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King's Fountain (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2024) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Tony Bloom Ian Mcaleavy
by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Lixirova (FR) (Slickly)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jun 2024 — 869 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2024 · 4th of 7 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

King's Fountain is a gelding by Too Darn Hot out of Lixirova who was yet to win from five starts. He showed his best effort when fourth of seven in a Class 5 handicap at Beverley in Jun 2024, having worn first-time headgear and raced off an official rating of 74. The maiden contested four races over 1m to 1m1f and one over 6f to 7f, on turf and all-weather surfaces. He reached a highest official rating of 76.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Beverley, 18 Jun 2024

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 5 figures · best 95C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm295C89—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f495C87.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 11 May 2024 Official rating 74 at the last run, 18 Jun 2024

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 83A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm279A77—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f479A76—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 2,360 runs since Apr 2023 (324 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9333.3%+19.3—
Good to Firm4697115.1%+1.10 from 2
Good6248313.3%−0.7—
Good to Soft2653714%00 from 1
Soft2442911.9%−2.10 from 1
Heavy631117.5%+3.5—
Standard (AW)6869614%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f117119.4%−4.6—
6f – 7f92513414.5%+0.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f72010514.6%+0.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f4816713.9%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m941313.8%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f2300%−14—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lixirova (FR) (Slickly)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Valley Forge (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Valley Forge (GB)).

Family form: Anniversary (GB) finished 2nd of 5 at Plumpton, 19 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valley Forge (GB)1331m4f–2mClass 2
Mudallel (IRE)1731mClass 4
Anniversary (GB)1321m–2m1½fClass 4
Speak (GB)611mClass 4
Lenya (GB)211m2fClass 4
Lily Like (GB)250——
Repatriated (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 3 0 0% −3.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Rodriguez 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 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
2024 · 3 runs
18 Jun 24+38d Beverley Baker McVeigh And Abbott Yorkshire Handicap Class 5 · 1m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 9-5 7490B75A Jason Watson 3/1
11 May 24+44d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 1 9-0 7695C79A Callum Rodriguez 7/2J
28 Mar 24+173d Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 shd 9-4 —85C77B Oisin Murphy 2/1
2023 · 2 runs
07 Oct 23+17d Newmarket Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 1 9-7 —83A75A Oisin Murphy 9/4F
20 Sep 23 Sandown Follow RacingTV On X Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 nk 9-7 —90A83A Oisin Murphy 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has King's Fountain won?
King's Fountain (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained King's Fountain?
King's Fountain (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 18 June 2024.
Who is King's Fountain's sire?
King's Fountain (GB) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Lixirova (FR), whose sire is Slickly.
What is King's Fountain's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 18 June 2024. The highest on record is 76.
What is King's Fountain's sire's record?
Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 2,360 runs since Apr 2023 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
Who are King's Fountain's siblings?
Out of Lixirova (FR), King's Fountain (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Valley Forge (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Valley Forge (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.