Horse profile
Marhaba The Champ (GB)
by Galileo (IRE) out of Lady Of The Desert (USA) (Rahy)
29 runs · 19 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · York & Hamilton
Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 13th of 13
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Marhaba The Champ is a gelding with three wins from 29 starts, all on turf. He won a Class 2 handicap at York over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to firm in Aug 2023 off a mark of 91, a similar event at the same course and trip in May 2023 off 90, and a Class 3 handicap at Hamilton over 1m – 1m1f on good to soft in Sep 2022 off 84. He has not won since Aug 2023 and finished 13 of 13 at Kempton (AW) in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 80, 20lb below his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he was held in seven of eight analysed runs.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 3–29Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 6 (20.7%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=29 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 273 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 rating80↓ 20lb off peak
80
80–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 130
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 10 | 107A | 87.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 106A | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 110A | 77.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 90A | 78 | 2 runs · 78 / 69.5 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 107A | 87 | 2 runs · 79 / 70 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 110A | 80 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 130A | 81.5 | 2 runs · 78 / 50 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 130A | 104 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 85C | 53.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 29 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 29 runs · as at 22 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 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 9 (56%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (19%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Galileo (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,766 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 2 from 10 |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,347 | 329 | 14% | −0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 3,845 | 576 | 15% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,484 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,850 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 2 from 20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,242 | 555 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,651 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 890 | 84 | 9.4% | −5.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lady Of The Desert (USA) (Rahy)
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Queen Kindly (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Queen Kindly (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Kindly (GB) | 13 | 4 | 5f–6f | Group 2 |
| Marhaba Milliar (IRE) | 5 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Hello Zabeel (IRE) | 32 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Desert Champion (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Alwaatn Sound (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Green Champion (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +7.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 7 | 2 | 29% | +13.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stott | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Buick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Roisin Leech | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 3 | 13% | +6.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +15.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 24 | 3 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 26+113d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race) Missed the break and trailed from the start - always detached - finished 13th | 13/13 | 8½ | 8-11 | 80 | 61C | 55C | Roisin Leech | 200/1 |
| 23 Jun 26+20d | Newton Abbot | EBCS Hideout Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Held up early - jumped awkwardly in 4th - pulled up before two out | PU/10 | — | 11-5 | 95 | — | — | Roisin Leech | 22/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+21d | Newton Abbot | Westcountry Food Supplies Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - lost touch three out - pushed along and made ground on the pack approaching two out - nudged closer late on - always short of a real threat and beaten home | 6/12 | nk | 12-0 | 100 | 78A | 114A | Sean Bowen | 12/1 |
| 13 May 26+25d | York | Stuey Weston & Friends Getting Out Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Refused to line up with the rest | RR/17 | — | 9-4 | 80 | — | — | Lewis Edmunds | 40/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+29d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled at the back - nudged along inside the final furlong for a little late progress - well out of it in 9th | 9/14 | nk | 9-6 | 82 | 79C | 78A | Lewis Edmunds | 100/1 |
| 20 Mar 26+132d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Responsibly With SBK Handicap Settled in the pack early - dropped away two furlongs out and faded through the finish - well held in 12th | 12/12 | 11 | 9-9 | 85 | 78C | 54C | Jason Watson | 125/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Nov 25+9d | Wincanton | Download The BetMGM App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Struggled for jumping accuracy early - held up at the back throughout - hampered by a loose horse with a lap left - well beaten by the second last | 4/6 | 79 | 11-0 | — | 22C | 85C | James Bowen | 20/1 |
| 30 Oct 25+17d | Newcastle | Download The At The Races App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled with the pack early - up to third when one peeled off 4th - moved through strongly 3 out - edged in front briefly before 2 out - soon overtaken and unable to fight back on the run-in | 2/9 | 14 | 11-4 | — | 130A | 108A | Danny McMenamin | 7/4F |
| 13 Oct 25+32d | Hereford | BetWright Bangers N'Cash Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - jinked at the 3rd and hit the 3 out - driven along soon after and dropped well behind | 4/4 | 5½ | 11-2 | — | 85C | 90B | Sean Bowen | 12/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+20d | Doncaster | Winners Wear Skopes Menswear Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Slow into stride - settled towards the rear - unable to land a blow in the finish - eventually came home 12th | 12/14 | 2½ | 10-0 | 88 | 75C | 78A | Charles Bishop | 40/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+49d | York | Sky Bet Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Slow to break and eased across left early - settled towards back - made progress before being bumped 2f out then shifted right 1f out - unable to threaten leaders - finished seventh well beaten | 7/10 | 3¾ | 8-9 | 88 | 87A | 73A | Jason Hart | 25/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+51d | Doncaster | Instarmac Group Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sluggish start - settled towards back - made smart progress from wide position over 2f out - moved into second under sustained pressure in final furlong - drifted left and clipped winner close home but denied | 2/7 | nk | 10-1 | 84 | 107A | 101A | Kevin Stott | 13/2 |
| 14 May 25+30d | York | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Up with the front group - dropped away 2f out and beaten entering the final furlong | 9/12 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 86 | 88A | 70A | Rowan Scott | 16/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+174d | Pontefract | RIU Hotels And Resorts Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on but not disturbing front group | 7/9 | hd | 9-2 | 88 | 106A | 78A | Robert Havlin | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 24+33d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Held up in midfield tracking rail - shaken up but couldn't quicken 2f out - faded to finish well held in 8th | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 91 | 90A | 76A | Robert Havlin | 9/1 |
| 19 Sep 24+26d | Ayr | LiveScore Bet Kilkerran Handicap Settled just behind pace early - hit front after opening furlong - pushed along approaching final 2f - overtaken and gave way close home to finish fourth | 4/11 | 1½ | 9-6 | 92 | 102A | 89A | James Doyle | 16/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+64d | York | Sky Bet Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Held up in the pack - hit trouble early then pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground approaching the last furlong to finish well held | 12/17 | 2½ | 9-1 | 94 | 64C | 78A | Robert Havlin | 16/1 |
| 21 Jun 24+37d | Ascot | Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) | 19/19 | 15 | 9-3 | 96 | 49C | 70C | Rossa Ryan | 33/1 |
| 15 May 24+230d | York | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap | 12/13 | 6½ | 9-6 | 97 | 74C | 72C | William Buick | 9/2 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 23+34d | Newmarket | Graham Budd Art & Memorabilia Auction Handicap | 9/9 | 8 | 10-2 | 97 | 69C | 69C | Ryan Moore | 10/3 |
| 25 Aug 23+24d | York | Sky Bet Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 1/14 | 9-8 | 91 | 95C | 99A | Ryan Moore | 8/1 | |
| 01 Aug 23+60d | Goodwood | Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap | 10/15 | ¾ | 8-8 | 92 | 75C | 76A | Rowan Scott | 25/1 |
| 02 Jun 23+14d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Handicap | 6/11 | 4¼ | 8-12 | 92 | 88A | 76A | William Buick | 4/1 |
| 19 May 23+219d | York | Knights Solicitors Handicap | 1/13 | 8-13 | 90 | 102C | 92A | William Buick | 10/1 | |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 22+16d | Nottingham | Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV Handicap | 8/9 | 17 | 9-10 | 90 | 72C | 70C | James Doyle | 5/2F |
| 26 Sep 22+28d | Hamilton | Bardykes Farm Nursery School Handicap | 1/10 | 9-3 | 84 | 110A | 93A | Kevin Stott | 8/1 | |
| 29 Aug 22+73d | Ripon | Affordable Ownership With Titanium Racing Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 88A | 81B | Kevin Stott | 9/2 |
| 17 Jun 22+273d | Ayr | Try Racing TV For Free Now Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 9 | 9-6 | — | 80C | 51C | Tom Eaves | 9/2 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 17 Sep 21 | Ayr | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/13 | nk | 9-5 | — | 53C | 83A | Tom Eaves | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Marhaba The Champ won?
- Marhaba The Champ (GB) won 3 of 29 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 6 times in total (20.7% of starts).
- Who trains Marhaba The Champ?
- Marhaba The Champ (GB) is trained by Sophie Leech, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Marhaba The Champ's sire?
- Marhaba The Champ (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Lady Of The Desert (USA), whose sire is Rahy.
- What going does Marhaba The Champ prefer?
- Marhaba The Champ (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Marhaba The Champ's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Marhaba The Champ's sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
- Who are Marhaba The Champ's siblings?
- Out of Lady Of The Desert (USA), Marhaba The Champ (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Queen Kindly (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Queen Kindly (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.