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Horse profile

It's A Mugs Game (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Joe Tickle · Owner Joe Tickle Racing Club
by Mattmu (GB) out of Lucky To Be Heer (GB) (Heeraat)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 27 Oct 2026 · 7th of 12 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

It's A Mugs Game is a gelding yet to win from seven starts. His best effort came when fourth of six at Bath in Jul 2026. All seven runs have been maidens or handicaps, with four starts at Bath and the rest at three other courses. He last ran when seventh of 12 at Wolverhampton in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 48.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 9 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bath, 2 Sep 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 87B · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Good to Soft281A74.52 runs · 81 / 74.5
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Under 6f487B763 runs · 87 / 84
6f – 7f381A793 runs · 81 / 79

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 13 Sep 2026 Official rating 48 at the last run, 27 Oct 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 — 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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 62A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Good to Soft262A532 runs · 62 / 53
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Under 6f462A52.53 runs · 62 / 53
6f – 7f348A443 runs · 48 / 44

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Nov 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 from 7 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mattmu (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 246 runs since Apr 2021 (25 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−8.50 from 1
Good to Firm53611.3%+2.80 from 1
Good871112.6%+4.10 from 1
Good to Soft3412.9%−5.60 from 2
Soft2214.5%−40 from 1
Heavy8112.5%+4—
Standard (AW)4112.4%−6.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7978.9%+0.40 from 4
6f – 7f159148.8%+0.30 from 3
1m – 1m1f600%−8.5—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−8.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 9 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lucky To Be Heer (GB) (Heeraat)

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
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bath 4 0 0% −4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Taylor Fisher 3 0 0% −3.00
Callum Hutchinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Hector Crouch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
27 Oct 26+44d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran urged early to sit among the backmarkers - under pressure over 2f out - plugged on from over 1f out without threatening - finished 7th 7/12 ¾ 9-2 4879A48A Callum Hutchinson 22/1
13 Sep 26+11d Bath Loud Hire Sound And Lighting Hire Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held up in murky conditions early - up with the pace - driven with 2f left - weakened close home to finish 7th 7/13 1 9-3 5068C62A Taylor Fisher 40/1
02 Sep 26+2d Bath Welsh Power 20th Anniversary Handicap Stakes (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I) Class 6 · 5½f · Good · 8 ran Held up in the pack - pushed along to close ground wide out with a furlong left - dropped away close home - finished 7th 7/8 1¼ 9-4 5284A53A Taylor Fisher 28/1
31 Aug 26+19d Chepstow Runtech Ltd Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled up with pace on the far flank - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish well held 8/11 1¾ 9-1 5281A44A Taylor Fisher 50/1
12 Aug 26+12d Salisbury Molson Coors Pembroke Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Held a midfield spot early - urged forward approaching the final two furlongs - lost touch quietly soon after and beaten a long way home 6/7 7½ 9-7 —42C28C Sean Levey 80/1
31 Jul 26+331d Bath Compare Betting Sites At gambling.com Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5½f · Firm · 6 ran Settled mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - held on without gaining inside final furlong - finished 4th 4/6 1½ 9-7 —87B52B Callum Hutchinson 18/1
2025 · 1 run
03 Sep 25 Bath EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5½f · Soft · 11 ran Hesitant start - settled near the back - urged forward 3f out - lost touch under pressure and finished well beaten 10/11 6½ 9-7 —57A29A Hector Crouch 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has It's A Mugs Game won?
It's A Mugs Game (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains It's A Mugs Game?
It's A Mugs Game (GB) is trained by Joe Tickle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2026.
Who is It's A Mugs Game's sire?
It's A Mugs Game (GB) is by Mattmu (GB) out of Lucky To Be Heer (GB), whose sire is Heeraat.
What is It's A Mugs Game's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 27 October 2026. The highest on record is 52.
What is It's A Mugs Game's sire's record?
Mattmu (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 246 runs since Apr 2021 (25 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.