Horse profile
Heltenham (FR)
by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Souris Blanche (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
33 runs · 19 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
9 wins · 5 courses
Last run 22 Apr 2026 · 1st of 7
Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile
Heltenham won nine of 33 starts on turf all over jumps. Four of those wins came at Newbury and two at Perth including his last run at Perth in Apr 2026 when he took the Bedmax Capercaillie Handicap Chase off a mark of 139. He has won on good ground as well as on good to soft soft and heavy. Typically held up he was successful last time out.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 9–33Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 17 (51.5%)Placed
- +18.42£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.49Fair A/E n=33 · 1.28 incl. margin
- 142Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 rating139↓ 3lb off peak
139
104–142
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 11 | 102A | 83 | 5 runs · 97 / 83 |
| Soft | 7 | 128B | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 4 | 129A | 113.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 125B | 107 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 20 | 128B | 93.5 | 5 runs · 97 / 88 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 89A | 73 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 129A | 93.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 33 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 15 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 10 (67%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 5 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,614 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 283.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.5 | — |
| Good | 284 | 50 | 17.6% | +2.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 283 | 56 | 19.8% | +4.3 | 4 from 14 |
| Soft | 600 | 85 | 14.2% | −1.3 | 3 from 10 |
| Heavy | 427 | 58 | 13.6% | −1.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 72 | 17.1% | +1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 869 | 129 | 14.8% | −0.7 | 8 from 25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 252 | 39 | 15.5% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 35 | 8 | 22.9% | +7.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Souris Blanche (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kir (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4½f–3m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kir (FR) | 9 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Ici Avrilly (FR) | 8 | 1 | 2m4½f | — |
| En Avant Bayonne (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 14 | 4 | 29% | +13.87 |
| Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | +1.17 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −6.25 |
| Class 1 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +24.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.62 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.45 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 7 | 4 | 57% | +30.00 |
| Aintree | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.13 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 8 | 32% | +23.54 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 20 | 5 | 25% | −5.75 |
| Tristan Durrell | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Charlie Todd | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Harry Atkins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David England | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 31 | 9 | 29% | +20.42 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +18.88 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.75 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.79 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 28 | 8 | 29% | +21.75 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Apr 26+32d | Perth | Bedmax Capercaillie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - progressed steadily from 4 out - driven into the front approaching 3 out - drifted right 2 out and scrappy over the last - stayed on strongly to score | 1/7 | 11-13 | 139 | 89A | 151A | Harry Skelton | 15/8F | |
| 21 Mar 26+21d | Newbury | BetVictor Home Of The Saturday Superboost Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - drifted right 8th - pushed hard with much ground to find 3 out and unable to close before hitting the deck at 2 out - dropped away soon after | 4/7 | 6½ | 11-9 | 140 | 83A | 130B | Harry Skelton | 11/10F |
| 28 Feb 26+14d | Newbury | BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled at the back - dropped to 5th - progress from 12th - travelling well 4 out - shared the front 3 out - pushed clear approaching the last - won with a little in reserve | 1/11 | 11-0 | 134 | 97A | 146A | Charlie Todd | 20/1 | |
| 14 Feb 26+28d | Ascot | Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - lost touch with rivals and stumbled three out - unable to close before two out - faded to finish fifth | 5/6 | 21 | 11-10 | 134 | 58C | 120C | Tristan Durrell | 50/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+22d | Ascot | bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - blundered and fell 12th | F/9 | — | 10-0 | 134 | — | — | Harry Atkins | 7/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+28d | Aintree | William Hill Racing Bet Builder Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - scrambled over the 12th - pushed along after three out then losing touch before falling two out | F/5 | — | 11-3 | 136 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
| 28 Nov 25+13d | Newbury | 'Join Coral Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made steady progress to 4th by the 12th before edging into second after the second last - stayed on to finish clear of the rest but no match for the runaway winner | 2/6 | 10 | 11-2 | 136 | 95A | 133B | Harry Skelton | 11/4F |
| 15 Nov 25+20d | Wetherby | Boyle Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Travelled well up with the pack - hit front 4 out then clipped a marker and lost advantage 3 out - ridden on and held effort to the line finishing third | 3/6 | 6 | 12-0 | 138 | 88A | 137B | Charlie Todd | 7/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+41d | Fontwell | Pertemps Network Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - improved into midfield then up to 3rd with 3 furlongs left under a drive - kept going but couldn't get on terms with those in front - finished 3rd | 3/7 | 10 | 11-11 | 140 | 79A | 136A | Tristan Durrell | 18/1 |
| 15 Sep 25+113d | Worcester | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled close to pace early - shared front-running after the 1st - sat just behind the pacesetter by the 5th - dropped back at the 9th and faded from 3 out | 8/9 | 6½ | 11-11 | 142 | 77C | 114C | Tristan Durrell | 22/1 |
| 25 May 25+31d | Uttoxeter | Clarke Chase (Handicap Chase) (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race) Tracked the pace in second - went to the front approaching 9th - drifted right 12th - overtaken before 3 out - dropped away rapidly and was eased out of contention before 2 out | PU/8 | — | 11-13 | 142 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+5d | Perth | Phil Nelson River Tay Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sound over most obstacles early - lunged badly at the opener - sitting close up behind the front-runner - took command soon after - edged away from four out - slightly awkward at the final fence - kept battling to the line then allowed to coast home | 1/6 | 10-13 | 134 | 102A | 148B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F | |
| 19 Apr 25+56d | Newton Abbot | Plymouth Motor Company Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at the back early - improved into midfield by the 3rd - up into third by the 6th - hit the front at the 7th and kicked on - slightly awkward 3 out - came under pressure and lost the advantage close to the last - unable to find more on the run-in and finished second | 2/11 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 134 | 129A | 146B | Tristan Durrell | 10/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+58d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Untidy at the 1st and raced towards the back - crept into the middle of the field at the 9th - closer still by the 11th - dropped away from the 12th - a long way adrift when a serious mistake 2 out and pulled up before the last | PU/13 | — | 11-2 | 136 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+27d | Aintree | William Hill Betting Done Properly Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in the back group - drifted right at obstacles and urged forward from 3 out - well held in 4th | 4/5 | 9½ | 11-11 | 139 | 74C | 123B | Ciaran Gethings | 12/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+224d | Newbury | Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - drifted right at the 10th - crept closer wide of rivals 3 out but made no dent on those in front - lost ground before the last and beaten a long way home | 8/9 | 3 | 11-6 | 142 | 69A | 121A | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 19 Apr 24+8d | Ayr | Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | F/10 | — | 12-0 | 142 | — | — | Ciaran Gethings | 10/1 |
| 11 Apr 24+19d | Aintree | Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 8/15 | 2½ | 11-0 | 142 | 57C | 115C | Ciaran Gethings | 17/2 |
| 23 Mar 24+21d | Newbury | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-1 | 136 | 99B | 146B | Harry Skelton | EvensF | |
| 02 Mar 24+7d | Newbury | BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 10-9 | 130 | 119C | 137B | Ciaran Gethings | 17/2 | |
| 24 Feb 24+34d | Kempton | Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/6 | ½ | 11-4 | 130 | 50A | 125B | Harry Skelton | 13/2 |
| 21 Jan 24+43d | Lingfield | Winter Million Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/11 | 6½ | 12-1 | 126 | 75C | 117C | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 23+21d | Aintree | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 33 | 11-3 | 134 | 61C | 108C | Harry Skelton | 5/2F |
| 18 Nov 23+213d | Wetherby | Dransfields Ciu Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/15 | 10-9 | 127 | 128B | 129A | Tristan Durrell | 4/6F | |
| 19 Apr 23+25d | Cheltenham | Matt Hampson Foundation Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) | F/12 | — | 11-4 | 134 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 5/2F |
| 25 Mar 23+44d | Newbury | Run For Your Money At BetVictor Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 10-11 | 123 | 110A | 139A | Harry Skelton | 7/2J | |
| 09 Feb 23+45d | Ffos Las | Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-10 | 116 | 92A | 136A | Harry Skelton | 13/8F | |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+34d | Newcastle | Vickers.Bet Family Owned Independent Bookmaker Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-8 | 109 | — | 130B | David England | 4/1 | |
| 22 Nov 22+26d | Southwell | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 4½ | 11-11 | 107 | 107B | 132B | Harry Skelton | 15/8F |
| 27 Oct 22+217d | Stratford | Charlotte Cole Memorial Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 14 | 11-8 | 107 | — | 124B | Harry Skelton | 2/1F |
| 24 Mar 22+31d | Chepstow | Ashcroft Services Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 104 | 125B | 130A | Harry Skelton | 13/2 |
| 21 Feb 22+88d | Carlisle | Pelissier Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 1¼ | 11-6 | — | 108A | 118A | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 21 | Lingfield | Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/17 | 2 | 10-12 | — | — | 106A | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Heltenham won?
- Heltenham (FR) won 9 of 33 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 17 times in total (51.5% of starts).
- Who trains Heltenham?
- Heltenham (FR) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 April 2026.
- Who is Heltenham's sire?
- Heltenham (FR) is by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Souris Blanche (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What going does Heltenham prefer?
- Heltenham (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Heltenham's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 22 April 2026. The highest on record is 142.
- What is Heltenham's sire's record?
- Masked Marvel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,614 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 283.
- Who are Heltenham's siblings?
- Out of Souris Blanche (FR), Heltenham (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kir (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.