Horse profile
Match Play (GB)
5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Paul Midgley · Last owner Chris Priestley Partners
39 runs · 19 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Sep 2025 — 396 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 7th of 13
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile
Match Play won four of 39 starts, all in handicaps on good to firm ground over trips under 6f. He gained those wins at Hamilton, Haydock, Yarmouth and Pontefract between Jul 2022 and Jun 2025. The gelding, who usually raced prominently, finished 7 of 13 at Redcar in Sep 2025 when last seen. He was 16 lb below his highest ever mark of 80 at that run.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 4–39Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 10 (25.6%)Placed
- −21.63£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 0.85Fair A/E n=38 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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.
Official rating64↓ 16lb off peak
64
58–80
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 104A | 84 | — |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 116A | 95 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 114A | 93 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 80A | 69.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 116A | 92 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 93A | 77 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 39 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 11 analysed runs
- Prominent 5 (45%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (18%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,910 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | +6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,477 | 256 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 4 from 13 |
| Good | 3,167 | 264 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 1,338 | 109 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,711 | 136 | 7.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 464 | 49 | 10.6% | +1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5,661 | 534 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4,429 | 507 | 11.4% | +2.3 | 4 from 32 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,616 | 642 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,037 | 158 | 7.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 579 | 44 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 170 | 9 | 5.3% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 66 | 2 | 3% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Engineer (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (She Can Dance (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer (GB) | 7 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| She Can Dance (GB) | 9 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Kodibeat (GB) | 9 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Identified (GB) | 16 | 1 | 6½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 4 | 31% | +4.37 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +0.25 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.88 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.12 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 4 | 13% | −14.63 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nolan | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Mark Winn | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.88 |
| Graham Lee | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 4 | 12% | −15.63 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −8.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.75 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.88 |
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 Sep 25+20d | Redcar | In Memory Of Peter & Shirley Fryett Handicap Sat close to the front - pushed along and closing in with a furlong left - lost momentum in the final stages to finish 7th | 7/13 | nk | 9-11 | 64 | 84C | 75A | David Nolan | 6/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+12d | Musselburgh | Hutcheon Mearns Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - couldn't find headway when asked - held safe finish for eighth | 8/9 | nk | 9-9 | 65 | 85B | 71A | David Nolan | 9/2 |
| 15 Aug 25+20d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Quarterback Handicap Tracked leader early - driven to try closing 2f out but couldn't get on terms - stayed on to finish second | 2/5 | 2 | 9-7 | 65 | 96C | 80B | Daniel Muscutt | 2/1F |
| 26 Jul 25+18d | York | Sky Bet 'Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe' Handicap Settled towards the inside of the pack - held that spot without threatening the frontrunners - finished well off the pace in 17th | 17/19 | hd | 10-12 | 66 | 48C | 56A | Tom Bellamy | 40/1 |
| 08 Jul 25+8d | Pontefract | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Settled with the pack early - improved position two furlongs out and pushed along approaching the final furlong - stayed on to finish third | 3/8 | ½ | 10-1 | 61 | 91A | 81A | David Nolan | 2/1F |
| 30 Jun 25+13d | Pontefract | Pontefract Ladies Day Wednesday 6th August Handicap Tucked up in third early - moved into second with a furlong left - hit the front inside the last and stayed on strongly to win | 1/8 | 9-7 | 61 | 116A | 91A | David Nolan | 13/2 | |
| 17 Jun 25+24d | Thirsk | Try The New BresBet AccaStacca Handicap Prominent - struck the front over 1f out before collared inside the final 110yds - stuck on to go down by a short head | 2/7 | nk | 9-2 | 58 | 95A | 82A | Jason Hart | 7/2 |
| 24 May 25+8d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Held up towards the back but not far off pace - travelled wide throughout - pressed for effort a furlong out - finished well but narrowly missed second | 3/6 | shd | 9-2 | 58 | 94A | 74B | David Nolan | 4/1 |
| 16 May 25+15d | Hamilton | PDM Apprentice Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along a furlong out then overtaken and unable to match the front group - edged out of 3rd right on the line to finish 4th | 4/8 | shd | 9-9 | 59 | 80A | 78A | Aiden Brookes | 10/3J |
| 01 May 25+19d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap (Div 1) Raced wide behind front group - pushed along and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong - lacked the speed to get on terms - held for third beaten a half length | 3/10 | nk | 9-7 | 58 | 76A | 76A | David Nolan | 7/2 |
| 12 Apr 25+14d | Nottingham | Alex Ashton Stag Party Apprentice Handicap Held handy early - pressed for response inside final furlong - weakened close home to finish 4th beaten 1¾ lengths | 4/7 | ½ | 9-10 | 60 | 85A | 74A | Oisin McSweeney | 2/1F |
| 29 Mar 25+7d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Settled with plenty of enthusiasm around midfield - moved through into contention outside two furlongs left - lost momentum in the closing stages - finished eighth | 8/10 | hd | 9-3 | 62 | 77A | 65A | P J McDonald | 10/1 |
| 22 Mar 25+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - stayed on late without threatening to challenge - finished fifth | 5/10 | nk | 9-5 | 64 | 93A | 81A | P J McDonald | 17/2 |
| 11 Mar 25+12d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left then dropped away - finished 10th | 10/10 | 4½ | 9-5 | 66 | 60A | 45A | Mark Winn | 20/1 |
| 27 Feb 25+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Hesitant leaving the gate - held towards back and unable to match the pace - finished with a good rally through the pack in the last furlong to just miss out on 4th | 4/10 | nk | 9-1 | 67 | 106A | 79A | Mark Winn | 14/1 |
| 04 Feb 25+117d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Sluggish start - settled at the back of the field - made progress inside the final furlong and a half - couldn't threaten leaders and eased to fifth | 5/8 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 69 | 93A | 80A | Mark Winn | 14/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+33d | Southwell (AW) | Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Handy early - pressed for effort and lost placing over 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 8th | 8/12 | 1 | 9-4 | 70 | 112A | 69A | Mark Winn | 18/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dan & Gemma, Holly & Brad Handicap Handy in the early running - hit the front passing the 3f marker before losing that advantage approaching 2f out - dropped away inside the last furlong to finish ninth | 9/11 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 71 | 89A | 64A | Dougie Costello | 10/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+10d | Doncaster | Believe Money Group Handicap Held a forward position early - pushed along and lost ground inside the final furlong - eventually well held in 8th | 8/8 | ¾ | 8-5 | 72 | 95A | 47A | Mark Winn | 11/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+32d | Yarmouth | Get The Inside Track With Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Set the pace from the start - driven with a furlong to go and challenged inside the final furlong - just fended off rival to score | 1/5 | 9-3 | 68 | 104C | 93B | Mark Winn | 7/2 | |
| 06 Jul 24+12d | Nottingham | Lesley Matthews Memorial Handicap | 13/13 | 2½ | 9-12 | 71 | 60C | 47A | Ben Robinson | 18/1 |
| 24 Jun 24+18d | Thirsk | Thirsk Races Wednesday 3rd July Book Now Handicap | 7/12 | nse | 9-10 | 73 | 100A | 80A | David Nolan | 10/1 |
| 06 Jun 24+15d | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap | 9/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 74 | 84C | 73A | Mark Winn | 6/1 |
| 22 May 24+29d | Ayr | Follow The Racing App On Twitter Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 9-8 | 74 | 95A | 87A | David Nolan | 9/2 |
| 23 Apr 24+51d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Handicap | 7/12 | hd | 8-9 | 76 | 73B | 72A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+175d | Newcastle (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 7/12 | ½ | 9-2 | 78 | 96A | 79A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 10 Sep 23+78d | York | Brian Taylor 50 Not Out Apprentice Handicap | 11/17 | nse | 9-2 | 80 | 90C | 81A | Ryan Sexton | 20/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+9d | Redcar | Market Cross Jewellers Handicap | 3/7 | nk | 9-4 | 80 | 95A | 87A | Graham Lee | 4/1 |
| 15 Jun 23+27d | Haydock | Watch Irish Racing On Racing Tv Handicap | 1/8 | 9-7 | 73 | 93A | 105A | Graham Lee | 5/4F | |
| 19 May 23+66d | York | Irish Champions Festival Handicap | 8/18 | hd | 8-7 | 74 | 86C | 79A | Barry McHugh | 25/1 |
| 14 Mar 23+158d | Southwell (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-1 | 74 | 114A | 91A | Graham Lee | 50/1 |
| 07 Oct 22+18d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery | 8/8 | ¾ | 8-4 | 76 | 59A | 44A | Cam Hardie | 22/1 |
| 19 Sep 22+31d | Fairyhouse | Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes (Listed) | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 76 | 81A | 61A | Daniel Tudhope | 33/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+20d | Carlisle | Kingmoor Park Properties Nursery | 2/8 | nk | 9-9 | 72 | 104A | 90A | Daniel Tudhope | 3/1F |
| 30 Jul 22+16d | Hamilton | PDM Buildbase Scotland Nursery | 4/5 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 72 | 81C | 67B | Tom Eaves | 11/2 |
| 14 Jul 22+35d | Hamilton | British Stallions Studs EBF Nursery | 1/4 | 8-12 | 68 | 85C | 72B | Daniel Tudhope | 85/40 | |
| 09 Jun 22+28d | Haydock | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/7 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 80A | 67A | Kieran Shoemark | 11/2 |
| 12 May 22+19d | York | Frank Whittle Partnership ebfstallions.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/10 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 21A | 52A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/1 |
| 23 Apr 22 | Leicester | Madri Excepcional Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 40A | 79A | Kevin Stott | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Match Play (GB) won?
- Match Play (GB) won 4 of 39 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 10 times in total (25.6% of starts).
- Who trained Match Play (GB)?
- Match Play (GB) was trained by Paul Midgley on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 16 September 2025.
- Who is Match Play (GB)'s sire?
- Match Play (GB) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Corazon Canarias (FR), whose sire is Caradak.
- What going does Match Play (GB) prefer?
- Match Play (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 13 starts (30.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Match Play (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 16 September 2025. The highest on record is 80.
- What is Match Play (GB)'s sire's record?
- Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,910 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
- Who are Match Play (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Corazon Canarias (FR), Match Play (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Engineer (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (She Can Dance (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6½f. As at Oct 2026.