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Horu Kanu (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Richard & Peter Fahey · Owner The Cool Silk Partnership
by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Faora (USA) (Hard Spun)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 19 Jun 2026 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Horu Kanu is a maiden who has failed to win from eight starts and has placed twice. His best effort came when third of nine at Hamilton in May 2026. The gelding led when sixth of nine at Redcar in a Class 4 handicap in Jun 2026, last raced off an official rating of 70. He has raced on turf and all-weather, with runs over 6f to 1m4f.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating70↓ 3lb off peak
70 70–73

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Redcar, 19 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 8 figures · best 109A · median 67.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4109A642 runs · 67 / 64
Good to Firm269A66.52 runs · 69 / 66.5
Standard (AW)288A781 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f4109A781 run · —
1m – 1m1f369A643 runs · 69 / 64
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 15 May 2026 Official rating 70 at the last run, 19 Jun 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 — 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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 81A · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good481A70.52 runs · 75 / 64
Good to Firm278A72.52 runs · 78 / 72.5
Standard (AW)273A72.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f481A72.51 run · —
1m – 1m1f378A753 runs · 78 / 75
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sands Of Mali (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 798 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses).

Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−11.5—
Good to Firm1261411.1%−0.40 from 2
Good204178.3%−3.20 from 4
Good to Soft711014.1%+2.6—
Soft106109.4%−2.1—
Heavy36719.4%+7.9—
Standard (AW)2513413.5%+20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f196199.7%−1.8—
6f – 7f4756814.3%+2.80 from 4
1m – 1m1f9844.1%−7.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2015%−6.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m400%−11.5—
2m1f – 2m4f500%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Faora (USA) (Hard Spun)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry McHugh 4 0 0% −4.00
Shane Gray 2 0 0% −2.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
Ethan Tindall 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

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 · 5 runs
19 Jun 26+20d Redcar Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran Set the pace early - sat up with the pack then briefly took over from 4f out until inside the final 2f - faded in the closing stages to finish sixth 6/9 ¾ 8-13 7067B53A Barry McHugh 25/1
30 May 26+15d Carlisle Betway Bet 10 Get 60 Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled at back of the field early - pushed for effort with over 3f to run - toiling from 2f out and beaten well before the finish 7/8 ½ 8-10 7264A67A Cam Hardie 50/1
15 May 26+13d Hamilton Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Class 5 · 1m½f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - urged into effort with 3f remaining - finished with some late progress in the closing furlong but held for 3rd 3/9 1½ 9-8 7361A75A Shane Gray 7/1
02 May 26+19d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Rnd) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 9 ran Took a strong hold early - sat close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left and moved up to challenge approaching the final furlong - stayed on well to finish fifth 5/9 shd 9-2 7369A78A Ethan Tindall 9/1
13 Apr 26+255d Newcastle (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along and made ground over 2f out to move up to second - unable to challenge the winner in the final furlong - dropped back again close home to finish third 3/10 hd 8-12 7388A72A Shane Gray 10/3
2025 · 3 runs
01 Aug 25+13d Newcastle (AW) Teeside Family Foundation Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran Sat close to front - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on same tempo late - finished 5th 5/13 3¾ 9-5 —68B73A Barry McHugh 13/2
19 Jul 25+17d Haydock MB Health EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Held up eagerly behind the front group early - denied room approaching 2f out - finished strongly from off the pace wide in the closing stages - narrowly denied third place 4/7 nk 9-7 —45B81A Barry McHugh 8/1
02 Jul 25 Thirsk British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Slow to break - held up at back - pushed along and made progress inside final furlong - stayed on late but lacked the speed to get involved 6/9 hd 9-2 —109A66A Barry McHugh 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Horu Kanu won?
Horu Kanu (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Horu Kanu?
Horu Kanu (GB) is trained by Richard & Peter Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 June 2026.
Who is Horu Kanu's sire?
Horu Kanu (GB) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Faora (USA), whose sire is Hard Spun.
What is Horu Kanu's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 19 June 2026. The highest on record is 73.
What is Horu Kanu's sire's record?
Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 798 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.