Initiator (GB)
Initiator (GB) is 2 from 6. Hasn't won since Aug 2012. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +7.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.78Fair A/E n=6 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 290 d
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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 12% of 5,594 runs since May 2009 (515 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,090. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,281. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 593. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | +11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 571 | 71 | 12.4% | +0.4 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 1,319 | 145 | 11% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 860 | 112 | 13% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 1,090 | 174 | 16% | +4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 452 | 67 | 14.8% | +2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,281 | 100 | 7.8% | −4.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 574 | 50 | 8.7% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,111 | 108 | 9.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,854 | 243 | 13.1% | +1.1 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,218 | 160 | 13.1% | +1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 593 | 90 | 15.2% | +3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 183 | 17 | 9.3% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 3 | 15% | +3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Motdaw (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Longhunter (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motdaw (GB) | 16 | 3 | 1m½f–1m2½f | Class 2 |
| Longhunter (GB) | 4 | 2 | 6f–7f | Listed |
| Beedee (GB) | 22 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Leighterton (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 4 |
| Cosenza (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Our Day Will Come (GB) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Habdab (GB) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Haldaw (GB) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Fortune | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.50 |
| 2011 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 12+23d | Yarmouth | Vauxhall Holiday Park Handicap (For The Golden Jubilee Trophy) | 9/9 | 2 | 9-3 | 87 | 60C | Jamie Spencer | 7/2J |
| 27 Aug 12+18d | Epsom Downs | Invest In Fine Wines Handicap | 3/7 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 87 | 83A | Jimmy Fortune | 9/4F |
| 09 Aug 12+48d | Sandown | Slug And Lettuce London Eye Handicap | 1/10 | 9-1 | 84 | 94A | Jimmy Fortune | 10/1 | |
| 22 Jun 12+25d | Ascot | King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) | 5/5 | 14 | 8-12 | 84 | 70C | Richard Hughes | 25/1 |
| 28 May 12+290d | Windsor | Andrew Grant Country Homes Supporting Fitzroy Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/13 | 9-3 | — | 83A | Ryan Moore | 6/4F | |
| 2011 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 11 | Newmarket | Talk Night Club Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 4/17 | 1½ | 9-3 | — | 80A | Johnny Murtagh | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Initiator won?
- Initiator (GB) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Initiator?
- Initiator (GB) was trained by Jeremy Noseda on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 19 September 2012.
- Who is Initiator's sire?
- Initiator (GB) is by Motivator (GB) out of Dawnus (IRE), whose sire is Night Shift.
- What going does Initiator prefer?
- Initiator (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Initiator's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 19 September 2012. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Initiator's sire's record?
- Motivator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 5,594 runs since May 2009 (515 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,090. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,281. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 593. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
- Who are Initiator's siblings?
- Out of Dawnus (IRE), Initiator (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Motdaw (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Longhunter (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.