Harper's Ferry (GB)
Harper's Ferry is a gelding by Lope De Vega out of Talent who has two wins from 10 starts on turf. He won a Class 5 novice stakes at Windsor over 1m2f – 1m4f on good in Apr 2024 and a Class 3 handicap at Doncaster over 1m – 1m1f on soft in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 93. He has raced at six different courses and reached a highest ever mark of 100. He finished 13 of 13 at Toulouse in France in Nov 2025.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- −3.43£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=10 · 0.97 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 85dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 119
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 119A | 93 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 96C | 92 | — |
| Good | 2 | 109A | 91.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 119A | 98.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 96C | 83.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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 3 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,206 runs since Apr 2014 (1,107 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,560 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,755 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,560 | 183 | 11.7% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,878 | 253 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 720 | 85 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,713 | 534 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,604 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,603 | 517 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,283 | 467 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 960 | 90 | 9.4% | −4.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 246 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Ambition (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Ambition (GB)).
Family form: Next Best (GB) finished 3rd of 11 at Newmarket, 31 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambition (GB) | 11 | 3 | 1m2½f–1m3f | Group 2 |
| Aerospace (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Lady Roisia (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 4 |
| Pretty Fair (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Next Best (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hot Talent (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.43 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.43 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toulouse (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.43 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Marquand | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Guillaume Guedj-Gay | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.43 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.57 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 25+36d | Toulouse (FR) | Prix Max Sicard - 17th Etape du Defi du Galop - G Camprubi () (3yo+) (Turf) | 13/13 | 8½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Guillaume Guedj-Gay | 27/1 |
| 25 Oct 25+178d | Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) | Prix Ace Impact (Conditions) (Turf) | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Guillaume Guedj-Gay | 15/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+13d | Ascot | eventmasters.co.uk Paradise Stakes (Queen Anne Stakes Trial) (Listed) (Str) Went forward from the middle of the group and dictated a fair gallop - opened a good advantage alongside one other - overtaken approaching the final two furlongs - drifted markedly right and dropped away quickly inside the last furlong | 11/11 | 2 | 9-5 | 100 | 88A | 76A | Tom Marquand | 10/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+174d | Newmarket | Japan Racing Association Handicap Pulled hard up with the front group towards the far flank - moved into 2nd over 3f out - dropped back from that position inside the final 2f - veered right and faded over 1f out finishing 5th | 5/11 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 100 | 109A | 103A | Oisin Murphy | 7/4F |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 24+43d | Doncaster | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap (Str) Set off on the near rail in front - asked for effort with 2f left - held on when tackled inside the last - stayed on strongly to win | 1/12 | 9-7 | 93 | 119A | 115A | Tom Marquand | 4/1 | |
| 12 Sep 24+83d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Handicap Took a strong hold early then settled back - asked for effort out wide over 2f from home - stayed 6th final furlong without threatening | 6/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 93 | 71A | 88A | P J McDonald | 4/1F |
| 21 Jun 24+67d | Ascot | King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) | 8/14 | 2 | 9-2 | 88 | 96C | 82C | Tom Marquand | 28/1 |
| 15 Apr 24+23d | Windsor | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/13 | 9-4 | — | 74C | 87A | Saffie Osborne | 4/7F | |
| 23 Mar 24+150d | Doncaster | William Hill Epic Value Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 93A | 99A | Rossa Ryan | 11/8F |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 23 | Newmarket | British Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/12 | nse | 9-4 | — | 84A | 99A | P J McDonald | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Harper's Ferry won?
- Harper's Ferry (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Harper's Ferry?
- Harper's Ferry (GB) is trained by X Thomas-Demeaulte, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 November 2025.
- Who is Harper's Ferry's sire?
- Harper's Ferry (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Talent (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What going does Harper's Ferry prefer?
- Harper's Ferry (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Harper's Ferry's official rating?
- Harper's Ferry (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 100.
- What is Harper's Ferry's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,206 runs since Apr 2014 (1,107 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
- Who are Harper's Ferry's siblings?
- Out of Talent (GB), Harper's Ferry (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Ambition (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Ambition (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.