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Horse profile

Kiestown Chief (IRE)

14yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2017) · Last trainer R C Garton · Last owner Tim Garton
by Exit To Nowhere (USA) out of Golden Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Feb 2017 — 3,538 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2017 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Kiestown Chief (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Cartmel (May 2016). Last raced off 77, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 29 Apr 2016 Official rating 77 at the last run, 18 Feb 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 115A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good4115A105.5—
Soft2109A105.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6115A104—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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
Exit To Nowhere (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,787 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2015%−3.5—
Good to Firm242145.8%−2.7—
Good890738.2%−0.30 from 4
Good to Soft4734810.1%+1.60 from 2
Soft721699.6%+1.10 from 2
Heavy406317.6%−0.9—
Standard (AW)3525.7%−2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f700%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f1200%−8.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3026.7%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m872596.8%−1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f951778.1%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m7607610%+1.50 from 7
Over 3m1552415.5%+7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Golden Native (IRE) (Be My Native)

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
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Ben Furnival 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Derek Smith 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr W Kinsey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C J Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 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
2017 · 1 run
18 Feb 17+264d Haydock Betfred 'Hat Trick Heaven' Walrus Open Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 77—— Mr Ben Furnival 80/1
2016 · 2 runs
30 May 16+31d Cartmel Jennings Brewery Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Fraser Cup) Class 5 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 12 11-5 90—96A Mr Ben Furnival 25/1
29 Apr 16+794d Bangor-on-Dee John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 2¼ 11-7 90—99C Mr Ben Furnival 25/1
2014 · 2 runs
25 Feb 14+12d Leicester CGA Foxhunter Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 1½ 11-10 100—88C Mr Derek Smith 14/1
13 Feb 14+619d Leicester CGA Foxhunter Trial Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Saunders Trophy) Class 6 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 2 11-7 ——102A Mr Derek Smith 25/1
2012 · 1 run
04 Jun 12+1123d Cartmel Fraser Cup Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Fraser Cup) Class 6 · 21f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 shd 11-9 ——112A Mr W Kinsey 10/1
2009 · 2 runs
08 May 09+15d Downpatrick Frank Fitzsimons Maiden Hunters Chase 23f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 1½ 12-0 ——115A Ms N Carberry 7/1
23 Apr 09 Tipperary Glenview And Rathbarry Studs Hunters Chase 23f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 9 11-6 ——109A Mr C J Sweeney 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kiestown Chief won?
Kiestown Chief (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2009 and 2017. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Kiestown Chief?
Kiestown Chief (IRE) was trained by R C Garton on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 18 February 2017.
Who is Kiestown Chief's sire?
Kiestown Chief (IRE) is by Exit To Nowhere (USA) out of Golden Native (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What is Kiestown Chief's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 18 February 2017. The highest on record is 100.
What is Kiestown Chief's sire's record?
Exit To Nowhere (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,787 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 155.

Record shown from April 2009. 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.