Horse profile
Howzak (GB)
42 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 5 courses
Ran 74 days ago · 7th of 8
Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile
Howzak is an 8 from 42 gelding with all eight wins in handicaps. He has four wins from 21 runs at 6f to 7f and four from 21 runs under 6f, with seven of them on standard AW and one on good to firm. He won at Newcastle in Feb 2026 off 57 and at Chepstow in Jun 2024 off 59. His last run, at Catterick in Aug 2026, saw him finish 7 of 8 off an official rating of 57, 15lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 8–42Wins / Runs
- 19%Strike rate
- 17 (40.5%)Placed
- +17.41£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=40 · 1.18 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 47dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating57↓ 15lb off peak
57
51–72
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 109A | 87 | 5 · 109 / 92 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 110B | 76.5 | 2 · 76 / 65.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 98B | 87 | — |
| Good | 2 | 96B | 66 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 110B | 80 | 6 · 92 / 52.5 |
| Under 6f | 21 | 109A | 89 | 2 · 109 / 108.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 42 runs · as at 3 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 9 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,371 runs since Jan 2008 (279 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | +21.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 578 | 56 | 9.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 533 | 41 | 7.7% | −2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 275 | 20 | 7.3% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 284 | 23 | 8.1% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 62 | 2 | 3.2% | −6.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,620 | 191 | 11.8% | +1.7 | 7 from 33 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 412 | 46 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 4 from 21 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,684 | 189 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 4 from 21 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 758 | 57 | 7.5% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 393 | 39 | 9.9% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 56 | 4 | 7.1% | −3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Brian (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Brian (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| Test For Love (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Cape Florida (GB) | 7 | 1 | 5½f | — |
| Timesoftheessence (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Test Of Love (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 7 | 21% | +24.03 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 27 | 7 | 26% | +29.16 |
| Class 5 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −11.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 12 | 2 | 17% | +21.50 |
| Chepstow | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.34 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.62 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 4 | 19% | +16.21 |
| Under 6f | 21 | 4 | 19% | +1.20 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Garritty | 12 | 2 | 17% | +21.50 |
| Martin Harley | 6 | 3 | 50% | +1.28 |
| William Cox | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 3 | 2 | 67% | +13.25 |
| Darragh Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Nicola Currie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Tate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 37 | 7 | 19% | −6.59 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −9.12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +10.25 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 30% | −2.72 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug 26+13d | Catterick | Hannah Blanchard 21st Birthday Handicap Stakes Settled around midpack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away soon after - finished well held in 7th | 7/8 | 13 | 9-10 | 57 | 55C | 36C | Billy Garritty | 80/1 |
| 22 Jul 26+37d | Catterick | Racing Again 4th August Handicap Stakes dwelt at the start - raced at the back throughout | 6/7 | ½ | 9-7 | 58 | 76B | 56A | Billy Garritty | 66/1 |
| 15 Jun 26+101d | Carlisle | Watch Racing TV Live Handicap (Div 2) Away in front early - held the advantage until pressed with urging 2f out - dropped away fast approaching the final furlong - beaten well before the line finishing eighth | 8/8 | 20 | 10-0 | 59 | 36C | 26C | Jack Garritty | 22/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Set the pace with only one to challenge on the far flank - pushed along with two furlongs left - quickly dropped away - eventually well held in 8th | 8/8 | 12 | 9-8 | 59 | 50C | 38C | William Pyle | 10/1 |
| 11 Feb 26+7d | Southwell (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Held up in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left before dropping back into the final furlong - continued at a similar effort to finish fourth | 4/6 | ½ | 9-10 | 57 | 108A | 79B | Billy Garritty | 7/2 |
| 04 Feb 26+37d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Div 1) Handy early - pushed to the front approaching final furlong - driven out under pressure - held on to score | 1/8 | 9-6 | 57 | 92A | 78A | Billy Garritty | 28/1 | |
| 29 Dec 25+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Drifted left at the off before going straight to the front - driven up and lost the advantage 2f out - dropped away meekly after | 9/9 | 18 | 9-9 | 60 | 49C | 40C | Paul Mulrennan | 40/1 |
| 05 Dec 25+316d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Div 2) Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command 2f out - dropped away in final furlong - finished 7th | 7/9 | hd | 8-11 | 63 | 109A | 64A | Billy Garritty | 40/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Held up early - stayed off the pace throughout - no impact on finish - trailed home eighth beaten 9 lengths | 8/9 | 4 | 9-9 | 65 | 82A | 56A | Billy Garritty | 25/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Went forward through the middle stages - driven and overtaken approaching 2f out - dropped away rapidly losing second spot - finished well behind in last | 12/12 | 17 | 9-5 | 66 | 51C | 33C | Jason Watson | 40/1 |
| 09 Dec 24+28d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Handy in the early running - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away soon after and faded - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 80A | 54A | Billy Garritty | 11/1 |
| 11 Nov 24+10d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Set the pace from the off - kicked further ahead with a furlong left after driving on - finished going away without a rival in sight | 1/7 | 9-8 | 61 | 100A | 95A | Billy Garritty | 7/2 | |
| 01 Nov 24+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Sat just behind the pace - pushed along and made ground into the mix a furlong out - finished strongly to take 3rd close home | 3/11 | shd | 9-11 | 60 | 97A | 90A | Billy Garritty | 14/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+20d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Sprinted clear early - lost the advantage at halfway - pushed along approaching final 2f then slipped to third with a furlong left - lost momentum through the line | 3/9 | ½ | 9-11 | 60 | 88A | 83A | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/2 |
| 04 Oct 24+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Festive Celebrations At The Grand Hotel Handicap Sat close to the front - asked for effort 2f out - driven out final furlong - kept going to the line for second | 2/9 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 60 | 102A | 81A | Billy Garritty | 16/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+12d | Newcastle (AW) | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Settled midpack away from main bunch - lost momentum inside final 2f - finished 10th | 10/13 | 2½ | 9-7 | 60 | 85B | 55A | Billy Garritty | 33/1 |
| 12 Sep 24+56d | Newcastle (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more in the closing stages - finished 5th | 5/8 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 61 | 81A | 67A | Billy Garritty | 9/2 |
| 18 Jul 24+6d | Chepstow | Johns Electrics Stakes 2024 Handicap | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 62 | 96B | 81A | Saffie Osborne | 5/2F |
| 12 Jul 24+18d | Chepstow | Cruises Chase Handicap | 5/7 | ¾ | 9-6 | 62 | 63B | 67A | William Cox | 6/4F |
| 24 Jun 24+7d | Chepstow | Download The Yeeehaaa.Bet App Handicap | 1/6 | 9-12 | 59 | 110B | 88B | Rob Hornby | 11/8F | |
| 17 Jun 24+9d | Chepstow | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap | 2/8 | 4¾ | 8-7 | 59 | 98B | 73A | William Cox | 15/2 |
| 08 Jun 24+8d | Chepstow | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap | 2/6 | 3½ | 9-9 | 60 | 77A | 77B | William Cox | 11/2 |
| 31 May 24+48d | Chepstow | Bailey Family Handicap | 3/9 | ¾ | 8-9 | 61 | 87A | 82A | William Cox | 40/1 |
| 13 Apr 24+15d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Download The bet365 App Handicap | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 63 | 98A | 73A | Dougie Costello | 9/1 |
| 29 Mar 24+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 9-6 | 65 | 86A | 80A | Dougie Costello | 50/1 |
| 06 Mar 24+489d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Proudly Supporting Women In Racing Handicap (Div 1) | 6/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 68 | 72A | 57A | Dougie Costello | 66/1 |
| 03 Nov 22+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Welfare Handicap | 9/10 | 4¼ | 9-10 | 71 | 79A | 59A | Kieran O'Neill | 4/1F |
| 18 Oct 22+28d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap | 1/8 | 9-7 | 68 | 94A | 82A | Kieran O'Neill | 9/4F | |
| 20 Sep 22+36d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 1/10 | 9-7 | 63 | 90A | 83A | Kieran O'Neill | 12/1 | |
| 15 Aug 22+199d | Lingfield (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap | 9/10 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 66 | 87B | 52A | Nicola Currie | 16/1 |
| 28 Jan 22+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 10/10 | 1½ | 9-6 | 68 | 99A | 63A | Darragh Keenan | 10/1 |
| 04 Jan 22+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 9/10 | hd | 9-7 | 70 | 79A | 59A | David Probert | 9/2 |
| 16 Dec 21+19d | Southwell (AW) | Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap | 8/10 | 3 | 9-9 | 72 | 89A | 65A | Darragh Keenan | 10/3F |
| 27 Nov 21+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 7/10 | nk | 9-4 | 72 | 85A | 78A | Martin Harley | EvensF |
| 12 Nov 21+8d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 2/9 | ½ | 10-4 | 59 | 102A | 87A | Martin Harley | 6/4F |
| 04 Nov 21+2d | Chelmsford City (AW) | adacash.io Crypto Currency Handicap (Div 1) | 1/9 | 10-1 | 51 | 100A | 98A | Martin Harley | 1/3F | |
| 02 Nov 21+5d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Supports Safer Gambling Week Handicap | 1/9 | 9-10 | 51 | 97A | 92A | Martin Harley | 8/13F | |
| 28 Oct 21+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap | 1/9 | 9-4 | 51 | 102A | 95A | Martin Harley | 10/3 | |
| 09 Oct 21+143d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap (Div 1) | 3/12 | 1 | 9-6 | 52 | 80A | 73A | Martin Harley | 33/1 |
| 19 May 21+20d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Novice Median Auction Stakes | 13/13 | 3¼ | 9-2 | — | 52C | 43C | Sean Levey | 150/1 |
| 29 Apr 21+20d | Southwell (AW) | MansionBet App Novice Median Auction Stakes | 6/7 | 5½ | 9-5 | — | 59A | 53A | Ryan Tate | 10/1 |
| 09 Apr 21 | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 4/10 | 8 | 9-0 | — | 82A | 62A | Kieran Shoemark | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Howzak (GB) won?
- Howzak (GB) won 8 of 42 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 19%. Placed 17 times in total (40.5% of starts).
- Who trains Howzak (GB)?
- Howzak (GB) is trained by Liam Bailey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 August 2026.
- Who is Howzak (GB)'s sire?
- Howzak (GB) is by Sepoy (AUS) out of Alys Love (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What going does Howzak (GB) prefer?
- Howzak (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Howzak (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 4 August 2026. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Howzak (GB)'s sire's record?
- Sepoy (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,371 runs since Jan 2008 (279 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Howzak (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Alys Love (GB), Howzak (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Brian (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Brian (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.