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Horse profile

Island Confusion (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Mrs Sandra Giles
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Anshan Gail (IRE) (Anshan)
10 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jan 2017 — 3,588 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 · 2nd of 9 Won at Ayr New yard Beaten favourite LTO Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Island Confusion (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2013.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6
Official rating114↓ 5lb off peak
114 68–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run 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 · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 7 Jan 2017 Official rating 114 at the last run, 7 Jan 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 133A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4133A126—
Heavy4128B119—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m10133A122—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−10 from 1
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 1
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 4
Heavy5015811.6%+0.41 from 4
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.41 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.6—
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Anshan Gail (IRE) (Anshan)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 1 25% +2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 4 0 0% −4.00
Ayr 4 1 25% +2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Buchanan 5 0 0% −5.00
Graham Watters 4 1 25% +2.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −1.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 4 1 25% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +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
2017 · 1 run
07 Jan 17+350d Newcastle S T P Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 5 11-8 114—133A Harry Skelton EvensF
2016 · 1 run
23 Jan 16+35d Haydock Lymm Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 4 11-11 119—114B Peter Buchanan 4/1
2015 · 3 runs
19 Dec 15+299d Newcastle 188bet.co.uk Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 1½ 11-8 116—128B Peter Buchanan 2/1J
23 Feb 15+51d Ayr Back Of The Net At BetVictor.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Heavy · 3 ran 3/3 25 10-12 116—98C Peter Buchanan 10/1
03 Jan 15+35d Newcastle Pinpoint Recruitment Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3 11-12 117—117A Peter Buchanan 4/1
2014 · 1 run
29 Nov 14+567d Newcastle Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (qualifier) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 11-0 ——129A Peter Buchanan 5/1
2013 · 4 runs
11 May 13+22d Hexham Maya And Reed Barham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 2/9 nk 10-5 68—121A Graham Watters 13/8F
19 Apr 13+41d Ayr Alice Abbott 60th Birthday Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 11-2 ——119A Graham Watters 14/1
09 Mar 13+25d Ayr Irvine Herald Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 11-2 ——123A Graham Watters 11/8F
12 Feb 13 Ayr BetVictor Exclusive Antepost Offers Cheltenham 2013 Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-7 ——124B Graham Watters 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Island Confusion won?
Island Confusion (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2013 and 2017, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 6 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Island Confusion?
Island Confusion (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 7 January 2017.
Who is Island Confusion's sire?
Island Confusion (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Anshan Gail (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does Island Confusion prefer?
Island Confusion (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Island Confusion's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 7 January 2017. The highest on record is 119.
What is Island Confusion's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

Record shown from February 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.