Horse profile
Lunar Discovery (GB)
by Pether's Moon (IRE) out of It's A Discovery (IRE) (Grand Plaisir)
23 runs · 13 courses · from May 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Chepstow, Hexham & Wetherby
Last run 14 Apr 2026 · 4th of 7
Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile
Lunar Discovery is a mare with five wins from 23 starts on turf, all at up to 2m4f. Four of those wins came over 1m5f to 2m on heavy or good to soft ground, including two at Hexham and one at Wetherby in 2022 and 2023, while her most recent success was in a Class 2 handicap chase at Chepstow in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 117. She has raced prominently in her races. Her last run, at Market Rasen in Apr 2026, was a fourth of seven in a Class 1 mares novices handicap chase off an official rating of 124.
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 5–23Wins / Runs
- 21.7%Strike rate
- 11 (47.8%)Placed
- −4.18£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=23 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 126Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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 rating124↓ 2lb off peak
124
116–126
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 9 | 116A | 91 | 2 runs · 94 / 81 |
| Heavy | 4 | 162C | 139 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 109A | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 112A | 99 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 141A | 92.5 | 2 runs · 94 / 81 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 162C | 97.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 109A | 100 | 1 run · — |
Of 23 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 23 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 14 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Mid-division 6 (43%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (36%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (21%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 904 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +3.5 | — |
| Good | 323 | 38 | 11.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 32 | 12.3% | −0.9 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 211 | 32 | 15.2% | +2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 83 | 14 | 16.9% | +3.7 | 3 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −6.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 341 | 45 | 13.2% | 0 | 4 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 323 | 44 | 13.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 186 | 27 | 14.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | −5.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
It's A Discovery (IRE) (Grand Plaisir)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bingoo (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bingoo (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingoo (GB) | 18 | 5 | 2m–2m4f | Class 2 |
| Titan Discovery (GB) | 15 | 5 | 1m7½f–3m | Class 2 |
| Ollie Vaar (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| It's A Lily (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.32 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.18 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 3 | 3 | 100% | +5.82 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 4 | 50% | +6.32 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Jones | 14 | 4 | 29% | +0.32 |
| Charlie Price | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Leah Noreci | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 5 | 24% | −2.18 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.18 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.18 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Apr 26+17d | Market Rasen | Book Summer Plate Ladies Day Today Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - hit a rough spot in fourth - pushed along before 4 out - still handy 3 out - lost ground quickly after - stayed on late without threatening | 4/7 | 3½ | 11-4 | 124 | 109A | 130B | Charlie Price | 6/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+91d | Stratford | Happy 70th Birthday Steve Parsons Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the front pack early - moved into second before 4 out - blundered 3 out - dropped back under pressure then kept going without finding extra to finish third | 3/5 | 10 | 11-10 | 124 | — | 128B | Charlie Price | 11/4 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+21d | Chepstow | Coral 'Pipped-At-The Post' Payouts Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - within range of the pace 5 out - pushed forward to challenge 3 out and hit the front there - slightly awkward 2 out - stayed on well approaching the final flight before pulling away close home | 1/7 | 10-10 | 117 | 94B | 131B | Charlie Price | 7/2 | |
| 06 Dec 25+21d | Chepstow | Protectorcomms Sirens And Stallions Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked the front-runner early - driven into third with 4 to go and met a stumble 2 out - kept going late without threatening the front pair finished third | 3/8 | 6 | 11-5 | 118 | 68A | 133A | Charlie Price | 10/1 |
| 15 Nov 25+17d | Uttoxeter | Eaton Hall Shooting Ground Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - urged along before 3 out and blundered there - dropped back - stayed on well to take third up the run-in without threatening the front pair | 3/5 | 4½ | 11-11 | 119 | 71C | 117B | Charlie Price | 2/1F |
| 29 Oct 25+15d | Newton Abbot | South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held a spot in the pack early - driven up from 8th before losing touch off the home bend - stayed on from the back to finish fifth beaten well over 18 lengths | 5/6 | 1¼ | 11-13 | 122 | — | 118B | Charlie Price | 9/2 |
| 14 Oct 25+28d | Market Rasen | PricedUp Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at back early - improved into contention from 8th - errors 3 out and 2 out - couldn't quicken again finishing 4th | 4/6 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 122 | 91A | 122B | Charlie Price | 9/2 |
| 16 Sep 25+182d | Uttoxeter | Pete Ball 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - made progress into 7th and beyond - hit the front approaching 4 out - overtaken 3 out - clipped last fence - stayed on same rhythm to finish third | 3/10 | 1½ | 11-13 | 122 | 86A | 141A | Charlie Price | 10/1 |
| 18 Mar 25+29d | Wetherby | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in third early - nudged for effort but lost touch approaching home turn - dropped away and eased before 3 out | PU/3 | — | 11-7 | 124 | — | — | Charlotte Jones | 9/2 |
| 17 Feb 25+27d | Carlisle | Dalston Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - untidy over first two obstacles then errored 12th - moved into second three out and held it until two out - regained that spot close home but couldn't threaten the winner - beaten around two and a half lengths in second | 2/4 | 2½ | 10-9 | 124 | 81C | 124C | Charlotte Jones | 4/1 |
| 21 Jan 25+26d | Ayr | racingtv.com/freetrial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat in 3rd early - driven from 5 out - rallied late to grab 2nd close home but never landing the runner-up spot in doubt against the winner | 2/4 | 5½ | 10-5 | 123 | 86C | 121B | Charlotte Jones | 11/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+12d | Aintree | William Hill Proper Prices Mares' Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position - third over the last flight - stayed on through the closing stages but unable to reach the leading pair | 3/8 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 122 | 116A | 128A | Leah Noreci | 12/1 |
| 14 Dec 24+41d | Cheltenham | BetMGM Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - pressed for effort after 2 out - already fading before the last - well beaten in 11th | 11/12 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 124 | 97A | 121A | Charlotte Jones | 66/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+246d | Carlisle | Houghton Mares' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Held up early - clumsy at the 2nd and later the 9th - dropped away before 3 out - ragged again 2 out - kept plodding to finish fifth | 5/6 | 3 | 11-2 | 124 | 91A | 116B | Charlotte Jones | 14/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+26d | Doncaster | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) | PU/10 | — | 11-0 | 125 | — | — | Charlotte Jones | 3/1 |
| 05 Feb 24+44d | Carlisle | Rhino.Bet British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/11 | nk | 11-11 | 126 | 112A | 138A | Charlotte Jones | 11/8F |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Dec 23+10d | Haydock | Betfred Hat-Trick Heaven Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 2 | 11-0 | 116 | 141A | 131A | Charlotte Jones | 17/2 |
| 13 Dec 23+33d | Hexham | Seasons Greetings From Hexham Bookmakers Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-4 | — | — | 134B | Charlotte Jones | 4/7F | |
| 10 Nov 23+211d | Hexham | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/13 | 10-11 | — | 137B | 124A | Charlotte Jones | 9/4F | |
| 13 Apr 23+58d | Aintree | Goffs UK Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 20/20 | 4 | 11-2 | — | 63C | 115C | Charlotte Jones | 66/1 |
| 14 Feb 23+83d | Ayr | Hospitality At Ayr Racecourse Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/12 | hd | 11-6 | — | 88C | 121A | Charlotte Jones | 2/1F |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 22+200d | Wetherby | EBF Stallions Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-4 | — | 162C | 128A | Charlotte Jones | 9/2 | |
| 07 May 22 | Hexham | Pauline Greaves Don't Mention Her Age Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 10-9 | — | 107A | 118A | Charlotte Jones | 3/1F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lunar Discovery won?
- Lunar Discovery (GB) won 5 of 23 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.7%. Placed 11 times in total (47.8% of starts).
- Who trains Lunar Discovery?
- Lunar Discovery (GB) is trained by Robbie Llewellyn, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 April 2026.
- Who is Lunar Discovery's sire?
- Lunar Discovery (GB) is by Pether's Moon (IRE) out of It's A Discovery (IRE), whose sire is Grand Plaisir.
- What going does Lunar Discovery prefer?
- Lunar Discovery (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lunar Discovery's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 14 April 2026. The highest on record is 126.
- What is Lunar Discovery's sire's record?
- Pether's Moon (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 904 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Lunar Discovery's siblings?
- Out of It's A Discovery (IRE), Lunar Discovery (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bingoo (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bingoo (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.