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Horse profile

Howling Milan (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Samuel Drinkwater · Last owner Paul Drinkwater
by Milan (GB) out of Fantasia Filly (FR) (Dadarissime)
18 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Oct 2023 — 1,121 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 Won at Newbury Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Howling Milan won a Class 4 novices hurdle at Newbury in Jan 2019 on good ground. The gelding, who raced exclusively on turf, recorded one win and four places from 18 starts overall. All his other runs came without success, including six starts over 2m5f to 3m and seven on soft or heavier ground. He last ran at Newton Abbot in Oct 2023 off an official rating of 99, 35lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating99↓ 35lb off peak
99 99–134

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 26 Mar 2021

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 15 figures · best 133B · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft584A75—
Good to Soft5133B107—
Good4107B104.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5133B106—
2m5f – 3m5117B107—
1m5f – 2m5103B84—

Of 18 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 20 Sep 2021 Official rating 99 at the last run, 2 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 144A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5119A109—
Good to Soft5128A113—
Good4144A109.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5124A109—
2m5f – 3m5128A113—
1m5f – 2m5144A112—

Of 18 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 18 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5536611.9%+0.6—
Good5,17064912.6%+1.31 from 4
Good to Soft3,29438611.7%+0.40 from 6
Soft5,03450210%−1.30 from 7
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.91 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f5,47859910.9%−0.40 from 7
2m5f – 3m5,80670012.1%+0.80 from 6
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.1—

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
Fantasia Filly (FR) (Dadarissime)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fantasia Storm (IRE)30——
Park Philosopher (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 1 25% +2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −1.00
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 9 1 11% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Dunne 10 0 0% −10.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 3 1 33% +3.00
Ned Fox 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Bryony Frost 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −3.00
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 5 1 20% +1.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 16 1 6% −10.00
Chase 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
2023 · 2 runs
02 Oct 23+13d Newton Abbot Par Inn Cornwall Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-3 99—— Ned Fox 18/1
19 Sep 23+729d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 6 10-12 10366C89C Ned Fox 8/1
2021 · 5 runs
20 Sep 21+178d Warwick Follow MansionBet On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 4 11-5 118102B113A Liam Harrison 11/4
26 Mar 21+21d Newbury BV Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 4¾ 10-11 121107A113A Robert Dunne 9/4F
05 Mar 21+12d Newbury BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 1 10-10 118107B106A Robert Dunne 13/8F
21 Feb 21+38d Newbury Betfair Weighed-In Podcast Weekly Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 2 10-6 118117B128A Robert Dunne 14/1
14 Jan 21+47d Bangor-on-Dee IML Marine Management Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 12 11-8 120132B124A Robert Dunne 10/1
2020 · 4 runs
28 Nov 20+29d Newbury Get Your Ladbrokes 1 Free Bet Today Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 8½ 10-7 123106A97A Robert Dunne 12/1
30 Oct 20+16d Uttoxeter Kalahari King Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 shd 11-2 12579C98C Robert Dunne 40/1
14 Oct 20+235d Wetherby Sixt Car Hire Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran CO/8 — 11-2 125—— Robert Dunne 16/1
22 Feb 20+56d Kempton Betway Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 14/17 16 11-5 12881C99C Robert Dunne 10/1
2019 · 5 runs
28 Dec 19+28d Newbury Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 10-4 125—— Robert Dunne 6/1
30 Nov 19+34d Newbury Get Your Ladbrokes 1 Free Bet Today Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 4 10-3 127133B123A Robert Dunne 20/1
27 Oct 19+15d Aintree Best Odds Guaranteed At Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 1 11-7 13042C109B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/2
12 Oct 19+269d Chepstow Gent Transport And Warehousing 45th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 6 11-5 13484A109A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
16 Jan 19+18d Newbury Watch Racing Tv With Free Trial Now Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 10-12 —103B144A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
2018 · 2 runs
29 Dec 18+29d Newbury Betway 'Introductory' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 2¾ 11-0 —102B112A Bryony Frost 25/1
30 Nov 18 Newbury Ladbrokes 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 20 ran 8/20 2¾ 11-0 —75B119A A P Heskin 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Howling Milan won?
Howling Milan (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Howling Milan?
Howling Milan (IRE) was trained by Samuel Drinkwater on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 2 October 2023.
Who is Howling Milan's sire?
Howling Milan (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Fantasia Filly (FR), whose sire is Dadarissime.
What going does Howling Milan prefer?
Howling Milan (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Howling Milan's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 2 October 2023. The highest on record is 134.
What is Howling Milan's sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Howling Milan's siblings?
Out of Fantasia Filly (FR), Howling Milan (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2018. 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.