King Esoteric (GB)
King Esoteric is a gelding by Kingman out of Esoterique. He has yet to win from three starts on turf, with two runs over 1m5f to 2m and one over 1m to 1m1f. He finished eighth of 15 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Wetherby in Mar 2026 on good to soft going. His last run, at Wetherby in Mar 2026, was his first for Dan Skelton.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 172dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent 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 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,510 runs since May 2018 (777 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.1% from 965. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,201 | 201 | 16.7% | +2.1 | — |
| Good | 1,686 | 240 | 14.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 916 | 125 | 13.6% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 965 | 107 | 11.1% | −3.5 | — |
| Heavy | 295 | 36 | 12.2% | −2.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,434 | 383 | 15.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 277 | 40 | 14.4% | −0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,637 | 387 | 14.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,580 | 398 | 15.4% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,496 | 219 | 14.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 363 | 36 | 9.9% | −4.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 122 | 11 | 9% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −8.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingres (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexis Pouchin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 26+50d | Wetherby | wearahatday Supporting Brain Tumour Awareness Month Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed along and holding pace into 3 out before blundering 2 out - dropped away quickly after | 8/15 | 19 | 10-10 | 101C | 86C | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
| 05 Feb 26+293d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - lost touch from 3 out and fading badly - stumbled 2 out then pulled up before the final fence | PU/12 | — | 10-6 | — | — | Tristan Durrell | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 25 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Pas de Deux (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | — | Alexis Pouchin | 16/5 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King Esoteric won?
- King Esoteric (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains King Esoteric?
- King Esoteric (GB) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 March 2026.
- Who is King Esoteric's sire?
- King Esoteric (GB) is by Kingman (GB) out of Esoterique (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What is King Esoteric's sire's record?
- Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,510 runs since May 2018 (777 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.1% from 965. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 122.
- Who are King Esoteric's siblings?
- Out of Esoterique (IRE), King Esoteric (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.