Horse profile
Illusionist (GER)
by Hot Streak (IRE) out of Irishstone (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
51 runs · 18 courses · from May 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Off 329 days · 7th of 7
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Illusionist is a gelding who has won five of 51 starts, all on turf with four of them at under 6f. He won a Class 2 handicap at York on good to soft ground in May 2022 off a mark of 88 and a Class 3 handicap at the same track on soft ground in October 2021. His last win came at Wetherby in April 2024 in a Class 4 handicap on soft ground. He finished seventh of seven at Newcastle on the all-weather in November 2025 when headgear returned and he raced off an official rating of 72.
Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 5–51Wins / Runs
- 9.8%Strike rate
- 16 (31.4%)Placed
- +7.73£1 level staken=51 at SP
- 0.92Fair A/E n=51 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 rating72↓ 24lb off peak
72
72–96
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 110A | 88 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 110B | 92.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 119A | 103.5 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 134A | 100.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 118C | 105 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 132C | 123 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 123C | 98 | 1 · — |
| Under 6f | 25 | 134A | 96 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 51 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,752 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.7% from 779. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.9% from 153.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 250 | 22 | 8.8% | +0.8 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 341 | 21 | 6.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 154 | 15 | 9.7% | +1.7 | 2 from 8 |
| Soft | 218 | 16 | 7.3% | −0.7 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | +3.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 709 | 58 | 8.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 779 | 91 | 11.7% | +3.7 | 4 from 25 |
| 6f – 7f | 727 | 32 | 4.4% | −3.6 | 1 from 26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 153 | 6 | 3.9% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 49 | 3 | 6.1% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +9.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +18.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
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
Irishstone (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Stone Of Destiny (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Stone Tornado (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Of Destiny (GB) | 77 | 6 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Edergole's Gift (IRE) | 43 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 6 |
| Magic Stone (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Edergole's Angel (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Stone Tornado (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m | Listed |
| Stone Of Scone (FR) | 6 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Ideal Angel (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Trust In Far (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +35.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.27 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 16 | 1 | 6% | +18.00 |
| Class 3 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +0.73 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| York | 8 | 2 | 25% | +38.00 |
| Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Ripon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 1 | 4% | −17.00 |
| Under 6f | 25 | 4 | 16% | +24.73 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam James | 22 | 2 | 9% | −1.00 |
| Oliver Stammers | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christian Howarth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 1 | 3% | +4.00 |
| Blinkers | 19 | 4 | 21% | +5.73 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +11.00 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 25+56d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 2) Held up in the pack - driven approaching final furlong - dropped away late | 7/7 | 3½ | 9-6 | 72 | 59A | 60A | Oliver Stammers | 18/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+22d | Ripon | Taylor Wimpey Fountains Walk Handicap Held up towards the back near the stands rail - pushed along after the opening furlong - unable to close the gap over 1f out - well held at the finish | 11/13 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 74 | 96C | 69A | Oliver Stammers | 11/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+100d | Haydock | Arete Foundation Stakes Handicap (Div 2) Settled at the back - no passage available when asked 2f out and again inside the final furlong - once in the open went through the gears well - closest at the line in 5th | 5/14 | ½ | 9-7 | 75 | 102C | 93A | Oliver Stammers | 33/1 |
| 28 May 25+31d | Hamilton | ICB (Water Proofing) Handicap Held up early - lost touch entering final 2f - stayed on in closing stages to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 76 | 83A | 73A | Oliver Stammers | 11/1 |
| 27 Apr 25+325d | Southwell (AW) | Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Held up at back - pushed along and lost ground over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish 8th | 8/13 | ½ | 9-1 | 77 | 89B | 76A | Oliver Stammers | 28/1 |
| 06 Jun 24+33d | Hamilton | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Clyde Handicap | 11/11 | 7 | 9-2 | 81 | 95B | 48A | Harrison Shaw | 22/1 |
| 04 May 24+6d | Thirsk | Follow vickersracing On X Handicap | 5/15 | nse | 9-5 | 77 | 104C | 93A | Harrison Shaw | 11/4F |
| 28 Apr 24+10d | Wetherby | Vickers.bet Proudly Supporting British Racing Handicap | 1/6 | 9-2 | 77 | 134A | 102B | Harrison Shaw | EvensF | |
| 18 Apr 24+9d | Ripon | Armstrong Memorial Handicap | 2/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 73 | 123C | 120A | Harrison Shaw | 3/1F |
| 09 Apr 24+27d | Thirsk | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap | 2/13 | shd | 9-0 | 73 | 132C | 118A | Sam James | 11/4F |
| 13 Mar 24+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap | 5/8 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 75 | 67A | 77A | Adam Farragher | 9/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 6/11 | nse | 9-7 | 75 | 87A | 78A | Sam James | 9/1 |
| 13 Feb 24+47d | Newcastle (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-5 | 76 | 105A | 88A | Sam James | 11/1 |
| 28 Dec 23+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 8/10 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 78 | 90A | 70A | P J McDonald | 10/1 |
| 16 Dec 23+7d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 3/12 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 78 | 99A | 87A | P J McDonald | 9/1 |
| 09 Dec 23+24d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 3/11 | nk | 9-2 | 78 | 102A | 88A | P J McDonald | 20/1 |
| 15 Nov 23+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Stay In Control At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) | 4/11 | hd | 9-7 | 78 | 101A | 87A | Oliver Stammers | 16/1 |
| 03 Nov 23+41d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 10/13 | nk | 9-1 | 80 | 95B | 70A | Shane Gray | 25/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+48d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap | 13/25 | ½ | 9-5 | 83 | 87C | 83A | Oliver Stammers | 22/1 |
| 06 Aug 23+16d | Haydock | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 3/7 | 3¾ | 9-11 | 84 | 85A | 90A | Sam James | 7/1 |
| 21 Jul 23+4d | Hamilton | G4 Claims Not At Fault Claims Made Easy Scottish Stewards' Cup Handicap | 8/13 | 1½ | 9-0 | 86 | 103C | 72A | Christian Howarth | 5/1 |
| 17 Jul 23+37d | Ayr | Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap | 4/16 | 1 | 9-11 | 86 | 111C | 102A | Oliver Stammers | 16/1 |
| 10 Jun 23+23d | Haydock | Sky Bet Reverence Handicap | 6/12 | nk | 9-2 | 88 | 115A | 86A | Sam James | 40/1 |
| 18 May 23+19d | York | Lindum York Handicap | 12/13 | nse | 8-9 | 90 | 83C | 67A | Sam James | 10/1 |
| 29 Apr 23+309d | Ripon | Ripon Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap | 3/10 | 1 | 8-13 | 90 | 100A | 98A | Sam James | 6/1 |
| 24 Jun 22+34d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Gosforth Park Cup Handicap | 4/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 92 | 110B | 94A | Sam James | 16/1 |
| 21 May 22+199d | York | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 1/12 | 8-12 | 88 | 108A | 96A | Barry McHugh | 33/1 | |
| 03 Nov 21+11d | Nottingham | MansionBet Watch And Bet Handicap | 6/8 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 89 | 131A | 82A | Sam James | 17/2 |
| 23 Oct 21+15d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Handicap | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-6 | 89 | 87C | 71A | Sam James | 7/1 |
| 08 Oct 21+55d | York | Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap | 1/19 | 8-10 | 84 | 99C | 104A | Sam James | 11/1 | |
| 14 Aug 21+29d | Ripon | William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap | 17/20 | 1 | 8-5 | 85 | 97C | 56A | Andrew Mullen | 50/1 |
| 16 Jul 21+35d | Hamilton | Heineken Uk Scottish Stewards' Cup Handicap | 9/11 | hd | 9-0 | 87 | 110A | 72A | Sam James | 14/1 |
| 11 Jun 21+8d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 8/16 | ¾ | 9-6 | 89 | 118C | 88A | Sam James | 11/1 |
| 03 Jun 21+8d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Clyde Handicap | 5/9 | hd | 9-3 | 84 | 107A | 84A | Sam James | 11/2 |
| 26 May 21+13d | Hamilton | Hamilton-park.co.uk Cadzow Castle Handicap | 1/9 | 10-0 | 84 | 119A | 93A | Sam James | 8/1 | |
| 13 May 21+30d | York | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap | 8/17 | nse | 8-7 | 86 | 85C | 83A | Sam James | 7/1 |
| 13 Apr 21+175d | Newmarket | bet365.com Handicap | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 89 | 88A | 83A | Sam James | 13/2 |
| 20 Oct 20+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 10/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 90 | 85B | 73A | Sam James | 14/1 |
| 09 Oct 20+20d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Handicap | 3/20 | nk | 9-4 | 90 | 105C | 109A | Sam James | 9/1 |
| 19 Sep 20+13d | Ayr | QTS Ayr Silver Cup Handicap | 13/24 | 1½ | 9-3 | 89 | 88C | 81A | Sam James | 40/1 |
| 06 Sep 20+15d | York | Sky Bet Club Handicap | 8/16 | 1 | 9-6 | 93 | 88C | 96A | Sam James | 14/1 |
| 22 Aug 20+28d | York | Sky Bet Apprentice Handicap | 2/9 | shd | 8-5 | 89 | 101A | 108A | Rowan Scott | 16/1 |
| 25 Jul 20+18d | Newmarket | Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs Ltd Handicap | 8/9 | ½ | 8-12 | 90 | 92A | 76A | Shane Kelly | 40/1 |
| 07 Jul 20+18d | Pontefract | Sochall Smith Chartered Accountants Handicap | 4/7 | nk | 9-3 | 91 | 100A | 85A | Paul Mulrennan | 8/1 |
| 19 Jun 20+288d | Ascot | Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap | 6/21 | shd | 8-9 | 92 | 93C | 96A | Sam James | 150/1 |
| 05 Sep 19+63d | Lingfield | Injured Jockeys Fund/ebf Novice Stakes | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 96 | 66A | 75A | Adam McNamara | 7/2 |
| 04 Jul 19+15d | Tipperary | Coolmore US Navy Flag Tipperary Stakes (Listed) | 7/7 | 3½ | 9-3 | 96 | 105C | 57A | Gary Carroll | 9/2 |
| 19 Jun 19+12d | Ascot | Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) | 5/21 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 73C | 99A | Oisin Murphy | 12/1 |
| 07 Jun 19+25d | Bath | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/4 | 9-4 | — | 96C | 102B | Edward Greatrex | 8/11F | |
| 13 May 19+10d | Windsor | EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/7 | 5 | 9-5 | — | 56A | 86B | Oisin Murphy | 8/11F |
| 03 May 19 | Lingfield | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/5 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 65C | 98B | Oisin Murphy | 5/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Illusionist (GER) won?
- Illusionist (GER) won 5 of 51 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 16 times in total (31.4% of starts).
- Who trains Illusionist (GER)?
- Illusionist (GER) is trained by Grant Tuer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 November 2025.
- Who is Illusionist (GER)'s sire?
- Illusionist (GER) is by Hot Streak (IRE) out of Irishstone (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Illusionist (GER) prefer?
- Illusionist (GER) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 8 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 Illusionist (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 22 November 2025. The highest on record is 96.
- What is Illusionist (GER)'s sire's record?
- Hot Streak (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,752 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.7% from 779. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.9% from 153.
- Who are Illusionist (GER)'s siblings?
- Out of Irishstone (IRE), Illusionist (GER) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Stone Of Destiny (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Stone Tornado (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.