Horse profile
King's School (GB)
by Lightning Spear (GB) out of Elenora Delight (GB) (Dansili)
36 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Newcastle (AW)
Ran 10 days ago · 5th of 20
Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile
King's School is a gelding with four wins from 36 starts, all on the all-weather over 6f – 7f. He has won four times at Newcastle (AW), most recently in a Class 5 handicap there in May 2026 off an official rating of 73. He has never won on turf from nine starts. Typically held up, he finished fifth of 20 at York in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 75.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on AW
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 17 (47.2%)Placed
- +2.75£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=36 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 rating75↓ 4lb off peak
75
59–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 112
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 27 | 117A | 93 | 4 · 106 / 97 |
| Good | 3 | 101C | 94 | 2 · 101 / 97.5 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 112A | 95 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 85C | 81.5 | 2 · 85 / 81.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 114A | 95 | 10 · 112 / 93.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 117A | 79 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 79C | 78 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 17 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 from 8 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (75%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 604 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 92 | 11 | 12% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 54 | 4 | 7.4% | −3.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | −4.4 | — |
| Heavy | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +6.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 260 | 33 | 12.7% | +1.4 | 4 from 27 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +7.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 240 | 26 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 4 from 26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 144 | 17 | 11.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
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
Elenora Delight (GB) (Dansili)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 27 | 4 | 15% | +11.75 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 18 | 3 | 17% | +8.75 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +1.00 |
| Class 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 21 | 4 | 19% | +17.75 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 4 | 15% | +12.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Fentiman | 12 | 3 | 25% | +23.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Connor Beasley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Gray | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Molly Keegan-Price | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Amy Collier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 27 | 4 | 15% | +11.75 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +5.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +2.75 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct 26+20d | York | Pj Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Stakes Raced in midfield - met trouble early after treading on a rival and nearly going down - urged along over 2f out and moved up to the front group - upsides over 1f out - lost ground inside final furlong and weakened late to finish 5th | 5/20 | ½ | 9-1 | 75 | 85C | 94A | Molly Keegan-Price | 16/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+23d | Ayr | Jordan Electrics Handicap Stakes Settled midfield - stepped up effort inside final two furlongs and stayed on well - unable to reel in leader late but held third | 3/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 76 | 77A | 87A | Conor Whiteley | 10/1 |
| 27 Aug 26+26d | Southwell (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At Raceday-ready.com Handicap Stakes Held up in the pack - driven approaching 2f out - stayed on late but never in contention - finished fifth beaten 6 lengths | 5/11 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 92A | 77A | Warren Fentiman | 25/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+23d | Thirsk | William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes Held up in the pack - given a nudge with 3f left - unable to close - beaten well into 8th | 8/15 | 2½ | 8-11 | 78 | 94C | 80A | Jonny Peate | 33/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+27d | Doncaster | Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Pound Handicap settled towards the back - driven along approaching 2f out - made late headway in the final furlong but lacked the speed to trouble the principals | 5/10 | 2¾ | 10-2 | 79 | 112A | 85A | Connor Beasley | 9/1 |
| 12 Jun 26+24d | Chester | Allington Hughes Law Bicentenary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled in the pack early - driven approaching final two furlongs and gained ground in the last - finished with vigour to snatch second close to the line | 2/11 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 78 | 78A | 96A | Miss Amy Collier | 4/1 |
| 19 May 26+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Newcastle Tapeta Enabling Champions Since 2016 Handicap Held a central position early - driven up approaching 2f out to gain ground - moved into second with a furlong left - finished strongly to hit the front in the closing strides | 1/10 | 9-4 | 73 | 101A | 90A | Warren Fentiman | 5/1 | |
| 20 Apr 26+139d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along inside final furlong - gained ground late to move into third - edged out for second close home | 3/14 | nk | 9-4 | 73 | 106B | 94A | Warren Fentiman | 22/1 |
| 02 Dec 25+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled towards the back - nudged into contention with a furlong left - lost momentum inside final 100yds - finished 8th | 8/11 | 1 | 9-4 | 74 | 93A | 75A | Warren Fentiman | 9/2 |
| 04 Nov 25+18d | Redcar | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Handicap Hesitant start settling towards the back - made progress up the inner and stayed on through the last furlong - edged out for second by a short head | 3/14 | nse | 9-5 | 73 | 101C | 85A | Warren Fentiman | 16/1 |
| 17 Oct 25+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Happy Birthday Phil From Probio-Energy Handicap Settled towards back early - closed on outer with a furlong left driven along - stayed on to finish but lacked the speed to get closer | 3/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 73 | 103A | 87A | Warren Fentiman | 9/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+30d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back early - improved position wide from over 2f out and stayed on to the line | 3/9 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 73 | 74A | 91A | Warren Fentiman | 13/2 |
| 29 Aug 25+153d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Hesitant start - settled towards rear then made progress wide of the pack approaching final furlong - closed strongly to score close home | 1/13 | 9-4 | 69 | 104B | 84A | Warren Fentiman | 16/1 | |
| 29 Mar 25+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Checked and moved right at the outset - settled towards the back - found space and picked up strongly inside the final furlong - moved into third but no match for the front two | 3/9 | 2½ | 9-9 | 70 | 84A | 79A | Connor Beasley | 9/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Slow to break - settled at the back of the field - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't threaten - finished sixth | 6/7 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 72 | 90A | 68A | Kaiya Fraser | 5/2F |
| 27 Feb 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled last early - failed to make impact through the race - finished 5th beaten under two lengths | 5/6 | ¾ | 8-8 | 72 | 85A | 66B | Kaiya Fraser | 11/1 |
| 14 Feb 25+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Squeezed for space at the break - never got competitive - held throughout - finished well held in 9th | 9/10 | ¾ | 8-5 | 74 | 114A | 56A | Rhys Elliott | 9/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+9d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Sluggish start - stayed towards the back - found some late finish inside final furlong but well held | 8/12 | ¾ | 8-9 | 75 | 117A | 67A | Warren Fentiman | 22/1 |
| 14 Jan 25+6d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - finished well to snatch third close home | 3/7 | 6 | 9-2 | 75 | 74A | 68A | Warren Fentiman | 9/2 |
| 08 Jan 25+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - improved late but couldn't reach the front runners | 4/10 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 75 | 72A | 80A | Warren Fentiman | 4/1 |
| 28 Dec 24+7d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Moved across right early - settled towards back - made strong progress near the far flank a furlong out - pushed out to get up close home | 1/11 | 8-10 | 72 | 95A | 79A | Warren Fentiman | 11/1 | |
| 21 Dec 24+4d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Settled midpack early - improved into contention 3f out - moved up to second with 2f left - hit the front a furlong out - kept driving to the line for the win | 1/11 | 9-5 | 70 | 105A | 86A | Kaiya Fraser | 11/4 | |
| 17 Dec 24+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Settled towards back early - moved up along the inside a furlong out - stayed on late but not fast enough to get involved in finish | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 70 | 95A | 90A | Kaiya Fraser | 9/4F |
| 23 Nov 24+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Apprentice Handicap Settled at the back - angled right a furlong out - came through with a sustained run - grabbed second close home but beaten a neck | 2/11 | hd | 9-8 | 67 | 106A | 85A | Kaiya Fraser | 5/2F |
| 11 Nov 24+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Settled in 6th early - made progress through the field over a furlong out - pushed into 2nd inside the last - flew home but denied by a short margin | 2/11 | nk | 9-11 | 65 | 110A | 93A | Billy Loughnane | 5/2F |
| 29 Oct 24+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Restricted for room early - settled towards back - eased right for space approaching final two furlongs - made progress with a furlong left - hit front close home - caught in the last strides for second | 2/12 | nse | 9-4 | 60 | 114A | 90A | Billy Loughnane | 7/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Settled towards the back - boxed in with just over a furlong left - found a gap and made progress - stayed on well in the closing stages - grabbed second right on the line | 2/12 | ¾ | 8-12 | 59 | 102A | 80A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled behind the pace pulling hard - moved across to the near side approaching 2f out - hit the front inside the last furlong - quickly overtaken - unable to find more and weakened to finish 5th beaten 2¾ lengths | 5/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 60 | 85B | 74A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/2 |
| 20 Aug 24+22d | Nottingham | My Pension Expert; Your Trusted Advisers Handicap Sat with pace on the wide side - asked for effort over 2f out - lost ground inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 63 | 78B | 68A | Tom Marquand | 15/2 |
| 29 Jul 24+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Maiden Handicap | 3/8 | 2½ | 9-7 | 64 | 76A | 69A | Shane Gray | 17/2 |
| 22 Jun 24+15d | Redcar | Woodsmith Construction Straight Mile 'Confined' Handicap | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 65 | 95C | 75A | Shane Gray | 18/1 |
| 07 Jun 24+68d | Haydock | Betfred 'Join Our Sports Club' Handicap | 5/6 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 69 | 78A | 57B | Tom Marquand | 22/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+108d | Southwell (AW) | N&L Franklin Developments Handicap | 4/4 | 1½ | 9-6 | 72 | 79C | 56B | Callum Shepherd | 6/4J |
| 14 Dec 23+36d | Chelmsford City (AW) | EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/14 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 40B | 76A | Callum Shepherd | 10/3F |
| 08 Nov 23+9d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 5/13 | nk | 9-7 | — | 59B | 71A | Luke Morris | 13/2 |
| 30 Oct 23 | Newcastle (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 79A | 75A | Tom Marquand | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King's School (GB) won?
- King's School (GB) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 17 times in total (47.2% of starts).
- Who trains King's School (GB)?
- King's School (GB) is trained by Gemma Tutty, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is King's School (GB)'s sire?
- King's School (GB) is by Lightning Spear (GB) out of Elenora Delight (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
- What going does King's School (GB) prefer?
- King's School (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 27 starts (14.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is King's School (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 79.
- What is King's School (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lightning Spear (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 604 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together.