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Mr Ascendency (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2021) · Last trainer John & Thady Gosden · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by The Gurkha (IRE) out of Dietrich (USA) (Storm Cat)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Aug 2021 — 1,888 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2021 · 1st of 14 Won last time out 2 wins · York & Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Mr Ascendency (IRE) is 2 from 7. Won last time out at York (Class 2). Last raced off a career-high mark of 95.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · York, 12 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 103A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm293A89—
Standard (AW)2102A95.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4103A95.5—
1m – 1m1f293A89—

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 20 Aug 2021 Official rating 95 at the last run, 20 Aug 2021

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 104A · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm2104A95—
Standard (AW)2101A95.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4101A91.5—
1m – 1m1f2104A95—

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,022 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 183. Weakest on heavy going: 2.9% from 105. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 111.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+15.3—
Good to Firm1832513.7%+41 from 2
Good5105310.4%+0.70 from 2
Good to Soft2102110%+0.30 from 1
Soft321237.2%−2.5—
Heavy10532.9%−6.8—
Standard (AW)6897010.2%+0.51 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f43511.6%+1.9—
6f – 7f4494810.7%+11 from 4
1m – 1m1f536499.1%−0.61 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f563519.1%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m2973210.8%+1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f11176.3%−3.4—
2m5f – 3m22418.2%+8.5—
Over 3m100%−9.7—

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
Dietrich (USA) (Storm Cat)

12 siblings in the archive, 10 winners — best of them Beauty Bright (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Beauty Bright (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beauty Bright (IRE)1425f–6fGroup 3
Aloft (IRE)521m–2mListed
Greatwallofchina (USA)1917f—
Marquesa (USA)817f—
Agena (IRE)317f—
Eskimo (IRE)417½f—
Port of Spain (USA)617f—
The Ferryman (IRE)317½f—
Lake Illawarra (IRE)717f—
Nutcracker Suite (IRE)917f—
Victory Road (IRE)20——
Order (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% −0.56
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 1 33% +6.00
Class 5 3 1 33% −1.56
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 2 1 50% +7.00
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% −0.56
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 1 25% −2.56
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 3 1 33% +6.00
Robert Havlin 3 1 33% −1.56
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% −2.56
Blinkers 3 1 33% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 1 25% +5.00
2020 3 1 33% −1.56

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
20 Aug 21+34d York Sky Bet Mile Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 8-12 9585C104A Ryan Moore 8/1
17 Jul 21+66d Newmarket Fine Watch Club Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 8-9 9393A86A Robert Havlin 8/1
12 May 21+19d York Sky Bet Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3 9-7 94103A93A Kieran O'Neill 5/1
23 Apr 21+163d Sandown Bet365 Esher Cup Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 8-10 87—— Ryan Moore 7/2
11 Nov 20+21d Kempton (AW) Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 1/11 9-5 —89A101A Robert Havlin 4/9F
21 Oct 20+32d Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 2/10 2 9-5 —102A90A Ryan Moore 4/1
19 Sep 20 Newbury Heatherwold Stud EBF Novice Stakes (Str) (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 9-5 —83C72A Robert Havlin 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Mr Ascendency (IRE) won?
Mr Ascendency (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trained Mr Ascendency (IRE)?
Mr Ascendency (IRE) was trained by John & Thady Gosden on the most recent run on record, at York on 20 August 2021.
Who is Mr Ascendency (IRE)'s sire?
Mr Ascendency (IRE) is by The Gurkha (IRE) out of Dietrich (USA), whose sire is Storm Cat.
What is Mr Ascendency (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 20 August 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Mr Ascendency (IRE)'s sire's record?
The Gurkha (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,022 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 183. Weakest on heavy going: 2.9% from 105. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 111.
Who are Mr Ascendency (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Dietrich (USA), Mr Ascendency (IRE) has 12 other produce in our archive, 10 of them winners. Most wins: Beauty Bright (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Beauty Bright (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2020. 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.