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Konfusion (GB)

8yo gelding · Trainer Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith · Owner Mrs A Ellis
by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Tahira (GER) (Doyen)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Wetherby, Newcastle & Uttoxeter Off 189 days · 3rd of 13 Last raced off OR 145
KTB Profile

Konfusion is 5 wins from 18 starts on turf, all in handicaps, with four of those wins at 2m5f – 3m. He has won three times at Wetherby, once at Newcastle and once at Uttoxeter. His biggest success came in the Class 1 William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby on soft ground in Dec 2025 off a mark of 136. He last ran when third of 13 in the William Hill Handicap Chase at Aintree in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 145.

Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led OR at career high
Official rating145At career-high mark
145 92–145

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 17 Jan 2026

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 116C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5109B723 · 101 / 72
Good5102A861 · —
Soft4116C891 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5116C713 · 116 / 71
2m1f – 2m4f4109B89—
1m5f – 2m3100A86—
Over 3m2101A86.52 · 101 / 86.5

Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 141A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 11 Apr 2026 Official rating 145 at the last run, 11 Apr 2026

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 141A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good6134B1151 · —
Good to Soft5141A1373 · 141 / 140
Soft5129C1211 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7140B1283 · 140 / 129
2m1f – 2m4f4130A109.5—
1m5f – 2m3114A112—
Over 3m2141A1392 · 141 / 139

Of 18 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 · 16 figures from 18 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 from 8 analysed runs

  • Led 5 (63%) · 4 wins
  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Schiaparelli (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,827 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12—
Good to Firm43818.6%+6.6—
Good5796711.6%−0.42 from 6
Good to Soft4795411.3%−0.71 from 7
Soft5166512.6%+0.62 from 5
Heavy1721810.5%−1.5—
Standard (AW)37821.6%+9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12—
1m – 1m1f500%−12—
1m2f – 1m4f24625%+13—
1m5f – 2m5456712.3%+0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6476610.2%−1.81 from 4
2m5f – 3m4706313.4%+1.44 from 7
Over 3m1341813.4%+1.40 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tahira (GER) (Doyen)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 1 14% −3.00
Good 6 2 33% +0.38
Soft 5 2 40% +0.73

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 3 43% +3.38
Class 1 5 2 40% +0.73
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 3 100% +6.23
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 1 50% +2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +1.88
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 4 57% +5.11
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Kavanagh 5 1 20% −1.00
Callum Bewley 4 2 50% +1.73
Danny McMenamin 3 1 33% −0.12
Nick Scholfield 3 0 0% −3.00
Gavin Sheehan 2 1 50% +1.50
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 8 5 63% +8.11
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 5 42% +4.11
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 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
11 Apr 26+32d Aintree William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack - clipped the 12th fence - closed on the front group by the 15th and pressed for effort before two out after a slight blunder - moved into third by the last - drifted left but kept battling to the line for 3rd 3/13 6 12-0 14572B141A Gavin Sheehan 20/1
10 Mar 26+52d Cheltenham Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 22 ran Raced handy early - lost momentum with errors at the 6th and 12th - fell at the following fence F/22 — 11-2 145—— Callum Bewley 22/1
17 Jan 26+22d Haydock Sky Bet Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Sat close up early - clipped a fence 4 out and pushed along - hit the front 3 out - scrambled over 2 out - overtaken soon after - edged out of the places on the run-in for third 3/6 2 11-0 145101A137B Callum Bewley 10/3J
26 Dec 25+27d Wetherby William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 4 ran Set the pace from the start - pushed along four out and edged away approaching the last - kept finding more to the line 1/4 11-2 136116C129C Callum Bewley 8/11F
29 Nov 25+7d Newcastle BetMGM Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran On edge before the off - shared front rank early - hesitant jump 5th - hit front after 14th - roused 3 out - opened up before 2 out - a touch untidy at last - stayed on strongly then allowed to coast home 1/8 10-2 12571A140B Callum Bewley 3/1
22 Nov 25+21d Haydock Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled close to the pace - came out of the saddle at the 11th UR/10 — 11-1 125—— Danny McMenamin 9/4F
01 Nov 25+191d Wetherby bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Set out in front from the off - scrambled slightly at the 12th then driven forward after 4 out - clear at the last and eased up - kept finding more to the line 1/8 11-9 11571A128A Gavin Sheehan 5/2
24 Apr 25+26d Bangor-on-Dee Good Luck Wrexham A.F.C Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran Set the pace to the 8th - dropped back to third after - stayed in touch with the pack - regained second though scratchy at 2 out - pushed along between the last two - down and out with the winner clear before stumbling at the final flight 2/10 6 10-10 115—121A Peter Kavanagh 6/5F
29 Mar 25+16d Uttoxeter Abode Estate Agents Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran Fluent early - set the pace throughout and edged away before the 11th - kept finding more to the line - never seriously threatened 1/11 11-2 103—134B Danny McMenamin 15/8F
13 Mar 25+15d Hexham Paxton's Are Case IH's No1 Dealer Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled in 5th early - jumped awkwardly at the 4th - moved up to 3rd by the 8th - slipped back to 4th after a blunder at the 10th - regained 3rd but erred 3 out - back to 3rd before the last - stayed on without the speed to land a blow 3/11 1¾ 11-11 100109B130A Peter Kavanagh EvensF
26 Feb 25+148d Wetherby Entertain In Style At Wetherby Racecourse Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled midpack early - clipped a couple of obstacles - moved into contention approaching 4 out - hit the front before 3 out - overhauled at the last - rallied to regain command on the run-in and hold on 1/9 10-8 9280A123A Peter Kavanagh 3/1F
01 Oct 24+102d Sedgefield Join Rebecca Menzies Racing Club Today Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Handy early - hit the front 3rd - shared command 4 out - went clear approaching the following fence but stumbled badly on the far side - dropped away soon after - found renewed effort before the last - stayed on to finish third 3/7 20 9-13 9267B94B Peter Kavanagh 13/2
21 Jun 24+62d Market Rasen ABP Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 2¾ 11-1 92102A116A Peter Kavanagh 16/1
20 Apr 24+83d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbysshop.Co.Uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 6½ 11-0 9698C96A Nick Scholfield 33/1
28 Jan 24+22d Doncaster Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 35 11-2 —47C90C Nick Scholfield 20/1
06 Jan 24+543d Newcastle QuinnBet Acca Bonus Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 3 11-2 —61C96A Nick Scholfield 7/2
12 Jul 22+25d Southwell In Loving Memory Of James Storey Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 hd 10-12 —86C112C Danny McMenamin 8/1
17 Jun 22 Market Rasen ABP Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3 10-11 —100A114A Sean Quinlan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Konfusion (GB) won?
Konfusion (GB) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 10 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trains Konfusion (GB)?
Konfusion (GB) is trained by Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
Who is Konfusion (GB)'s sire?
Konfusion (GB) is by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Tahira (GER), whose sire is Doyen.
What going does Konfusion (GB) prefer?
Konfusion (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Konfusion (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 11 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Konfusion (GB)'s sire's record?
Schiaparelli (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,827 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2022. 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.