Horse profile
King Cherry (IRE)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kempton (AW)
Ran 3 days ago · 3rd of 12
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
King Cherry (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 6 level. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf.
Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 6
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 2 (16.7%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=12 · 0.64 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 18dAvg 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 rating60↓ 3lb off peak
60
53–63
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 109A | 83.5 | 8 · 109 / 83.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 76B | 70.5 | 2 · 76 / 70.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 109A | 78 | 11 · 109 / 78 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 11 analysed runs
- Led 6 (55%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (9%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 17.6% of 222 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 40 | 9 | 22.5% | +4.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | −5.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 23 | 4 | 17.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 47 | 11 | 23.4% | +5.8 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −5.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 6 | 15% | −2.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 4 | 19% | +1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 75 | 8 | 10.7% | −6.9 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 51 | 15 | 29.4% | +11.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 53 | 9 | 17% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | −4.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −17.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Not Just Yet (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Just Yet (IRE) | 34 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Lily's Gift (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Golden Furius (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Ghiani | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Chloe Lyons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| HT | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| None | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26+10d | Southwell (AW) | Winter Ladies Night Saturday 28th November Handicap Stakes Made all the running - ridden when overtaken 2f out - stayed on gamely - weakened final 110yds to finish third | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | 60 | 84A | 71A | Marco Ghiani | 100/30J |
| 07 Oct 26+7d | Nottingham | Construction Day 14th October Apprentice Handicap Stakes Missed the break - last of the field early - pushed along over 2f out - made no headway 1f out - finished 11th | 11/14 | 1 | 9-6 | 53 | 67C | 38C | Chloe Lyons | 5/1 |
| 30 Sep 26+12d | Kempton (AW) | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At Unibet Handicap Stakes Led from the start - shaken up 2f out and went clear - kept on well to the line - won without a threat | 1/11 | 9-5 | 53 | 109A | 92A | Sean Levey | 10/1 | |
| 18 Sep 26+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | JJX Logistics Going The Distance Handicap Stakes (Div I) Sluggish beginning - fought hard against restraint early - stayed at the back of the field throughout - finished ninth well beaten | 9/10 | 4 | 9-7 | 55 | 78C | 43C | Silvestre De Sousa | 15/2 |
| 15 Sep 26+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Fashion Forward Handicap Stakes Set an early gallop from a wide berth - upsides the front-runner over 2f out and pressed for effort - dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong - finished 10th | 10/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 55 | 69A | 45A | Sean Levey | 5/1 |
| 27 Aug 26+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Stakes | 4/11 | nk | 9-6 | 57 | 84B | 68A | Marco Ghiani | 4/1 |
| 20 Aug 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Stakes Slow to break - held up towards back - pushed into contention 2f out - had to angle right for room a furlong out - finished strongly to close late | 6/11 | hd | 9-2 | 57 | 85B | 66A | Ryan Kavanagh | 10/1 |
| 05 Aug 26+12d | Brighton | Jenningsbet "we Love Brighton Racecourse" 'confined' Handicap Stakes (For Horses Which Have Not Won A Race In 2026) Sent to front early - driven for effort inside final two furlongs before losing the advantage - drifted left and dropped away close home - eventually beaten well over 13 lengths in 7th | 7/9 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 60 | 76B | 50A | Rob Hornby | 12/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+70d | Sandown | Close Brothers Motor Finance Handicap Stakes Set the pace from the break - overtaken passing the 2f marker - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/6 | 5 | 8-12 | 63 | 65B | 46B | Marco Ghiani | 6/1 |
| 15 May 26+18d | Newmarket | Debenhams Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early holding a strong grip - lost the advantage 2f out and asked for effort - dropped away quickly after - finished well held in 8th | 8/10 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 78C | 52C | Marco Ghiani | 100/1 |
| 27 Apr 26+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Raced eagerly early - settled in the pack - asked for effort over 2f out - moved into fifth entering the final furlong - stayed on to finish fifth | 5/11 | 1 | 9-1 | — | 83A | 63A | Marco Ghiani | 11/4 |
| 06 Apr 26 | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled just off the pace in the pack early - urged forward with 2f remaining - weakened over a furlong out - finished well held in 7th | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 76A | 73A | Jack Gilligan | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King Cherry (IRE) won?
- King Cherry (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains King Cherry (IRE)?
- King Cherry (IRE) is trained by Stuart Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is King Cherry (IRE)'s sire?
- King Cherry (IRE) is by King Of Change (GB) out of Nefetari (GB), whose sire is Kodiac.
- What going does King Cherry (IRE) prefer?
- King Cherry (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is King Cherry (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 63.
- What is King Cherry (IRE)'s sire's record?
- King Of Change (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 17.6% of 222 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are King Cherry (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Nefetari (GB), King Cherry (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Not Just Yet (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.