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Itsnotwhatyouthink (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2022) · Last trainer Nick Gifford · Last owner Mrs L Bowtell P Bowtell Mrs S Cotty
by Westerner (GB) out of Baladiva (IRE) (Oscar)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 May 2022 — 1,647 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2022 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Itsnotwhatyouthink is a maiden who won none of nine starts on turf between Feb 2020 and May 2022. He placed three times, with his best effort coming when second of 13 at Fontwell in Nov 2020. The gelding, by Westerner out of an Oscar mare, raced off an official rating of 100 at his last run, at Warwick in May 2022, 13lb below his highest ever mark of 113.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating100↓ 13lb off peak
100 100–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield, 26 Nov 2020

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 109C · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3109C100—
Good to Soft2105B104—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3109C103—
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 18 Feb 2021 Official rating 100 at the last run, 2 May 2022

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 7 figures · best 123A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3116B108—
Good to Soft2123A110—
Heavy2119A110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4123A112—
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.1—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.7—
Good3,41543112.6%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft2,12125412%−0.20 from 3
Soft3,78345312%−0.20 from 3
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−4—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.8—
1m5f – 2m3,37239611.7%−0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4,29653912.5%+0.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,98237612.6%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m7678811.5%−0.70 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

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 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 6 0 0% −6.00
Tabitha Worsley 2 0 0% −2.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2022 · 3 runs
02 May 22+72d Warwick Poundland, Your Land Of Amazing Value Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-9 100—— James Davies 22/1
19 Feb 22+31d Wincanton Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 18 ran 6/18 11 11-3 10477C101A Tabitha Worsley 28/1
19 Jan 22+32d Plumpton Get Racing's Best Ratings With Timeform Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 8½ 11-8 109105B97A Tabitha Worsley 10/1
2021 · 3 runs
18 Dec 21+303d Ascot Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 11-1 109—— James Davies 66/1
18 Feb 21+46d Sandown Richmond Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 30 11-4 113—102C James Davies 18/1
03 Jan 21+38d Plumpton Free Tips Daily On Attheraces.com Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 15 11-2 —109C108A James Davies 10/1
2020 · 3 runs
26 Nov 20+20d Lingfield Follow At The Races On Twitter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 7 10-12 —106A119A James Davies 8/1
06 Nov 20+257d Fontwell Watch The Star Sports BettingPeople Series Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2¼ 11-2 —103B123A James Davies 6/1
23 Feb 20 Fontwell Watt Fences Ltd Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3 11-3 —100A116B Leighton Aspell 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Itsnotwhatyouthink won?
Itsnotwhatyouthink (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2020 and 2022. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Itsnotwhatyouthink?
Itsnotwhatyouthink (IRE) was trained by Nick Gifford on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 2 May 2022.
Who is Itsnotwhatyouthink's sire?
Itsnotwhatyouthink (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Baladiva (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What is Itsnotwhatyouthink's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 2 May 2022. The highest on record is 113.
What is Itsnotwhatyouthink's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

Record shown from February 2020. 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.