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Horse profile

Houston Bere (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer Alex Hales · Last owner The Bere Necessities
by Hurricane Cat (USA) out of Kunoichi (USA) (Vindication)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Apr 2023 — 1,299 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 · 7th of 8 2 wins · Compiegne (FR) & Pau (FR) Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Houston Bere was a gelding who won two of eight starts between Dec 2019 and Apr 2023. Both wins came on soft ground on his first visit to the course, at Pau over 1m5f – 2m in May 2020 and at Compiegne over 2m1f – 2m4f the following month. He reached an official rating of 120 and last ran off 115 when seventh of eight in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Chepstow in Apr 2023.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Chepstow, 15 Apr 2023

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 108A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Chepstow, 15 Apr 2023 Official rating 115 at the last run, 15 Apr 2023

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 108A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 1,138 runs since Apr 2010 (145 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.3% from 124. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.3% from 372. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.5% from 155. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 266.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.7—
Good to Firm18211.1%+0.4—
Good2052110.2%−0.5—
Good to Soft1411812.8%+2.10 from 1
Soft2733412.5%+1.82 from 4
Heavy1241915.3%+4.60 from 2
Standard (AW)372277.3%−3.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f25520%+9.3—
6f – 7f2122310.8%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f266186.8%−3.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3063210.5%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m1552415.5%+4.81 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1501812%+1.31 from 5
2m5f – 3m2229.1%−1.6—
Over 3m200%−10.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kunoichi (USA) (Vindication)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cheik Bere (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cheik Bere (FR)915f—
Damabiah Angel (FR)111m2½f—
Dream Of Arc (FR)20——
Forty Bere (FR)140——
Pedro The Best (FR)140——
My Harley (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 2 50% −0.80
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Clairefontaine 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 1 100% +0.60
Pau (FR) 1 1 100% +0.60
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −3.40
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −0.40
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charly Prichard 2 1 50% −0.40
Jonathan Plouganou 2 1 50% −0.40
Harry Bannister 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jerome Cabre 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 2 33% −2.80
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 5 2 40% −1.80
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 2 40% −1.80
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 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
2023 · 2 runs
15 Apr 23+28d Chepstow DragonBet Good Luck In The National Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 3¾ 11-9 115100A108A Harry Bannister 80/1
18 Mar 23+892d Newcastle Guinness Cold Brew Coffee Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 1¼ 11-1 120—101C Sean Quinlan 66/1
2020 · 5 runs
07 Oct 20+15d Auteuil (FR) Prix Falzarego (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 20 11-3 ——— Charly Prichard 2/5F
22 Sep 20+46d Auteuil (FR) Prix Kargal (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 8/9 15 10-12 ——— Jonathan Plouganou 8/1
07 Aug 20+50d Clairefontaine Prix Etape 7 San Sebastian Du 15 Aout 2020 (Prix Des Aconites) (Conditions Chase) (Turf) 2m2½f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2 11-4 ——— James Reveley 33/10
18 Jun 20+23d Compiegne (FR) Prix Port Said (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m1f · Very Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-10 ——— Charly Prichard 3/5F
26 May 20+162d Pau (FR) Prix de la Vanoise (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m · Very Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-6 ——— Jonathan Plouganou 3/5F
2019 · 1 run
16 Dec 19 Deauville (FR) Prix du Pont de la Pierre (Maiden) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 nk 9-2 ——— Jerome Cabre 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Houston Bere won?
Houston Bere (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Houston Bere?
Houston Bere (FR) was trained by Alex Hales on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 15 April 2023.
Who is Houston Bere's sire?
Houston Bere (FR) is by Hurricane Cat (USA) out of Kunoichi (USA), whose sire is Vindication.
What going does Houston Bere prefer?
Houston Bere (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Houston Bere's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 15 April 2023. The highest on record is 120.
What is Houston Bere's sire's record?
Hurricane Cat (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 1,138 runs since Apr 2010 (145 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.3% from 124. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.3% from 372. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.5% from 155. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 266.
Who are Houston Bere's siblings?
Out of Kunoichi (USA), Houston Bere (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cheik Bere (FR) (1). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2019. 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.