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Horse profile

I'm Improving (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer Keith Dalgleish · Last owner Paul Clare Rooney
by Most Improved (IRE) out of Shebelia (GER) (Black Sam Bellamy)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Feb 2019 — 2,815 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 · 6th of 6 Won at Redcar Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

I'm Improving (IRE) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2017.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 2 Oct 2018

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 7 figures · best 103A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2103A93.5—
Soft292A72—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f392A69—
1m2f – 1m4f3103A99—
6f – 7f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 2 Oct 2018 Official rating 82 at the last flat run, 5 Feb 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 67C the best of the last 1 rated run · Newcastle, 15 Jan 2019

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 95B · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft286A84.5—
Soft295B89—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f395B83—
1m2f – 1m4f386A83—
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Most Improved (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 1,100 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+13.3—
Good to Firm921112%+5.30 from 1
Good260145.4%−1.30 from 1
Good to Soft11686.9%+0.20 from 3
Soft189147.4%+0.71 from 2
Heavy8855.7%−1—
Standard (AW)349216%−0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2627.7%+1—
6f – 7f231125.2%−1.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f304185.9%−0.81 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f235198.1%+1.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m180158.3%+1.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f8933.4%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m31516.1%+9.4—
Over 3m400%−6.7—

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
Shebelia (GER) (Black Sam Bellamy)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them String Theory (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (String Theory (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
String Theory (IRE)531m–1m1½fClass 2
I Could Do Better (IRE)637fClass 5
Uncle Henry (IRE)3321m4f–2m½f—
Starborn Legend (IRE)417f—
Only For Me (IRE)150——
Positive Polly (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +1.50
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 4 1 25% −0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 1 100% +2.50
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +0.50
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Lee 3 1 33% +0.50
Phillip Makin 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Rodriguez 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −3.50
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 3 1 33% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 1 14% −3.50
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
05 Feb 19+21d Newcastle (AW) Sunracing.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 6/6 5 9-9 8269C62C Callum Rodriguez 15/2
15 Jan 19+105d Newcastle Parklands Golf Club Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 28 11-2 ——67C Brian Hughes 2/1J
02 Oct 18+116d Ayr Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 9-2 83103A83A Graham Lee 9/1
08 Jun 18+34d Carlisle Racing UK In HD Handicap Class 4 · 11f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 nk 9-7 8599C78B Phillip Makin 9/4
05 May 18+187d Wetherby totesport.com 20 Free Bets Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1 9-7 8584A86A Phillip Makin 4/1
30 Oct 17+66d Redcar European Breeders' Fund EBF Double Trigger Novice Stakes Class 5 · 9f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 —92A95B Graham Lee 5/2
25 Aug 17+13d Hamilton Whysettle It Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 3 9-2 —52B83A Andrew Mullen 13/8F
12 Aug 17 Ayr Qts Miss Scotland Ebf Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 nk 9-2 —71A73A Graham Lee 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has I'm Improving (IRE) won?
I'm Improving (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained I'm Improving (IRE)?
I'm Improving (IRE) was trained by Keith Dalgleish on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 5 February 2019.
Who is I'm Improving (IRE)'s sire?
I'm Improving (IRE) is by Most Improved (IRE) out of Shebelia (GER), whose sire is Black Sam Bellamy.
What is I'm Improving (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 5 February 2019. The highest on record is 85.
What is I'm Improving (IRE)'s sire's record?
Most Improved (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 1,100 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are I'm Improving (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Shebelia (GER), I'm Improving (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: String Theory (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (String Theory (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.