Horse profile
Looking Splendid (GB)
by Passing Glance (GB) out of Splendid Blue (IRE) (Blueprint)
21 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Kelso & Carlisle
Beaten favourite LTO
Off 146 days · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile
Looking Splendid is a gelding with three wins from 21 starts on turf, all at Class 5 level. He has won twice at Kelso and once at Carlisle, with all wins on good going over trips between 2m1f and 3m. The horse led in four of five analysed runs. He finished third of five as the beaten favourite at Kelso in May 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 110.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 5
OR at career high
- 3–21Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 7 (33.3%)Placed
- −4.67£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=21 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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 rating110At career-high mark
110
93–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 125
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 125B | 110.5 | 3 · 125 / 116 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 112A | 93 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 4 | 88B | 73 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 125B | 103.5 | 2 · 105 / 94 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 125B | 97 | 3 · 125 / 116 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 93A | 74 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs
- Led 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Passing Glance (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 15.8% from 221. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.3% from 289. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 110. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +10.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 20 | 8.5% | −3.9 | — |
| Good | 1,314 | 185 | 14.1% | +1.7 | 3 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 817 | 92 | 11.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 641 | 82 | 12.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 221 | 35 | 15.8% | +3.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 289 | 21 | 7.3% | −5.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −8.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 171 | 15 | 8.8% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 219 | 23 | 10.5% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 247 | 25 | 10.1% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,339 | 165 | 12.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 897 | 121 | 13.5% | +1.1 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 525 | 71 | 13.5% | +1.1 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 110 | 17 | 15.5% | +3.1 | — |
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
Splendid Blue (IRE) (Blueprint)
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 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +6.33 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +4.33 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 10 | 2 | 20% | +1.83 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.83 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Johnston | 7 | 3 | 43% | +9.33 |
| Bruce Lynn | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Edward Austin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ryan Mania | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.83 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 2 | 13% | −6.17 |
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 26+34d | Kelso | Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early and shared front spot after 1st - settled into second from 4th - lost touch with pace-setters 2 out - urged before last and up the run-in - finished 3rd staying on | 3/5 | 9 | 11-6 | 110 | 97C | 119B | Dylan Johnston | 13/8F |
| 20 Apr 26+18d | Kelso | Royal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot but stayed handy before 5th - regained command approaching 2 out - driven along and chased hard after 2 out - overtaken before last and battled on for second | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 106 | 116A | 130A | Dylan Johnston | 2/1F |
| 02 Apr 26+115d | Kelso | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Settled in third early - moved up to hit the front before the 9th - lost the advantage at the 12th - back in command approaching two out - driven out to stay on strongly and win | 1/10 | 11-8 | 97 | 125B | 121B | Dylan Johnston | 13/2 | |
| 08 Dec 25+24d | Musselburgh | Musselburgh Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle Held up early - pushed along without threatening leaders - no headway from 2 out - finished sixth well held | 6/6 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 98 | 83B | 102B | Dylan Johnston | 4/1 |
| 14 Nov 25+29d | Newcastle | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle Settled with a firm grip early - tracked the pace and pushed into contention by the 7th - closed on the front pair approaching two out looking comfortable - moved into second before the last - unable to find more and edged back to finish third | 3/9 | ½ | 10-13 | 98 | 105A | 109A | Dylan Johnston | 2/1F |
| 16 Oct 25+11d | Carlisle | JJ Group Contracting Handicap Hurdle Held mid-pack early - progress into contention 2 out - pressed for advantage and locked in a battle through the stretch - edged clear close home to score | 1/15 | 10-13 | 93 | 125B | 117A | Dylan Johnston | 7/2 | |
| 05 Oct 25+180d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled among the pack early - blundered at the 7th - made ground from 3 out - went up to rivals 2 out - drifted right briefly then left to hit the front late - drifted left on the run-in - kept going to score | 1/11 | 11-8 | 93 | 107B | 114A | Dylan Johnston | 10/3 | |
| 08 Apr 25+36d | Carlisle | Join Racing TV Now Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Pulling hard early - well positioned through the pack - squeezed for space approaching 2 out - faded under pressure before regaining third late | 3/7 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 93 | 114A | 111B | Bruce Lynn | 9/2 |
| 03 Mar 25+15d | Newcastle | Michael Knox Memorial Equine Products Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled just off the pace early - fighting for control through the middle stages - scrappy over the second last then shifted right - closing on the leader and finding more when came down at the final fence | F/12 | — | 11-10 | 93 | — | — | Bruce Lynn | 11/4F |
| 16 Feb 25+25d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - drifted left at the 7th - made progress 3 out - up into 3rd before 2 out - stayed on but unable to close final furlongs | 3/10 | 1¼ | 11-11 | 93 | 88A | 110A | Conor O'Farrell | 3/1F |
| 22 Jan 25+27d | Catterick | Download Raceday Ready Today Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front early - clipped the 4th sharply while up with pace - lost touch approaching two out - dropped away before the final fence to finish 6th | 6/12 | 1 | 11-9 | 95 | 93A | 102A | Bruce Lynn | 12/1 |
| 26 Dec 24+27d | Wetherby | William Hill Proper Prices Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - travelling comfortably behind the front group until 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and stayed on without finding more after the last | 5/9 | shd | 11-0 | 96 | 112A | 107B | Bruce Lynn | 12/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+20d | Musselburgh | 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked off the pace through the middle stages - made progress before 3 out and asked for effort soon after - closed on leader approaching final flight - stayed on well to line - narrowly denied in second | 2/11 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 93 | 102A | 109A | Bruce Lynn | 15/2 |
| 09 Nov 24+34d | Kelso | Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back on the inner - made progress into contention before 4 out - moved up to second on the home turn - edged in front 2 out - overtaken between the last two - unable to match the winner and slipped back late | 4/11 | ½ | 11-8 | 94 | 71B | 116A | Craig Nichol | 14/1 |
| 06 Oct 24+151d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Settled early in a forward spot - eased back through the field to last of seven with sustained urging - retired before the third-last | PU/11 | — | 12-0 | 97 | — | — | Bruce Lynn | 14/1 |
| 08 May 24+28d | Kelso | Howden Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 3½ | 10-12 | — | 96B | 103A | Bruce Lynn | 80/1 |
| 10 Apr 24+31d | Market Rasen | 100 Years Of Market Rasen Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/15 | 16 | 11-1 | — | 86C | 91C | Edward Austin | 125/1 |
| 10 Mar 24+328d | Kelso | RacingTV 100% Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | ½ | 10-13 | — | 88B | 103A | Edward Austin | 200/1 |
| 17 Apr 23+23d | Kelso | 200 Years Of Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 10/10 | 12 | 11-3 | — | 85C | 80C | Ryan Mania | 100/1 |
| 25 Mar 23+128d | Kelso | BetVictor Go North Jodami Series Final Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 13/14 | 14 | 11-5 | — | 48C | 99C | Edward Austin | 200/1 |
| 17 Nov 22 | Newcastle | At The Races App Expert Tips Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 5/8 | nk | 11-2 | — | 63B | 105A | Ryan Mania | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Looking Splendid (GB) won?
- Looking Splendid (GB) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 7 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Looking Splendid (GB)?
- Looking Splendid (GB) is trained by Gary Rutherford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 May 2026.
- Who is Looking Splendid (GB)'s sire?
- Looking Splendid (GB) is by Passing Glance (GB) out of Splendid Blue (IRE), whose sire is Blueprint.
- What going does Looking Splendid (GB) prefer?
- Looking Splendid (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Looking Splendid (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 24 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Looking Splendid (GB)'s sire's record?
- Passing Glance (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.8% from 221. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.3% from 289. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 110. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.