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Horse profile

October Surprise (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Sheena West · Owner Miss Sheena West
by Ulysses (IRE) out of Caravela (IRE) (Henrythenavigator)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 50 days ago · 4th of 8
KTB Profile

October Surprise is a gelding by Ulysses out of Caravela who is yet to win from seven starts on turf and all-weather. He has raced over 1m to 2m4f on good to firm, good and standard going without placing. His best effort came when fourth of eight in a Class 4 juvenile maiden hurdle at Fontwell in Aug 2026, having been held up in mid-division. He last ran off a mark of 50.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 6 Jul 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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 6 figures · best 92A · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)492A754 · 92 / 75
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f462A60.52 · 62 / 59.5
1m5f – 2m292A902 · 92 / 90

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 91C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fontwell, 28 Aug 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 44A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 8 Aug 2026 Official rating 46 at the last flat run, 8 Aug 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 6 figures · best 56C · median 42
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)452C424 · 52 / 42
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f456C462 · 52 / 43
1m5f – 2m244A422 · 44 / 42

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ulysses (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,967 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−10.6—
Good to Firm4965711.5%+0.90 from 1
Good7517910.5%−0.10 from 2
Good to Soft258259.7%−0.9—
Soft3063511.4%+0.8—
Heavy891011.2%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1,05910810.2%−0.40 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2229.1%−1.5—
6f – 7f532458.5%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f8298810.6%00 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,05312912.3%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m431388.8%−1.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f861214%+3.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m1100%−10.6—
Over 3m300%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Caravela (IRE) (Henrythenavigator)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Continuance (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Team Player (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Continuance (GB)2641m2f–2m1½fClass 4
Team Player (GB)1741m4f–2m½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charles Bishop 3 0 0% −3.00
Tyler Heard 2 0 0% −2.00
Marc Goldstein 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 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
28 Aug 26+20d Fontwell Download The At The Races App Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to the front early - drifted into midfield by the 3rd - asked for effort approaching 3 out but found nothing 4/8 14 11-2 —83C91C Marc Goldstein 100/30
08 Aug 26+33d Lingfield (AW) Saint Lucia Let Her Inspire You Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back - made progress from outside 4f out - driven approaching final 2f then dropped away - finished 6th 6/10 2¾ 8-6 4688B44A Tyler Heard 9/1
06 Jul 26+221d Lingfield (AW) Syd Renwick 90th Birthday Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 9 ran racing in the pack - made a little late progress over 1f out - stayed on without ever threatening those in front 5/9 1¼ 8-5 4792A40A Tyler Heard 33/1
27 Nov 25+24d Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Plays Different Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran Pushed to find rhythm early - sat handy under pressure - lost place with 2f left - eventually finished eighth 8/8 2½ 9-4 5062A34A Charles Bishop 9/1
03 Nov 25+18d Kempton (AW) British EBF Future Stayers Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Held up towards rear - made no impression on leading group - well held at finish 9/12 3½ 9-7 —57C52C Charles Bishop 200/1
16 Oct 25+14d Brighton Star Sports EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Sluggish to break - soon up with the pace - dropped from second place approaching 5f out - faded steadily from 2f out to finish sixth 6/7 7 9-2 —61A40A Charles Bishop 33/1
02 Oct 25 Salisbury Myddelton & Major British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 11 ran Settled towards the back - given reminders approaching 2f out - unable to make any headway and finished eighth 8/11 5½ 9-7 —60C56C Tom Marquand 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has October Surprise (GB) won?
October Surprise (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains October Surprise (GB)?
October Surprise (GB) is trained by Sheena West, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 August 2026.
Who is October Surprise (GB)'s sire?
October Surprise (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Caravela (IRE), whose sire is Henrythenavigator.
What is October Surprise (GB)'s official rating?
October Surprise (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 50.
What is October Surprise (GB)'s sire's record?
Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,967 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are October Surprise (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Caravela (IRE), October Surprise (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Continuance (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Team Player (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.