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Horse profile

Kissing Clara (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer Andy Hobbs · Last owner Gordon Kendrick
by Elusive City (USA) out of Purepleasureseeker (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
29 runs · 19 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Sep 2012 — 5,173 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 7th of 9 2 wins · Stratford & Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Kissing Clara (IRE) is 2 from 29. Hasn't won since Aug 2011. Last raced off 82, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating82↓ 14lb off peak
82 64–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 18 Aug 2012 Official rating 82 at the last jumps run, 5 Sep 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 1 Nov 2010 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 4 May 2012

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 111B · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good792A82—
Good to Firm5111B86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m10111B83.5—
2m1f – 2m4f289B74—
Flat 15 figures · best 75A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm974A67—
Standard (AW)475A65.5—
Good274A55.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1075A66—
1m – 1m1f373A67—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———

Of 29 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 29 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
Elusive City (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,428 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.51 from 14
Good1,4631278.7%−10 from 10
Good to Soft899728%−1.70 from 1
Soft1,123726.4%−3.3—
Heavy329237%−2.7—
Standard (AW)3,66341311.3%+1.61 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.70 from 1
6f – 7f4,12243810.6%+0.91 from 10
1m – 1m1f2,2742049%−0.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f692527.5%−2.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.61 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Purepleasureseeker (IRE) (Grand Lodge)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Mr Gallivanter (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mr Gallivanter (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Gallivanter (IRE)3461m½f–2m½fClass 3
Red Seeker (GB)1537f–7½fClass 5
Evervescent (IRE)3926f–1m2fClass 5
Potternello (IRE)2626f–7fClass 5
Little Miss Lola (GB)2515fClass 6
Red Barcelona (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 14 1 7% −5.00
Good 10 0 0% −10.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −0.25
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 16 1 6% −7.00
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +0.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 5 1 20% +4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% +1.75
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% −3.00
6f – 7f 10 1 10% −6.25
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
D P Fahy 7 1 14% +2.00
Luke Morris 5 0 0% −5.00
James Cowley 2 0 0% −2.00
Oliver Dayman 2 0 0% −2.00
Cathy Gannon 2 1 50% +1.75
Ryan Powell 2 0 0% −2.00
Stevie Donohoe 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Poste 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Caroline Hurley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Ben Furnival 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Greg Fairley 1 0 0% −1.00
Laura Pike 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 1 8% −3.00
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 7 1 14% −3.25
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 8 1 13% +1.00
2010 14 1 7% −10.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 15 1 7% −11.25
Hurdle 14 1 7% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 7 runs
05 Sep 12+6d Hereford Hay-On-Wye Booksellers Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 24 10-13 8268C D P Fahy 33/1
30 Aug 12+12d Stratford AJA Insure Their Members Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-2 82— James Cowley 4/1
18 Aug 12+20d Market Rasen Echo And Telegraphs 'Hands And Heels' Selling Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 7 10-8 8287A James Cowley 10/1
29 Jul 12+32d Stratford Warwickshire Life Magazine Classic Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 10-10 8682A D P Fahy 6/1
27 Jun 12+39d Worcester Mirror Punters Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 6/12 4 10-12 8892A D P Fahy 40/1
19 May 12+15d Uttoxeter 32Red Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 9/12 5 10-12 9078C Charlie Poste 33/1
04 May 12+218d Wolverhampton (AW) World Horse Welfare Celebrates 85 Years Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 9-7 6556C Luke Morris 33/1
2011 · 8 runs
29 Sep 11+11d Bangor-on-Dee Tetley's Bitter Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 3 10-5 9285B Miss Caroline Hurley 50/1
18 Sep 11+29d Plumpton Sis Live Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 6 10-12 9686C D P Fahy 16/1
20 Aug 11+9d Newton Abbot Toteplacepot Win Without Backing A Winner Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 8 10-12 —89B D P Fahy 5/1
11 Aug 11+13d Stratford Happy Birthday Rachel Walker Juvenile Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-5 —111B D P Fahy 8/1
29 Jul 11+19d Bangor-on-Dee Maelor Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 9-12 —— Mr Ben Furnival 66/1
10 Jul 11+12d Stratford Birmingham Mail Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 22 10-0 —63C Oliver Dayman 25/1
28 Jun 11+15d Stratford Follow Us On Twitter At Nickswine Juvenile Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 36 11-0 —71C Oliver Dayman 11/1
13 Jun 11+224d Sedgefield Paxtons And Case Ih Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 26 10-5 —59B D P Fahy 11/2
2010 · 14 runs
01 Nov 10+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Try Betdaq For An Exchange Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 8-6 6475A Cathy Gannon 11/4
23 Oct 10+12d Kempton (AW) Bet In-Running - Betdaq Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 8-5 6465A Luke Morris 4/1
11 Oct 10+14d Kempton (AW) Bet Euro 2012 Football - Betdaq Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 hd 7-13 6566A Ryan Powell 7/1
27 Sep 10+12d Bath John Sisk Nursery (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 9-5 6673A Stevie Donohoe 14/1
15 Sep 10+28d Beverley Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 hd 8-4 6674A Frankie McDonald 11/1
18 Aug 10+13d Folkestone Adamson's Laboratory Services Maiden Auction Stakes (Str) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 hd 7-11 6867A Ryan Powell 7/2
05 Aug 10+4d Brighton Toteswinger Flexi Betting Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1½ 8-5 7267B Cathy Gannon 3/1
01 Aug 10+10d Newbury Grundon Recycle Nursery (Str) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 3 9-3 7254A Liam Keniry 25/1
22 Jul 10+20d Doncaster Welcome To Yorkshire Onto A Winner Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 2 8-4 7274A Greg Fairley 4/1
02 Jul 10+15d Warwick Budbrooke Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 1¼ 8-6 7061B Luke Morris 4/6F
17 Jun 10+21d Beverley Beverley-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 shd 8-12 —74A Luke Morris 3/1
27 May 10+5d Brighton Alice In Raceland 6th June Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1 8-8 —62B Stevie Donohoe 50/1
22 May 10+26d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 12/16 ¾ 7-11 —39A Laura Pike 66/1
26 Apr 10 Windsor Sportingbet.com Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 4½ 8-4 —37A Luke Morris 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kissing Clara won?
Kissing Clara (IRE) won 2 of 29 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 8 times in total (27.6% of starts).
Who trained Kissing Clara?
Kissing Clara (IRE) was trained by Andy Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 5 September 2012.
Who is Kissing Clara's sire?
Kissing Clara (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Purepleasureseeker (IRE), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
What going does Kissing Clara prefer?
Kissing Clara (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kissing Clara's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 5 September 2012. The highest on record is 96.
What is Kissing Clara's sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,428 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
Who are Kissing Clara's siblings?
Out of Purepleasureseeker (IRE), Kissing Clara (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Mr Gallivanter (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mr Gallivanter (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.