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Horse profile

Hats Off (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2013) · Last trainer John Best · Last owner Malt Curtis Hemmens
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Miriam (GB) (Forzando)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2013 — 4,850 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2013 · 10th of 10 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Hats Off (GB) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Dec 2012). Last raced off 45, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 11lb off peak
45 45–56

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 36C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 17 Jul 2013 Official rating 45 at the last run, 17 Jul 2013

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 12 figures · best 55A · median 32
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)755A28—
Good to Firm336C33—
Soft237B34—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f643A28—
Under 6f455A40.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 3
Good2,65527310.3%+1.7—
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.8—
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 2
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.60 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.80 from 4
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 6
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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
Miriam (GB) (Forzando)

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Ivory Lace (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ivory Lace (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ivory Lace (GB)10586f–7fClass 4
Viewforth (GB)5045f–6fClass 5
Para Siempre (GB)1136fClass 5
Miriam's Song (GB)616fClass 5
Park Star (GB)1716fClass 7
Gennie Bond (GB)60——
The Fiery Cross (GB)50——
Yankee Red (GB)120——
Old Firm (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
Under 6f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Morris 3 0 0% −3.00
Robert Winston 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
William Carson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
John Fahy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2013 · 5 runs
17 Jul 13+27d Lingfield Oilfield Insurance Agencies Ltd Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 46 8-7 4536C Paul Hanagan 66/1
20 Jun 13+16d Lingfield (AW) Vines Bmw Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 1 8-7 4526A William Carson 33/1
04 Jun 13+141d Yarmouth Sealife Centre Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 nk 8-2 4528A Jimmy Quinn 50/1
14 Jan 13+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral.co.uk Mobile Casino Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 nk 8-12 4628A Fergus Sweeney 14/1
03 Jan 13+20d Lingfield (AW) Dolly Langton 80th Birthday Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 1½ 8-11 4827A Stevie Donohoe 16/1
2012 · 7 runs
14 Dec 12+23d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Nursery Class 6 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-7 4844A David Probert 16/1
21 Nov 12+48d Kempton (AW) Betdaq Casino Games Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 7 8-9 5223C Robert Winston 25/1
04 Oct 12+78d Wolverhampton (AW) SIS Ltd Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1 9-3 5643A Luke Morris 10/1
18 Jul 12+55d Sandown Devine Homes Plc Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 2½ 9-3 —37B John Fahy 66/1
24 May 12+19d Haydock Solarking L.e.d. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 9 9-3 —33C Robert Winston 25/1
05 May 12+28d Goodwood Betfred Goals Galore E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 6 9-3 —31C Luke Morris 11/4
07 Apr 12 Kempton (AW) Betfred Bonus King Bingo/British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 nse 9-3 —55A Luke Morris 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hats Off won?
Hats Off (GB) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2013. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Hats Off?
Hats Off (GB) was trained by John Best on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 17 July 2013.
Who is Hats Off's sire?
Hats Off (GB) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Miriam (GB), whose sire is Forzando.
What is Hats Off's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 17 July 2013. The highest on record is 56.
What is Hats Off's sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Hats Off's siblings?
Out of Miriam (GB), Hats Off (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Ivory Lace (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ivory Lace (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. 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.