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Horse profile

Holly Mist (IRE)

4yo filly · Trainer Roger Varian · Owner Stay Foolish
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Punita Arora (IRE) (Sepoy)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 31 Jul 2026 · 5th of 9 Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Holly Mist is a maiden who has won none of 10 starts and placed once. Her best effort came when second of three at Lingfield (AW) in Feb 2026. The filly finished fifth of nine in a Class 6 handicap at Newcastle (AW) in Jul 2026 when beaten favourite. She last ran off an official rating of 64, having reached a highest ever mark of 69.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating64↓ 5lb off peak
64 64–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 14 Jun 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 10 figures · best 110C · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)5110C725 runs · 110 / 72
Good to Soft396A852 runs · 96 / 90.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4110C75.53 runs · 110 / 72
1m2f – 1m4f385A663 runs · 85 / 66
1m – 1m1f396A953 runs · 96 / 95

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 14 Jun 2026 Official rating 64 at the last run, 31 Jul 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 10 figures · best 81C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)581C765 runs · 81 / 76
Good to Soft380B792 runs · 80 / 79.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f481C733 runs · 81 / 72
1m2f – 1m4f380B783 runs · 80 / 78
1m – 1m1f379A783 runs · 79 / 78

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 10 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Held up 7 (70%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dark Angel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.90 from 1
Good4,84251010.5%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft2,40925110.4%−0.90 from 3
Soft2,7282549.3%−2—
Heavy826708.5%−2.8—
Standard (AW)7,28391712.6%+1.30 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7051,25311.7%+0.40 from 4
1m – 1m1f4,99754610.9%−0.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,4702369.6%−1.70 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,09010910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f474428.9%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

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
Punita Arora (IRE) (Sepoy)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Asheyra (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 3 0 0% −3.00
Ray Dawson 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Vigors 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Rodriguez 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Keeley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 0 0% −9.00
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 9 runs
31 Jul 26+27d Newcastle (AW) QuinnBet Extra Place Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 6 · 7f · Standard / Slow · 9 ran Sluggish start - settled at back of field - urged forward approaching 3f out - improved into fifth inside final furlong but held throughout 5/9 5½ 10-1 6472A62A Jack Mitchell 2/1F
04 Jul 26+20d Nottingham Construction Day 14th October Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Pulled hard early towards the back - shifted right approaching 3f out then drifted left inside the final 2f - unable to threaten the front runners late and finished sixth 6/8 1¼ 9-4 6565A65A Harry Vigors 9/4F
14 Jun 26+12d Doncaster Apres Christmas Village At Doncaster Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled in the pack early - moved up to share control 3f out - pressed for effort soon after - lost the advantage 2f out - unable to match the front pair inside the final furlong finishing third 3/6 2¾ 9-7 6685A80B Jack Nicholls 7/2
02 Jun 26+26d Pontefract KRS Property Solutions Supports The YCC Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - travelling comfortably with two furlongs left - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on through the last stretch - finished 5th never a threat to the principals 5/8 ¾ 9-7 6766B78A Ray Dawson 5/1
07 May 26+22d Southwell (AW) Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Settled at the back early - asked for effort approaching 2f out - progress inside final furlong - squeezed for space and shifted right close home - finished fifth 5/11 ¾ 9-7 6895A78A P J McDonald 15/2
15 Apr 26+10d Beverley Spillers Powering Your Winners Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled at the back - moved across to gain ground over 2f out - picked up strongly inside the final furlong - unable to get to the front group and fourth at the line 4/10 1¼ 9-9 6996A79A Ray Dawson 11/2
05 Apr 26+39d Southwell (AW) Country & Western Night 25th April Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran Settled at the back early - urged forward past the 2f marker - progress gathered approaching the final furlong - moved into third close home - kept responding to the line 3/8 ½ 9-8 6963A76A Callum Rodriguez 16/5
25 Feb 26+15d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran Settled at back early - pushed along with 2f left - progress from the final furlong - moved into third late but couldn't get to the front two 3/5 1¾ 8-13 —72C72B Jack Mitchell 5/4F
10 Feb 26+139d Lingfield (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 3 ran Reared in the stalls and stumbled into stride - settled at the back but within range - pressed forward to get to the front pack 2f out - edged right and showed inexperience over 1f out - responded to pressure in the final furlong and picked up - moved into second inside the final 110yds - just denied by the winner 2/3 1 8-13 —110C81C Jack Mitchell 7/4
2025 · 1 run
24 Sep 25 Redcar weatherbysshop.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack - nudged forward from 2f out and stayed on - moved into 3rd inside the final furlong - not quite good enough to threaten at the death 3/7 nk 9-2 —79A74A Aidan Keeley 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Holly Mist won?
Holly Mist (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trains Holly Mist?
Holly Mist (IRE) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 July 2026.
Who is Holly Mist's sire?
Holly Mist (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Punita Arora (IRE), whose sire is Sepoy.
What is Holly Mist's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 31 July 2026. The highest on record is 69.
What is Holly Mist's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Holly Mist's siblings?
Out of Punita Arora (IRE), Holly Mist (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.