Horse profile
Monks Mead (GB)
43 runs · 11 courses · from May 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Lingfield (AW), Chelmsford City (AW) & Lingfield
Last run 6 Oct 2026 · 6th of 9
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
Monks Mead is a gelding with three wins from 43 starts, all at Class 6 level. He won the Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Classified Stakes at Lingfield (AW) over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard (AW) in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 48, the CCR Supports RBL Poppy Appeal Nursery at Chelmsford City (AW) over 1m – 1m1f on Standard (AW) in Nov 2023 off 56, and the At The Races App Market Movers Nursery at Lingfield over 6f – 7f on Good to Firm in Jul 2023 off 45. He has two wins on all-weather from 18 starts and one on turf from 25. He finished 6 of 9 at Brighton in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 45, 19lb below his highest ever mark. He is usually held up.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 27 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 3–43Wins / Runs
- 7%Strike rate
- 16 (37.2%)Placed
- +118.33£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 0.56Fair A/E n=43 · 0.48 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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 rating45↓ 19lb off peak
45
45–64
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 98A | 83 | 9 runs · 98 / 82 |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 116B | 88 | 3 runs · 91 / 90 |
| Good | 9 | 110A | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 25 | 116B | 87 | 6 runs · 98 / 85 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 93A | 82 | 8 runs · 93 / 84.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 107B | 75.5 | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 43 runs · as at 14 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 from 27 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 11 (41%) · 1 win
- Held up 9 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 6 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,285 runs since Mar 2019 (240 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 634. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.7% from 264.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 416 | 34 | 8.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 15 |
| Good | 607 | 39 | 6.4% | −2.4 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 270 | 18 | 6.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Soft | 292 | 30 | 10.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 70 | 3 | 4.3% | −4.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,604 | 164 | 10.2% | +1.4 | 2 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 367 | 38 | 10.4% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,291 | 111 | 8.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 641 | 40 | 6.2% | −2.6 | 1 from 26 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 634 | 81 | 12.8% | +4 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 264 | 15 | 5.7% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 76 | 4 | 5.3% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Diffident Spirit (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Devaste (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffident Spirit (GB) | 27 | 4 | 7f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Devaste (GB) | 13 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Mohaab (GB) | 16 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Giveit Some Orange (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 2 | 11% | −7.67 |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 7% | +136.00 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 37 | 3 | 8% | +124.33 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| Brighton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Bath | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Lingfield | 4 | 1 | 25% | +147.00 |
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 1 | 4% | −20.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.67 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 1 | 13% | +143.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bass | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.67 |
| Alicia Perkins | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| George Rooke | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Oliver Searle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +148.00 |
| Nicola Currie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Patrick Millman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Cox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 39 | 3 | 8% | +122.33 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.67 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +148.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 26+43d | Brighton | Matchbook Signup - Get 20% Back On Losses Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Hands And Heels Race) (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) Raced at back of the field - made modest progress 2f out - plugged on at same speed final furlong to finish 6th | 6/9 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 45 | 90A | 49A | Alicia Perkins | 13/2 |
| 24 Aug 26+9d | Brighton | Streamline Taxis Always Going The Distance Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - urged forward over 2f out - unable to respond and beaten into 6th | 6/9 | 4¾ | 9-0 | 45 | 91B | 49A | Nicola Currie | 15/2 |
| 15 Aug 26+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Handy early - drifted wide rounding the turn 2f out - closing on the front group entering the final furlong despite losing the crop - edged closer inside the last 110yds - faded near the line to finish 4th | 4/8 | nk | 8-9 | 45 | 82B | 62A | Luke Morris | 13/2 |
| 04 Aug 26+22d | Lingfield | Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes Handy in the pack early - driven with two out but couldn't get near the winner - edged out of second close home | 3/6 | ½ | 9-2 | 46 | — | 63B | George Bass | 11/2 |
| 13 Jul 26+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Classified Stakes (Div I) settled in the pack before making ground under pressure over 2f out - ran on inside the final furlong | 4/10 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 46 | 82A | 64A | George Bass | 17/2 |
| 01 Jul 26+13d | Bath | Lansdown Golf Club Classified Stakes Sluggish start - held up towards the back of the field throughout - never a factor and beaten home in 10th | 10/12 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 47 | 75B | 45A | Tyler Heard | 5/1 |
| 18 Jun 26+26d | Lingfield | Sandy Is Going The Distance At 80 Classified Stakes (Div 2) Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort with 2f left - responded under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on at one gear to finish third | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 47 | 66A | 66A | George Bass | 10/3 |
| 23 May 26+59d | Windsor | Chloe's Still A Filly At Forty Handicap Held up midway through the field - driven approaching final 2f - stayed on without conviction inside the closing stages - finished eighth | 8/15 | shd | 9-2 | 48 | 88C | 60A | William Carver | 17/2 |
| 25 Mar 26+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Classified Stakes Prominent early - hit the top after 2f - driven on with two furlongs to go - unable to find more when overtaken close home | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 48 | 87A | 67A | George Bass | 9/1 |
| 25 Feb 26+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes Sat behind the pace on the rail - squeezed for space and pushed along 2f out - lost momentum briefly before finding third spot late - kept on to finish third beaten 2 lengths | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-9 | 49 | 88A | 66A | George Bass | 7/2 |
| 08 Feb 26+8d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 49's Draws Now Four Times Daily Classified Stakes Settled towards back - pushed along with 2f left - finished well but denied third close home | 4/7 | nk | 9-9 | 50 | 82A | 64A | George Bass | 3/1C |
| 31 Jan 26+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Classified Stakes (Div 1) Settled at the back early - urged forward approaching 3f out - made ground on the inside inside the final furlong - into third with a furlong left - stayed on but caught close home | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 50 | 75A | 66A | George Bass | 5/2 |
| 21 Jan 26+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Classified Stakes (Div 1) Settled handy early - crept closer over 2f out and pushed along - moved into second with a furlong left - hit the front inside the final 110yards - edged clear late to score | 1/9 | 9-9 | 48 | 93A | 66A | George Bass | 10/3 | |
| 12 Jan 26+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Classified Stakes Settled towards the back of the field - urgently galvanised from 2f out and making ground over 1f out - stuck on through the closing stages without ever threatening to get involved - fifth | 5/11 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 48 | 73A | 60A | George Bass | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+120d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Well placed early - urged on wide entering final two furlongs - stayed in touch briefly before fading close home | 4/10 | nk | 9-4 | 49 | 98A | 67A | George Bass | 20/1 |
| 19 Aug 25+13d | Brighton | Celebration Of John Kimbers Life Handicap Sent to front early - held a forward spot before hitting the front again 5f out - overtaken with a furlong left - couldn't quicken close home to finish third | 3/8 | 3½ | 9-4 | 50 | 116B | 67A | George Bass | 7/4F |
| 06 Aug 25+14d | Brighton | Star Sports Classified Stakes Hesitant leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - improved from off the pace approaching the final furlong - moved into third close home to finish third | 3/14 | 2 | 9-9 | 50 | 97C | 71A | Nicola Currie | 11/2 |
| 23 Jul 25+29d | Salisbury | Highclere Castle Horse Feeds 'Carnarvon' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along and lost touch 3f out - found some late progress out wide entering final furlong - kept going to finish sixth beaten 2 lengths | 6/13 | ½ | 10-12 | 51 | 75C | 78A | Mr Patrick Millman | 17/2 |
| 24 Jun 25+28d | Brighton | Star Sports Handicap Tracked the front two early - driven approaching 3f out - lost touch and drifted left under pressure 2f out - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish third | 3/4 | ½ | 9-8 | 52 | 90C | 60B | Trevor Whelan | 17/2 |
| 27 May 25+17d | Brighton | Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Apprentice Handicap Reared as gates flew and dropped a length or two at the start - settled just behind the front group by the 6f marker - shifted through the middle of the straight - urged along and drifted left inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly close home to snatch second - beaten just half a length | 2/7 | ½ | 9-3 | 51 | 96B | 74A | George Bass | 6/1 |
| 10 May 25+17d | Leicester | King Power Raceday 26th May Book Now Handicap Held up towards the back - pressed for effort 3f out - had nothing left soon after - well held at the finish | 9/9 | ¾ | 9-8 | 54 | 62A | 45A | George Bass | 12/1 |
| 23 Apr 25+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled behind front group on the rail - urged forward with 3f left - lost ground from 2f out - dropped away to finish 7th | 7/9 | 1¾ | 8-7 | 56 | 87A | 46A | Alicia Perkins | 40/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+162d | Bath | On Course Values Online DragonBet Handicap Held up in the pack - squeezed for space along the far rail with 2f left - faded in the closing furlong to finish 11th | 11/12 | ½ | 9-1 | 57 | 75A | 50A | George Bass | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 24+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Slow to begin - settled midpack - moved up to challenge front group with 5f left - urged forward 2f out then dropped away quickly | 9/11 | 1 | 9-8 | 59 | 59A | 56A | Alicia Perkins | 20/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | perryroadautos.co.uk Handicap Held up towards the back - failed to threaten - finished eighth beaten 6.5 lengths | 8/12 | nk | 9-5 | 61 | 81A | 59A | George Bass | 8/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+30d | Windsor | Intec Microsystems Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 9th | 9/12 | 2 | 9-2 | 63 | 75A | 47A | Alicia Perkins | 11/2 |
| 17 Aug 24+17d | Bath | Andersons Waste Management Supports British Racing Handicap Tracked pace-setter to 3f out - fought on inside final furlong - edged out of second right on the line | 3/8 | nse | 9-9 | 63 | 88B | 77A | George Rooke | 11/4F |
| 31 Jul 24+14d | Sandown | Ford Explorer Handicap | 6/10 | 2½ | 9-3 | 64 | 72B | 64A | George Rooke | 9/2 |
| 17 Jul 24+20d | Bath | On Course Values Online DragonBet Handicap | 2/12 | nk | 9-7 | 61 | 110A | 85A | George Rooke | 7/2 |
| 27 Jun 24+19d | Leicester | Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 61 | 62A | 68A | George Bass | 9/2 |
| 08 Jun 24+24d | Lingfield | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap | 4/8 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 61 | 104A | 62A | Alicia Perkins | 7/4F |
| 15 May 24+86d | Bath | Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap | 2/14 | ½ | 9-1 | 59 | 93C | 81A | Alicia Perkins | 16/1 |
| 19 Feb 24+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap | 6/7 | 1½ | 9-8 | 60 | 90A | 51A | Robert Havlin | 11/4 |
| 24 Jan 24+41d | Lingfield (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap | 3/5 | 1 | 8-1 | 60 | 93C | 60B | Tyler Heard | 15/2 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 23+37d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Fairwood Brasserie Dining Experience Nursery | 3/5 | ¾ | 7-9 | 60 | 87C | 54B | Alicia Perkins | 22/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+55d | Chelmsford City (AW) | CCR Supports RBL Poppy Appeal Nursery | 1/9 | 9-7 | 56 | 84A | 66A | Robert Havlin | 5/1 | |
| 13 Sep 23+11d | Bath | Download The BresBet App Nursery | 2/10 | 2 | 9-8 | 54 | 78A | 62A | Charles Bishop | 17/2 |
| 02 Sep 23+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Alfred Burns Memorial Nursery | 6/10 | nse | 9-1 | 54 | 76A | 56A | Oliver Searle | 7/2F |
| 14 Aug 23+19d | Windsor | Frimley Health Charity Nursery (Div 1) | 2/10 | ½ | 8-12 | 51 | 94A | 76A | Oliver Searle | 5/1 |
| 26 Jul 23+20d | Lingfield | At The Races App Market Movers Nursery | 1/10 | 8-1 | 45 | 107B | 60A | Oliver Searle | 150/1 | |
| 06 Jul 23+28d | Newbury | KKA Studio Novice Stakes (Div 2) | 8/8 | 4 | 9-2 | — | 64C | 38C | Liam Keniry | 200/1 |
| 08 Jun 23+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 8/8 | nse | 9-7 | — | 35C | 24C | Liam Keniry | 150/1 |
| 22 May 23 | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 8/8 | ½ | 9-7 | — | -8C | 30C | William Cox | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Monks Mead won?
- Monks Mead (GB) won 3 of 43 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 7%. Placed 16 times in total (37.2% of starts).
- Who trains Monks Mead?
- Monks Mead (GB) is trained by Mark Usher, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is Monks Mead's sire?
- Monks Mead (GB) is by Outstrip (GB) out of Abbotsfield (IRE), whose sire is Sakhee's Secret.
- What going does Monks Mead prefer?
- Monks Mead (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 18 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Monks Mead's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 6 October 2026. The highest on record is 64.
- What is Monks Mead's sire's record?
- Outstrip (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,285 runs since Mar 2019 (240 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 634. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.7% from 264.
- Who are Monks Mead's siblings?
- Out of Abbotsfield (IRE), Monks Mead (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Diffident Spirit (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Devaste (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.