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Horse profile

Mr Finch (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner P Mcgrath
by Harzand (IRE) out of Dew Drop (GB) (Halling)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Warwick Last run 23 Apr 2026 · 1st of 10 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

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.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 11 Jan 2026

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 125B · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3125B1223 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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 23 Apr 2026 Official rating 109 at the last run, 23 Apr 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 125A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3125A1183 runs · 125 / 118

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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 from 3 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Led 2 (67%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm601016.7%+3.4—
Good3364814.3%+11 from 1
Good to Soft1822714.8%+1.50 from 1
Soft2943511.9%−1.40 from 1
Heavy1011716.8%+3.50 from 1
Standard (AW)12697.1%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−13.3—
6f – 7f69710.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f121119.1%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2592810.8%−2.5—
1m5f – 2m3245015.4%+2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f2454116.7%+3.41 from 4
2m5f – 3m72912.5%−0.8—
Over 3m500%−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

Dam
Dew Drop (GB) (Halling)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vadique (IRE)30——
Dancing Amy (IRE)60——
Flagsofourfathers (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −0.62
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
23 Apr 26+34d Warwick Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 10 ran 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 109122A125A Ben Jones 11/8F
20 Mar 26+41d Newbury BetVictor Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 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 —96A118A Ben Jones 10/1
07 Feb 26+27d Warwick Oddschecker Free Bets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Heavy · 7 ran 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) Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 12 ran 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 —125B116A 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.

Record shown from January 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.