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Horse profile

Mitchell's Way (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2014) · Last trainer Alan Swinbank · Last owner Ontoawinner 2
by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Ghana (GER) (Bigstone)
25 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Nov 2014 — 4,366 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2014 · 3rd of 5 5 wins · Carlisle, Sedgefield & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

Mitchell's Way (GB) is 5 from 25. Hasn't won since Mar 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 128.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating128At career-high mark
128 103–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 19 Apr 2014 Official rating 128 at the last run, 7 Nov 2014

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 25 figures · best 131B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft8126A104—
Soft7130B116—
Heavy6131B102.5—
Good3128A127—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f16131B122—
1m5f – 2m6122B102—
2m5f – 3m2102C100.5—
Over 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 25 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
Needwood Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3825.3%−2.6—
Good to Firm498357%−0.9—
Good572417.2%−0.71 from 3
Good to Soft275207.3%−0.61 from 8
Soft197168.1%+0.22 from 7
Heavy6657.6%−0.30 from 6
Standard (AW)1,100999%+1.11 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f444409%+1.1—
6f – 7f928687.3%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f444347.7%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f386328.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m347246.9%−11 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1631710.4%+2.54 from 16
2m5f – 3m3239.4%+1.50 from 2
Over 3m200%−7.90 from 1

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
Ghana (GER) (Bigstone)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them My Idea (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (My Idea (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Idea (GB)6441m7½f–2m5½fClass 4
Amantius (GB)2541m4f–2m5½fClass 5
Mickle Bower (IRE)712m2½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −2.50
Soft 7 2 29% +9.50
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 3 1 33% +4.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 16 4 25% +12.50
Class 3 6 1 17% −0.50
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 9 3 33% +14.50
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +4.50
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +4.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 16 4 25% +12.50
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −0.50
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fearghal Davis 12 1 8% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 3 1 33% +2.00
Paul Moloney 2 1 50% +3.50
Thomas Garner 2 1 50% +5.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 1 100% +4.50
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Jeremiah McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 8 3 38% +8.00
2013 4 1 25% +3.00
2012 10 1 10% +1.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 2 14% +4.00
Chase 7 2 29% +4.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% +1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
07 Nov 14+202d Musselburgh Maxrecycle Rely And Comply Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 3¼ 11-10 128124B Paul Moloney 7/2
19 Apr 14+22d Carlisle 3 Million Totescoop6 Today Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1½ 11-8 128127B Alain Cawley 4/7F
28 Mar 14+12d Newcastle Ijf John Oaksey Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 nk 11-9 120125B Paddy Brennan 4/1
16 Mar 14+14d Carlisle Apollobet Mobile Games Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 120122B Tom Scudamore 9/2
02 Mar 14+13d Sedgefield Wraggs Seafoods Ltd Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 113130B Paul Moloney 9/2
17 Feb 14+7d Southwell (AW) totequadpot Four Places In Four Races 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 18f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 —123A Paddy Brennan 4/1
10 Feb 14+30d Catterick Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 50 11-2 120103C A P McCoy 6/1
11 Jan 14+56d Wetherby Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Night Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 14 11-0 12288B Paddy Brennan 15/2
16 Nov 13+244d Wetherby Your Favourite Pool Bets At Totepool.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 1¾ 11-6 12389C Jason Maguire 9/1
17 Mar 13+10d Carlisle Pamela Nicholson Bell Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 1 11-5 118131B Thomas Garner 6/5F
07 Mar 13+53d Carlisle Cumbrian Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-8 111128A Thomas Garner 6/1
13 Jan 13+28d Kelso British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 22.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 28 11-8 111102C Fearghal Davis 16/1
16 Dec 12+15d Carlisle Join Now At Rewards4racing.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 11-8 111121A Fearghal Davis 15/2
01 Dec 12+19d Newcastle Slm 'the French Furze' Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 22f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 36 11-3 11199C Fearghal Davis 25/1
12 Nov 12+17d Carlisle Leaping For Lifestyle Fitness Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-9 107116B Fearghal Davis 10/1
26 Oct 12+14d Newcastle SLM Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 5 11-12 112102A Fearghal Davis 16/1
12 Oct 12+188d Carlisle Celebrate With Hallmark Hotel Carlisle 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 47 10-12 11293C Fearghal Davis 6/1
07 Apr 12+20d Carlisle Bet totescoop6 Text tote To 89660 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-1 103126A Fearghal Davis 7/2F
18 Mar 12+26d Carlisle Paramount Legal Costs Ltd 5th Anniversary Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Betfair Jumps Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 13 10-10 103117A Fearghal Davis 8/1
21 Feb 12+15d Wetherby Bramham Hall For Conferences & Banquets Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 1 11-3 105105A Fearghal Davis 40/1
06 Feb 12+25d Ayr Bet Mobile At BetVictor.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 6 11-4 —105B Fearghal Davis 100/1
12 Jan 12+30d Catterick Catterickbridge.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 1¼ 11-5 —103A Fearghal Davis 100/1
13 Dec 11+24d Catterick Book Racecourse Hospitality On 01748 810165 Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 hd 11-4 —89C Fearghal Davis 10/1
19 Nov 11+48d Haydock Betfair Hairy Mo Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 3½ 11-0 —101A Dougie Costello 16/1
02 Oct 11 Kelso City Roofing LTD Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 10 10-7 —109A Jeremiah McGrath 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mitchell's Way (GB) won?
Mitchell's Way (GB) won 5 of 25 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
Who trained Mitchell's Way (GB)?
Mitchell's Way (GB) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 7 November 2014.
Who is Mitchell's Way (GB)'s sire?
Mitchell's Way (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Ghana (GER), whose sire is Bigstone.
What going does Mitchell's Way (GB) prefer?
Mitchell's Way (GB) has the best record on good 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 Mitchell's Way (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 7 November 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Mitchell's Way (GB)'s sire's record?
Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Mitchell's Way (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ghana (GER), Mitchell's Way (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: My Idea (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (My Idea (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. 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.