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Horse profile

Matching Sox (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner The Pink Hat Racing Partnership
by Camacho (GB) out of Follow My Lead (GB) (Night Shift)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2023 — 1,293 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 · 9th of 12 Won at Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Matching Sox (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2022.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 8 Aug 2022

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 6 figures · best 82C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)582C75—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f482C73.5—
Under 6f282C78.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 12 Feb 2023 Official rating 78 at the last run, 7 Apr 2023

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 98B · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)598B72—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f481A75.5—
Under 6f298B80.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Camacho (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,320 runs since Jan 2008 (596 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5323.8%−4.3—
Good to Firm1,5741338.4%+0.3—
Good1,9511507.7%−0.40 from 1
Good to Soft912748.1%0—
Soft1,101948.5%+0.4—
Heavy356267.3%−0.8—
Standard (AW)3,3732808.3%+0.21 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,2792229.7%+1.61 from 2
6f – 7f4,2493568.4%+0.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,577996.3%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f700446.3%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m368236.3%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f11697.8%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m27518.5%+10.4—
Over 3m4125%+16.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Follow My Lead (GB) (Night Shift)

8 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Soaring Spirits (IRE) (11 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m7½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Graphic (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soaring Spirits (IRE)97116f–1mClass 4
Graphic (IRE)3197f–1m½fGroup 3
The Eagle's Nest (IRE)3557f–1m7½fClass 4
Sixty (IRE)316fClass 2
Crystal Morning (IRE)1611m1f—
Ms Brinkleys (IRE)1017f—
Amity (IRE)717fClass 5
Just Waterville (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% +7.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +11.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +11.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 2 1 50% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Probert 5 1 20% +7.00
William Carver 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 5 1 20% +7.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 2 1 50% +10.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Apr 23+54d Lingfield (AW) Talksport All-weather Vase Three-year-old Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 1¼ 9-2 7872A72A David Probert 20/1
12 Feb 23+8d Southwell (AW) It's Time To Turn To Talksport Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 1¼ 9-7 7875C79B David Probert 11/2
04 Feb 23+23d Lingfield (AW) It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 9-3 7982C72B David Probert 22/1
12 Jan 23+147d Chelmsford City (AW) Become A 2023 CCR Member Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 4½ 9-5 8182C63B William Carver 7/4F
18 Aug 22+10d York Goffs UK Harry Beeby Premier Yearling Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 19 ran 11/19 ½ 9-2 —65C81A David Probert 12/1
08 Aug 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 1/6 9-7 —75A98B David Probert 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Matching Sox (IRE) won?
Matching Sox (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Matching Sox (IRE)?
Matching Sox (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 7 April 2023.
Who is Matching Sox (IRE)'s sire?
Matching Sox (IRE) is by Camacho (GB) out of Follow My Lead (GB), whose sire is Night Shift.
What going does Matching Sox (IRE) prefer?
Matching Sox (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Matching Sox (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 7 April 2023. The highest on record is 81.
What is Matching Sox (IRE)'s sire's record?
Camacho (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,320 runs since Jan 2008 (596 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Matching Sox (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Follow My Lead (GB), Matching Sox (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Soaring Spirits (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Graphic (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.