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Horse profile

Its A Long Road (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2016) · Last trainer Tim Dennis · Last owner Mrs Jill Dennis
by Grape Tree Road (GB) out of Blue Shannon (IRE) (Be My Native)
12 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Feb 2016 — 3,904 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2016 2 wins · Taunton & Exeter Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Its A Long Road (GB) is 2 from 12, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2015.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5
Official rating104↓ 3lb off peak
104 95–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 22 Nov 2015 Official rating 104 at the last run, 26 Feb 2016

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 9 figures · best 126A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy5121B102—
Soft2126A118—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6126A111—
1m5f – 2m2113A107.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 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
Grape Tree Road (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,125 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 109. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.1% from 264. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.7% from 322.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5360%+51.4—
Good to Firm7556.7%−1.9—
Good394399.9%+1.30 from 1
Good to Soft256249.4%+0.80 from 2
Soft242197.9%−0.71 from 4
Heavy10954.6%−41 from 5
Standard (AW)4424.5%−4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−8.6—
6f – 7f2514%−4.6—
1m – 1m1f2827.1%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4736.4%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m322123.7%−4.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3553710.4%+1.82 from 7
2m5f – 3m2643212.1%+3.50 from 3
Over 3m801012.5%+3.9—

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
Blue Shannon (IRE) (Be My Native)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Crosspark (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–4m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Crosspark (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Crosspark (GB)4472m4f–4m½fClass 2
Business Time (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 1 20% −2.00
Soft 4 1 25% +0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 3 2 67% +4.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 5 1 20% −0.50
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% +0.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nick Scholfield 7 2 29% +0.50
Kieron Edgar 4 0 0% −4.00
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 2 22% −1.50
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 8 2 25% −0.50
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 2 18% −3.50
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
26 Feb 16+6d Exeter Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 104— Nick Scholfield 16/1
20 Feb 16+30d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-11 104— Nick Scholfield 5/1
21 Jan 16+44d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Somerton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 ¾ 10-8 105110A Nick Scholfield 12/1
2015 · 8 runs
08 Dec 15+16d Uttoxeter Douglas Family Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 13 10-11 10795C Kieron Edgar 7/2
22 Nov 15+248d Exeter Higos Thatch Property Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 10 11-11 107121B Kieron Edgar 7/1
19 Mar 15+21d Chepstow Sika Liquid Plastics Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-4 107— Kieron Edgar 5/2J
26 Feb 15+6d Taunton Rural Living Show 28th March Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 12-3 95119A Nick Scholfield 2/1F
20 Feb 15+22d Exeter Up The Villa Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 95126A Nick Scholfield 7/2
29 Jan 15+10d Wincanton Cw Accountancy Services Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 11-2 —102A Nick Scholfield 50/1
19 Jan 15+18d Exeter Cheltenham Preview Evening 3rd March Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m1f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 24 10-13 —94C Kieron Edgar 16/1
01 Jan 15+457d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Plymouth Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 6 11-5 —103C Nick Scholfield 50/1
2013 · 1 run
01 Oct 13 Chepstow 32Red.com Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 6/14 1 11-1 —113A Micheal Nolan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Its A Long Road won?
Its A Long Road (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Its A Long Road?
Its A Long Road (GB) was trained by Tim Dennis on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 26 February 2016.
Who is Its A Long Road's sire?
Its A Long Road (GB) is by Grape Tree Road (GB) out of Blue Shannon (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What going does Its A Long Road prefer?
Its A Long Road (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Its A Long Road's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 26 February 2016. The highest on record is 107.
What is Its A Long Road's sire's record?
Grape Tree Road (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,125 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 109. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.1% from 264. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.7% from 322.
Who are Its A Long Road's siblings?
Out of Blue Shannon (IRE), Its A Long Road (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Crosspark (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Crosspark (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f–4m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 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.