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Horse profile

Little Finch (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer Sean Curran · Last owner D M Barry
by Acclamation (GB) out of Hard To Lay (IRE) (Dolphin Street)
22 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Oct 2009 — 6,223 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 10th of 11 Won at Catterick New yard Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Little Finch (IRE) is 1 from 22, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since May 2007. The win came on turf — 0 from 11 on the all-weather.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 6
Official rating47↓ 3lb off peak
47 41–50

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 39A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 21 Oct 2009 Official rating 47 at the last run, 21 Oct 2009

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 →

Flat 21 figures · best 53C · median 24
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1143A29—
Good to Firm553C24—
Good432C9—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1253C25.5—
Under 6f737A22—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 22 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
Acclamation (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,711 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1512315.2%+5.20 from 1
Good to Firm3,91744611.4%+1.41 from 6
Good4,4104009.1%−0.90 from 4
Good to Soft1,95221411%+1—
Soft2,1351848.6%−1.4—
Heavy563468.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)6,58266310.1%+0.10 from 11
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75940910.9%+0.90 from 8
6f – 7f10,5111,07810.3%+0.31 from 12
1m – 1m1f3,5113319.4%−0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,2111068.8%−1.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m482377.7%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f195136.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m4224.8%−5.2—

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

Dam
Hard To Lay (IRE) (Dolphin Street)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Scommettitrice (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Scommettitrice (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Scommettitrice (IRE)6555f–6fClass 5
Intrepid Lady (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Firm 6 1 17% +5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 16 1 6% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 3 1 33% +8.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 12 1 8% −1.00
Under 6f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Gibbons 3 1 33% +8.00
Paul Eddery 2 0 0% −2.00
Krish Gundowry 2 0 0% −2.00
Duran Fentiman 2 0 0% −2.00
Neil Brown 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Fessey 2 0 0% −2.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Kirsty Milczarek 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Ghunowa 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 16 1 6% −5.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 16 1 6% −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
2009 · 1 run
21 Oct 09+314d Kempton (AW) Kia Soul, Safe Bet Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1¾ 8-8 4739A Cathy Gannon 16/1
2008 · 5 runs
11 Dec 08+285d Chelmsford (AW) Belfry Apprentice Handicap (Div II) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 2¼ 8-9 4722A Danny Mullins 16/1
01 Mar 08+36d Wolverhampton (AW) Mum Knows That Pontin's Is Best Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 1¾ 8-5 47-12C Chris Catlin 16/1
25 Jan 08+5d Kempton (AW) Digibet Sports Betting Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 8-5 4537A Paul Eddery 9/1
20 Jan 08+11d Wolverhampton (AW) pontins.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 3½ 7-12 4629A Krish Gundowry 22/1
09 Jan 08+13d Kempton (AW) Kempton For Weddings Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 8-5 4543A Paul Eddery 13/2
2007 · 16 runs
27 Dec 07+8d Southwell (AW) southwell-racecourse.co.uk Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 1¼ 7-12 5022C Adrian McCarthy 25/1
19 Dec 07+9d Kempton (AW) Digibet Sports Betting Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 8-8 5032C Duran Fentiman 33/1
10 Dec 07+5d Lingfield (AW) Lady Luck's Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 shd 8-4 5022C Krish Gundowry 14/1
05 Dec 07+36d Kempton (AW) digibet.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 1½ 7-11 4535C Duran Fentiman 66/1
30 Oct 07+41d Wolverhampton (AW) centrebet.com Poker Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 4 7-9 456C Kirsty Milczarek 66/1
19 Sep 07+33d Beverley Beverley Annual Badgeholders Selling Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran UR/12 — 8-6 41— Paul Mulrennan 28/1
17 Aug 07+6d Catterick Entertain Clients At Catterick Racecourse Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 21 8-1 427C Kevin Ghunowa 14/1
11 Aug 07+32d Redcar Turftv Betting Shop Service Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Firm · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 8-7 4727C Neil Brown 33/1
10 Jul 07+28d Pontefract Dianne Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 22 7-12 4811C Paul Fessey 100/1
12 Jun 07+8d Redcar Turftv Betting Service Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 6 8-11 —1C Graham Gibbons 7/1
04 Jun 07+2d Thirsk Buck Inn Thornton Watlass Fillies' Selling Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 5 9-3 —24C Phillip Makin 4/1
02 Jun 07+7d Musselburgh Vorwerk Thermomix Germany Selling Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 ¾ 8-5 —5C Neil Brown 13/2
26 May 07+23d Catterick toteplacepot Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 8-6 —53C Graham Gibbons 10/1
03 May 07+5d Catterick Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 6 7-13 —11C Rory Moore 40/1
28 Apr 07+14d Ripon Totepool Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 8-4 —28C Graham Gibbons 20/1
14 Apr 07 Newcastle E.B.F. Novice Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 8-7 —32C Paul Fessey 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little Finch won?
Little Finch (IRE) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 4 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Little Finch?
Little Finch (IRE) was trained by Sean Curran on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 21 October 2009.
Who is Little Finch's sire?
Little Finch (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Hard To Lay (IRE), whose sire is Dolphin Street.
What going does Little Finch prefer?
Little Finch (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Little Finch's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 21 October 2009. The highest on record is 50.
What is Little Finch's sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,711 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Who are Little Finch's siblings?
Out of Hard To Lay (IRE), Little Finch (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Scommettitrice (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Scommettitrice (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. 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.