Horse profile
Kanishka (IRE)
by Coulsty (IRE) out of Blushing Rose (GB) (Dalakhani)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle (AW)
Last run 24 Oct 2026 · 9th of 12
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Kanishka is 1 from 16 with the win at Class 5 level. The success came at Newcastle over 6f-7f on Standard going in Jun 2025. He has not won since and is 0 from 11 on turf. His last run, at Southwell in Oct 2026, saw him finish 9 of 12 in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 71.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 5
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- −13.90£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.64Fair A/E n=16 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating71↓ 7lb off peak
71
71–78
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 92A | 74.5 | 3 runs · 75 / 74 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 105A | 92 | 4 runs · 105 / 98 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 95C | 77 | 2 runs · 87 / 77 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 105A | 89.5 | 3 runs · 105 / 92 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 104A | 68 | 3 runs · 104 / 74 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 90B | 87 | 3 runs · 90 / 87 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 1 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 15 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Held up 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (20%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,543 runs since Jun 2020 (167 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +30.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 235 | 17 | 7.2% | −2.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 383 | 39 | 10.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 241 | 25 | 10.4% | +0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 69 | 8 | 11.6% | +2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 457 | 42 | 9.2% | −0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 252 | 25 | 9.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 742 | 69 | 9.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 331 | 31 | 9.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 138 | 16 | 11.6% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 7 | 11.3% | +1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Blushing Rose (GB) (Dalakhani)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Red Rambler (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Red Rambler (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rambler (GB) | 1 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Anushtubha (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.90 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.90 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.90 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.90 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 26+48d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Stakes Bumped and shoved left leaving stalls - struggled for pace towards the back - crept forward a little final furlong - finished 9th | 9/12 | nk | 8-6 | 71 | 104A | 67A | Ryan Kavanagh | 40/1 |
| 06 Sep 26+22d | York | Fine Details Car Valeting Sprint Handicap Stakes Held up towards back - never able to challenge - well held at finish | 18/21 | nse | 9-3 | 72 | 67C | 56A | Cieren Fallon | 50/1 |
| 15 Aug 26+17d | Newbury | D&H, Excellence In Nutrition Handicap Stakes Settled at the back of the field - pushed along with 2f left - unable to make an impact - finished 11th | 11/12 | shd | 8-9 | 74 | 74A | 58A | David Probert | 66/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+33d | Goodwood | Coral Charlton Handicap Stakes Drifted left at the break - dropped to the back of the field in the middle of the track - ran on modestly in the closing stages but always too far out of contention to trouble | 16/26 | nk | 9-3 | 76 | 75C | 68A | Cieren Fallon | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+27d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Pelton Handicap Drifted right at the off - settled handy then pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one tempo late to finish sixth | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 77 | 90B | 78A | Luke Morris | 10/1 |
| 30 May 26+56d | Carlisle | Betway Bet 10 Get 60 Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed for effort 2f out and lost command inside final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish third | 3/8 | 3½ | 9-1 | 77 | 69A | 81A | Tom Marquand | 28/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+7d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap Settled at the back early - urged forward at halfway - closing on the front group inside the last furlong - bumped near the line but stayed on well | 4/6 | nk | 8-10 | 78 | 87A | 74B | Harry Davies | 17/2 |
| 28 Mar 26+17d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Settled in the pack early - pressed the pacesetter approaching the final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish fourth beaten three quarters of a length | 4/9 | hd | 9-6 | 77 | 105A | 86A | Ben Robinson | 11/2 |
| 11 Mar 26+158d | Southwell (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along a furlong out and moved into second - edged out of that spot inside the final 110yds - held on for third without finding more | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 92A | 75A | Ben Robinson | 10/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 25+44d | Redcar | William Hill Two Year Old Trophy (Listed) Settled in midfield early - driven for effort with 2f left - kept plugging late without getting near the front - finished seventh | 7/15 | 2 | 8-11 | 75 | 95C | 82A | Ben Robinson | 50/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+56d | York | Mews Hotel Ossett EBF Stallions Nursery Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - settled handy in the pack - pressed for effort and lost ground inside the final furlong - passed the post well beaten in 11th | 11/18 | shd | 8-10 | 77 | 60C | 68A | Tom Marquand | 22/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+12d | Newcastle (AW) | probio-energy.com Energy:Reborn Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Sat close to the front pair - made ground before 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong under urging - stayed on strongly to score | 1/10 | 9-7 | 77 | 80A | 85A | Tom Marquand | 11/10F | |
| 14 Jun 25+24d | Leicester | British EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Drifted right and bumped opponent at the off - hit the front early - shaken up and overtaken a furlong out - found nothing more and dropped away close home to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-3 | — | 87B | 74A | Darragh Keenan | 9/4 |
| 21 May 25+27d | Ayr | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - tracked the pace - shifted right approaching final furlong - pushed into second but unable to overhaul winner | 2/7 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 92A | 85A | Connor Beasley | 5/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+26d | Beverley | IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled off the pace midfield - pushed along wide and looked unfurnished a furlong out - finished off strongly to be fourth | 4/12 | hd | 9-3 | — | 68A | 77A | Ben Robinson | 4/1 |
| 29 Mar 25 | Doncaster | William Hill Top Price Guarantee EBF Brocklesby Stakes (Novice Stakes) (GBB Race) Slow to break - settled in midfield - urged forward with over a furlong left - kept going to the line without the speed to get on terms - finished fourth | 4/17 | nk | 9-7 | — | 62C | 77A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kanishka won?
- Kanishka (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trains Kanishka?
- Kanishka (IRE) is trained by Ian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
- Who is Kanishka's sire?
- Kanishka (IRE) is by Coulsty (IRE) out of Blushing Rose (GB), whose sire is Dalakhani.
- What going does Kanishka prefer?
- Kanishka (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Kanishka's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 24 October 2026. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Kanishka's sire's record?
- Coulsty (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,543 runs since Jun 2020 (167 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Kanishka's siblings?
- Out of Blushing Rose (GB), Kanishka (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Red Rambler (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Red Rambler (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.