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Horse profile

Opening Bat (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Harry Charlton · Owner Mrs R J Mccreery And Richard Craddock
by Bated Breath (GB) out of Ronaldsay (GB) (Kirkwall)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kempton (AW) Off 101 days · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile

Opening Bat is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 6 level in a handicap at Kempton over 1m to 1m1f on standard going in May 2025. He has not won since. The gelding is 0 from 7 on turf and 1 from 5 on all-weather. Typically held up, he raced prominently when finishing 9 of 10 at Kempton in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 62.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 6
Official rating62↓ 6lb off peak
62 62–68

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 8 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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 88B · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)588B781 · —
Good384A741 · —
Good to Soft263A591 · —
Good to Firm279A70—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f888B762 · 80 / 67
6f – 7f478A75.51 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 8 Jul 2026 Official rating 62 at the last run, 8 Jul 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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 84A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)584A621 · —
Good379A761 · —
Good to Soft265A541 · —
Good to Firm274A72.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f884A682 · 62 / 60.5
6f – 7f483A63.51 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bated Breath (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,125 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 842.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9.8—
Good to Firm1,29414911.5%+0.70 from 2
Good1,67020112%+1.20 from 3
Good to Soft8118110%−0.80 from 2
Soft842657.7%−3.1—
Heavy262218%−2.8—
Standard (AW)3,21235010.9%+0.11 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,02211811.5%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,04147011.6%+0.80 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,8661789.5%−1.31 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f873819.3%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m256259.8%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f6011.7%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m7114.3%+3.5—

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
Ronaldsay (GB) (Kirkwall)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Gale Force Ten (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Gale Force Ten (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gale Force Ten (GB)1336f–7fGroup 3
Ulster (IRE)1021m4fClass 5
Rousay (IRE)2027f–1m2fListed
Eynhallow (GB)1421m1f–1m2fClass 4
Offshore (GB)1521m–1m2fClass 5
Don't Look Back (GB)4111m2fClass 5
Orkney Island (GB)10——
Westray (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% −2.50
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 3 1 33% −0.50
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% −0.50
Salisbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 1 13% −5.50
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Trevor Whelan 5 0 0% −5.00
Billy Loughnane 2 1 50% +0.50
Jack Mitchell 2 0 0% −2.00
Lewis Edmunds 1 0 0% −1.00
Hector Crouch 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −8.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 6 1 17% −3.50
2024 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
08 Jul 26+24d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran close up early - lost ground passing the 3f marker and faded before the final furlong 9/10 1½ 9-6 6280A62A Lewis Edmunds 9/1
14 Jun 26+24d Salisbury Shipseys Marquees Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran Held up at the back throughout - never involved - finished well held 11/13 7½ 9-4 6554C59C Hector Crouch 18/1
21 May 26+245d Chepstow Treble Odds L15s At David Lucas Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Towards the back - niggled entering the final 2f before fading out of contention - always struggling and finished a well-beaten 11th 11/11 8 9-7 6755C43C Billy Loughnane 5/1
18 Sep 25+24d Kempton (AW) Unibet Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 8th 8/9 1¼ 9-7 6873A50A Oisin Murphy 13/8
25 Aug 25+33d Southwell (AW) Download The Ak Bets App Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Settled towards the back of the pack on the rail - nudged forward from 2f out and made progress on the far flank entering the closing stages - kept on to finish third but never looked like troubling the principals 3/9 hd 9-2 6877A83A Trevor Whelan 7/2
23 Jul 25+33d Salisbury Highclere Castle Gin Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Tracked the front group wide - pushed along to press forward 2f out - briefly found little - finished strongly late but denied second by a short head to finish third 3/5 shd 9-3 6861C71B Trevor Whelan 11/4
20 Jun 25+30d Newmarket Win With Zyn Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 9 ran Tracked leading group early - pushed forward to dispute front approaching 2f out and hit the top spot for a moment inside final 2f - kept battling but conceded a couple of spots close home 3/9 nk 9-6 6784A79A Jack Mitchell 15/8F
21 May 25+31d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Shared the pace early - settled just behind in second after 2f - urged forward with 2f left - closed on the front-runner inside the final furlong - driven in the last 110 yards - stayed on strongly to get up right at the line 1/13 9-6 6488B84A Billy Loughnane 6/4F
20 Apr 25+129d Bath Whitsbury Manor Stud Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Settled midpack - pushed along over 2f out to close on the front-runner inside the final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish fourth 4/9 hd 9-8 6479A74A Trevor Whelan 5/2
12 Dec 24+41d Chelmsford City (AW) Irish EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Settled on the rail early - held up in the pack - unable to make ground - well held in 7th 7/9 1¾ 9-7 —78A51A Trevor Whelan 18/1
01 Nov 24+49d Newmarket Cologne's German 2000 Guineas British EBF Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 15 ran Boxed in early and eager to go - settled midpack - urged forward 3f out - found a bit of late progress 1f out before fading in the closing stages 6/15 2¾ 9-2 —74C76A Trevor Whelan 18/1
13 Sep 24 Salisbury Skytree Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled midfield early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a blow - eventually home seventh 7/12 2¾ 9-4 —63A65A Jack Mitchell 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Opening Bat (GB) won?
Opening Bat (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Opening Bat (GB)?
Opening Bat (GB) is trained by Harry Charlton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 July 2026.
Who is Opening Bat (GB)'s sire?
Opening Bat (GB) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Ronaldsay (GB), whose sire is Kirkwall.
What going does Opening Bat (GB) prefer?
Opening Bat (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 Opening Bat (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 8 July 2026. The highest on record is 68.
What is Opening Bat (GB)'s sire's record?
Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,125 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 842.
Who are Opening Bat (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ronaldsay (GB), Opening Bat (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Gale Force Ten (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Gale Force Ten (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2024. 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.