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Horse profile

Octopus (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2022) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner Brian Verinder Alan Baxter
by Kendargent (FR) out of Mountain Melody (GER) (Refuse To Bend)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Oct 2022 — 1,472 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2022 · 5th of 10
KTB Profile

Octopus (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Chelmsford City (AW) (Nov 2021).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating60↓ 8lb off peak
60 60–68

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 15 Apr 2022

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 8 figures · best 85A · median 57.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy236A25—
Good to Firm274C59.5—
Standard (AW)285A77.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f370B37—
1m2f – 1m4f274C59.5—
1m – 1m1f285A80.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 87C the best of the last 1 rated run · Sedgefield, 16 Oct 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 23 May 2022 Official rating 60 at the last flat run, 6 Oct 2022

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 8 figures · best 77A · median 49.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy250C48.5—
Good to Firm262A50.5—
Standard (AW)277A70.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f377A49—
1m2f – 1m4f262A50.5—
1m – 1m1f264A55—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Kendargent (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 5,229 runs since Jan 2008 (580 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.4—
Good to Firm181147.7%−1.90 from 2
Good879799%−0.60 from 2
Good to Soft763688.9%−0.70 from 1
Soft1,0631019.5%−0.1—
Heavy502448.8%−0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1,83519510.6%+10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2152310.7%+1.1—
6f – 7f1,3941218.7%−0.90 from 3
1m – 1m1f1,8781719.1%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311911.5%+1.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m4004912.3%+2.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f253155.9%−3.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m5347.5%−2.1—
Over 3m300%−9.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mountain Melody (GER) (Refuse To Bend)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mackenberg (GER) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m3½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mackenberg (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mackenberg (GER)3192m–2m5fClass 3
Mind The Crack (IRE)821m3½f–1m4fClass 3
Apache Peak (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Probert 2 0 0% −2.00
Ross Chapman 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Joanna Mason 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Rhys Clutterbuck 1 0 0% −1.00
Hector Crouch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
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
2022 · 6 runs
16 Oct 22+10d Sedgefield Gordon Jefferson Memorial Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 37 11-2 —68C87C Ross Chapman 80/1
06 Oct 22+136d Ayr Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Class 6 · 13f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 60 9-5 6014C50C Connor Beasley 50/1
23 May 22+27d Leicester Join Racing TV Now Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-5 6374C62A David Probert 50/1
26 Apr 22+11d Brighton Stonegate Homes Thanks The Legend Jim Taylor Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 9 9-0 6645C39C Joanna Mason 13/2
15 Apr 22+11d Chelmsford City (AW) chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 9-6 6885A64A Adam Kirby 17/2
04 Apr 22+144d Windsor At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 nk 9-0 6876C46A Daniel Muscutt 7/1
2021 · 3 runs
11 Nov 21+20d Chelmsford City (AW) EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 15 ran 3/15 1¼ 9-3 —70B77A David Probert 15/2
22 Oct 21+13d Newbury Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 ½ 9-0 —36A47A Rhys Clutterbuck 40/1
09 Oct 21 York Coral ebfstallions.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 8½ 9-2 —37C49C Hector Crouch 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Octopus won?
Octopus (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2021 and 2022. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Octopus?
Octopus (IRE) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 16 October 2022.
Who is Octopus's sire?
Octopus (IRE) is by Kendargent (FR) out of Mountain Melody (GER), whose sire is Refuse To Bend.
What is Octopus's official rating?
Octopus (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 68.
What is Octopus's sire's record?
Kendargent (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 5,229 runs since Jan 2008 (580 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 253.
Who are Octopus's siblings?
Out of Mountain Melody (GER), Octopus (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mackenberg (GER) (9). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mackenberg (GER)). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.