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Horse profile

Idealism (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2012) · Last trainer Micky Hammond · Last owner Hope Springs Eternal
by Motivator (GB) out of Fickle (GB) (Danehill)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Nov 2012 — 5,100 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2012 · 8th of 9 Won at Newcastle
KTB Profile

Idealism (GB) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2012. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 16lb off peak
49 45–65

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 87C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wetherby, 3 Nov 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 1 Jun 2012 Official rating 49 at the last flat run, 6 Aug 2012

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 14 figures · best 69A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good566A50—
Good to Firm469A61—
Good to Soft350C47—
Soft256C51.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f869A48.5—
1m – 1m1f565A50—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,575 runs since Jan 2008 (511 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 15.9% from 1,080. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,277. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.1% from 589. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 573.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21523.8%+11.7—
Good to Firm5717112.4%+0.30 from 4
Good1,31714511%−1.11 from 5
Good to Soft85911213%+0.90 from 4
Soft1,08017215.9%+3.80 from 2
Heavy4496714.9%+2.8—
Standard (AW)1,2771007.8%−4.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4137.3%−4.8—
6f – 7f573508.7%−3.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,1071089.8%−2.30 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f1,85124313.1%+11 from 8
1m5f – 2m1,21316013.2%+1.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5898915.1%+3—
2m5f – 3m182179.3%−2.8—
Over 3m19315.8%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fickle (GB) (Danehill)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Nautilus (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Tarfah (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nautilus (GB)1441m2f–1m6fClass 2
Tarfah (USA)421m–1m1fGroup 3
Sistine (GB)711m6fClass 6
Tafiya (GB)150——
Good Return (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +12.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +14.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pontefract 4 0 0% −4.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 1 50% +15.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% +9.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frederik Tylicki 5 0 0% −5.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Becky Smith 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 1 100% +16.00
Lee Newman 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry McHugh 1 0 0% −1.00
L McNiff 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Swift 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 1 20% +12.00
2011 8 0 0% −8.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 1 7% +3.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
03 Nov 12+89d Wetherby Download The Free Racing Plus App Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 49 11-0 —87C Jason Maguire 50/1
06 Aug 12+42d Carlisle Live Music After Racing Tonight Handicap (Pro-Am Lady Riders' Race) Class 6 · 11f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 1¾ 9-7 4947C Miss Becky Smith 16/1
25 Jun 12+24d Thirsk Ladies' Day Saturday 8th September Book Now Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 14/15 nk 8-12 5147C Phillip Makin 16/1
01 Jun 12+52d Newcastle Newcastle Flooring Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 8-7 4566A P J McDonald 16/1
10 Apr 12+195d Pontefract 'Highly Commended' Pontefract Loyalty Card Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 3¾ 8-7 4542C Lee Newman 66/1
28 Sep 11+15d Newcastle postracing.net The Site For Winners Handicap (Div 2) (Str) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 4½ 8-10 4546C Barry McHugh 50/1
13 Sep 11+60d Haydock Betdaq The Betting Exchange Haydock Park Apprentice Training Series Handicap Class 5 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 16 8-7 5046C L McNiff 66/1
15 Jul 11+10d Pontefract George V WMC Glasshoughton Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 4½ 8-10 5740C Dale Swift 8/1
05 Jul 11+22d Pontefract Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 1 8-10 5757A Frederik Tylicki 25/1
13 Jun 11+20d Carlisle West Moor Stud Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 12 8-12 6150C Frederik Tylicki 20/1
24 May 11+35d Ripon Bet British With totepool Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 ¾ 9-2 6350A Frederik Tylicki 5/1
19 Apr 11+20d Pontefract Yorkshire Business Forum Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 8-11 6565A Frederik Tylicki 20/1
30 Mar 11+347d Catterick William Hill Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 2 10-0 —66A Frederik Tylicki 10/1
17 Apr 10+184d Newbury racinguk.com Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 11f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 2½ 9-3 —69A William Buick 16/1
15 Oct 09 Nottingham E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 hd 9-3 —56C Jimmy Fortune 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Idealism (GB) won?
Idealism (GB) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 1 time in total (6.7% of starts).
Who trained Idealism (GB)?
Idealism (GB) was trained by Micky Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 3 November 2012.
Who is Idealism (GB)'s sire?
Idealism (GB) is by Motivator (GB) out of Fickle (GB), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Idealism (GB) prefer?
Idealism (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Idealism (GB)'s official rating?
Idealism (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 65.
What is Idealism (GB)'s sire's record?
Motivator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,575 runs since Jan 2008 (511 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 15.9% from 1,080. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,277. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.1% from 589. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 573.
Who are Idealism (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Fickle (GB), Idealism (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Nautilus (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Tarfah (USA)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2009. 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.