March Ahead (GB)
March Ahead won a Class 5 novice at Carlisle over 6f-7f on good to firm in Aug 2025. The filly has one win and one place from nine runs, all at 6f-7f, with the success on turf. Typically held up, she finished 14 of 18 at Redcar in Oct 2026 when last raced off a mark of 65, 10lb below her highest ever mark.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- +8.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.73Fair A/E n=9 · 2.29 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 92
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 82A | 65 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 83B | 78.5 | 2 · 83 / 78.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 92A | 84 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 54A | 47.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 92A | 74 | 4 · 92 / 78.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 23 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 9 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (22%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,680 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | +11.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 704 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 1,086 | 120 | 11% | +1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 687 | 62 | 9% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 831 | 63 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 296 | 26 | 8.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,047 | 164 | 8% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 866 | 98 | 11.3% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,024 | 286 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,108 | 82 | 7.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 424 | 34 | 8% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 11 | 6% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them American Style (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (American Style (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Style (GB) | 21 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Gray | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+15d | Redcar | racingtv.com Handicap Stakes Stayed towards the stands rail at the back from the start - never got into the race - well beaten in 14th | 14/18 | 5½ | 9-12 | 65 | 59C | 57C | Paul Mulrennan | 40/1 |
| 01 Oct 26+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Settled out the back early - pushed along over 2f out - found nothing in the final furlong | 8/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 68 | 74A | 66A | Paul Mulrennan | 20/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+101d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on without threatening for a share of honours | 7/14 | hd | 9-9 | 70 | 83B | 76A | David Nolan | 25/1 |
| 27 May 26+222d | Hamilton | ICB (Water Proofing) Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - nudged into contention approaching final furlong but found nothing - dropped away close home | 5/8 | 4¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 92A | 60A | Paul Mulrennan | 20/1 |
| 17 Oct 25+36d | Haydock | Safer Gambling With CopyBet Nursery Set the pace early - driven and pegged back over 2f out - lost the front spot inside the final furlong - unable to find more late finishing fourth | 4/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 73 | 41A | 74A | Jack Callan | 9/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+22d | Doncaster | British Stallion Studs 'Carrie Red' EBF Fillies' Nursery Tracked the pace early - dropped from second spot with over 2f left despite urging - faded into the final furlong to finish eighth | 8/12 | 1½ | 9-0 | 75 | 54A | 69A | Shane Gray | 22/1 |
| 20 Aug 25+33d | Carlisle | Kingmoor Park Properties EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace from the break - pushed along a furlong out and pulled clear - crossed the line easily on top | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 76B | 78A | Shane Gray | 16/1 | |
| 18 Jul 25+43d | Haydock | Rowland Homes Sprint EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up at the back - squeezed for space and drifted left with 2f to run - failed to threaten the front end - finished sixth | 6/10 | 3½ | 8-11 | — | 82A | 61A | Oisin McSweeney | 33/1 |
| 05 Jun 25 | Hamilton | Sodexo Live 2YO Series EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Hesitant break and settled towards the back - urged along wide with a furlong left - stayed on to pass a couple of fading opponents close home for 4th | 4/6 | 2¾ | 9-2 | — | 65A | 57B | Tom Eaves | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has March Ahead (GB) won?
- March Ahead (GB) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trains March Ahead (GB)?
- March Ahead (GB) is trained by Bryan Smart, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is March Ahead (GB)'s sire?
- March Ahead (GB) is by Dream Ahead (USA) out of Dance On The Day (IRE), whose sire is Epaulette.
- What is March Ahead (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 75.
- What is March Ahead (GB)'s sire's record?
- Dream Ahead (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,680 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.
- Who are March Ahead (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Dance On The Day (IRE), March Ahead (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: American Style (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (American Style (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.