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Horse profile

Midnight Cowboy (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer J P Owen · Last owner S J Stearn
by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Kali (GB) (Linamix)
22 runs · 13 courses · from Feb 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Apr 2022 — 1,650 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 · 6th of 11 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Midnight Cowboy won four of 22 starts on turf between Dec 2016 and Aug 2017, all over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in handicaps. He won the Class 3 Sheppard Family Handicap Chase at Stratford in Aug 2017 off an official rating of 131, having earlier taken two Class 3 and Class 4 novices handicap chases at Warwick and Kempton in May 2017. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 137, finished 6 of 11 in the Class 5 Gloucestershire Royal Hussars Open Hunters Chase at Cheltenham in Apr 2022 off 115, 22lb below his career high. He raced at four different courses for his wins.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 22lb off peak
115 112–137

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 28 May 2021

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 13 figures · best 141B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good10141B85.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8121B85.5—
2m5f – 3m5141B111—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 28 May 2021 Official rating 115 at the last run, 29 Apr 2022

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 22 figures · best 134B · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good13134B119—
Soft5123A119—
Good to Soft3126A123—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11134B119—
2m5f – 3m7132A121—
1m5f – 2m4126A118.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Midnight Legend (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−7.1—
Good to Firm4045814.4%+0.20 from 1
Good3,12646214.8%+0.64 from 13
Good to Soft1,89725913.7%−0.50 from 3
Soft1,97726013.2%−10 from 5
Heavy76611815.4%+1.2—
Standard (AW)1271915%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−14.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1021615.7%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m2,20529913.6%−0.60 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,70738114.1%−0.14 from 11
2m5f – 3m2,49936314.5%+0.30 from 7
Over 3m79111814.9%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kali (GB) (Linamix)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Danceintothelight (GB) (10 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Danceintothelight (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Danceintothelight (GB)134101m6f–2m5fClass 4
Malachite (GB)912m4½fClass 5
Kishanda (GB)1611m3fClass 6
Kianga (GB)611m1½f—
Midnight Glen (GB)20——
Strevelyn (GB)180——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 4 31% +5.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 2 20% +2.00
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 4 2 50% +2.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 5 1 20% −2.00
Stratford 2 1 50% +1.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 1 50% +1.50
Doncaster 2 1 50% +7.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 4 36% +7.50
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Hutchinson 16 3 19% −6.50
Mr Rupert Stearn 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Timothy Gredley 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Cannon 1 1 100% +8.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 4 21% −0.50
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 8 3 38% +1.50
2016 6 1 17% +3.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 3 30% −0.50
Hurdle 9 1 11% +0.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2022 · 2 runs
29 Apr 22+11d Cheltenham Gloucestershire Royal Hussars Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 10 11-3 11584A103A Mr Rupert Stearn 33/1
18 Apr 22+325d Fakenham Queen's Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 5 ran 3/5 1¼ 11-5 11275C115C Mr Rupert Stearn 13/2
2021 · 1 run
28 May 21+1160d Stratford Ppsa Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 15 11-3 12287B116A Mr Rupert Stearn 7/1
2018 · 1 run
25 Mar 18+182d Ascot Colts & Fillies Club Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 4½ 11-13 13743A111A Mr Timothy Gredley 9/4
2017 · 8 runs
24 Sep 17+31d Uttoxeter Actionclad Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 10 11-12 137100A120A Wayne Hutchinson 5/1F
24 Aug 17+69d Stratford Sheppard Family Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-13 131121B134B Wayne Hutchinson 2/1F
16 Jun 17+22d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1 10-2 131115A122B Wayne Hutchinson 9/2
25 May 17+10d Warwick Close Brothers Business Finance Birmingham Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-8 12267A119B Wayne Hutchinson 5/2F
15 May 17+14d Kempton Matchbook Racing Is Commission Free Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 12-3 12261B128B Wayne Hutchinson 2/1F
01 May 17+42d Kempton Better Odds With Matchbook Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 12 11-0 —76C112C Wayne Hutchinson 4/1
20 Mar 17+52d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 3/9 hd 12-0 122111B122B Wayne Hutchinson 6/4F
27 Jan 17+49d Doncaster Sky Bet Making Betting Better Handicap Hurdle (Northern Lights Stayers' Hurdle Qualifier) Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1 11-11 119141B132A Wayne Hutchinson 3/1F
2016 · 6 runs
09 Dec 16+194d Doncaster 25 Free Bet At 188bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 11589A128A Tom Cannon 8/1
29 May 16+27d Uttoxeter Wrights 90 Tasty Years Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 26 11-0 117—107C Wayne Hutchinson 15/8
02 May 16+29d Warwick David Dennis Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 4 11-0 117—119A Richard Johnson 11/8F
03 Apr 16+30d Ascot David Brownlow Charitable Foundation Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 shd 11-2 117—123A Wayne Hutchinson 9/2
04 Mar 16+39d Newbury RR Elite 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (In Aid Of West Berkshire Mencap) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 nk 10-12 119—119B Wayne Hutchinson 9/2
25 Jan 16+50d Kempton racinguk.com/freetrial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 10 10-12 ——121A Wayne Hutchinson 9/2
2015 · 4 runs
06 Dec 15+28d Huntingdon Betfred 'fred's Festive Giveaway' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 10 10-12 ——126A Wayne Hutchinson 14/1
08 Nov 15+239d Sandown Bibendum Wine Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 4½ 11-0 ——114A Wayne Hutchinson 13/2
14 Mar 15+36d Kempton Family Fun At Kempton Park 04.04.15 Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good · 13 ran 6/13 1¾ 10-10 ——97C Wayne Hutchinson 2/1F
06 Feb 15 Kempton racinguk.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2¼ 10-8 ——123A Wayne Hutchinson 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Midnight Cowboy won?
Midnight Cowboy (GB) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2015 and 2022, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 13 times in total (59.1% of starts).
Who trained Midnight Cowboy?
Midnight Cowboy (GB) was trained by J P Owen on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 29 April 2022.
Who is Midnight Cowboy's sire?
Midnight Cowboy (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Kali (GB), whose sire is Linamix.
What going does Midnight Cowboy prefer?
Midnight Cowboy (GB) has the best record on good 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 Midnight Cowboy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 29 April 2022. The highest on record is 137.
What is Midnight Cowboy's sire's record?
Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Midnight Cowboy's siblings?
Out of Kali (GB), Midnight Cowboy (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Danceintothelight (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Danceintothelight (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.