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Home Free (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Union Stripes
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Shuriken (IRE) (Hurricane Run)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Nov 2024 — 703 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 4th of 7 3 wins · Ayr, Uttoxeter & Lingfield Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Home Free won three of ten starts on turf between Dec 2022 and Nov 2024, all at Class 4 level over 1m5f – 2m. He took a handicap chase at Ayr on good to soft in Oct 2024 off 119 and another at Uttoxeter on good the same month off 115, having earlier won a maiden hurdle at Lingfield on heavy in Mar 2024. The gelding, aged 6 at his last run in Nov 2024, led before finishing fourth of seven in a Class 3 handicap chase at Haydock, beaten favourite and last raced off his career-high mark of 129.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating129At career-high mark
129 112–129

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 28 Oct 2024

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 142B · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3142B133—
Good to Soft3110B107—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7133B100—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 156A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 28 Oct 2024 Official rating 129 at the last run, 23 Nov 2024

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 156A · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3127A115—
Good to Soft3156A127—
Good2139B137—
Heavy2127C123.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8156A127—
2m1f – 2m4f2120B117—

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 3 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 2 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,837 runs since Jan 2008 (681 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,53018812.3%+11 from 2
Good to Soft1,21713411%−0.31 from 3
Soft1,89621411.3%00 from 3
Heavy7778611.1%−0.21 from 2
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,57319312.3%+13 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f1,97820210.2%−1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,23115312.4%+1.1—
Over 3m2393313.8%+2.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shuriken (IRE) (Hurricane Run)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bon Viveur (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Bon Viveur (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bon Viveur (IRE)622m–2m5fGrade 3
Waldlicht (IRE)60——
Sip Sip Hooray (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.09
Good 2 1 50% −0.27
Heavy 2 1 50% −0.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 3 50% −0.69
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 2 1 50% −0.33
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +0.91
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +0.73
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 3 38% −2.69
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 7 3 43% −1.69
Fergus Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00
Bridget Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −5.33
Tongue tie 3 2 67% +0.64

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 8 3 38% −2.69
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 2 50% −0.36
Hurdle 4 1 25% −2.33
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2024 · 8 runs
23 Nov 24+26d Haydock Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran Drifted right early over fences - went in front briefly before third then again after that - lost position and blundered three out - unable to find more after that and held on for fourth 4/7 12 12-0 12973A115B Harry Skelton 11/8F
28 Oct 24+22d Ayr LiveScore Bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sat second early behind pace - hit front 4 out and opened daylight before final fence - untroubled success 1/7 11-13 119110B156A Harry Skelton 10/11F
06 Oct 24+148d Uttoxeter Rhys Dolman Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 4 ran Handy early - hit front after 3rd - kicked clear 2 out - roused when pressed approaching last and drifted right - driven out up the run-in - wandered left then found true course - held on gamely to score 1/4 11-10 115—139B Harry Skelton 8/11F
11 May 24+33d Hexham Paxtons For Genuine Kverneland Spares. Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1 11-6 112100B135A Fergus Gillard 3/1F
08 Apr 24+34d Wincanton Annual Memberships On Sale April 22nd Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 5½ 10-13 115142B114A Harry Skelton 4/1
05 Mar 24+12d Lingfield Try The Racing App This Afternoon Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 11-5 11584C127C Harry Skelton 4/6F
22 Feb 24+41d Lingfield Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-6 ——120B Harry Skelton 6/4
12 Jan 24+321d Huntingdon Arkle Finance EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 nse 11-2 —107B122B Harry Skelton 6/1
2023 · 1 run
25 Feb 23+60d Chepstow Pertemps Healthcare Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 7 11-7 —82B127A Bridget Andrews 6/1
2022 · 1 run
27 Dec 22 Wetherby William Hill Radio Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 2¼ 10-11 —133B127A Tristan Durrell 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Home Free won?
Home Free (IRE) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trained Home Free?
Home Free (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 23 November 2024.
Who is Home Free's sire?
Home Free (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Shuriken (IRE), whose sire is Hurricane Run.
What going does Home Free prefer?
Home Free (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Home Free's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 23 November 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Home Free's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,837 runs since Jan 2008 (681 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Home Free's siblings?
Out of Shuriken (IRE), Home Free (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bon Viveur (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Bon Viveur (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2022. 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.