Horse profile
Man Of Riddles (USA)
by Temple City (USA) out of Mien (USA) (Nureyev (USA))
35 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Chelmsford City (AW), Wolverhampton (AW) & Southwell (AW)
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 28 Jun 2026 · 6th of 8
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
Man Of Riddles is a gelding with four wins from 35 starts, all on the all-weather. Three of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m on Standard going in handicaps, including a Class 6 success at Chelmsford City in Jan 2024 off an official rating of 63. He has two wins from 12 starts at Wolverhampton. Aged 8 at his last run in Jun 2026, he finished sixth of eight at Wolverhampton, having raced prominently off an official rating of 45. Headgear returned that day.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 15 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 35lb off peak
- 4–35Wins / Runs
- 11.4%Strike rate
- 5 (14.3%)Placed
- +7.15£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=34 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 372 d
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 rating45↓ 35lb off peak
45
45–80
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 127A | 93 | 3 runs · 94 / 77 |
| Good | 2 | 86C | 80.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 73A | 68.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 24 | 127A | 93 | 3 runs · 94 / 77 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 96A | 79.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 111C | 76.5 | 3 runs · 111 / 85 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 111C | 85.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 85C | 76.5 | 2 runs · 85 / 76.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 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 Feb 2025
- Led 5 (36%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (21%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Temple City (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 90 runs since Jun 2015 (12 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +87.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | +2.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.8 | — |
| Soft | 18 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +12.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | +1.3 | 4 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | +1.3 | 3 from 26 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2015 · as at 15 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Mien (USA) (Nureyev (USA))
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Afonso De Sousa (USA) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Afonso De Sousa (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afonso De Sousa (USA) | 35 | 4 | 6f–1m4f | Class 4 |
| My Chestnut Girl (USA) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 4 | 15% | +16.15 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 3 | 21% | −5.85 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +24.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 12 | 2 | 17% | −7.10 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 3 | 12% | +12.65 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace McEntee | 12 | 1 | 8% | +22.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.10 |
| Charlie Hammond | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Louis Steward | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Poste | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyrese Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 4 | 12% | +9.15 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.35 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 31 | 4 | 13% | +11.15 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Jun 26+49d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Francesi Wins Again For SF Racing Club Handicap Held handy early - pressed for effort 2f out and quickly found wanting - lost ground steadily inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/8 | 7 | 8-9 | 45 | 77C | 57C | Kieran O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 10 May 26+53d | Ludlow | Heartsease Farm Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace early - roused approaching 3 out and moved through tired horses - unable to threaten leaders thereafter - eventually finished sixth | 6/8 | 22 | 10-2 | 73 | 111C | 75C | Charlie Hammond | 40/1 |
| 18 Mar 26+7d | Huntingdon | Weatherbys Design & Print Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in rear from the start - never a factor - well beaten in 8th | 8/12 | 3¼ | 11-5 | — | 68C | 93C | Charlie Hammond | 300/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+22d | Huntingdon | Live Racing Streaming At CopyBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled close to the pace early - lost ground after the 5th - well beaten from 3 out - finished last of the field in 12th | 12/15 | 1½ | 11-6 | — | 85C | 92C | Ben Poste | 300/1 |
| 17 Feb 26+73d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 1) Handy early - hit the front after 2f in an unhurried gallop - matched up 7f from home then overtaken 2f out - dropped away final furlong | 10/10 | 6 | 9-1 | 47 | 76A | 47A | Grace McEntee | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 25+33d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Pulled hard early - settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close - beaten into 8th | 8/11 | 1 | 9-3 | 49 | 94A | 57A | Callum Hutchinson | 33/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+168d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Settled among the pack early - lost pace with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/10 | nk | 9-4 | 50 | 93A | 56A | Callum Hutchinson | 40/1 |
| 19 May 25+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekend Winners On At The Races Apprentice Handicap Sluggish start - stayed at rear throughout - no impact on the finish - eventually well beaten in 10th | 10/12 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 52 | 85C | 51C | Tyrese Cameron | 18/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Held front spot through opening 4f - dropped to second and driven approaching home turn - lost placings inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-8 | 54 | 94A | 65A | Callum Hutchinson | 11/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+14d | Pontefract | Into The Sky Pontefract Marathon Handicap Sprinted straight to a big advantage unchallenged early - margin stretched to 25 lengths by halfway - advantage shrunk to 2 lengths with 2f remaining - overtaken inside the final furlong and faded through the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/5 | 28 | 9-4 | 55 | 86C | 55C | Grace McEntee | 12/1 |
| 31 Mar 25+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Made the running from the start at an even gallop - advantage stretched by halfway before being asked for effort and margin shrinking over 2f out - under pressure a furlong out - overtaken inside the final furlong and quickly slipped behind into third - unable to find more late | 3/7 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 56 | 65A | 67A | Grace McEntee | 33/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Went straight to the front - handed up before pushing back in front strongly 4f out - driven along and overtaken 3f out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish sixth | 6/10 | 1½ | 9-12 | 59 | 101A | 64A | Grace McEntee | 14/1 |
| 27 Feb 25+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Held up eager to go on with the back markers early - lost touch five furlongs out - pushed along and battled on inside the closing stages but outpaced throughout - finished fifth | 5/7 | nk | 9-7 | 59 | 90A | 63A | Sam James | 33/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+285d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Went straight to front - lost command approaching 3f out - lost momentum inside final furlong - eventually well held in 11th | 11/11 | 3½ | 9-3 | 61 | 84A | 51A | Grace McEntee | 100/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Apr 24+9d | Southwell (AW) | Join Southwell Golf Handicap | 6/7 | 9½ | 9-2 | 63 | 94C | 53C | Grace McEntee | 40/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+59d | Nottingham | Follow Us On X At BetRhino Handicap | 5/6 | 6½ | 9-6 | 65 | 73A | 59B | Grace McEntee | 33/1 |
| 21 Feb 24+32d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap | 7/9 | 1 | 9-7 | 66 | 77A | 60A | Grace McEntee | 12/1 |
| 20 Jan 24+7d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 66 | 81A | 74A | Grace McEntee | 7/1 |
| 13 Jan 24+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Win For The Twins Handicap | 1/8 | 9-10 | 63 | 112A | 80A | Grace McEntee | 33/1 | |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23+40d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 7/12 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 101C | 65C | Grace McEntee | 150/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap | 10/11 | hd | 9-12 | 70 | 94A | 63A | Grace McEntee | 100/1 |
| 02 Nov 23+132d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 8/8 | 1 | 10-4 | 72 | 98A | 71A | Dougie Costello | 100/1 |
| 23 Jun 23+372d | Market Rasen | ABP Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 49 | 11-4 | — | 60C | 77C | Charlie Hammond | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Jun 22+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Lady Deborah Hayward Handicap | 3/5 | 15 | 9-7 | 77 | 93C | 66C | Louis Steward | 10/3 |
| 19 May 22+34d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Steve Robinson Barconn Limited Handicap | 4/7 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 77 | 100A | 71A | Jamie Spencer | 11/2 |
| 15 Apr 22+13d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ladies Day With Sophie Ellis-Bextor Handicap | 2/7 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 76 | 93A | 78A | Callum Shepherd | 5/1 |
| 02 Apr 22+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetYourWay At Betway Handicap | 1/4 | 9-10 | 74 | 59C | 78B | Jamie Spencer | 2/5F | |
| 05 Mar 22+49d | Southwell (AW) | Read Ross O'Sullivan On Betway Insider Handicap | 1/9 | 9-8 | 71 | 127A | 82A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/4F | |
| 15 Jan 22+147d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Book Tickets Online At Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap | 3/6 | 7 | 9-0 | 72 | 90A | 65B | Jamie Spencer | 11/8F |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Aug 21+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap | 3/3 | nse | 9-4 | 72 | 86C | 73C | Louis Steward | 9/4 |
| 05 Aug 21+12d | Doncaster | William Hill Double Your Odds Racing League Race Twelve (Handicap) | 8/11 | 2½ | 8-5 | 75 | 75B | 59A | Jamie Spencer | 11/1 |
| 24 Jul 21+42d | Newcastle (AW) | Collingwood Courier Driver Insurance Handicap | 5/6 | 3¼ | 8-6 | 78 | 66A | 61B | Hayley Turner | 9/1 |
| 12 Jun 21+22d | Chester | nationalracehorsehorseweek.uk Handicap | 7/7 | 2 | 9-0 | 80 | 90B | 61A | Jamie Spencer | 6/1 |
| 21 May 21+67d | Goodwood | British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes (Listed) | 6/6 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | 64C | 71C | Jamie Spencer | 14/1 |
| 15 Mar 21 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/8 | 9-5 | — | 96A | 79A | Jamie Spencer | 5/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Man Of Riddles won?
- Man Of Riddles (USA) won 4 of 35 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.4%. Placed 5 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains Man Of Riddles?
- Man Of Riddles (USA) is trained by Max Young, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 June 2026.
- Who is Man Of Riddles's sire?
- Man Of Riddles (USA) is by Temple City (USA) out of Mien (USA), whose sire is Nureyev (USA).
- What going does Man Of Riddles prefer?
- Man Of Riddles (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 26 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Man Of Riddles's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 28 June 2026. The highest on record is 80.
- What is Man Of Riddles's sire's record?
- Temple City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 90 runs since Jun 2015 (12 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Man Of Riddles's siblings?
- Out of Mien (USA), Man Of Riddles (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Afonso De Sousa (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Afonso De Sousa (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.