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Influential (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Roger Varian · Owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Swift
by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Shenanigans (IRE) (Arcano)
7 runs · 5 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kempton (AW) Off 121 days · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Influential is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap at Kempton over 1m – 1m1f on standard going in May 2026. All seven runs have been over 1m – 1m1f. He is 1 from 3 on all-weather and 0 from 4 on turf. His last run, at Yarmouth in Jun 2026, was off a career-high mark of 78 when he finished 9 of 9. The gelding is by Wootton Bassett out of a daughter of Arcano.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 4 May 2026

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 98A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)398A962 · 98 / 97
Good to Firm286A85.51 · —
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f798A864 · 98 / 93

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 20 May 2026 Official rating 78 at the last run, 18 Jun 2026

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 91A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)391A842 · 91 / 87.5
Good to Firm275A651 · —
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f791A744 · 91 / 78.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wootton Bassett (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13.1—
Good to Firm5567313.1%00 from 2
Good1,29919114.7%+1.60 from 1
Good to Soft8319911.9%−1.20 from 1
Soft1,00015115.1%+2—
Heavy3504813.7%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1,57817411%−2.11 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1612616.1%+3—
6f – 7f1,92330215.7%+2.6—
1m – 1m1f1,88321711.5%−1.61 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f1,26715212%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m2813612.8%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.9—
2m5f – 3m900%−13.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shenanigans (IRE) (Arcano)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Daddy Star (IRE)10——
Jud (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +3.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ray Dawson 4 1 25% +1.00
Robbie Downey 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +1.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

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
18 Jun 26+29d Yarmouth Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Sent to front early - lost command inside final 2f and pushed along - dropped away quickly to finish well beaten 9/9 6½ 9-7 7885C55C Robbie Downey 6/1
20 May 26+16d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Handy up early - urged forward to hit the front two out - driven approaching final furlong - kept finding under pressure to the line - fended off a late rally to score 1/12 9-9 7596A91A Ray Dawson 4/1
04 May 26+16d Kempton (AW) Brooke Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Handy in the pack early - hit front approaching final furlong - quickly overtaken - finished strongly to go down by a length and a quarter 2/8 1¼ 9-8 7498A84A Ray Dawson 5/1
18 Apr 26+196d Nottingham Trot To Burger King Lady Bay Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good · 9 ran Raced towards the back - nudged for effort over 2f out - always held 7/9 4¼ 9-9 7590A73A Ray Dawson 10/3
04 Oct 25+16d Newcastle (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 3 ran Tracked the pace-setter early - pushed to close the gap 2f out but drifted right and lost momentum entering the final furlong - allowed to coast home well held for second 2/3 5 9-4 —50C74C Jason Hart 11/4
18 Sep 25+140d Pontefract Nadeen Dawson Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled off the pace - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away final furlong - finished fifth 5/7 2¼ 9-7 —64A54A Ray Dawson 10/3
01 May 25 Yarmouth Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Moved left after the break - pulling hard early - settled at the back - stayed on inside the final furlong without threatening the front end - finished 5th 5/12 ½ 9-3 —86A75A Silvestre De Sousa 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Influential (IRE) won?
Influential (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Influential (IRE)?
Influential (IRE) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 June 2026.
Who is Influential (IRE)'s sire?
Influential (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Shenanigans (IRE), whose sire is Arcano.
What going does Influential (IRE) prefer?
Influential (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Influential (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 18 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Influential (IRE)'s sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
Who are Influential (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Shenanigans (IRE), Influential (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.