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Horse profile

Marlborough Sound (GB)

12yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer James Turner · Last owner J R Turner
by Overbury (IRE) out of Dark City (GB) (Sweet Monday)
12 runs · 9 courses · from May 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2011 — 5,718 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 11th of 12 3 wins · Towcester & Cartmel Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Marlborough Sound (GB) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since May 2010. Last raced off 98, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 17lb off peak
98 85–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 3 Feb 2011 Official rating 98 at the last run, 10 Mar 2011

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 124A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6114A103—
Soft3124A92—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4114A97.5—
1m5f – 2m4124A104.5—
2m5f – 3m2105C104.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Overbury (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17211.8%+1.1—
Good to Firm385379.6%−1.10 from 1
Good1,45815010.3%−0.42 from 6
Good to Soft898899.9%−0.81 from 1
Soft1,14412611%+0.30 from 3
Heavy6908712.6%+1.90 from 1
Standard (AW)6569.2%−1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1000%−10.7—
6f – 7f20210%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1616.3%−4.4—
1m2f – 1m4f29517.2%+6.5—
1m5f – 2m1,32113510.2%−0.51 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,64717610.7%01 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,25813610.8%+0.11 from 2
Over 3m3564211.8%+1.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dark City (GB) (Sweet Monday)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Grey Friend (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Grey Friend (GB)1912m3f—
My Rainbow City (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +17.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +12.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% +0.00
Class 5 4 2 50% +26.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 3 2 67% +27.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 1 100% +5.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +12.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +9.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Dobbin 4 1 25% +2.00
Henry Brooke 2 1 50% +15.00
Graham Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Aspell 2 1 50% +11.00
Fearghal Davis 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 5 1 20% +12.00
2008 2 1 50% +11.00
2005 3 1 33% +3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 3 30% +26.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 2 runs
10 Mar 11+35d Carlisle carlisle-races.co.uk Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals'/Amateurs') Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 3 10-9 9890C Henry Brooke 7/1
03 Feb 11+237d Towcester ladbrokespoker.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 11-2 93124A Graham Lee 11/4F
2010 · 5 runs
11 Jun 10+11d Market Rasen Lloyd Daniels Singing Here 21st August Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 8 10-6 85101A Paddy Aspell 11/4F
31 May 10+22d Towcester gg.com Bank Holiday Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals) Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 85114A Henry Brooke 16/1
09 May 10+44d Uttoxeter Reg Hollinshead Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 30 11-12 9581C Fearghal Davis 33/1
26 Mar 10+15d Sedgefield Jim Clare Memorial Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-0 —— Graham Lee 12/1
11 Mar 10+490d Carlisle Jools Holland/alison Moyet 3rd July Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 23 11-0 —94C Brian Harding 40/1
2008 · 2 runs
06 Nov 08+302d Towcester gg.com Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 95117A Paddy Aspell 12/1
09 Jan 08+798d Musselburgh Stephanie Dowie 21st Birthday Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2½ 11-5 10592B Tony Dobbin 6/1
2005 · 3 runs
02 Nov 05+42d Huntingdon Sponsor At Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 30 11-2 115102C Tony Dobbin 3/1
21 Sep 05+114d Perth A C Management Consulting Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 11-3 105105C Tony Dobbin 5/1
30 May 05 Cartmel Toteexacta Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-2 —104C Tony Dobbin 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Marlborough Sound won?
Marlborough Sound (GB) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Marlborough Sound?
Marlborough Sound (GB) was trained by James Turner on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 10 March 2011.
Who is Marlborough Sound's sire?
Marlborough Sound (GB) is by Overbury (IRE) out of Dark City (GB), whose sire is Sweet Monday.
What going does Marlborough Sound prefer?
Marlborough Sound (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Marlborough Sound's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 10 March 2011. The highest on record is 115.
What is Marlborough Sound's sire's record?
Overbury (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Marlborough Sound's siblings?
Out of Dark City (GB), Marlborough Sound (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Grey Friend (GB) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.