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Horse profile

Modern Verse (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2008) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner Alan Baxter
by Pleasant Tap (USA) out of Sandalwood (USA) (El Gran Senor)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jul 2008 — 6,677 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 · 13th of 16
KTB Profile

Modern Verse (USA) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Catterick (Apr 2007).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 (jumps) 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 19 Dec 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 59C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 30 May 2007 Official rating 56 at the last flat run, 5 Jul 2008

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 3 figures · best 85C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm279C78—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m385C79—
Flat 7 figures · best 71C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)371C64—
Good to Firm264C59—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f371C59—
1m – 1m1f264C56.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Pleasant Tap (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 172 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.6—
Good to Firm2015%−6.60 from 4
Good4124.9%−6.70 from 1
Good to Soft2229.1%−2.50 from 2
Soft31412.9%+1.3—
Heavy15213.3%+1.7—
Standard (AW)42921.4%+9.80 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7114.3%+2.70 from 3
1m – 1m1f17317.6%+60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f57712.3%+0.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m4037.5%−4.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f33412.1%+0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m1516.7%−4.9—
Over 3m3133.3%+21.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sandalwood (USA) (El Gran Senor)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vintage Fabric (USA) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Vintage Fabric (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vintage Fabric (USA)4352m1½f–2m5½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dean McKeown 3 0 0% −3.00
Lee Stephens 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Jodie Mogford 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Brett Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
16 Jul 08+11d Uttoxeter Jamie Halpin 50th Birthday Memorial Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 30 10-9 —77C Lee Stephens 66/1
05 Jul 08+13d Carlisle CFM Radio Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 30 8-9 5654C P J McDonald 33/1
22 Jun 08+186d Hereford totesport.com Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 hd 11-0 —79C Jodie Mogford 40/1
2007 · 7 runs
19 Dec 07+184d Newbury Coolmation Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 17/18 23 11-0 —85C Alan O'Keeffe 100/1
18 Jun 07+19d Carlisle Baines Wilson Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 shd 8-11 5849C Paul Quinn 14/1
30 May 07+24d Southwell (AW) Journey South Play After Racing Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 2½ 8-12 5959C Dean McKeown 9/1
06 May 07+32d Hamilton Racing Post Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 11f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-12 —64C Tony Hamilton 2/1
04 Apr 07+11d Catterick Toytop Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 9-11 —54C Dean McKeown 7/1
24 Mar 07+11d Lingfield (AW) Digital Prints From Bonusprint Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 nk 10-0 —64C Brett Doyle 10/1
13 Mar 07 Southwell (AW) betdirectpoker.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 1 9-13 —71C Dean McKeown 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Modern Verse won?
Modern Verse (USA) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Modern Verse?
Modern Verse (USA) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 16 July 2008.
Who is Modern Verse's sire?
Modern Verse (USA) is by Pleasant Tap (USA) out of Sandalwood (USA), whose sire is El Gran Senor.
What is Modern Verse's official rating?
Modern Verse (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 59.
What is Modern Verse's sire's record?
Pleasant Tap (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 172 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Modern Verse's siblings?
Out of Sandalwood (USA), Modern Verse (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vintage Fabric (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Vintage Fabric (USA)). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.