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Horse profile

Limit Up (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2013) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
by Shamardal (USA) out of Love Me Tender (GB) (Green Desert)
12 runs · 10 courses · from May 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jul 2013 — 4,860 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2013 · 5th of 7 2 wins · Hamilton & Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Limit Up (GB) is 2 from 12, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2013.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5
Official rating78↓ 4lb off peak
78 75–82

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 75B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 27 Jun 2013 Official rating 78 at the last run, 7 Jul 2013

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 90B · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm390A61—
Good375B46—
Standard (AW)390B78—
Soft252A48.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f590B61—
Under 6f490A58—
1m – 1m1f377C75—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm1,98130615.4%+0.60 from 3
Good2,38733514%−0.81 from 3
Good to Soft1,01312412.2%−2.60 from 1
Soft1,28815111.7%−3.10 from 2
Heavy3704512.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)3,31556417%+2.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5838714.9%+0.10 from 4
6f – 7f4,07359314.6%−0.21 from 5
1m – 1m1f2,98547615.9%+1.11 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,07431315.1%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m475449.3%−5.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1802111.7%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m3825.3%−9.5—
Over 3m400%−14.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Love Me Tender (GB) (Green Desert)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them On A Whim (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (On A Whim (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
On A Whim (GB)1451m1½f–1m4fClass 6
Red Lover (GB)120——
La Tendresse (GB)60——
Ivory Star (GB)40——
All Good (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 1 33% +2.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +0.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 2 50% +4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 1 100% +4.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 1 20% −2.00
Under 6f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 8 2 25% +0.00
Silvestre De Sousa 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael J M Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Mongan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 8 2 25% +0.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2013 · 8 runs
07 Jul 13+10d Ayr Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 8-7 7860A Joe Fanning 10/3
27 Jun 13+12d Hamilton Saints And Sinners Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 9-4 7575B Joe Fanning 4/1
15 Jun 13+10d Leicester Strongbow Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 31 9-4 7746C Silvestre De Sousa 17/2
05 Jun 13+32d Kempton (AW) Winners Are Welcome At Betdaq Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 shd 9-2 8078A Michael J M Murphy 7/1
04 May 13+17d Newmarket Harbour Watch Timeform 'European Champion Two-Year-Old' Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 ¾ 8-7 8061A Joe Fanning 33/1
17 Apr 13+23d Newmarket 100,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-y-o Sprint Class 2 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 11 9-3 8044C Joe Fanning 20/1
25 Mar 13+10d Lingfield (AW) Fuel Communications Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 9-5 8090B Joe Fanning 2/1
15 Mar 13+279d Lingfield (AW) Free Horse Racing Bets With bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 3 ran 2/3 nk 9-5 8277C Joe Fanning 2/1
2012 · 4 runs
09 Jun 12+11d Chester Lamb's Navy Rum Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 2¼ 9-3 —45A Joe Fanning 9/4F
29 May 12+17d Ripon British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 1 9-3 —90A Silvestre De Sousa 15/2
12 May 12+8d Ascot McGee Group Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 hd 9-3 —52A Ian Mongan 9/1
04 May 12 Musselburgh E.b.f. Strides Ahead At Rz Group Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nse 9-3 —64A Joe Fanning 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Limit Up won?
Limit Up (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Limit Up?
Limit Up (GB) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 7 July 2013.
Who is Limit Up's sire?
Limit Up (GB) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Love Me Tender (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Limit Up prefer?
Limit Up (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Limit Up's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 7 July 2013. The highest on record is 82.
What is Limit Up's sire's record?
Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are Limit Up's siblings?
Out of Love Me Tender (GB), Limit Up (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: On A Whim (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (On A Whim (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.