Local Poet (GB)
Local Poet (GB) is 3 from 41, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2006. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 23 on turf. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 52, 30lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–41Wins / Runs
- 7.3%Strike rate
- 8 (19.5%)Placed
- −24.75£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.67Fair A/E n=41 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 524 runs since Jan 2008 (47 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | −2.6 | 0 from 9 |
| Good | 155 | 15 | 9.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 102 | 13 | 12.7% | +2.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 92 | 16 | 17.4% | +7.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | −4.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 70 | 3 | 4.3% | −6 | 3 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +2.2 | 3 from 34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | −6.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 147 | 19 | 12.9% | +2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 11 | 10.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 113 | 13 | 11.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −5.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 3 | 17% | −1.75 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 17 | 3 | 18% | −0.75 |
| Class 6 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Southwell (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Ayr | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 34 | 3 | 9% | −17.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Eaves | 15 | 2 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Phillip Makin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Jamie Moriarty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr C McGaffin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lee Enstone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darren Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Francis Ferris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 9 | 3 | 33% | +7.25 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.75 |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 19 May 08+20d | Musselburgh | Ladies Of The Links Selling Stakes | 11/11 | 30 | 8-12 | 52 | 30C | Tony Hamilton | 28/1 |
| 29 Apr 08+49d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Club Apprentice Handicap | 8/9 | 14 | 8-9 | 52 | 21C | Barry McHugh | 7/1 |
| 11 Mar 08+26d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 'Champion Hurdle' - Betdaq Classified Claiming Stakes | 9/14 | ¾ | 8-5 | 52 | 43A | Paul Hanagan | 5/1 |
| 14 Feb 08+10d | Southwell (AW) | Love Is In Air At Pontin's Selling Stakes | 2/7 | 4 | 8-8 | 60 | 53B | Jamie Moriarty | 9/2 |
| 04 Feb 08+21d | Southwell (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 01636 814481 Claiming Stakes | 4/6 | ¾ | 8-7 | 60 | 51B | Paul Mulrennan | 12/1 |
| 14 Jan 08+55d | Southwell (AW) | Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Selling Stakes | 4/5 | 2 | 8-12 | 60 | 47B | Tom Eaves | 9/2 |
| 2007 · 16 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 07+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Book Early And Save Selling Stakes | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 60 | 51C | Phillip Makin | 9/1 |
| 22 Oct 07+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | The betangel.com Claiming Stakes | 6/12 | nk | 8-9 | 62 | 56C | Tom Eaves | 16/1 |
| 06 Oct 07+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | WBX.COM No Commission On Big Races Claiming Stakes | 6/11 | 3 | 8-11 | 64 | 48C | Jamie Moriarty | 16/1 |
| 08 Sep 07+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Brindley Citroen Claiming Stakes | 7/9 | 2½ | 9-7 | 69 | 50C | Paul Mulrennan | 9/1 |
| 11 Aug 07+13d | Ayr | Mouchel Parkman Handicap | 11/13 | 1¼ | 8-3 | 60 | 31C | Tom Eaves | 18/1 |
| 29 Jul 07+10d | Carlisle | Support Equine Grass Sickness Fund Claiming Stakes | 8/9 | 1 | 9-7 | 61 | 33C | Tom Eaves | 2/1J |
| 19 Jul 07+16d | Hamilton | Bill And David McHarg Memorial Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-13 | 58 | 66C | Tom Eaves | 4/1 |
| 03 Jul 07+13d | Hamilton | Bet Now At WBX.com Handicap | 2/13 | 1½ | 9-7 | 57 | 64C | Tom Eaves | 7/1 |
| 20 Jun 07+7d | Hamilton | Raeburn Group Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 8-6 | 44 | 58C | Mark Lawson | 11/2 |
| 13 Jun 07+6d | Hamilton | F&C Investments Amateur Riders' Handicap | 4/14 | shd | 10-7 | 53 | 61C | Mr C McGaffin | 12/1 |
| 07 Jun 07+28d | Hamilton | Sam Collingwood-Cameron Handicap | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-12 | 53 | 43C | Phillip Makin | 13/2 |
| 10 May 07+31d | Ayr | See Deacon Blue Here Handicap | 5/13 | 1 | 8-8 | 55 | 57C | Phillip Makin | 16/1 |
| 09 Apr 07+16d | Musselburgh | US PGA Tour Only On Setanta Golf Handicap | 7/13 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 50 | 51C | Duran Fentiman | 14/1 |
| 24 Mar 07+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Family Holidays Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 8-11 | 69 | 71C | Tom Eaves | 9/1 |
| 14 Mar 07+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Family Holidays Handicap (Div 1) | 8/9 | nk | 8-13 | 72 | 59C | Tom Eaves | 25/1 |
| 10 Feb 07+191d | Wolverhampton (AW) | bonusprint.com Handicap | 11/12 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 75 | 51C | Duran Fentiman | 33/1 |
| 2006 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 06+31d | Musselburgh | John Smith's Extra Cold Handicap | 10/10 | 6 | 8-6 | 63 | 21C | Tom Eaves | 25/1 |
| 03 Jul 06+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | John Smith's No Nonsense Day Apprentice Claiming Stakes | 7/12 | 1½ | 9-2 | 63 | 46C | Liam Jones | 2/1F |
| 21 Jun 06+20d | Hamilton | Clydesdale Bank Handicap | 7/9 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 68 | 51C | Tony Hamilton | 9/1 |
| 01 Jun 06+7d | Ayr | Macdonalds Solicitors Handicap | 9/9 | 13 | 9-7 | 73 | 36C | Tom Eaves | 8/1 |
| 25 May 06+62d | Ayr | Magner's Irish Cider Handicap | 7/10 | 2 | 8-4 | 73 | 30C | Royston Ffrench | 25/1 |
| 24 Mar 06+20d | Southwell | Betfred Million Handicap | 11/14 | 3 | 8-6 | 73 | 44C | Tom Eaves | 15/8F |
| 04 Mar 06+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Direct On 0800 211 222 Handicap | 1/11 | 9-4 | 75 | 60C | Paul Hanagan | 11/4F | |
| 23 Feb 06+42d | Southwell (AW) | Be Lucky At Littlewoodspools.co.uk Handicap | 5/11 | shd | 9-4 | 75 | 64C | Tom Eaves | 9/4F |
| 12 Jan 06+23d | Southwell (AW) | Betdirect Freephone 0800 211 222 Handicap | 1/13 | 9-0 | 70 | 79C | Tom Eaves | 7/2F | |
| 2005 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 05+52d | Southwell (AW) | Betdirect Freephone 0800 211 222 Handicap (Div 2) | 1/12 | 9-0 | 65 | 78C | Tom Eaves | 7/1 | |
| 29 Oct 05+30d | Ayr | John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap | 6/18 | ½ | 8-5 | 67 | 56C | Neil Pollard | 16/1 |
| 29 Sep 05+12d | Ayr | Book Your Christmas Party At Ayr Handicap | 8/18 | 1½ | 8-7 | 69 | 62C | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
| 17 Sep 05+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Alan Bennett Butchers Handicap | 5/13 | hd | 9-4 | 70 | 63C | Lee Enstone | 8/1 |
| 19 Aug 05+14d | Ayr | Dawn Construction Handicap | 6/6 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 72 | 50C | Royston Ffrench | 9/2 |
| 05 Aug 05+42d | Haydock | MTB Group Handicap | 10/15 | shd | 8-8 | 74 | 58C | Royston Ffrench | 14/1 |
| 24 Jun 05+20d | Newcastle | Betfred Sprint Series Handicap (Qualifier) | 5/16 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 75 | 75C | Graham Gibbons | 11/2 |
| 04 Jun 05+28d | Doncaster | Racsal.uk.com VIP Hospitality Handicap | 5/15 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 77 | 64C | Darren Williams | 14/1 |
| 07 May 05+7d | Beverley | Leisure Furnishings Handicap | 14/17 | 1½ | 9-2 | 80 | 49C | Graham Gibbons | 5/1F |
| 30 Apr 05 | Newmarket | Ladbrokes Heritage Handicap | 14/30 | nk | 8-0 | 82 | 56C | Francis Ferris | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Local Poet won?
- Local Poet (GB) won 3 of 41 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 7.3%. Placed 8 times in total (19.5% of starts).
- Who trained Local Poet?
- Local Poet (GB) was trained by Ollie Pears on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 19 May 2008.
- Who is Local Poet's sire?
- Local Poet (GB) is by Robellino (USA) out of Laugharne (GB), whose sire is Known Fact.
- What going does Local Poet prefer?
- Local Poet (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 18 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 Local Poet's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 19 May 2008. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Local Poet's sire's record?
- Robellino (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 524 runs since Jan 2008 (47 horses), Flat and jumps together.