Obsidian Verse (GB)
Obsidian Verse is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 6 level in a 6f-7f handicap at Southwell on Standard going in Apr 2026. All nine runs have been over 6f-7f. He has one win from five starts on all-weather and zero from four on turf. Typically held up, he finished third of 10 at Wolverhampton in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 66.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 117
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 117A | 88 | 5 runs · 117 / 88 |
| Good | 2 | 103A | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 78C | 75.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 117A | 78 | 6 runs · 117 / 92 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Aug 2025
- Held up 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 699 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses).
Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 167. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.7% from 129.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 152 | 20 | 13.2% | +2.5 | — |
| Good | 167 | 11 | 6.6% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 64 | 10 | 15.6% | +4.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 61 | 4 | 6.6% | −4.1 | — |
| Heavy | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 234 | 29 | 12.4% | +1.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 8 | 7.8% | −2.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 402 | 40 | 10% | −0.7 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 129 | 19 | 14.7% | +4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Havana Lightning (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Havana Lightning (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Lightning (GB) | 5 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiya Fraser | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| George Wood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 26+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ge Starr Engineering...the Brightest Spark Handicap Stakes Held up from an awkward berth settling towards the back - travelling nicely though squeezed for space 2f out - pushed along with a furlong left - closed strongly late to be edging up at the line | 3/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 66 | 117A | 82A | Jonny Peate | 18/1 |
| 19 Aug 26+33d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes Settled in second early - driven and dropped back over 1f out - faded fast close home - finished eighth | 8/10 | 1½ | 9-6 | 67 | 77A | 63A | Callum Shepherd | 4/1J |
| 17 Jul 26+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes raced in mid-division - driven along from 2f out - dropped away quickly to finish sixth | 6/12 | nk | 9-2 | 68 | 88B | 76A | Kaiya Fraser | 4/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+44d | Leicester | SignFab Celebrating 25 Years Handicap Held up at back - pushed along and made progress over 2f out - stayed on strongly late but denied second close home | 5/9 | 2½ | 9-2 | 69 | 103A | 66A | Jack Mitchell | 6/1 |
| 30 Apr 26+34d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Settled wide early - sat close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - moved through to dispute inside final furlong - hit front close home and kept finding under pressure | 1/11 | 9-9 | 65 | 96A | 82A | Jack Mitchell | 9/2 | |
| 27 Mar 26+166d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Held up towards back - failed to feature - beaten 3.25 lengths in 8th | 8/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 67 | 77A | 64A | Kaiya Fraser | 7/2F |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 25+26d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet / British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Pulled hard up with the front group - soon struggling when asked over 2f out - faded inside the final 2f to finish 5th | 5/7 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 73A | 60A | George Wood | 7/1 |
| 16 Sep 25+18d | Yarmouth | Thoroughbred Daily News EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f to run - responded late to finish 4th | 4/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 73A | 68A | Kaiya Fraser | 125/1 |
| 29 Aug 25 | Salisbury | Kingsclere 'Richard Nearing 90' Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - pushed for effort with 4f left and squeezed for space over 2f out - dropped away quickly late to finish well beaten | 8/10 | 6½ | 9-4 | — | 78C | 42C | George Wood | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Obsidian Verse won?
- Obsidian Verse (GB) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Obsidian Verse?
- Obsidian Verse (GB) is trained by James Fanshawe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
- Who is Obsidian Verse's sire?
- Obsidian Verse (GB) is by Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) out of Persaria (GB), whose sire is Equiano.
- What going does Obsidian Verse prefer?
- Obsidian Verse (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Obsidian Verse's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Obsidian Verse's sire's record?
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 699 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 167. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.7% from 129.
- Who are Obsidian Verse's siblings?
- Out of Persaria (GB), Obsidian Verse (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Havana Lightning (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Havana Lightning (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.