Old Persian (GB)
Old Persian (GB) is 6 from 14 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the King Edward VII Stakes at Ascot (Jun 2018). Hasn't won since Aug 2018. 3 of 6 starts at Newmarket have ended in wins. 5 of 10 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on softer. Last raced off 114, 8lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Old Persian (GB)’s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 |
| Good | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −1.1 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +5.1 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 |
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
- 6–14Wins / Runs
- 42.9%Strike rate
- 8 (57.1%)Placed
- +8.14£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=14 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 82dAvg 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 104
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 104A | 98 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 105B | 97.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 82B | 76 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 105B | 96 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 103A | 98 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,939 runs since Jan 2008 (1,521 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 11 | 22.9% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,323 | 477 | 20.5% | +2.1 | 3 from 4 |
| Good | 3,166 | 563 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 2 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,742 | 310 | 17.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,902 | 327 | 17.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 589 | 102 | 17.3% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,167 | 585 | 18.5% | +0.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 429 | 42 | 9.8% | −8.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,117 | 580 | 18.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,852 | 725 | 18.8% | +0.4 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,832 | 769 | 20.1% | +1.7 | 4 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,206 | 188 | 15.6% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 333 | 48 | 14.4% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 19 | 13.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +0.4 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Bandinelli (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bandinelli (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandinelli (GB) | 15 | 6 | 1m4f–2m | Class 2 |
| Chapelli (GB) | 17 | 2 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Ruling Dynasty (GB) | 4 | 2 | 1m2f–1m3½f | Class 3 |
| Renaissance Queen (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Sacred Flower (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.77 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 3 | 75% | +11.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.64 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.73 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 4 | 44% | +9.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.64 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.50 |
| James Doyle | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.91 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 6 | 46% | +9.14 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +11.50 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.36 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Old Persian (GB) won?
- Old Persian (GB) won 6 of 14 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 8 times in total (57.1% of starts).
- Who trained Old Persian (GB)?
- Old Persian (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 9 July 2020.
- Who is Old Persian (GB)'s sire?
- Old Persian (GB) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Indian Petal (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
- What going does Old Persian (GB) prefer?
- Old Persian (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Old Persian (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 9 July 2020. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Old Persian (GB)'s sire's record?
- Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,939 runs since Jan 2008 (1,521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
- Who are Old Persian (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Indian Petal (GB), Old Persian (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Bandinelli (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bandinelli (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Old Persian (GB) sired winners?
- As a sire, Old Persian (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.