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Horse profile

Karate Kid (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Sam England · Owner R J Hewitt
by Spanish Moon (USA) out of Gardeline (FR) (Shamalgan)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Leopardstown New yard Last run 18 Oct 2026 · 7th of 8
KTB Profile

Karate Kid is 1 from 5 on turf, with his win coming at Leopardstown in Dec 2024 in the Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. He has recorded two places from five starts overall. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Sedgefield in Oct 2026, which was his first for Sam England.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 7 Oct 2024

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 5 figures · best 122A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Soft396A912 runs · 96 / 79.5
Good2122A94.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f396A912 runs · 96 / 81.5
1m5f – 2m2122A92.51 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 26 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 14 Mar 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 126A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Soft3117A1042 runs · 104 / 102.5
Good2126A104.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3117A1042 runs · 104 / 93.5
1m5f – 2m2126A113.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 26 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 from 5 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Spanish Moon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,671 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses).

Strongest on good going: 16.6% from 392. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 278.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm10220%+7.7—
Good3926516.6%+4.30 from 2
Good to Soft2953612.2%−0.1—
Soft563549.6%−2.71 from 3
Heavy3374513.4%+1.1—
Standard (AW)7445.4%−6.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+12.7—
6f – 7f1119.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2428.3%−4—
1m2f – 1m4f82911%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4616915%+2.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f7569612.7%+0.41 from 3
2m5f – 3m278227.9%−4.4—
Over 3m55610.9%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gardeline (FR) (Shamalgan)

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 1 33% +16.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +18.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +16.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr R W Barron 2 1 50% +17.00
Jonathan England 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Patrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% +15.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 2 1 50% +17.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 1 33% +16.00
Hurdle 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
18 Oct 26+218d Sedgefield The Roflow Specialist Ventilation & Dehumidification 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 8 ran Towards the back throughout - veered left at the third last and lost touch - finished 7th and well beaten 7/8 30 11-4 67C83C Jonathan England 5/1
14 Mar 26+85d Fontwell bettingsites.co.uk UK Betting Sites Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the back early - clumsy at the opening fence - unable to land a blow thereafter - finished sixth well beaten 6/11 3 11-5 96A104A Richard Patrick 8/1
2025 · 1 run
19 Dec 25+357d Ascot King Edward VII Ascot Membership Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 15 ran Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along with 5f left - dropped right out approaching 3f out - well beaten at the finish 14/15 shd 11-2 63C101C Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
2024 · 2 runs
27 Dec 24+81d Leopardstown Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race 20f · Yielding · 9 ran Settled at the back early - still 9th at halfway - moved into contention with 3f left - nudged in front with a furlong and a half to go - stayed on strongest late while drifting left to win 1/9 11-9 91A117A Mr R W Barron 18/1
07 Oct 24 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race 16f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards back - still 8th at halfway - began to make headway with 5f left - up to 4th inside final 3f - into 3rd a furlong out - kept on late to take second but no match for winner 2/8 6½ 11-6 122A126A Mr R W Barron 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Karate Kid won?
Karate Kid (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Karate Kid?
Karate Kid (IRE) is trained by Sam England, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
Who is Karate Kid's sire?
Karate Kid (IRE) is by Spanish Moon (USA) out of Gardeline (FR), whose sire is Shamalgan.
What going does Karate Kid prefer?
Karate Kid (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Karate Kid's sire's record?
Spanish Moon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,671 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 16.6% from 392. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 278.

Record shown from October 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.