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Horse profile

Hymn And A Prayer (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer Fiona Shaw · Last owner Mrs Fiona Shaw
by Eastern Anthem (IRE) out of Kryssa (GB) (Kris)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Apr 2022 — 1,671 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 · 11th of 11 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Hymn And A Prayer is a maiden who won none of 15 starts and placed twice. His best effort came when third of 15 at Newton Abbot in May 2018. All his racing came over 1m5f – 2m4f with no wins on good or softer ground. He last ran when 11th of 11 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Fontwell in Apr 2022.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 19lb off peak
78 78–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 22 Nov 2020

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 12 figures · best 107B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7107B69—
Soft2100B72.5—
Heavy273A52—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m786A69—
2m1f – 2m4f5107B74—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 11 Jun 2021 Official rating 78 at the last run, 8 Apr 2022

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 13 figures · best 106A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7106A90—
Soft294A92.5—
Heavy2100A90.5—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7106A90—
2m1f – 2m4f6105A94—

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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
Eastern Anthem (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 188 runs since Nov 2017 (19 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1200%−6.9—
Good6611.5%−5.40 from 8
Good to Soft3313%−3.90 from 2
Soft25624%+17.10 from 2
Heavy1317.7%+0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)39410.3%+3.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7114.3%+7.4—
6f – 7f35514.3%+7.4—
1m – 1m1f900%−6.9—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−6.9—
1m5f – 2m6158.2%+1.30 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f5411.9%−50 from 8
2m5f – 3m1119.1%+2.2—
Over 3m300%−6.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2017 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kryssa (GB) (Kris)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Eco Warrior (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Eco Warrior (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Eco Warrior (GB)2121m2f–1m4fClass 5
Avon Krystal (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Noonan 6 0 0% −6.00
Mr Michael Legg 6 0 0% −6.00
Alan Johns 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 11 0 0% −11.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2022 · 1 run
08 Apr 22+301d Fontwell Cazoo Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 25 10-0 7865C75C David Noonan 33/1
2021 · 3 runs
11 Jun 21+23d Newton Abbot Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 ¾ 10-12 8474C81C Alan Johns 12/1
19 May 21+97d Warwick Coronation Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 nse 10-0 8474A72A David Noonan 12/1
11 Feb 21+81d Kempton (AW) vbet.co.uk 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m2f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 9/11 4½ 11-1 ——95A Sean Houlihan 150/1
2020 · 2 runs
22 Nov 20+300d Exeter Follow racingtv On Instagram Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 7½ 10-2 86100B94A Alan Johns 16/1
27 Jan 20+42d Plumpton Strong Flavours Catering Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 7½ 11-4 8931C81C David Noonan 7/1
2019 · 5 runs
16 Dec 19+215d Plumpton IEP Financial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 2½ 11-3 9173A100A David Noonan 16/1
15 May 19+77d Newton Abbot Roa Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-4 97—— Mr Michael Legg 16/1
27 Feb 19+31d Wincanton In Association With Xtratherm CRS Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 15 11-2 —59C90C David Noonan 20/1
27 Jan 19+22d Fontwell Chancellor Of The Formchecker 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran BD/10 — 11-2 ——— David Noonan 66/1
05 Jan 19+57d Wincanton BetVictor Horse Racing Multiples Cash Out Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 13 11-0 —69C80C Mr Michael Legg 100/1
2018 · 3 runs
09 Nov 18+177d Fontwell Axio Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 7 10-11 —62C94C Mr Michael Legg 6/1
16 May 18+96d Newton Abbot Attheraces Sky 415 Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 4½ 10-9 —107B105A Mr Michael Legg 40/1
09 Feb 18+72d Kempton Tori Global Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 14/14 1½ 10-13 —45C91C Mr Michael Legg 50/1
2017 · 1 run
29 Nov 17 Hereford Gerry Doverman Mercedes BMW Porsche Specialist Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 3/12 1¾ 10-9 —86A106A Mr Michael Legg 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hymn And A Prayer won?
Hymn And A Prayer (GB) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2017 and 2022. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
Who trained Hymn And A Prayer?
Hymn And A Prayer (GB) was trained by Fiona Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 8 April 2022.
Who is Hymn And A Prayer's sire?
Hymn And A Prayer (GB) is by Eastern Anthem (IRE) out of Kryssa (GB), whose sire is Kris.
What is Hymn And A Prayer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 8 April 2022. The highest on record is 97.
What is Hymn And A Prayer's sire's record?
Eastern Anthem (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 188 runs since Nov 2017 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hymn And A Prayer's siblings?
Out of Kryssa (GB), Hymn And A Prayer (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Eco Warrior (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Eco Warrior (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.