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Horse profile

Keeping Time (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer Sir Henry Cecil · Last owner K Abdullah
by Observatory (USA) out of Sandglass (GB) (Zafonic)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Sep 2012 — 5,134 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Keeping Time (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Lingfield (Sep 2012). Last raced off a career-high mark of 74.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 80B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 5 Sep 2012 Official rating 74 at the last run, 30 Sep 2012

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 80B · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm280B64—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f580B67—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Observatory (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2600%−8.4—
Good to Firm417327.7%−0.70 from 2
Good5625810.3%+1.90 from 1
Good to Soft281207.1%−1.30 from 1
Soft3303811.5%+3.10 from 1
Heavy11697.8%−0.6—
Standard (AW)544356.4%−20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5423.7%−4.7—
6f – 7f464408.6%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f421419.7%+1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f530489.1%+0.70 from 5
1m5f – 2m418317.4%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f273248.8%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m10665.7%−2.7—
Over 3m1000%−8.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sandglass (GB) (Zafonic)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gulf Of Poets (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Gulf Of Poets (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gulf Of Poets (GB)4881m–1m2fClass 2
Timestamp (IRE)1131m4f–1m6fClass 6
Discovered (IRE)50——
Time Signal (GB)20——
Lir (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 3 0 0% −3.00
Ian Mongan 2 0 0% −2.00
Eddie Ahern 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
30 Sep 12+10d Epsom Downs Try Totequickpick If You're Feeling Lucky Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 13 9-3 7467C Ian Mongan 12/1
20 Sep 12+15d Pontefract Michael Eastwood's 60 Year Epic Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 3 9-4 7448C Eddie Ahern 11/8F
05 Sep 12+29d Lingfield Lingfieldpark.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1 9-3 7080B Tom Queally 14/1
07 Aug 12+25d Kempton (AW) Big Fish Turns 30 Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 4/7 3½ 9-3 —70A Tom Queally 14/1
13 Jul 12+20d Newmarket Equinefx.com Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 2 9-3 —56C Tom Queally 22/1
23 Jun 12 Newmarket bet365.com Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 hd 9-3 —53A Ian Mongan 3/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Keeping Time (GB) won?
Keeping Time (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2012. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Keeping Time (GB)?
Keeping Time (GB) was trained by Sir Henry Cecil on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 30 September 2012.
Who is Keeping Time (GB)'s sire?
Keeping Time (GB) is by Observatory (USA) out of Sandglass (GB), whose sire is Zafonic.
What is Keeping Time (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 30 September 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Keeping Time (GB)'s sire's record?
Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
Who are Keeping Time (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sandglass (GB), Keeping Time (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gulf Of Poets (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Gulf Of Poets (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2012. 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.