Skip to content
Horse profile

Ludus (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2023) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner Aidan J Ryan
by New Approach (IRE) out of Comeback Queen (GB) (Nayef)
15 runs · 13 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Dec 2023 — 1,020 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2023 · 15th of 21 2 wins · Limerick & Yarmouth Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Ludus (GB) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Dec 2022. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 112, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 8lb off peak
112 64–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 12 Dec 2023

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.

Jumps 7 figures · best 108B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft593B69—
Heavy2108B77.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m493B71.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3108B66—
Flat 7 figures · best 102A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)4102A76.5—
Good to Soft299C92.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m499C96.5—
1m – 1m1f2102A73—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 12 Dec 2023 Official rating 112 at the last jumps run, 28 Dec 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 22 Oct 2022 Official rating 66 at the last flat run, 22 Oct 2022

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.

Jumps 8 figures · best 124A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft5122A118—
Heavy3124A112—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5124A118—
2m1f – 2m4f3121A112—
Flat 7 figures · best 74A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)474A65—
Good to Soft267A61—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m474A69—
1m – 1m1f268A64—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
New Approach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.71 from 1
Good1,62920012.3%−0.3—
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.20 from 2
Soft95710711.2%−1.40 from 5
Heavy283289.9%−2.71 from 3
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.60 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,06411310.6%−22 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Comeback Queen (GB) (Nayef)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Bubble And Squeak (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bubble And Squeak (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bubble And Squeak (GB)3141m–1m1fClass 2
Nonchalant (GB)3621m½f–1m1½fClass 6
Dheban (IRE)816fClass 5
Valorant (GB)1617fClass 5
Something Magic (GB)100——
Nuketown (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 1 33% +0.75
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +14.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +13.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +2.75
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 1 100% +14.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 2 22% +9.75
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Trevor Whelan 6 1 17% +9.00
Jack Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 2 1 50% +1.75
Sam Ewing 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 2 14% +4.75
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 10 2 20% +8.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −4.25
Flat 7 1 14% +8.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
28 Dec 23+16d Leopardstown Irish Daily Star Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Heavy · 21 ran 15/21 4½ 11-10 11247C107C Jack Kennedy 16/1
12 Dec 23+257d Punchestown Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Heavy · 17 ran 10/17 6 11-10 112108B112A Jack Kennedy 16/1
30 Mar 23+16d Naas Treo Eile Rated Novice Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 9-11 11293B99A Danny Gilligan 4/1
14 Mar 23+43d Cheltenham Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 21 ran 12/21 4¼ 10-4 12062B118A Jordan Gainford 25/1
30 Jan 23+35d Punchestown Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts Across All Channels' Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 11-5 10969A122A Davy Russell 13/8F
26 Dec 22+15d Limerick Cj Sheeran 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 ——124A Jordan Gainford 11/4F
11 Dec 22+14d Cork Bar One Racing 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 5/20 ¾ 11-0 —66B121A Sam Ewing 33/1
27 Nov 22+36d Navan Bar One Racing 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 12/22 nk 11-0 —74B110A Sam Ewing 22/1
22 Oct 22+8d Chelmsford City (AW) Betsi Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 nk 9-10 6695A74A Trevor Whelan 13/2
14 Oct 22+37d Redcar Sam Hall Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 hd 9-5 6786A67A Trevor Whelan 22/1
07 Sep 22+75d Carlisle Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 12 9-2 6799C55C Paul Mulrennan 11/4
24 Jun 22+90d Yarmouth Quinnbet Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-8 6498C71B Trevor Whelan 14/1
26 Mar 22+28d Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 6/12 7½ 9-5 —58C62C Trevor Whelan 33/1
26 Feb 22+28d Lingfield (AW) Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 2 9-2 —44A60A Trevor Whelan 7/2
29 Jan 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 8-8 —102A68A Trevor Whelan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ludus (GB) won?
Ludus (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Ludus (GB)?
Ludus (GB) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 28 December 2023.
Who is Ludus (GB)'s sire?
Ludus (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Comeback Queen (GB), whose sire is Nayef.
What going does Ludus (GB) prefer?
Ludus (GB) has the best record on heavy 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 Ludus (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 28 December 2023. The highest on record is 120.
What is Ludus (GB)'s sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Ludus (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Comeback Queen (GB), Ludus (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Bubble And Squeak (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bubble And Squeak (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2022. 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.