Horse profile
Illustrissime (USA)
7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2020) · Last trainer Mark Walford · Last owner Ursa Major Racing D Gibbons
by Mizzen Mast (USA) out of Ghost Friendly (USA) (Ghostzapper)
35 runs · 20 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Oct 2020 — 2,211 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2020 · 9th of 12
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile
Illustrissime (USA) is 4 from 35. Hasn't won since Jul 2019. Last raced off 73, 46lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 35 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 46lb off peak
- 4–35Wins / Runs
- 11.4%Strike rate
- 14 (40%)Placed
- −0.09£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=35 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 119Highest 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 rating73↓ 46lb off peak
73
68–119
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 105A | 93 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 113A | 70.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 107A | 88.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 98B | 91 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 105A | 85.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 107A | 93 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 133A | 105.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 109C | 102 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 31 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Mizzen Mast (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 1,610 runs since Jan 2008 (130 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.4% from 631. Weakest on good to soft going: 4.9% from 162. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 181.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 235 | 22 | 9.4% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 332 | 43 | 13% | +1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 162 | 8 | 4.9% | −6.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 191 | 14 | 7.3% | −4.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 50 | 5 | 10% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 631 | 91 | 14.4% | +3 | 2 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 56 | 8 | 14.3% | +2.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 468 | 57 | 12.2% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 453 | 64 | 14.1% | +2.7 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 385 | 36 | 9.4% | −2 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 181 | 15 | 8.3% | −3.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ghost Friendly (USA) (Ghostzapper)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 2 | 11% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 16 | 2 | 13% | +11.91 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | +12.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriele Malune | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jason Hart | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.09 |
| Joey Haynes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lucy Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 3 | 13% | +5.91 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −5.09 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +17.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 29 | 3 | 10% | +4.00 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 20+39d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 9/12 | 2½ | 9-6 | 73 | 85A | 69A | Dougie Costello | 40/1 |
| 29 Aug 20+33d | Redcar | Watch Replays On racingtv.com Handicap | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 76 | 113A | 70A | P J McDonald | 28/1 |
| 27 Jul 20+18d | Market Rasen | Betway Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 10 | 10-13 | 112 | 102A | 89A | Daryl Jacob | 14/1 |
| 09 Jul 20+19d | York | Sky Bet Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 2) | 9/10 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 78 | 73A | 65A | Dougie Costello | 50/1 |
| 20 Jun 20+14d | Ripon | Ripon, Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap | 6/11 | ½ | 9-1 | 80 | 94A | 78A | Jason Hart | 14/1 |
| 06 Jun 20+196d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Live Casino Handicap (Div 1) | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 80 | 58A | 80A | Dougie Costello | 33/1 |
| 2019 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 19+17d | Huntingdon | DRC Blinds Lady Riders' Handicap Hurdle | 9/9 | 8 | 11-5 | 114 | 70C | 101C | Lucy Alexander | 18/1 |
| 06 Nov 19+16d | Musselburgh | Congratulations Gerry - Back To Back Champion Novices' Hurdle | 4/13 | ½ | 11-7 | 119 | 96B | 111A | Jamie Hamilton | 13/2 |
| 21 Oct 19+51d | Pontefract | KC Ethical And Sustainable British Caviar Handicap | 8/14 | 4½ | 9-7 | 82 | 55C | 74C | Dougie Costello | 50/1 |
| 31 Aug 19+29d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Novices' Hurdle | 3/11 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 119 | 133A | 125A | Harry Skelton | 7/4F |
| 02 Aug 19+17d | Bangor-on-Dee | Meade King-robinson Novices' Hurdle | 2/5 | 3 | 11-5 | — | 102C | 120C | Harry Skelton | EvensF |
| 16 Jul 19+40d | Southwell | Logical Demolition Novices' Hurdle | 1/5 | 10-12 | — | 109C | 117B | Harry Skelton | 10/11F | |
| 06 Jun 19+56d | Hamilton | Weatherbys Printing Services Hamiltonian Handicap | 12/15 | 5 | 9-6 | 83 | 49C | 60C | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
| 11 Apr 19+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap | 2/8 | 5 | 9-4 | 82 | 97B | 90A | Jason Hart | 8/1 |
| 16 Mar 19+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | sunracing.co.uk Handicap | 6/10 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 82 | 93B | 74A | Joey Haynes | 10/1 |
| 19 Feb 19+39d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 1/11 | 9-7 | 75 | 93A | 96A | Jason Hart | 4/1C | |
| 11 Jan 19+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 8-12 | 76 | 105A | 72A | Joey Haynes | 12/1 |
| 02 Jan 19+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-4 | 76 | 89B | 81A | Joey Haynes | 7/1 |
| 2018 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 18+50d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 75 | 100A | 88A | P J McDonald | 2/1F |
| 30 Oct 18+10d | Catterick | Millbry Hill Handicap | 2/6 | ½ | 8-11 | 73 | 83A | 82B | Gabriele Malune | 2/1F |
| 20 Oct 18+46d | Catterick | William Hill This Is More Handicap | 1/15 | 8-8 | 69 | 86C | 83A | Gabriele Malune | 25/1 | |
| 04 Sep 18+97d | Leicester | Kirby Mallory Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-5 | 68 | 98B | 85A | David Nolan | 5/1 |
| 30 May 18+32d | Beverley | Hull FC Handicap | 9/9 | 7 | 9-5 | 71 | 63C | 56C | Gabriele Malune | 11/2 |
| 28 Apr 18+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | FCL Global Forwarding Making Logistics Personal Handicap | 6/9 | shd | 8-12 | 71 | 87A | 71A | Gabriele Malune | 33/1 |
| 11 Apr 18+13d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 10/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 76 | 56A | 65A | Tom Eaves | 20/1 |
| 29 Mar 18+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 8/8 | 3½ | 9-9 | 81 | 105B | 60A | P J McDonald | 18/1 |
| 07 Mar 18+279d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap | 12/13 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 85 | 91B | 54A | Gabriele Malune | 12/1 |
| 2017 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Jun 17+215d | Newcastle (AW) | Kpmg Cutting Through Complexity Handicap | 12/13 | ½ | 9-0 | 87 | 97C | 59C | Ben Curtis | 33/1 |
| 2016 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 16+26d | Newmarket | newmarketracecourses.co.uk Handicap | 5/9 | 2½ | 9-0 | 88 | 91A | 77A | Adam Kirby | 8/1 |
| 03 Oct 16+12d | Pontefract | Tradeway Shipping Peter Kirkham Retiring Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 87 | 107A | 88A | Daniel Tudhope | 25/1 |
| 21 Sep 16+41d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 8/8 | 6 | 9-7 | 90 | 97A | 62A | Adam Kirby | 25/1 |
| 11 Aug 16+71d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Villerville (Claimer) (3yo) (Polytrack) | 1/11 | 9-1 | — | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | EvensF | |
| 01 Jun 16+34d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix des Carrefours (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) | 2/6 | 1½ | 8-9 | — | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 47/10 |
| 28 Apr 16+24d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Mont Griffon (Conditions) (3yo) (Polytrack) | 4/7 | ¾ | 8-9 | — | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 47/10 |
| 04 Apr 16 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Traversiere (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) | 2/16 | 3 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 13/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Illustrissime won?
- Illustrissime (USA) won 4 of 35 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 11.4%. Placed 14 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Illustrissime?
- Illustrissime (USA) was trained by Mark Walford on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 7 October 2020.
- Who is Illustrissime's sire?
- Illustrissime (USA) is by Mizzen Mast (USA) out of Ghost Friendly (USA), whose sire is Ghostzapper.
- What going does Illustrissime prefer?
- Illustrissime (USA) has the best record on good 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 Illustrissime's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 7 October 2020. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Illustrissime's sire's record?
- Mizzen Mast (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 1,610 runs since Jan 2008 (130 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.4% from 631. Weakest on good to soft going: 4.9% from 162. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 181.