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Horse profile

My Idea (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer Maurice Barnes · Last owner M Barnes Scott Lowther
by Golan (IRE) out of Ghana (GER) (Bigstone)
64 runs · 14 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2017 — 3,253 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

My Idea (GB) is 4 from 64, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2017. Last raced off 82, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 64 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating82↓ 30lb off peak
82 78–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 53 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 8 Nov 2017

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 14 figures · best 89B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1089B71—
Good to Soft270C67—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f789B70—
1m5f – 2m680A68—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 3 Oct 2017 Official rating 82 at the last run, 24 Nov 2017

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 →

Jumps 57 figures · best 122A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good24122A99—
Good to Soft17120A103—
Soft10121A101.5—
Heavy4120B107.5—
Good to Firm2107A105.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f27122A104—
1m5f – 2m19115B100—
2m5f – 3m9115B93—
Over 3m2104B102.5—

Of 64 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 57 figures from 64 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
Golan (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,151 runs since Jan 2008 (288 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 258.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm700%−8.7—
Good to Firm235187.7%−10 from 3
Good990919.2%+0.51 from 25
Good to Soft402338.2%−0.52 from 20
Soft805799.8%+1.11 from 10
Heavy476357.4%−1.30 from 6
Standard (AW)236198.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f800%−8.7—
6f – 7f9699.4%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f150106.7%−2—
1m2f – 1m4f258145.4%−3.3—
1m5f – 2m984858.6%−0.11 from 19
2m1f – 2m4f979959.7%+12 from 32
2m5f – 3m567569.9%+1.21 from 10
Over 3m10965.5%−3.20 from 3

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
Ghana (GER) (Bigstone)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mitchell's Way (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mitchell's Way (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mitchell's Way (GB)2552m–2m3½fClass 3
Amantius (GB)2541m4f–2m5½fClass 5
Mickle Bower (IRE)712m2½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 25 1 4% −19.50
Good to Soft 20 2 10% −6.50
Soft 10 1 10% +3.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 39 4 10% −7.00
Class 5 17 0 0% −17.00
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 15 1 7% −7.00
Wetherby 9 1 11% −3.50
Newcastle 8 0 0% −8.00
Kelso 7 0 0% −7.00
Musselburgh 6 1 17% −0.50
Perth 4 0 0% −4.00
Carlisle 4 1 25% +9.00
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 32 2 6% −13.50
1m5f – 2m 19 1 5% −11.00
2m5f – 3m 10 1 10% −4.50
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael McAlister 23 1 4% −10.00
Stephen Mulqueen 15 1 7% −9.50
Daragh Bourke 10 0 0% −10.00
Dale Irving 6 0 0% −6.00
Thomas Dowson 3 1 33% +5.00
Jonathan England 3 1 33% +2.50
Rachael McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Steven Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerard Tumelty 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 40 2 5% −21.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 17 1 6% −9.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +2.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 13 1 8% −5.00
2016 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 7 1 14% −1.50
2013 14 2 14% +4.50
2012 10 0 0% −10.00
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 42 3 7% −23.00
Hurdle 18 1 6% −5.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
24 Nov 17+16d Catterick Racing Uk Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-5 82—— Dale Irving 22/1
08 Nov 17+25d Musselburgh 100% Of Racinguk Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 6 10-6 8553B64A Dale Irving 8/1
14 Oct 17+11d Hexham Intu Eldon Square Heart Of The Toon Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 8 10-12 86—86A Dale Irving 9/1
03 Oct 17+19d Sedgefield ROA/Racing Post Owners' Jackpot Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 8 10-6 8845B98A Dale Irving 33/1
14 Sep 17+9d Hexham Book Your Xmas Package On 13th December Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 6 10-13 7844A100B Thomas Dowson 9/2
05 Sep 17+15d Hexham Download The At The Races App For Ipad Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-9 7870C89B Thomas Dowson 7/1
21 Aug 17+20d Hexham Colonel Porters Emporium, Newcastle Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 10-4 7966A91A Thomas Dowson 12/1
01 Aug 17+45d Perth Perthlodge.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 3¼ 9-11 8264A66B Dale Irving 17/2
17 Jun 17+14d Hexham St Martins Care Handicap Chase (Div 2) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 10-7 8470A86B Dale Irving 11/4F
03 Jun 17+39d Hexham totepool Ladies Day Is On Sunday 25th June Handicap Chase (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 15 10-7 8688C78C Daragh Bourke 4/1
25 Apr 17+17d Hexham Permit Trainers Association Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 2 10-12 8772B105A Daragh Bourke 11/2
08 Apr 17+63d Newcastle Fresh Approach At Vertem Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 5 10-9 8780A108B Daragh Bourke 13/2
04 Feb 17+52d Musselburgh Bet365 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 27 10-11 9057C82C Daragh Bourke 12/1
14 Dec 16+40d Musselburgh Watch Racing Uk Today Just 10 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 9-7 9288B74A Rachael McDonald 7/1
04 Nov 16+13d Hexham Weatherbys Hamilton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 24 11-8 9637C93C Steven Fox 4/1
22 Oct 16+14d Kelso Bruce Farms Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-7 98—— Daragh Bourke 8/1
08 Oct 16+133d Hexham Intu Metrocentre A Great Day In Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 7 11-0 9889B103A Daragh Bourke 7/1
28 May 16+17d Cartmel Burlington Stone Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 8 10-11 100—106A Daragh Bourke 11/2
11 May 16+11d Perth Distinctive Publishing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 18 11-7 100—91A Daragh Bourke 7/2
30 Apr 16+322d Hexham Hexham And Northern Rural Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 2½ 11-7 98—120A Daragh Bourke 20/1
13 Jun 15+39d Hexham Marie Curie Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 98—— Stephen Mulqueen 8/1
05 May 15+52d Sedgefield John Wade Waste Recycling Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 7 10-9 102—75C Stephen Mulqueen 13/2
14 Mar 15+19d Newcastle Mtrec Specialists In Industrial Recruitment Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 11 11-1 104—88B Daragh Bourke 5/1
23 Feb 15+44d Ayr Play Casino At BetVictor.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-13 107—— Michael McAlister 12/1
10 Jan 15+75d Wetherby Totepool Medieval Day - Saturday 31st January Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 5 11-3 111—104A Michael McAlister 9/1
27 Oct 14+129d Ayr 25 Free Bet At BetVictor.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 9 11-3 111—111B Michael McAlister 10/3
20 Jun 14+29d Market Rasen Sea-cargo Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 20 10-3 112—93A Michael McAlister 12/1
22 May 14+39d Wetherby Happy 10th Birthday Racing UK Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 17 10-0 112—101B Jonathan England 7/1
13 Apr 14+16d Wetherby racinguk.com/anywhere: 3Devices, 1Price Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-6 112—— Jonathan England 9/1
28 Mar 14+54d Wetherby Evans Halshaw Harrogate Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-8 105—107B Jonathan England 9/2
02 Feb 14+22d Musselburgh John Smith's Scottish Future Champions Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 16 10-10 112—92C Stephen Mulqueen 100/1
11 Jan 14+33d Wetherby Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Night Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 4 11-0 105—111B Stephen Mulqueen 22/1
09 Dec 13+10d Musselburgh 32red Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 10 11-2 107—103B Stephen Mulqueen 7/2
29 Nov 13+20d Musselburgh Semichem Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-11 100—111B Stephen Mulqueen 9/2
09 Nov 13+16d Kelso Ship Inn, Dalkeith Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 2¾ 10-11 102—89A Stephen Mulqueen 5/1
24 Oct 13+5d Carlisle Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 7 10-9 102—100B Stephen Mulqueen 66/1
19 Oct 13+23d Kelso Sir Maxwell Harper Gow Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 11-2 102—111B Stephen Mulqueen 4/1
26 Sep 13+117d Perth Anderson Anderson And Brown Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 14 10-6 107—103A Stephen Mulqueen 14/1
01 Jun 13+6d Hexham Great North City Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 9 10-8 102—107A Michael McAlister 11/4F
26 May 13+18d Kelso KOSB Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-2 102—— Michael McAlister 4/1F
08 May 13+16d Kelso Aver Chartered Accountants Novices' Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 3¾ 10-12 107—100B Michael McAlister 22/1
22 Apr 13+26d Hexham Corbridge Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 3¾ 11-4 111—101C Michael McAlister 13/2
27 Mar 13+20d Wetherby Howden Joinery Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 4½ 11-0 111—94C Stephen Mulqueen 8/1
07 Mar 13+17d Carlisle Cheltenham Festival Shown Live On Racing UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1 11-4 110—122A Michael McAlister 17/2
18 Feb 13+48d Carlisle Madness Live On 6th July Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 107—109B Michael McAlister 12/1
01 Jan 13+46d Catterick Congratulations John Sanderson OBE Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Heavy · 6 ran F/6 — 10-7 107—— Stephen Mulqueen 5/1
16 Nov 12+21d Newcastle Shoretel Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 5 11-1 ——111A Michael McAlister 28/1
26 Oct 12+14d Newcastle SLM Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 9 11-7 107—104A Michael McAlister 5/1
12 Oct 12+118d Carlisle Celebrate With Hallmark Hotel Carlisle 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 2¼ 10-12 107—120B Michael McAlister 10/1
16 Jun 12+16d Hexham Hadrian Health Care Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 6 10-12 107—115B Michael McAlister 5/1
31 May 12+15d Wetherby Wetherbyracing.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 3¾ 10-3 107—104B Stephen Mulqueen 6/1
16 May 12+47d Perth Alan Normile Memorial Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 shd 11-0 107—117A Michael McAlister 8/1
30 Mar 12+13d Newcastle North Sea Logistics Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 hd 10-5 105—104B Stephen Mulqueen 8/1
17 Mar 12+21d Newcastle Bushmills Irish Whiskey Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 2 11-10 107—109A Michael McAlister 20/1
25 Feb 12+49d Newcastle Betfred Double Delight Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 22f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 15 10-12 107—93C Michael McAlister 33/1
07 Jan 12+12d Newcastle Mgm Precision Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2¾ 11-6 107—115B Michael McAlister 7/1
26 Dec 11+22d Wetherby Check Betfair Before You Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 4½ 11-9 107—121A Michael McAlister 33/1
04 Dec 11+36d Kelso Happy Birthday Berwick Speedway's Julie Newton Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 hd 10-12 ——111A Michael McAlister 100/1
29 Oct 11+14d Wetherby Bulloughs Cleaning Services Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 4½ 11-0 ——101A Michael McAlister 80/1
15 Oct 11+182d Kelso Edinburgh City F.C. 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 1 10-4 ——80C Stephen Mulqueen 66/1
16 Apr 11+20d Ayr Ashleybank Investments Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 13 11-2 ——85C Michael McAlister 66/1
27 Mar 11+295d Hexham Hexham For Tourists Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 13 11-4 ——86C Michael McAlister 50/1
05 Jun 10+37d Worcester Tomorrow Is Worcester's Family Fun Race Day Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 7 10-13 ——88C Gerard Tumelty 33/1
29 Apr 10 Hereford Wonderful HPA Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 4 10-12 ——84C Tom O'Brien 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has My Idea (GB) won?
My Idea (GB) won 4 of 64 archived starts between 2010 and 2017, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 15 times in total (23.4% of starts).
Who trained My Idea (GB)?
My Idea (GB) was trained by Maurice Barnes on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 24 November 2017.
Who is My Idea (GB)'s sire?
My Idea (GB) is by Golan (IRE) out of Ghana (GER), whose sire is Bigstone.
What going does My Idea (GB) prefer?
My Idea (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 20 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is My Idea (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 24 November 2017. The highest on record is 112.
What is My Idea (GB)'s sire's record?
Golan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,151 runs since Jan 2008 (288 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 258.
Who are My Idea (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ghana (GER), My Idea (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mitchell's Way (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mitchell's Way (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.