Horse profile
Holloway Boy (GB)
by Ulysses (IRE) out of Sultry (GB) (Pivotal)
22 runs · 10 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 26 Jul 2026 · 1st of 6
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
Holloway Boy is 4 from 22 with all wins at Class 1. He landed three of his four victories over 1m – 1m1f, including the Group 3 Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Superior Mile Stakes at Haydock in Sep 2024 on good ground off a mark of 106. He has also won on good to firm and on standard going. He won last time out at Pontefract in Jul 2026 in the William Hill Pomfret Stakes, a Class 1 race over 1m – 1m1f on good to firm, last raced off his career-high mark of 114.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 1
OR at career high
- 4–22Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 12 (54.5%)Placed
- +29.50£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=22 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 71dAvg 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 rating114At career-high mark
114
105–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 115
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 115A | 83 | 4 runs · 115 / 85 |
| Good | 5 | 110A | 93 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 87C | 62 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 121A | 116.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 121A | 86 | 5 runs · 121 / 88 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 93C | 80 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 4 (40%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,992 runs since May 2021 (295 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 497 | 57 | 11.5% | +1 | 2 from 9 |
| Good | 754 | 79 | 10.5% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 25 | 9.6% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 316 | 36 | 11.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 89 | 10 | 11.2% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,068 | 108 | 10.1% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 535 | 45 | 8.4% | −2.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 3 from 17 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,065 | 129 | 12.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 435 | 38 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 86 | 12 | 14% | +3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Sultry (GB) (Pivotal)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Humidity (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Humidity (GB)).
Family form: Humidity (GB) won at Newmarket, 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humidity (GB) | 6 | 3 | 6f–1m1f | Group 3 |
| Sweltering (GB) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Stifling (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Oppressive (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Humid (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Solarium (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 2 | 22% | +33.80 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.20 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 14 | 4 | 29% | +37.50 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 8 | 1 | 13% | +33.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.20 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 3 | 18% | −6.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +36.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam James | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.20 |
| William Buick | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.70 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 4 | 1 | 25% | +37.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 4 | 20% | +31.50 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.20 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.20 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +36.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Jul 26+15d | Pontefract | William Hill Pomfret Stakes (Listed Race) up with the pace - driven over 2f out - moved to the front over 1f out and driven out - kept on to assert with something to spare | 1/6 | 9-7 | 114 | 115A | 107B | Clifford Lee | 4/5F | |
| 11 Jul 26+24d | Ascot | Juddmonte Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) (Rnd) settled in the pack - driven along over 2f out - made progress into the furlong marker - stayed on to move into second in the final 110yds and battled on grimly to the line | 2/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 110 | 75A | 101A | Callum Rodriguez | 25/1 |
| 17 Jun 26+47d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Settled in the pack on the far flank - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away in the closing furlong to finish 17th | 17/28 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 112 | 82C | 97A | Jack Nicholls | 14/1 |
| 01 May 26+151d | Ascot | Memberships At Ascot Paradise Stakes (Listed) (Str) Held up towards back - pushed along and made progress from 2f out - finished strongly inside final furlong but couldn't reach winner | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 112 | 88A | 103A | William Buick | 9/2 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 25+44d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Hyde Stakes (Listed) Settled behind front group - driven approaching 2f out - hit front inside final furlong - fought back late pressure to prevail narrowly | 1/8 | 9-6 | 114 | 121A | 111A | William Buick | 16/5 | |
| 18 Oct 25+318d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Settled towards the back pulling hard - made ground into contention with 5f left - pushed along and in with a shout inside the final furlong - kept responding to the line - nabbed by a short head at the finish | 2/20 | nk | 9-12 | 110 | 79C | 120A | Clifford Lee | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 24+46d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Hyde Stakes (Listed) Tracked front group early - pressed for effort with a furlong left but failed to find more - held safe to the line | 6/9 | nk | 9-11 | 110 | 112A | 96A | Sam James | 12/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+42d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Held a clear advantage from the off through the middle stretch - urged into effort before being overtaken 2f out - driven but faded inside the final furlong - finished 10th | 10/20 | 1½ | 9-12 | 110 | 23C | 97A | William Buick | 12/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+16d | Haydock | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3) Went straight to the front - tracked into a share of the pace - back in command a furlong out - kept finding under pressure to score | 1/7 | 9-5 | 106 | 110A | 103A | William Buick | 7/2 | |
| 22 Aug 24+20d | York | Clipper Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Tracked leading group early - driven to improve inside final furlong and a half - kept going without extra late - finished third beaten a length and a half | 3/18 | 1 | 9-11 | 106 | 83C | 116A | Sam James | 15/2 |
| 02 Aug 24+27d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Mile (Heritage Handicap) Went early on the outer - within striking distance - pushed to the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken there and battled on to finish third | 3/16 | ½ | 9-12 | 105 | 95C | 108A | Sam James | 5/1J |
| 06 Jul 24+17d | Sandown | Coral Challenge (Handicap) | 2/10 | ½ | 9-10 | 105 | 58A | 104A | Sam James | 10/1 |
| 19 Jun 24+60d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 5/29 | ¾ | 9-7 | 105 | 91C | 114A | Sam James | 22/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+28d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes | 3/5 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 109 | 87C | 86B | Sam James | 15/8F |
| 23 Mar 24+273d | Doncaster | William Hill Doncaster Mile Stakes (Listed) (Str) | 4/7 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 109 | 76A | 87A | Sam James | 15/2 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Jun 23+49d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) | 4/15 | nk | 9-3 | 109 | 80C | 103A | Clifford Lee | 7/1 |
| 06 May 23+196d | Newmarket | Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 9/14 | 2 | 9-2 | 109 | 62C | 85A | Christophe Soumillon | 18/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 22+14d | Doncaster | Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str) | 3/8 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 109 | 86A | 93A | Daniel Tudhope | 9/2 |
| 08 Oct 22+16d | Newmarket | Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3) | 3/6 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 109 | 93A | 96B | Clifford Lee | 2/1F |
| 22 Sep 22+58d | Newmarket | Tattersalls Stakes (Group 3) (Registered As The Somerville Tattersall Stakes) | 2/4 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 109 | 93C | 95B | Daniel Tudhope | 11/4 |
| 26 Jul 22+38d | Goodwood | Japan Racing Association Vintage Stakes (Group 2) | 2/9 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 70A | 104A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/8F |
| 18 Jun 22 | Ascot | Chesham Stakes (Listed) | 1/13 | 9-5 | — | 72C | 109A | Daniel Tudhope | 40/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Holloway Boy won?
- Holloway Boy (GB) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 12 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trains Holloway Boy?
- Holloway Boy (GB) is trained by K. R. Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 July 2026.
- Who is Holloway Boy's sire?
- Holloway Boy (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Sultry (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Holloway Boy prefer?
- Holloway Boy (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Holloway Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 26 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Holloway Boy's sire's record?
- Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,992 runs since May 2021 (295 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Holloway Boy's siblings?
- Out of Sultry (GB), Holloway Boy (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Humidity (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Humidity (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m1f. As at Nov 2026.