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Maestro Conti (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Hales Speelman Mason Hogarth Ferguson
by Prince Gibraltar (FR) out of Valdivia (IRE) (Samum)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Cheltenham & Kempton Last run 9 Apr 2026 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 143
KTB Profile

Maestro Conti won two of his four starts over hurdles. His biggest success came in the Grade 2 JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle at Cheltenham in Jan 2026 on soft ground over 2m1f – 2m4f. He also took a Class 2 event at Kempton the previous month on good ground over 1m5f – 2m. The gelding finished fifth of 10 in the Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree in Apr 2026.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 24 Jan 2026

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 4 figures · best 124A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft2124A110.52 runs · 124 / 110.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3124A1153 runs · 124 / 115
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 144A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 13 Mar 2026 Official rating 143 at the last run, 9 Apr 2026

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. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 144A · median 140.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft2144A141.52 runs · 144 / 141.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3144A1393 runs · 144 / 139
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 868 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−9.6—
Good841011.9%+2.31 from 1
Good to Soft115119.6%00 from 1
Soft3073712.1%+2.51 from 2
Heavy203157.4%−2.2—
Standard (AW)155106.5%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7345.5%−4.1—
1m – 1m1f137118%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f169148.3%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m1281612.5%+2.91 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3113410.9%+1.31 from 3
2m5f – 3m4848.3%−1.3—
Over 3m200%−9.6—

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
Valdivia (IRE) (Samum)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Live Conti (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Live Conti (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Live Conti (FR)522m–2m2fClass 4
Iloa Conti (FR)10——
Hillico Conti (FR)30——
Jazzy Conti (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +1.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +0.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 1 33% +0.50
Class 2 1 1 100% +0.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +1.50
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +0.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +0.50
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +0.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +0.50
2025 1 1 100% +0.62

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
2026 · 3 runs
09 Apr 26+27d Aintree Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled midpack early - improved into fourth after third - gained ground after four out - hit the front three out under pressure - overtaken two out - lost momentum before the last and beaten into fifth 5/10 2 11-2 143115A139A Harry Skelton 3/1
13 Mar 26+48d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 20 ran Settled towards the back early - improved into the pack around the 4th - closed on the front group approaching 2 out - pushed along to press the pace before the last - kept going on the run-in - edged into second close home 2/20 1½ 11-2 13597B144A Harry Skelton 5/1
24 Jan 26+28d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran Settled midpack on the wide side early on and pulling hard - began to make ground into contention after the second-last - pushed along to close on the pacesetter approaching the final fence - powered forward on the run-in to hit the front and win 1/10 11-3 —124A139A Harry Skelton 5/2
2025 · 1 run
27 Dec 25 Kempton 'Get Your Ladbrokes Free Kempton Bet' 'Introductory' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Sent to the front early - lost that spot briefly then sat handy - regained command before the 5th - kicked on after the second last - stretched away up the run-in - won in dominant fashion 1/9 11-5 —82B142A Harry Skelton 8/13F

Quick answers

How many races has Maestro Conti won?
Maestro Conti (FR) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Maestro Conti?
Maestro Conti (FR) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
Who is Maestro Conti's sire?
Maestro Conti (FR) is by Prince Gibraltar (FR) out of Valdivia (IRE), whose sire is Samum.
What is Maestro Conti's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 143, from the run on 9 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Maestro Conti's sire's record?
Prince Gibraltar (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 868 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 155.
Who are Maestro Conti's siblings?
Out of Valdivia (IRE), Maestro Conti (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Live Conti (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Live Conti (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.