King Kubala (IRE)
King Kubala won his only start at Kelso in the Class 2 Racing Post+ Jodami Open NH Flat Race over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in Mar 2026. The gelding has one win and one place from two runs on turf since Nov 2025. By Getaway whose progeny have won 11.3% of 10839 runs since Jan 2008. His dam produced one winner among four runners that have been to the track.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 129dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 123B | 119 | 2 runs · 123 / 119 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures 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 11.3% of 10,923 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 23.5% from 132.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 132 | 31 | 23.5% | +12.2 | — |
| Good | 3,871 | 508 | 13.1% | +1.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,384 | 263 | 11% | −0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 3,161 | 291 | 9.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,247 | 126 | 10.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 127 | 13 | 10.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 78 | 7 | 9% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,397 | 371 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,099 | 469 | 11.4% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,706 | 311 | 11.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 615 | 73 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Holly Bird (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Holly Bird (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Bird (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 2m4½f | Class 5 |
| Goonhilly (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Barest Of Margins (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilcos Storm (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 26+129d | Kelso | Racing Post+ Jodami Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pace group before pushing forward 8f out - hit the front with authority over 2f out - drifted left and opened a gap approaching the final furlong - stretched the advantage to the line - always doing enough to win comfortably | 1/8 | 11-5 | 115B | 137A | Danny McMenamin | 5/2F | |
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 25 | Ayr | Coral Racing Club NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur Jockeys') (GBB Race) Settled midway through the pack early - moved into third with 4f remaining - pressed for effort 2f out - briefly up to second inside the final furlong - drifted left and slipped back late to finish third | 3/9 | 3¼ | 10-11 | 123B | 115A | William Maggs | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King Kubala won?
- King Kubala (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains King Kubala?
- King Kubala (IRE) is trained by Sandy Thomson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 March 2026.
- Who is King Kubala's sire?
- King Kubala (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Holly Baloo (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What is King Kubala's sire's record?
- Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,923 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.5% from 132.
- Who are King Kubala's siblings?
- Out of Holly Baloo (IRE), King Kubala (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Holly Bird (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Holly Bird (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.