Horse profile
Langford (GB)
by Compton Place (GB) out of Sharpening (GB) (Sharpo)
36 runs · 21 courses · from May 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Oct 2008 — 6,590 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 5th of 19
4 wins · Longchamp (FR), Kempton (AW) & Doncaster
KTB Profile
Langford (GB) is 4 from 36. Hasn't won since Jun 2008.
Based on 36 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 31lb off peak
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 13 (36.1%)Placed
- −18.88£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.99Fair A/E n=32 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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 rating66↓ 31lb off peak
66
66–97
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
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
Compton Place (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since Jan 2008 (515 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 11.5% from 165.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 165 | 19 | 11.5% | +3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,925 | 187 | 9.7% | +1.2 | 2 from 15 |
| Good | 1,626 | 127 | 7.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 811 | 56 | 6.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 625 | 51 | 8.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 118 | 8 | 6.8% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,077 | 264 | 8.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,609 | 250 | 9.6% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,990 | 330 | 8.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 815 | 55 | 6.7% | −1.8 | 2 from 27 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 549 | 46 | 8.4% | −0.1 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 280 | 26 | 9.3% | +0.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 86 | 5 | 5.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Sharpening (GB) (Sharpo)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 2 | 13% | −9.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.38 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.62 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 27 | 2 | 7% | −20.38 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleem Golam | 16 | 2 | 13% | −10.38 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 4 | 1 | 25% | — |
| Patrick Hills | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Michael Hills | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Baker | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 25% | — |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2005 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.38 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 08+42d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Barzan (Handicap) | 5/19 | nse | 9-2 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | — |
| 24 Aug 08+41d | Deauville (FR) | Prix des Gorges Saint-Aubert (Handicap) | 2/3 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | — |
| 14 Jul 08+34d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix des Fortifications (Claimer) | 3/3 | 1 | 9-9 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | — |
| 10 Jun 08+241d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Pontoise (Claimer) | 1/3 | 9-4 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | — | |
| 13 Oct 07+13d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Sports Betting Claiming Stakes | 1/12 | 9-3 | 66 | 69C | George Baker | 13/2 | |
| 30 Sep 07+18d | Musselburgh | Musselburgh News Claiming Stakes | 4/11 | shd | 9-4 | 72 | 63C | Paul Mulrennan | 8/1 |
| 12 Sep 07+18d | Kempton (AW) | digibet.com Claiming Stakes | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-3 | 76 | 64C | Patrick Hills | 5/2 |
| 25 Aug 07+21d | Windsor | Reading Evening Post Handicap | 13/13 | nk | 9-6 | 78 | 42C | Michael Hills | 16/1 |
| 04 Aug 07+58d | Goodwood | bluesquarecasino.com Apprentice Handicap | 10/12 | shd | 8-10 | 82 | 58C | Patrick Hills | 10/1 |
| 07 Jun 07+16d | Sandown | IG Index Mile Handicap | 10/15 | shd | 8-11 | 82 | 66C | Saleem Golam | 12/1 |
| 22 May 07+16d | Beverley | Siemens In Process Handicap | 2/9 | 2½ | 8-9 | 82 | 79C | Saleem Golam | 9/2 |
| 06 May 07+11d | Newmarket | StanJamesUK.com Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 6/16 | shd | 8-1 | 83 | 75C | Jimmy Quinn | 16/1 |
| 25 Apr 07+74d | Epsom Downs | bet at bluesq.com City And Suburban Handicap | 7/17 | 2½ | 8-3 | 87 | 71C | Saleem Golam | 25/1 |
| 10 Feb 07+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Handicap | 7/7 | ½ | 8-8 | 87 | 58C | Saleem Golam | 20/1 |
| 27 Jan 07+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Bonusprint.com Handicap | 4/7 | shd | 8-6 | 88 | 62C | Saleem Golam | 14/1 |
| 31 Dec 06+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontins.com Handicap | 3/9 | 2 | 8-8 | 88 | 84C | Tom Queally | 12/1 |
| 08 Dec 06+6d | Kempton (AW) | digibet.com Handicap | 5/9 | 1 | 9-7 | 90 | 75C | Jim Crowley | 16/1 |
| 02 Dec 06+11d | Southwell (AW) | southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 8/9 | ¾ | 8-7 | 90 | 52C | Patrick Hills | 10/1 |
| 21 Nov 06+68d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wbx.com Launching 25th November Conditions Stakes | 6/7 | ¾ | 9-0 | 90 | 65C | Jim Crowley | 10/1 |
| 14 Sep 06+41d | Ayr | Saga 105.2FM Handicap | 4/9 | ½ | 9-8 | 94 | 69C | Saleem Golam | 33/1 |
| 04 Aug 06+27d | Goodwood | totesport Mile (Heritage Handicap) | 15/17 | 3½ | 8-10 | 96 | 41C | Tom Queally | 16/1 |
| 08 Jul 06+9d | Sandown | Totescoop6 Heritage Handicap | 16/17 | hd | 8-11 | 96 | 53C | Saleem Golam | 16/1 |
| 29 Jun 06+8d | Newcastle | GNER 10th Birthday Seaton Delaval Trophy Handicap | 5/9 | hd | 9-7 | 97 | 93C | Frankie Dettori | 11/4F |
| 21 Jun 06+39d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 11/30 | ½ | 8-11 | 97 | 83C | Frankie Dettori | 25/1 |
| 13 May 06+224d | Newmarket | 32Red Online Casino Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 3/17 | 1 | 9-0 | 96 | 77C | Michael Hills | 33/1 |
| 01 Oct 05+33d | Newmarket | Cambridgeshire Heritage Handicap | 27/30 | ½ | 8-2 | 94 | 48C | Saleem Golam | 50/1 |
| 29 Aug 05+11d | Ripon | Ripon Rowels Handicap | 2/18 | ½ | 9-4 | 94 | 96C | Saleem Golam | 15/2 |
| 18 Aug 05+25d | York | Persimmon Homes Handicap | 6/19 | ¾ | 8-8 | 94 | 81C | Saleem Golam | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 05+11d | Pontefract | Pomfret Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-6 | 90 | 88C | Saleem Golam | 13/2 |
| 13 Jul 05+18d | Lingfield (AW) | E.B.F. Paul Kelleway Memorial Classified Stakes (AW) | 2/12 | 2 | 8-12 | 89 | 77C | Saleem Golam | 8/1 |
| 25 Jun 05+3d | Doncaster | Rascal.uk.com Vip Hospitality Classified Stakes | 1/7 | 9-0 | 83 | 60C | Saleem Golam | 13/8F | |
| 22 Jun 05+10d | Epsom Downs | Cyril & Robbie Mitchell Handicap | 2/7 | nk | 9-13 | 86 | 109C | Saleem Golam | 7/2C |
| 12 Jun 05+12d | Doncaster | Fox Security Systems Handicap (Str) | 1/10 | 9-4 | 80 | 85C | Saleem Golam | 2/1F | |
| 31 May 05+14d | Sandown | Betfair Bet In Running Handicap | 2/17 | shd | 8-11 | 79 | 73C | Saleem Golam | 12/1 |
| 17 May 05+10d | Redcar | Carlsberg Straight-mile Championship Handicap (Qualifier) | 7/12 | 1 | 9-6 | 81 | 74C | Joe Fanning | 13/2 |
| 07 May 05 | Newmarket | Suffolk Heritage Handicap | 11/17 | 3 | 8-1 | 84 | 37C | Jamie Mackay | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Langford (GB) won?
- Langford (GB) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 13 times in total (36.1% of starts).
- Who trained Langford (GB)?
- Langford (GB) was trained by H Hesse on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 5 October 2008.
- Who is Langford (GB)'s sire?
- Langford (GB) is by Compton Place (GB) out of Sharpening (GB), whose sire is Sharpo.
- What going does Langford (GB) prefer?
- Langford (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Langford (GB)'s official rating?
- Langford (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 97.
- What is Langford (GB)'s sire's record?
- Compton Place (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since Jan 2008 (515 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 11.5% from 165.