Mr Finch (IRE)
Mr Finch is a gelding by Harzand out of a Halling mare who has had four runs on turf. He won one of them, a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Warwick in Apr 2026 when leading from the front on good ground off an official rating of 109. That success brought his career record to one win from four starts, all over 2m1f – 2m4f. His last run, at Warwick in Apr 2026, was a victory.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −1.62£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 109Highest OR
- 34dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 125
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 | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 125B | 122 | 3 runs · 125 / 122 |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 3 analysed runs since Feb 2026
- Led 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,099 runs since Jul 2020 (139 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.7% from 245. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 60 | 10 | 16.7% | +3.4 | — |
| Good | 336 | 48 | 14.3% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 182 | 27 | 14.8% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 294 | 35 | 11.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 101 | 17 | 16.8% | +3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 9 | 7.1% | −6.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 69 | 7 | 10.1% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 121 | 11 | 9.1% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 259 | 28 | 10.8% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 324 | 50 | 15.4% | +2.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 41 | 16.7% | +3.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 72 | 9 | 12.5% | −0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vadique (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dancing Amy (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Flagsofourfathers (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Apr 26+34d | Warwick | Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - nudged forward before the second-last and edged clear - kept finding more on the run-in to score comfortably | 1/10 | 11-6 | 109 | 122A | 125A | Ben Jones | 11/8F | |
| 20 Mar 26+41d | Newbury | BetVictor Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sent to front early - lost the advantage soon after - pushed along before 3 out then blundered 2 out - dropped away quickly to finish fifth | 5/8 | 3¼ | 11-2 | — | 96A | 118A | Ben Jones | 10/1 |
| 07 Feb 26+27d | Warwick | Oddschecker Free Bets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled behind front group - dropped away with error at the 6th - regained ground before blundering again approaching 3 out - soon under pressure and faded before being pulled up before 2 out | PU/7 | — | 11-9 | — | — | — | Ben Jones | 6/1 |
| 11 Jan 26 | Fontwell | Betting.Bet Betting Site Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - drifted left over fences on occasion - went in front before edging up on the pace after being passed following the second - clouted the seventh - chased the front-runner three out - roused before two out - steered off a true line nearing the final fence - lost momentum on the run to the line finishing fourth | 4/12 | 3¼ | 11-3 | — | 125B | 116A | Ben Jones | 11/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mr Finch won?
- Mr Finch (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Mr Finch?
- Mr Finch (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 April 2026.
- Who is Mr Finch's sire?
- Mr Finch (IRE) is by Harzand (IRE) out of Dew Drop (GB), whose sire is Halling.
- What is Mr Finch's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 23 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Mr Finch's sire's record?
- Harzand (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,099 runs since Jul 2020 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.7% from 245. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
- Who are Mr Finch's siblings?
- Out of Dew Drop (GB), Mr Finch (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.