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Horse profile

Harksman (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer Martin Keighley · Owner F J Allen Partners
by Telescope (IRE) out of Overthrow (GB) (Overbury)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 18 Apr 2026 · 7th of 14 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Harksman is a gelding by Telescope out of the Overbury mare Overthrow. He is yet to win or place from nine starts on turf, with his last run at Bangor-on-Dee in Apr 2026 when he finished 7 of 14 in a Class 5 novices handicap chase. He has raced on good ground six times, good to soft once and soft twice, and has contested races from 1m5f to over 3m. He last raced off an official rating of 75, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 11 Dec 2024

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 109A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good690C77.53 runs · 90 / 79
Soft253C32.51 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m390C793 runs · 90 / 79
1m5f – 2m3109A76—
2m1f – 2m4f283B60—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 28 Mar 2026 Official rating 75 at the last run, 18 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 105A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good6105A883 runs · 89 / 84
Soft291C86.51 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m389A843 runs · 89 / 84
1m5f – 2m399A91—
2m1f – 2m4f2105A98—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 6 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Telescope (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,905 runs since May 2019 (296 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 105. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.1% from 283.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−8.3—
Good to Firm57915.8%+7.5—
Good707699.8%+1.50 from 6
Good to Soft475326.7%−1.60 from 1
Soft413327.7%−0.60 from 2
Heavy1471510.2%+1.9—
Standard (AW)10521.9%−6.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8.3—
6f – 7f2613.8%−4.5—
1m – 1m1f6634.5%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1251310.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m727506.9%−1.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f594488.1%−0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m2833713.1%+4.80 from 3
Over 3m8378.4%+0.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2019 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Overthrow (GB) (Overbury)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them My Lovely Boy (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Lovely Boy (GB)1512m4f—
Twyford's Diamond (GB)130——
Black Sam Vicki (GB)60——
Bowler Bill (GB)40——
Master Squirrel (GB)20——
Big Hearted Arthur (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 8 0 0% −8.00
Freddie Keighley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
18 Apr 26+21d Bangor-on-Dee Gieves & Hawkes Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 14 ran Handy early - went in front approaching 13th - lost the lead 3 out then pushed along and faded quickly - well held at the finish 7/14 8½ 10-6 7590C79C James Best 40/1
28 Mar 26+75d Stratford Steve & Madeleine Wann Back At Stratford Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6f · Good · 9 ran Went forward to set the pace under pressure - hit a rough patch and driven approaching two out - overtaken on the home turn before the last - faded quickly to finish sixth 6/9 hd 10-5 7772C89A James Best 11/1
12 Jan 26+63d Hereford Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1½f · Soft · 7 ran Settled towards the back early - still within range in 10th - pressed for effort and lost placings before 2 out - dropped away quickly after and beaten a long way 6/7 15 11-0 8153C82C James Best 16/1
2025 · 5 runs
10 Nov 25+45d Kempton JCB Hydradig Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Good · 9 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along before the 9th - lost touch three out - nudged into contention approaching the last two furlongs and finished 6th 6/9 2¼ 11-0 8479B84B Freddie Keighley 16/1
26 Sep 25+19d Worcester Silver Shine Grounds Services Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran Held up rearmost throughout - never a threat - trailed home in 10th 10/11 10 11-4 —37C91C James Best 150/1
07 Sep 25+135d Fontwell V2 Radio Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 8 ran Slow to get going - trailed the field throughout - pushed along and maintained effort into the second last - well held at the finish 5/8 4½ 11-4 —83B105A James Best 100/1
25 Apr 25+77d Chepstow Braceys Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran Settled at the back of the field - made no impact on the leading group - dropped away and finished well held 7/9 10 11-4 —76C87C James Best 80/1
07 Feb 25+58d Kempton Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - suffered a heavy knock from another runner after 2f but steadied soon after - driven for effort before fading 3f out to finish well beaten 7/8 1¾ 11-7 —12C91C James Best 66/1
2024 · 1 run
11 Dec 24 Hereford Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled at the back early - improved into contention over 4f out then asked for effort - lost ground under pressure inside final 2f to finish sixth 6/11 2½ 11-2 —109A99A James Best 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Harksman won?
Harksman (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Harksman?
Harksman (GB) is trained by Martin Keighley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 April 2026.
Who is Harksman's sire?
Harksman (GB) is by Telescope (IRE) out of Overthrow (GB), whose sire is Overbury.
What is Harksman's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 18 April 2026. The highest on record is 84.
What is Harksman's sire's record?
Telescope (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,905 runs since May 2019 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 105. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.1% from 283.
Who are Harksman's siblings?
Out of Overthrow (GB), Harksman (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: My Lovely Boy (GB) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.