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Horse profile

Historic Appeal (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner Ian Williams
by Diesis (GB) out of Karasavina (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Apr 2007 — 7,144 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 13th of 15 New yard
KTB Profile

Historic Appeal (USA) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Musselburgh (Mar 2006).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating67↓ 7lb off peak
67 67–74

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 (jumps) 79C the best of the last 1 rated run · Chepstow, 14 Apr 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 22 May 2006 Official rating 67 at the last flat run, 22 Sep 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 8 figures · best 94C · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft375C66—
Good267C52—
Soft250C47—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f450C43—
1m – 1m1f494C71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Diesis (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 995 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 15.4% from 123. Weakest on soft going: 4.3% from 188. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.9% from 160.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+4—
Good to Firm175179.7%−0.6—
Good2523011.9%+1.60 from 3
Good to Soft1231915.4%+5.10 from 3
Soft18884.3%−60 from 2
Heavy6269.7%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1882111.2%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17317.6%+7.3—
6f – 7f1091311.9%+1.6—
1m – 1m1f160116.9%−3.40 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2783412.2%+1.90 from 4
1m5f – 2m2232511.2%+0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f129107.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m6469.4%−0.9—
Over 3m1500%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Karasavina (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Code Sign (USA)10——
Tau Tona (USA)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ted Durcan 4 0 0% −4.00
David Dennis 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
T Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
14 Apr 07+204d Chepstow John Smith's Peoples Race Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 13/15 30 10-10 —79C David Dennis 25/1
2006 · 5 runs
22 Sep 06+25d Haydock Racing UK For 15 Per Month Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 18 9-1 6737C Tony Culhane 16/1
28 Aug 06+98d Ripon Pateley Bridge Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 8-13 6944C Thomas O'Brien 11/1
22 May 06+33d Bath YFM Group Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 10 9-1 7150C T Quinn 12/1
19 Apr 06+19d Beverley Levy Board Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 2½ 8-9 7442C Sam Hitchcott 6/1
31 Mar 06+161d Musselburgh Jock Whitelaw Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 8-7 7494C Ted Durcan 8/11F
2005 · 3 runs
21 Oct 05+7d Newbury E.B.F. Greene King IPA Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 2) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 9 9-0 —66C Ted Durcan 9/1
14 Oct 05+15d Newmarket 340th Anniversary Horse Racing In USA E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good To Soft · 22 ran 9/22 1¼ 9-0 —75C Ted Durcan 20/1
29 Sep 05 Newmarket Macmillan Cancer Relief Coffee Morning Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good · 16 ran 6/16 nk 8-11 —67C Ted Durcan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Historic Appeal won?
Historic Appeal (USA) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Historic Appeal?
Historic Appeal (USA) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 14 April 2007.
Who is Historic Appeal's sire?
Historic Appeal (USA) is by Diesis (GB) out of Karasavina (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Historic Appeal's official rating?
Historic Appeal (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 74.
What is Historic Appeal's sire's record?
Diesis (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 995 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 15.4% from 123. Weakest on soft going: 4.3% from 188. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.9% from 160.
Who are Historic Appeal's siblings?
Out of Karasavina (IRE), Historic Appeal (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.