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Horse profile

Hidden Force (GB)

3yo colt · Trainer Charlie Appleby · Owner Godolphin
by Frankel (GB) out of Winter Lightning (IRE) (Shamardal)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Ascot & Kempton (AW) Ran 14 days ago · 1st of 11 Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Hidden Force won three of four starts, including the Group 3 John Guest Racing Bengough Stakes at Ascot in Oct 2026. The Frankel colt took a Class 5 novice at Kempton over 6f-7f on standard AW in Dec 2025, added a Class 3 conditions event there over 1m-1m1f on standard AW in Feb 2026, and landed the Ascot Group 3 over 6f-7f on good to firm last time out when winning by holding up. He has two wins from two runs at Kempton (AW) and acts on both turf and all-weather.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 3 Oct 2026

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 4 figures · best 100B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)296C912 · 96 / 91
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2100B932 · 100 / 93
1m – 1m1f296C922 · 96 / 92

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 11 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 3 Oct 2026 Official rating 103 at the last run, 3 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 118A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2100A982 · 100 / 98
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2118A1092 · 118 / 109
1m – 1m1f296B932 · 96 / 93

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Frankel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm1,28025920.2%+2.21 from 1
Good1,91436218.9%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft1,01917517.2%−0.8—
Soft1,10216114.6%−3.4—
Heavy3234012.4%−5.6—
Standard (AW)1,83634718.9%+0.92 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f641117.2%−0.8—
6f – 7f1,25523618.8%+0.82 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,96436818.7%+0.71 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,87654318.9%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m96815115.6%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2673312.4%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m8467.1%−10.9—
Over 3m1100%−18—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Winter Lightning (IRE) (Shamardal)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dancing Goddess (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Dancing Goddess (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dancing Goddess (IRE)627f–1m1fListed
Winter Snowfall (GB)511m2fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +1.25
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +6.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 1 50% +5.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +0.25
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 2 100% +1.25
Ascot 1 1 100% +6.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 2 100% +7.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% −0.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 3 2 67% +0.25
Billy Loughnane 1 1 100% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 2 67% +5.25
2025 1 1 100% +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
03 Oct 26+170d Ascot John Guest Racing Bengough Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Settled in rear of the pack - moved out to the right after 2f out - pushed along and gained ground entering final furlong then went to the front - kept finding to hold on and won 1/11 9-3 103100B118A Billy Loughnane 6/1
16 Apr 26+50d Newmarket Betway Craven Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 5 ran Sat behind the leading duo - asked for effort with 2f left - improved into second approaching the final furlong but found no answer to winner - eased back to finish third 3/5 ¾ 9-2 10388C90B William Buick 11/10F
25 Feb 26+86d Kempton (AW) 'European Road To The Kentucky Derby' Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 4 ran Sluggish start settling towards the back - pushed along to hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding to the line 1/4 9-7 —96C96B William Buick 1/4F
01 Dec 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - progress made three out - up into third with two to run and shifted wide for a run at the leaders - hit the front approaching the final furlong - kept finding under pressure to score 1/12 9-4 —86A100A William Buick EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Hidden Force (GB) won?
Hidden Force (GB) won 3 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 75%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Hidden Force (GB)?
Hidden Force (GB) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
Who is Hidden Force (GB)'s sire?
Hidden Force (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Winter Lightning (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
What is Hidden Force (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 3 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hidden Force (GB)'s sire's record?
Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
Who are Hidden Force (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Winter Lightning (IRE), Hidden Force (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dancing Goddess (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Dancing Goddess (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.