Montemares (GB)
Montemares is 3 from 5 with a Grade 2 win in the bet365 Premier Novices Hurdle at Kelso in Feb 2026. Each of his three wins came on a first visit to the course and all were gained over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or good to soft ground. The gelding last ran at Aintree in Apr 2026 where he finished 5 of 12 in the Turners Mersey Novices Hurdle off his career-high mark of 135.
- 3–5Wins / Runs
- 60%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +10.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 3.43Fair A/E n=5 · 2.93 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 131
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 157C | 131 | 3 runs · 157 / 131 |
| Good | 2 | 104A | 101.5 | 2 runs · 104 / 101.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 157C | 108 | 5 runs · 157 / 108 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Mid-division 4 (80%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16% of 375 runs since Sep 2022 (67 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.2% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −9.3 | — |
| Good | 151 | 29 | 19.2% | +3.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 85 | 17 | 20% | +4 | 2 from 3 |
| Soft | 52 | 8 | 15.4% | −0.6 | — |
| Heavy | 26 | 4 | 15.4% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | −13.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +15.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | −6.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 54 | 10 | 18.5% | +2.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 173 | 25 | 14.5% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 80 | 16 | 20% | +4 | 3 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2022 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rightofway (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Apr 26+42d | Aintree | Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - improved position approaching 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - stayed on from the final fence but edged out for fourth close home | 5/12 | nse | 11-7 | 135 | 108A | 145A | Stan Sheppard | 5/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+61d | Kelso | bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - moved up easily to reach the front pair by two out - hit the front driving after drifting right at the last - pulled away up the run-in for a comfortable win | 1/10 | 11-5 | 130 | 131A | 145B | Stan Sheppard | 6/1 | |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+25d | Newbury | Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed along before 3 out - well placed with a shot 2 out - unable to quicken approaching the last - finished 4th | 4/6 | 6½ | 11-7 | 126 | 99B | 138B | Stan Sheppard | 20/1 |
| 04 Dec 25+31d | Market Rasen | PricedUp Daily Racing Boosts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat behind pace early - moved into second and disputed front spot before final two out - edged in front near last then driven clear close home | 1/5 | 11-7 | — | 157C | 138B | Stan Sheppard | 5/1 | |
| 03 Nov 25 | Hereford | BetWright Safer Gambling 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - drifted right at the 5th - needed encouragement 4 out - joined the leading group approaching 3 out - went in front 2 out - pulled away easily rounding the home turn to score comfortably | 1/8 | 11-3 | — | 104A | 127B | Stan Sheppard | EvensF | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Montemares won?
- Montemares (GB) won 3 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 60%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Montemares?
- Montemares (GB) is trained by Tom Lacey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
- Who is Montemares's sire?
- Montemares (GB) is by Frontiersman (GB) out of Mawaweel (IRE), whose sire is Authorized.
- What going does Montemares prefer?
- Montemares (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Montemares's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 11 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Montemares's sire's record?
- Frontiersman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 16% of 375 runs since Sep 2022 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.2% from 151.
- Who are Montemares's siblings?
- Out of Mawaweel (IRE), Montemares (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.