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Horse profile

Orient Lad (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer R Mike Smith · Last owner Frank Brady
by Orientor (GB) out of Nanjoe (GB) (Helmet)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Jul 2025 — 456 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 10th of 11 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Orient Lad (GB) is a gelding who was yet to win from four starts on the Flat. He raced twice on the all-weather at Newcastle and twice on turf at Ayr and Hamilton, without placing. His outings came over 6f to 1m4f on good or standard going. He finished 10 of 11 in the Guinness Handicap at Ayr in Jul 2025 when last raced off OR 45.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 60 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Ayr, 28 Jul 2025

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 4 figures · best 60A · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good260A56.5—
Standard (AW)258C37.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f260A56.5—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 58C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 11 Jun 2025 Official rating 45 at the last run, 28 Jul 2025

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 4 figures · best 58C · median 46.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good258C49.5—
Standard (AW)249C46.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f258C49.5—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Orientor (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,454 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10—
Good to Firm256249.4%−0.6—
Good4094410.8%+0.80 from 2
Good to Soft210178.1%−1.9—
Soft1591811.3%+1.3—
Heavy4037.5%−2.5—
Standard (AW)3783910.3%+0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6137612.4%+2.4—
6f – 7f659599%−10 from 1
1m – 1m1f7222.8%−7.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f5447.4%−2.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m4149.8%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f1000%−10—
2m5f – 3m500%−10—

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
Nanjoe (GB) (Helmet)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rutherglen Rose (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rowan Scott 2 0 0% −2.00
Rhys Elliott 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2025 · 2 runs
28 Jul 25+47d Ayr Guinness Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 11 ran Held up rear from the off - never able to make an impression - well beaten in 10th 10/11 ¾ 9-1 4560A41A Rowan Scott 125/1
11 Jun 25+236d Hamilton Robert Graham Millar Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 11f · Good · 7 ran Pulling hard early - holding a midfield spot before losing contact with two furlongs left - dropped away to finish well beaten 5/7 21 9-11 —53C58C Rhys Elliott 250/1
2024 · 2 runs
18 Oct 24+38d Newcastle (AW) Central Employment & Training Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Hesitant start - settled at rear of field - unable to challenge - finished sixth well held 6/8 ¾ 9-7 —58C44C Rowan Scott 300/1
10 Sep 24 Newcastle (AW) Get Raceday Ready Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Sluggish start - toiling by the 4f marker - never in contention thereafter - well beaten in 10th 10/10 hd 9-4 —17C49C Cam Hardie 250/1

Quick answers

How many races has Orient Lad won?
Orient Lad (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Orient Lad?
Orient Lad (GB) was trained by R Mike Smith on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 28 July 2025.
Who is Orient Lad's sire?
Orient Lad (GB) is by Orientor (GB) out of Nanjoe (GB), whose sire is Helmet.
What is Orient Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 28 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Orient Lad's sire's record?
Orientor (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,454 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Orient Lad's siblings?
Out of Nanjoe (GB), Orient Lad (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. 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.