Yarmouth Lord Nelson Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 1¼ 9-0 —62C Martin Lane 150/1
21 May 11+301d Lingfield (AW) Vines Of Gatwick Maiden Stakes (AWT) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 ½ 9-1 —52C Adam Kirby 50/1
2010 · 1 run
24 Jul 10 Newmarket Ballygallon Stud, Ireland E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 15 9-3 5256C Pat Dobbs 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Handel's Messiah won?
Handel's Messiah (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained Handel's Messiah?
Handel's Messiah (IRE) was trained by Michael Bell on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 25 June 2011.
Who is Handel's Messiah's sire?
Handel's Messiah (IRE) is by Oratorio (IRE) out of Silver Pursuit (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What is Handel's Messiah's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 25 June 2011. The highest on record is 52.
What is Handel's Messiah's sire's record?
Oratorio (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 5,063 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.3% from 455.
Who are Handel's Messiah's siblings?
Out of Silver Pursuit (GB), Handel's Messiah (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Give Chase (GB) (1). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2010. 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.