Horse profile
Maximising (IRE)
by Circus Maximus (IRE) out of Annee Lumiere (IRE) (Giant's Causeway)
12 runs · 10 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
3 wins · Haydock, Windsor & Lingfield (AW)
Ran yesterday · 1st of 10
Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 4 of 7 analysed runs — Maximising (IRE) is 3 from 12. Won last time out at Haydock (Class 3) — a departure from the usual pattern, unknown. Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.
Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 3–12Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 7 (58.3%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.85Fair A/E n=12 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 rating84At career-high mark
84
71–84
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 128A | 89 | 6 · 128 / 92.5 |
| Heavy | 2 | 86A | 76.5 | 2 · 86 / 76.5 |
| Good | 2 | 103B | 99.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 128A | 96 | 4 · 128 / 101 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 96A | 88 | 5 · 96 / 88 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (57%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 162 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 54 | 4 | 7.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 25 | 2 | 8% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | +1.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | +1.8 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 61 | 5 | 8.2% | +0.2 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
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
Annee Lumiere (IRE) (Giant's Causeway)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Enery (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (New York Girl (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enery (IRE) | 19 | 5 | 1m1½f–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Prism (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 1m–1m1½f | Class 5 |
| New York Girl (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Group 3 |
| Broadway Duchess (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Luminessa (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Mister Parma (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Aparna (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muscutt | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| David Egan | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +11.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+26d | Haydock | M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div II) Missed the break - in the pack through the middle stages - gradually improved from 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - finished powerfully inside the final furlong - went to the front 110yds out and won comfortably | 1/10 | 9-10 | 84 | 67A | 96A | David Egan | 11/2 | |
| 20 Sep 26+22d | Hamilton | Big Drew Hunter Memorial Handicap Stakes Held up towards back - pushed along 2f out - responded to close late - closed strongly to grab third near line - just failed to catch front pair | 3/11 | ½ | 9-13 | 84 | 86A | 96A | Billy Loughnane | 3/1J |
| 29 Aug 26+58d | Windsor | Play The Matchbook Match 6 Handicap Stakes Settled midfield early - pushed along and hit front inside final furlong - kept going well to win | 1/8 | 9-9 | 79 | 94A | 100A | David Egan | 3/1J | |
| 02 Jul 26+104d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (Div 1) Set the pace early - pushed along when overtaken inside the final furlong - kept on chasing the winner close home but couldn't find more - held for second | 2/7 | ½ | 9-1 | 77 | 96A | 91A | Daniel Muscutt | 4/1 |
| 20 Mar 26+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled in the pack - squeezed for space with two furlongs left - asked for effort soon after - finished well in the closing stages - grabbed runner-up spot close home | 2/10 | nk | 9-4 | 76 | 88A | 83A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/4F |
| 27 Feb 26+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Settled just behind the pace - asked for effort 2f out - shifted left approaching final furlong - squeezed for space in the closing stages - finished without landing a blow | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 77 | 113A | 79A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/4F |
| 06 Feb 26+23d | Newcastle (AW) | SBK Betting Podcast Handicap Held a midpack position early - pushed along with over 2f left - stayed on inside the closing furlong - moved up to fourth close home - beaten 2¾ lengths in the end | 4/11 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 77 | 89A | 85A | Joanna Mason | 10/3F |
| 14 Jan 26+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Held up in the pack - squeezed for space with 2f left - pushed along once space opened before hitting the front inside the last furlong - kept going strongly to the line | 1/8 | 9-5 | 71 | 128A | 92A | Daniel Muscutt | 15/2 | |
| 19 Dec 25+156d | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled with the main group - driven to make progress through the pack 2f out then drifted left approaching the final furlong - weakened late to finish fifth | 5/7 | ½ | 9-8 | 73 | 89A | 81A | Daniel Muscutt | 13/2 |
| 16 Jul 25+35d | Yarmouth | Aeropak Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards back of field - moved through drifting left approaching final furlong - kept on to hold third but no match for winner | 3/11 | nk | 9-5 | — | 96B | 84A | Benoit De La Sayette | 80/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+21d | Lingfield | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - lost touch approaching final two furlongs - trailing badly through the last stages - finished eighth | 8/10 | nk | 9-4 | — | 103B | 67A | Pat Cosgrave | 50/1 |
| 21 May 25 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Slow to enter stalls - settled midpack - urged forward approaching 2f out - lost touch with leading group inside final furlong and stayed on same pace to finish eighth | 8/13 | hd | 9-2 | — | 74B | 66A | Benoit De La Sayette | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Maximising (IRE) won?
- Maximising (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
- Who trains Maximising (IRE)?
- Maximising (IRE) is trained by Kevin Philippart de Foy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Maximising (IRE)'s sire?
- Maximising (IRE) is by Circus Maximus (IRE) out of Annee Lumiere (IRE), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
- What going does Maximising (IRE) prefer?
- Maximising (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Maximising (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 16 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Maximising (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Circus Maximus (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 162 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Maximising (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Annee Lumiere (IRE), Maximising (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Enery (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (New York Girl (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.