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Horse profile

King For A Day (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Craig Lidster · Last owner White Rose Bloodstock
by Acclamation (GB) out of Newsroom (IRE) (Manduro)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2023 — 1,106 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 · 12th of 12 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

King For A Day is a colt by Acclamation out of the Manduro mare Newsroom who was yet to win from four starts. He raced twice on the all-weather and twice on turf, without placing, over trips from 6f to 1m1f on standard and good to soft ground. His last run, at Newcastle in Oct 2023, was his first in first-time headgear when he finished 12 of 12 in a Class 6 nursery off an official rating of 49. He last ran off a career-high mark of 49.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 50 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 17 Oct 2023

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 4 figures · best 50A · median 39
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)250A42—
Good to Soft244C29.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f250A32.5—
1m – 1m1f244C39—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 43A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 6 Oct 2023 Official rating 49 at the last run, 17 Oct 2023

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 4 figures · best 46C · median 39
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)243A32.5—
Good to Soft246C40.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f246C34—
1m – 1m1f243A39—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 19,695 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 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%+1.4—
Good4,4094009.1%−0.9—
Good to Soft1,95121411%+10 from 2
Soft2,1321848.6%−1.4—
Heavy563468.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)6,57166310.1%+0.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75840910.9%+0.9—
6f – 7f10,5041,07810.3%+0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,5073319.4%−0.60 from 2
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 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Newsroom (IRE) (Manduro)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lay It Out (IRE)50——
Early Edition (IRE)90——
Tanzanite (IRE)70——
Teddy's Profit (IRE)80——
Udacha (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

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

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
William Pyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 4 runs
17 Oct 23+11d Newcastle (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 2¾ 9-3 4950A22A Tom Eaves 40/1
06 Oct 23+8d Newcastle (AW) Alfie's Bar Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 2 9-5 —34A43A Sam James 80/1
28 Sep 23+13d Pontefract K C Sofas Castleford Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 8-9 —44C35C William Pyle 150/1
15 Sep 23 Chester Horseradish Catering & Events Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 14 9-1 —15C46C Cam Hardie 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has King For A Day won?
King For A Day (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2023.
Who trained King For A Day?
King For A Day (IRE) was trained by Craig Lidster on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 17 October 2023.
Who is King For A Day's sire?
King For A Day (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Newsroom (IRE), whose sire is Manduro.
What is King For A Day's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 17 October 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is King For A Day's sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,695 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 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 King For A Day's siblings?
Out of Newsroom (IRE), King For A Day (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2023. 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.