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Horse profile

Maxcel (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Mel Rowley · Last owner Mrs M C Sweeney
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Katess (IRE) (Spectrum)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Feb 2025 — 616 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 4th of 10 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Maxcel won four of 13 starts between Nov 2020 and Feb 2025. All four wins came in handicaps or a maiden on turf, three of them over 1m5f – 2m and two on good to soft. He gained two of those successes in Class 4 handicap hurdles in Jun 2024, at Uttoxeter on good to soft off 114 and at Bangor-on-Dee on good off 106. The gelding, aged 8 at his last run in Feb 2025, finished fourth of 10 at Hereford off his career-high mark of 120.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating120At career-high mark
120 102–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 12 Feb 2025

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 120A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good8120A105.5—
Good to Soft3108B106—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8120A104.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3111C108—

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 142A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 30 Jun 2024 Official rating 120 at the last run, 12 Feb 2025

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 142A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good9130A107—
Good to Soft3142A140—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10142A113.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3130A107—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Excelebration (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+4.3—
Good to Firm452439.5%+0.5—
Good8639611.1%+2.12 from 9
Good to Soft4684910.5%+1.52 from 3
Soft578559.5%+0.5—
Heavy228198.3%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,001626.2%−2.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822011%+2—
6f – 7f1,0891019.3%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f941869.1%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f679558.1%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m469418.7%−0.33 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f206188.7%−0.31 from 3
2m5f – 3m36513.9%+4.9—
Over 3m300%−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
Katess (IRE) (Spectrum)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them My Khaleesi (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (My Khaleesi (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Khaleesi (GB)832m–2m1½fListed
I Will Follow Her (GB)60——
Roxyana (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 2 22% +2.38
Good to Soft 3 2 67% +9.50
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 2 29% +8.00
Class 5 5 2 40% +3.88
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 2 1 50% +4.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +5.50
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +7.50
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +1.88
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 3 30% +11.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% −0.12

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Deutsch 4 2 50% +11.00
Alex Edwards 4 1 25% −1.12
Tom Cannon 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Cobden 1 1 100% +5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 4 2 50% +11.00
2022 4 1 25% +2.00
2021 3 1 33% −0.12
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 3 33% +12.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% −1.12

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
12 Feb 25+207d Hereford starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Travelled keenly early - drifted left occasionally over fences - hit the front and opened a big gap after 3rd - scrappy over 6th - overtaken approaching 2 out - unable to find more before the last and held on for 4th 4/10 4¾ 12-0 120108B130A Charlie Deutsch 16/1
20 Jul 24+20d Market Rasen Unibet Daily Industry Best Prices Summer Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 17 ran 14/17 hd 11-2 12079C98C Charlie Deutsch 14/1
30 Jun 24+22d Uttoxeter Bet Boost At Bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-11 11492A142A Charlie Deutsch 11/2
08 Jun 24+44d Bangor-on-Dee Rachel Jones Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-1 106108C130A Charlie Deutsch 15/2
25 Apr 24+534d Huntingdon Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 4 11-6 107103A119A Tom Cannon 12/1
08 Nov 22+28d Hereford Cazoo Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-11 102106B140A Harry Cobden 5/1
11 Oct 22+75d Huntingdon Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 20 11-0 103119C108B Tom Cannon 7/1
28 Jul 22+36d Stratford National Racehorse Week 10th - 18th September Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 33 10-13 —74C89C Alex Edwards 6/1
22 Jun 22+331d Worcester At The Races App Form Study Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3¾ 11-1 ——120A Alex Edwards 4/1
26 Jul 21+21d Newton Abbot Talk Tidy Marketing Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-11 —111C107B Alex Edwards 15/8F
05 Jul 21+154d Worcester Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 6 10-7 —120A107A Alex Edwards 5/1
01 Feb 21+72d Lingfield (AW) Visit attheraces.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 4/10 7 10-7 ——99A Tom O'Brien 3/1
21 Nov 20 Huntingdon Bet 10 Get 20 'Junior' Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 13.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 7 10-12 —57A101A Tom O'Brien 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Maxcel (GB) won?
Maxcel (GB) won 4 of 13 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 30.8%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
Who trained Maxcel (GB)?
Maxcel (GB) was trained by Mel Rowley on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 12 February 2025.
Who is Maxcel (GB)'s sire?
Maxcel (GB) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Katess (IRE), whose sire is Spectrum.
What going does Maxcel (GB) prefer?
Maxcel (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Maxcel (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 12 February 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Maxcel (GB)'s sire's record?
Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Maxcel (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Katess (IRE), Maxcel (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: My Khaleesi (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (My Khaleesi (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. 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.