Horse profile
Heathcliff (GB)
by Iffraaj (GB) out of Isola Verde (GB) (Oasis Dream)
24 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Lingfield (AW), Kempton (AW) & Newcastle (AW)
Ran 17 days ago · 6th of 6
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Heathcliff is a gelding with five wins from 24 starts, all over 6f – 7f on standard AW. He has won three times at Kempton, once at Lingfield and once at Newcastle, all in handicaps, with his most recent success in a Class 2 event at Lingfield in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 91. He has raced off a mark as high as 105 and last ran off 102 when sixth of six at Kempton in Sep 2026. He usually races held up.
Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 5–24Wins / Runs
- 20.8%Strike rate
- 12 (50%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=24 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating102↓ 3lb off peak
102
69–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 120A | 96.5 | 8 · 120 / 110 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 120A | 95.5 | 10 · 120 / 100 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 runs · as at 8 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
- Held up 4 (44%) · 2 wins
- Midfield 2 (22%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 13,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,089 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.6% from 488.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +1.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,199 | 253 | 11.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,976 | 294 | 9.9% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,463 | 158 | 10.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,738 | 140 | 8.1% | −2.5 | — |
| Heavy | 488 | 37 | 7.6% | −3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5,016 | 582 | 11.6% | +1 | 5 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 843 | 105 | 12.5% | +1.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,025 | 546 | 10.9% | +0.3 | 5 from 24 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,810 | 411 | 10.8% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,603 | 246 | 9.5% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,127 | 115 | 10.2% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 395 | 36 | 9.1% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Isola Verde (GB) (Oasis Dream)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Glory Fighter (GB) (11 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Glory Fighter (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glory Fighter (GB) | 84 | 11 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Isola Rossa (GB) | 21 | 3 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Merchant Of Venice (GB) | 23 | 3 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Tredegar Square (GB) | 2 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| No Mercy (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ischia (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Desert Eye (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 5 | 23% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.75 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.75 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 11 | 3 | 27% | +0.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muscutt | 12 | 4 | 33% | +8.75 |
| Ross Coakley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 4 | 17% | −4.50 |
| Hood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +11.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 26+95d | Kempton (AW) | Ebfstallions.com Conditions Stakes (gbb Race) Prominent in third early - urged over 1f out - soon left behind and finished 6th | 6/6 | 5 | 9-9 | 102 | 92A | 82B | Daniel Muscutt | 40/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+7d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3) Settled at the back of the field - pushed along and closing ground with a furlong left - kept going through the closing stages - grabbed fourth close home | 4/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | 102 | 90A | 101A | Daniel Muscutt | 20/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+42d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled through the middle of the track - held around midfield - unable to improve position - well held at the finish | 21/27 | nk | 9-7 | 103 | 75C | 88A | Cieren Fallon | 80/1 |
| 09 May 26+36d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed) Settled midpack early - asked for effort with 2f left - unable to threaten the leading group - finished 7th | 7/11 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 105 | 86C | 84A | Ross Coakley | 66/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite All-Weather Sprint Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - improved position inside final furlong - held no more in the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/14 | ½ | 9-10 | 105 | 78B | 110A | Daniel Muscutt | 28/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Lady Wulfruna Stakes (Listed) Tracked the front group early - urged forward with 2f left - driven out a furlong from home - finished strongly to be second by a short head | 2/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 95 | 120A | 99A | Daniel Muscutt | 20/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+38d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled in third early holding eager rhythm - urged into contention to hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score with authority | 1/7 | 9-1 | 91 | 118A | 96A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/1 | |
| 07 Jan 26+21d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Settled in the pack - moved up to press the front rank over 1f out - kept on but couldn't find more in the closing stages - third | 3/7 | hd | 8-9 | 91 | 112A | 89A | George Wood | 9/2 |
| 17 Dec 25+42d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on inside the last furlong - nabbed third right on the line | 3/10 | ½ | 9-0 | 91 | 108A | 92A | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+38d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Sat behind the front pack early - pushed along with a furlong left and threatened to get up - denied by a short margin at the line | 2/6 | nk | 8-10 | 90 | 117A | 95B | Billy Loughnane | 5/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+163d | Newcastle (AW) | High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Fought for control early and set the pace - overtaken with 2f to run - lost touch in the closing furlong to finish 11th | 11/12 | 1 | 9-4 | 91 | 93A | 80A | Daniel Muscutt | 12/1 |
| 18 Apr 25+23d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK All-Weather Sprint Handicap Tracked the front group early - driven approaching the final furlong and drifted left - weakened to finish seventh | 7/14 | shd | 8-8 | 92 | 96B | 83A | David Egan | 6/1 |
| 26 Mar 25+42d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Nearly went down at the break - settled towards the back - never got competitive from there - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/9 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 92 | 95A | 83A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+26d | Kempton (AW) | Free Bet With Unibet's Betbuilder Rebound Handicap Sat just behind the pace - pushed along with a furlong left - stayed on to be edged out at the line | 2/10 | nk | 9-0 | 91 | 91A | 90A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+74d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - hampered for room approaching final furlong and a half - found space to finish well but unable to get to front-runners | 4/14 | ¾ | 8-9 | 91 | 97B | 94A | Tom Marquand | 6/1 |
| 04 Nov 24+58d | Kempton (AW) | Fixing Point Roofing And Cladding Supplies Handicap Settled midfield early - moved through and shifted right approaching the last furlong - hit the front close home and finished full of running | 1/9 | 8-8 | 85 | 115A | 91A | Billy Loughnane | 9/4F | |
| 07 Sep 24+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Sprint Series Final Handicap Settled midpack - pushed along with a furlong left and squeezed for space - finished full of running to snatch second close home | 2/12 | ½ | 8-12 | 83 | 104A | 91A | Saffie Osborne | 11/4 |
| 22 Aug 24+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk Pure Belta Racing League Race 34 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Held up towards back of pack - progress under a furlong out to hit front close home - kept going to win | 1/14 | 8-13 | 80 | 115B | 94A | Daniel Muscutt | 6/1 | |
| 07 Aug 24+34d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Held eager position just behind pace - driven into contention approaching final furlong to hit front - stayed on well to score | 1/10 | 9-11 | 72 | 100A | 99A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/4F | |
| 04 Jul 24+80d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap | 3/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 72 | 87A | 91A | Callum Shepherd | 7/2 |
| 15 Apr 24+80d | Kempton (AW) | Racing Tv Handicap | 1/11 | 9-8 | 69 | 99A | 87A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/2 | |
| 26 Jan 24+48d | Lingfield (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 79A | 73A | Ross Coakley | 5/2F |
| 09 Dec 23+35d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/10 | hd | 9-7 | — | 90A | 79A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/4 |
| 04 Nov 23 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Remembrance Raceday Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/12 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 67A | 53A | Ross Coakley | 15/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Heathcliff (GB) won?
- Heathcliff (GB) won 5 of 24 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 20.8%. Placed 12 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Heathcliff (GB)?
- Heathcliff (GB) is trained by James Fanshawe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
- Who is Heathcliff (GB)'s sire?
- Heathcliff (GB) is by Iffraaj (GB) out of Isola Verde (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does Heathcliff (GB) prefer?
- Heathcliff (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 22 starts (22.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Heathcliff (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 30 September 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Heathcliff (GB)'s sire's record?
- Iffraaj (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 13,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,089 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.6% from 488.
- Who are Heathcliff (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Isola Verde (GB), Heathcliff (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Glory Fighter (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Glory Fighter (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.