Improvise (FR)
Improvise (FR) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2021. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 75.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=7 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 88A | 83 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 80C | 71 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 82A | 75 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 88A | 73 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,968 runs since Jan 2008 (1,091 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +1.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,199 | 253 | 11.5% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 2,978 | 294 | 9.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,465 | 158 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,740 | 140 | 8% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 492 | 38 | 7.7% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 5,028 | 582 | 11.6% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 845 | 105 | 12.4% | +1.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,030 | 546 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,818 | 411 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,607 | 247 | 9.5% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,128 | 115 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 396 | 36 | 9.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 124 | 11 | 8.9% | −1.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Eightsome Reel (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–1m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Any Which Way (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eightsome Reel (GB) | 5 | 2 | 1m½f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Any Which Way (GB) | 6 | 2 | 1m2f–1m6½f | Class 2 |
| Falsetto (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Orchestral (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 22+25d | Pontefract | Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap | 11/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | 75 | 72A | 57A | Hollie Doyle | 4/1 |
| 08 Sep 22+75d | Epsom Downs | Quick Ride By Quickslide Handicap | 2/7 | shd | 9-4 | 73 | 82A | 86A | Benoit De La Sayette | 3/1 |
| 25 Jun 22+16d | Newmarket | Time Test Fillies' Handicap | 2/5 | 2¼ | 8-10 | 73 | 78C | 81B | Callum Shepherd | 9/1 |
| 09 Jun 22+36d | Nottingham | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Fillies' Handicap | 5/7 | ¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 88A | 69A | Callum Shepherd | 14/1 |
| 04 May 22+243d | Chester | Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Cheshire Oaks (For The Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) (Fillies' Listed) | 8/9 | 4 | 9-2 | — | 58C | 65C | David Egan | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Sep 21+21d | Haydock | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 9-0 | — | 62A | 79B | Oisin Murphy | 3/1 | |
| 13 Aug 21 | Newmarket | Rich Energy Available On Amazon British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/13 | shd | 8-11 | — | 80C | 63A | Callum Shepherd | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Improvise won?
- Improvise (FR) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Improvise?
- Improvise (FR) was trained by Michael Bell on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 3 October 2022.
- Who is Improvise's sire?
- Improvise (FR) is by Iffraaj (GB) out of Set To Music (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What is Improvise's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 3 October 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Improvise's sire's record?
- Iffraaj (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,968 runs since Jan 2008 (1,091 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Improvise's siblings?
- Out of Set To Music (IRE), Improvise (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Eightsome Reel (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Any Which Way (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m6½f. As at Oct 2026.