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Horse profile

Howsham (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Michael & David Easterby · Owner Mark Hickling Racing
by Bated Breath (GB) out of Bella Varenna (IRE) (Lawman)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 15 Jun 2026 · 13th of 13 Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

Howsham is a gelding by Bated Breath out of Bella Varenna who is yet to win from seven starts on turf. He has raced at five different courses without placing, including three runs at York, and has contested races from 6f to 1m4f on good to firm, good and good to soft ground. His official rating reached a highest ever mark of 67 and stood at 61 at his last run, when he finished 13 of 13 in a Class 6 handicap at Wetherby in Jun 2026.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 72 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 5 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 7 figures · best 72A · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good455C43.51 run · —
Good to Firm272A572 runs · 72 / 57
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f361A441 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f272A392 runs · 72 / 39
6f – 7f255C49—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 45C the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 14 May 2026 Official rating 61 at the last run, 15 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 7 figures · best 63A · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good463A42.51 run · —
Good to Firm239A302 runs · 39 / 30
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f363A631 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f245C422 runs · 45 / 42
6f – 7f240A34—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 6 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bated Breath (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,161 runs since Mar 2016 (670 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 850.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9.8—
Good to Firm1,29514911.5%+0.70 from 2
Good1,67020112%+1.20 from 4
Good to Soft815819.9%−0.90 from 1
Soft850657.6%−3.2—
Heavy268238.6%−2.2—
Standard (AW)3,22935310.9%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,02311811.5%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,05847411.7%+0.90 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,8771799.5%−1.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f877819.2%−1.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m259259.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6011.7%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m7114.3%+3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bella Varenna (IRE) (Lawman)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ifreet (QA)40——
Al Asmakh (GB)40——
Varenna Storm (IRE)60——
Bella Grazia (GB)70——
Bella D'oro (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lewis Chalkley 2 0 0% −2.00
Billy Garritty 2 0 0% −2.00
Joanna Mason 2 0 0% −2.00
Warren Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

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 · 3 runs
15 Jun 26+10d Wetherby Heineken 0.0 Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 13 ran Veered right at the off - settled towards the back - toiling for pace 4f out - dropped away 2f out and well beaten at the finish 13/13 29 8-12 6142C21C Lewis Chalkley 100/1
05 Jun 26+22d Doncaster Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Urged forward early - sat close to the pace before being driven to keep tabs approaching 2f out - lost touch quickly inside that and beaten home 7/7 4½ 8-12 6472A39A Warren Fentiman 100/1
14 May 26+215d York Frank Whittle Partnership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m4f · Good · 14 ran Held up at the back from the start - never able to make an impression - well beaten at the finish 14/14 10 8-3 676C45C Lewis Chalkley 80/1
2025 · 4 runs
11 Oct 25+16d York Coral 'We're Here For It' EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 1m · Good · 8 ran Edgy beforehand - travelled with enthusiasm just behind the front group on the inner - asked for effort inside final 2f and dropped away - finished sixth beaten 7.5 lengths 6/8 3¼ 9-7 —44A63A Billy Garritty 200/1
25 Sep 25+31d Pontefract Watch Racing TV Live On Channel 424 Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Towards the back - nudged forward 2f out - kept on without threatening 5/9 ½ 9-3 —61A63A Joanna Mason 125/1
25 Aug 25+31d Ripon Squadron Flyer At Aldwark Manor Estate EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Held up at back of field - made no impression - finished well beaten in 9th 9/9 2¼ 9-5 —55C28C Billy Garritty 40/1
25 Jul 25 York IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 16 ran Held up at the back - urged forward early - still tailed off with 2f left - well held at the finish 15/16 ¾ 9-2 —43C40A Joanna Mason 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Howsham won?
Howsham (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Howsham?
Howsham (GB) is trained by Michael & David Easterby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 June 2026.
Who is Howsham's sire?
Howsham (GB) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Bella Varenna (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
What is Howsham's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 15 June 2026. The highest on record is 67.
What is Howsham's sire's record?
Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,161 runs since Mar 2016 (670 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 850.
Who are Howsham's siblings?
Out of Bella Varenna (IRE), Howsham (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

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.