Horse profile
Holbeck Ghyll (IRE)
by Titus Livius (FR) out of Crimada (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
32 runs · 17 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2010 — 6,027 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 · 8th of 9
7 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile
Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) is 7 from 32. Hasn't won since Jun 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.
Based on 32 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 7–32Wins / Runs
- 21.9%Strike rate
- 13 (40.6%)Placed
- +8.00£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=32 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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 rating90At career-high mark
90
60–90
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
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
Titus Livius (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,080 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.5% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 404 | 36 | 8.9% | +0.6 | 2 from 10 |
| Good | 436 | 42 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 207 | 18 | 8.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 260 | 17 | 6.5% | −1.8 | — |
| Heavy | 111 | 7 | 6.3% | −2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 613 | 48 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 2 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 411 | 37 | 9% | +0.7 | 6 from 25 |
| 6f – 7f | 702 | 71 | 10.1% | +1.8 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 426 | 32 | 7.5% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 228 | 17 | 7.5% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 7 | 4.5% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 130 | 8 | 6.2% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Crimada (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Crimson Fern (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Crimson Fern (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Fern (IRE) | 29 | 7 | 5f–7f | Class 2 |
| Latin Scholar (IRE) | 24 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| South Ring (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 5f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 2 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.50 |
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −6.00 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +10.50 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Sandown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 25 | 6 | 24% | +11.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 9 | 3 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Franny Norton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| J F Egan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Neil Chalmers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Martin Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Jones | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Darley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 7 | 27% | +14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +13.00 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| 2005 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +8.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 10+369d | Epsom Downs | Investec Capital Markets Handicap | 8/9 | 2 | 8-13 | 90 | 60A | Jimmy Fortune | 12/1 |
| 17 Apr 09+314d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Multi-millionaire Handicap | 12/13 | 2¼ | 8-1 | 90 | 47A | David Probert | 14/1 |
| 07 Jun 08+21d | Epsom Downs | totesport.com 'Dash' Heritage Handicap | 1/19 | 8-7 | 85 | 86A | William Buick | 15/2 | |
| 17 May 08+30d | Newbury | totetentofollow.co.uk Handicap | 2/12 | nk | 8-4 | 85 | 102A | Franny Norton | 12/1 |
| 17 Apr 08+20d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Casino Handicap | 1/8 | 9-0 | 79 | 98A | William Buick | 5/2J | |
| 28 Mar 08+168d | Kempton (AW) | intercasino.co.uk Handicap | 1/7 | 9-1 | 75 | 75A | William Buick | 4/1 | |
| 12 Oct 07+13d | Lingfield (AW) | ladbrokes.com For The Best Online Bingo Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 8-10 | 77 | 72C | Franny Norton | 15/2 |
| 29 Sep 07+13d | Chester | Summer Finale Handicap | 5/14 | 1½ | 8-12 | 78 | 77C | Liam Keniry | 10/1 |
| 16 Sep 07+36d | Bath | williamhillarcade.com Handicap | 4/7 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 79 | 77C | Neil Chalmers | 5/2J |
| 11 Aug 07+9d | Haydock | Commhoist Logistics Handicap | 2/14 | nk | 8-11 | 76 | 76C | Franny Norton | 10/1 |
| 02 Aug 07+12d | Goodwood | Audi Q7 Cup Handicap | 19/22 | 1½ | 8-6 | 78 | 45C | William Buick | 7/1J |
| 21 Jul 07+34d | Newmarket | Turftv Handicap | 4/11 | nk | 8-7 | 78 | 74C | William Buick | 7/2F |
| 17 Jun 07+10d | Salisbury | flaxmillgallery.com Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 79 | 64C | William Buick | 10/3J |
| 07 Jun 07+5d | Sandown | Sterling Solutions Handicap | 9/14 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 62C | William Buick | 6/4F |
| 02 Jun 07+14d | Epsom Downs | Vodafone 'Dash' Heritage Handicap | 4/18 | ¾ | 7-7 | 77 | 66C | William Buick | 20/1 |
| 19 May 07+14d | Thirsk | Real Good Food Handicap | 7/20 | hd | 8-5 | 77 | 74C | William Buick | 3/1F |
| 05 May 07+235d | Goodwood | Begbies-Traynor Handicap | 4/10 | hd | 8-7 | 77 | 69C | Martin Dwyer | 7/2 |
| 12 Sep 06+17d | Yarmouth | Burgh Hall Leisure Complex Sprint Handicap | 5/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 78 | 66C | J F Egan | 10/3F |
| 26 Aug 06+10d | Goodwood | South Coast Handicap | 5/8 | 1 | 8-9 | 79 | 57C | J F Egan | 5/1 |
| 16 Aug 06+4d | Sandown | Daikin Air Conditioning (Engineers Choice) Handicap | 3/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 80 | 84C | J F Egan | 2/1F |
| 12 Aug 06+9d | Haydock | Coral 'Bookmaker Of The Year' Handicap | 8/13 | ½ | 8-7 | 80 | 67C | Franny Norton | 5/2F |
| 03 Aug 06+62d | Goodwood | Audi Q7 Stakes (Handicap) (Previously Known As The Charlton Stakes) | 1/19 | 8-7 | 71 | 75C | J F Egan | 7/1 | |
| 02 Jun 06+20d | Bath | Betfred Sprint Series Handicap (Qualifier) | 5/15 | ½ | 8-12 | 72 | 70C | Neil Chalmers | 7/1 |
| 13 May 06+52d | Beverley | Leisure Furnishings Sprint (Handicap) | 11/18 | ¾ | 8-6 | 73 | 50C | Fergus Sweeney | 5/1 |
| 22 Mar 06+194d | Lingfield (AW) | Sportsman Out Today Handicap | 5/10 | shd | 9-2 | 73 | 65C | Martin Dwyer | 7/2 |
| 09 Sep 05+4d | Sandown | Sungard Securities Finance Handicap | 1/13 | 8-0 | 69 | 54C | Jamie Jones | 5/2F | |
| 05 Sep 05+4d | Bath | At The Races Handicap | 1/12 | 8-1 | 63 | 66C | Neil Chalmers | 7/2F | |
| 01 Sep 05+18d | Salisbury | Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap | 1/11 | 8-5 | 63 | 61C | Jamie Jones | 6/1 | |
| 14 Aug 05+10d | Bath | Courage John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap | 2/12 | nk | 8-4 | 60 | 74C | Eddie Ahern | 14/1 |
| 04 Aug 05+24d | Folkestone | HR Go PSB Staffsign Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 4/8 | 2 | 9-0 | 65 | 63C | Liam Keniry | 16/1 |
| 11 Jul 05+182d | Ayr | Dawn Rating Related Maiden Stakes | 6/6 | ¾ | 8-12 | 70 | 43C | Kevin Darley | 10/3 |
| 10 Jan 05 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 12/12 | 5 | 8-8 | 73 | 55C | Liam Keniry | 5/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) won?
- Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) won 7 of 32 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 21.9%. Placed 13 times in total (40.6% of starts).
- Who trained Holbeck Ghyll (IRE)?
- Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 21 April 2010.
- Who is Holbeck Ghyll (IRE)'s sire?
- Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) is by Titus Livius (FR) out of Crimada (IRE), whose sire is Mukaddamah.
- What going does Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) prefer?
- Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Holbeck Ghyll (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 21 April 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Holbeck Ghyll (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Titus Livius (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,080 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.5% from 157.
- Who are Holbeck Ghyll (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Crimada (IRE), Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Crimson Fern (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Crimson Fern (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.