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Horse profile

Middle Kingdom (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner China Horse Club International Ltd
by War Front (USA) out of River Belle (GB) (Lahib)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Nov 2017 — 3,256 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 · 4th of 13 2 wins · Newmarket & Newcastle (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Middle Kingdom (USA) is 2 from 4. Hasn't won since Apr 2017. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 9 Nov 2017

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 4 figures · best 108A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3108A107—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3107A97—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 19 Apr 2017 Official rating 94 at the last run, 21 Nov 2017

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 4 figures · best 102A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3102A91—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f396A91—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
War Front (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,496 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.9% from 923. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,009.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+5.7—
Good to Firm4758317.5%+1.81 from 1
Good5335810.9%−4.8—
Good to Soft2273716.3%+0.6—
Soft2813211.4%−4.3—
Heavy43511.6%−4.1—
Standard (AW)92317418.9%+3.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1713017.5%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,00919519.3%+3.6—
1m – 1m1f81510512.9%−2.81 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3805614.7%−11 from 3
1m5f – 2m9455.3%−10.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2414.2%−11.5—
2m5f – 3m300%−15.7—

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
River Belle (GB) (Lahib)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Bridle Belle (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bridle Belle (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bridle Belle (GB)2857f–1m4fClass 2
Strathnaver (GB)927½f–1mClass 5
Siyaadah (GB)517fClass 5
Fantasmic (GB)511m1fClass 5
Soho Dancer (GB)40——
Roaring River (GB)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +3.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +3.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 1 50% +2.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +3.50
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +5.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +1.50
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Havlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 1 100% +3.50
Nicky Mackay 1 1 100% +5.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 2 100% +8.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 1 33% +1.50
2016 1 1 100% +5.00

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
21 Nov 17+12d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 9-4 9493B91A Robert Havlin 11/10F
09 Nov 17+204d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet Toteexacta At Betfred.com Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 8-13 94107A85A Robert Havlin 11/10F
19 Apr 17+145d Newmarket bet365 Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-12 8697A96A Jimmy Fortune 7/2J
25 Nov 16 Newcastle (AW) 32Red.com Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 —108A102A Nicky Mackay 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Middle Kingdom (USA) won?
Middle Kingdom (USA) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Middle Kingdom (USA)?
Middle Kingdom (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 21 November 2017.
Who is Middle Kingdom (USA)'s sire?
Middle Kingdom (USA) is by War Front (USA) out of River Belle (GB), whose sire is Lahib.
What going does Middle Kingdom (USA) prefer?
Middle Kingdom (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 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 Middle Kingdom (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 21 November 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Middle Kingdom (USA)'s sire's record?
War Front (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,496 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.9% from 923. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,009.
Who are Middle Kingdom (USA)'s siblings?
Out of River Belle (GB), Middle Kingdom (USA) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Bridle Belle (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bridle Belle (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. 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.