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Horse profile

Kestrel Call (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner Craig Buckingham
by Acclamation (GB) out of Winged Harriet (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
18 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jul 2017 — 3,396 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 4th of 4 2 wins · Doncaster & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Kestrel Call (IRE) is 2 from 18. Hasn't won since Jun 2016. Last raced off 60, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating60↓ 17lb off peak
60 60–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 4 Nov 2016

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 6 figures · best 75A · median 65.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm267C65.5—
Good270C58.5—
Standard (AW)275A68—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f370C67—
6f – 7f375A61—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 31 May 2017 Official rating 60 at the last run, 4 Jul 2017

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 18 figures · best 98A · median 57.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)898A60—
Good to Firm471A54—
Good381B45—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1198A62—
Under 6f781B45—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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
Acclamation (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1512315.2%+5.2—
Good to Firm3,91744611.4%+1.40 from 4
Good4,4094009.1%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft1,95121411%+10 from 1
Soft2,1311848.6%−1.40 from 1
Heavy562468.2%−1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)6,56366310.1%+0.11 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75840910.9%+0.91 from 7
6f – 7f10,4951,07810.3%+0.31 from 11
1m – 1m1f3,5063319.4%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,2091068.8%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m481377.7%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f194136.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m4224.8%−5.2—

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

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Guardia Svizzera (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Guardia Svizzera (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Guardia Svizzera (IRE)6055f–7fClass 5
Archibald Thorburn (IRE)2217fClass 5
It's Two O Clock (IRE)515f—
Celestial Warrior (IRE)20——
Waxwing (IRE)40——
Liath Dubh (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +18.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 4 4 1 25% +17.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 1 33% +0.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Pontefract 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +20.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 1 9% −8.00
Under 6f 7 1 14% +14.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Havlin 6 1 17% −3.00
Ben Curtis 5 0 0% −5.00
Andrew Mullen 3 1 33% +18.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gray 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 15 2 13% +9.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 11 2 18% +13.00
2015 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
04 Jul 17+22d Brighton Hacienda Classical 9 Sept Handicap Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 2¾ 8-8 6067C41B Ray Dawson 12/1
12 Jun 17+12d Pontefract Featherstone Rovers Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 ½ 8-9 6370C45A Ben Curtis 16/1
31 May 17+44d Beverley Racing UK Now In HD Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 2 10-2 6764A71A Ben Curtis 25/1
17 Apr 17+19d Redcar racinguk.com/daypass Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 1 9-0 6847C39C Ben Curtis 25/1
29 Mar 17+145d Southwell (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 3¾ 9-7 7061B62A Ben Curtis 10/1
04 Nov 16+53d Newcastle (AW) Chuf Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 2½ 9-6 7475A43A Ben Curtis 66/1
12 Sep 16+21d Wolverhampton (AW) fclgf.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 ¾ 9-1 75—39A Andrew Mullen 16/1
22 Aug 16+10d Thirsk Calverts Carpets Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 8 8-12 76—30C Andrew Mullen 12/1
12 Aug 16+48d Newmarket Firestone Building Products Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 4 9-1 76—63A Tom Marquand 16/1
25 Jun 16+59d Doncaster Beaver 84 Handicap Class 4 · 5.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 8-10 73—81B Andrew Mullen 20/1
27 Apr 16+13d Pontefract Coral - Proud Supporters Of The NRC Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1 9-6 74—66A Robert Havlin 7/1
14 Apr 16+21d Ripon Peter Roberts Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 8 9-7 77—50C Robert Havlin 6/1
24 Mar 16+21d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 9-7 75—79A Robert Havlin 5/2F
03 Mar 16+35d Southwell (AW) Unibet.co.uk Daily Enhanced Place Terms Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 2¼ 9-7 75—58A Robert Havlin 4/5F
28 Jan 16+19d Southwell (AW) Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 65—98A Robert Havlin 2/1F
09 Jan 16+18d Lingfield (AW) Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-5 ——75A Martin Lane 16/1
22 Dec 15+158d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 9-5 ——57A Shane Gray 50/1
17 Jul 15 Nottingham Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 shd 9-5 ——45A Robert Havlin 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kestrel Call (IRE) won?
Kestrel Call (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Kestrel Call (IRE)?
Kestrel Call (IRE) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 4 July 2017.
Who is Kestrel Call (IRE)'s sire?
Kestrel Call (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Winged Harriet (IRE), whose sire is Hawk Wing.
What going does Kestrel Call (IRE) prefer?
Kestrel Call (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Kestrel Call (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 4 July 2017. The highest on record is 77.
What is Kestrel Call (IRE)'s sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
Who are Kestrel Call (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Winged Harriet (IRE), Kestrel Call (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Guardia Svizzera (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Guardia Svizzera (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. 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.