Horse profile
Papagei (GB)
28 runs · 25 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Haydock, Leicester & Yarmouth
Last run 9 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 5
Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile
Papagei is a gelding with three wins from 28 starts, all gained in handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f on turf. He won at Yarmouth in Apr 2024 off 64, at Leicester in Aug 2024 off 67 and at Haydock in Sep 2024 off 75, all on good or quicker ground. Ridden prominently, he finished second of five at Downpatrick in Oct 2026 on his first start for Thomas Gibney, last raced off a career-high mark of 94. He is held up in 58 per cent of his races.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR at career high
- 3–28Wins / Runs
- 10.7%Strike rate
- 10 (35.7%)Placed
- −14.12£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.90Fair A/E n=28 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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.
Official rating94At career-high mark
94
64–94
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 81
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 93C | 81 | 3 runs · 93 / 81 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 93C | 81 | 5 runs · 93 / 81 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 100A | 80 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 120B | 106 | — |
| Good | 5 | 93C | 65 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 110A | 74 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 120B | 75.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 76B | 71 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 28 runs · as at 17 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 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 6 (30%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (25%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,215 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.8% from 165. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.3% from 132. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.2% from 165. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 219.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 165 | 26 | 15.8% | +4.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 307 | 35 | 11.4% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 132 | 11 | 8.3% | −3.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 148 | 17 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −6.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 424 | 51 | 12% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 219 | 17 | 7.8% | −3.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 308 | 30 | 9.7% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 444 | 65 | 14.6% | +2.9 | 3 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 165 | 25 | 15.2% | +3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | −8.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +5 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Embesto (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Embesto (GB)).
Family form: Kaindy (IRE) won at Nottingham, 1 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embesto (GB) | 9 | 3 | 1m | Group 3 |
| Silent Film (GB) | 21 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
| Kaindy (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 7f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Iwasjustsaying (GB) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 3 | 19% | −2.12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muscutt | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.00 |
| James Smith | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fred Daly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Hollie Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicola Burns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 3 | 14% | −8.12 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +5.88 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 3 | 14% | −7.12 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+20d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Denis Macauley Memorial Novice Handicap Hurdle Prominent early and third at halfway - pushed along after 2 out with no response - stayed on strongly late to snatch second inside the last 100 yards | 2/5 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 94 | 93C | 103B | James Smith | 9/4 |
| 19 Sep 26+52d | Navan (IRE) | Millbrook Food Group 100 Years Celebration Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Sat just behind the front group - clipped heels at the 2nd - pushed along in 4th two out - up to 3rd approaching the last - held for pace inside the final furlong and edged back to finish 4th | 4/16 | nk | 11-3 | 94 | 79B | 107A | James Smith | 7/2 |
| 29 Jul 26+17d | Galway (IRE) | Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Settled in the pack early - urged forward with over 3f left - asked for effort soon after and could not quicken from 2f out - eventually well held in 10th | 10/19 | nk | 9-2 | 73 | — | 65C | Nicola Burns | 28/1 |
| 12 Jul 26+60d | Sligo | Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) raced in behind the front group - sixth at halfway - driven along after 3 out - pushed along in fourth 2 out and continued at one gear from before the last | 5/15 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 94 | 81B | 106A | Harry Sexton | 6/1 |
| 13 May 26+39d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Maiden Hurdle Held up early - still adrift in mid-division past halfway - pushed along two out but jumped awkwardly - up into fourth entering the straight - soon lost touch | 4/7 | 20 | 11-7 | — | 124C | 87C | James Smith | 11/2 |
| 04 Apr 26+6d | Fairyhouse | Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle Settled in the back half - inclined to drift right over fences and blundered 4th - niggled into a distant 9th after 3 out - plugged on at one speed to finish 5th | 5/25 | 30 | 11-7 | — | 83C | 102C | James Smith | 200/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+21d | Downpatrick | Tote Every Day's A Money Back Day Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack - hit the fourth - came down three from home | F/13 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | James Smith | 14/1 |
| 08 Mar 26+136d | Naas | BAR 1 Betting 'Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight In-Shop & Online' Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - well behind in 12th with 3 to go - made no dent on those in front - stayed on steadily but always held up finishing seventh | 7/14 | 8½ | 11-7 | — | 68B | 95A | James Smith | 80/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 25+39d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to the front early - overtaken approaching 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually finished tenth | 10/12 | nk | 9-5 | 76 | 100A | 64A | Jonny Peate | 33/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+28d | Doncaster | I Love Julie Parkes Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 1) Travelled wide in front - nudged into action approaching the 3f marker and lost the advantage 2f out - drifted right and faded to finish ninth | 9/11 | 4 | 9-9 | 78 | 76A | 58A | Fred Daly | 22/1 |
| 17 Aug 25+24d | Southwell (AW) | Coopers Marquees Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held a forward position early - pushed along and lost touch inside final 2f - well held at the finish | 9/11 | 6½ | 10-3 | 79 | 86C | 67C | Daniel Muscutt | 6/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+12d | Yarmouth | Racing League Race 1 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - pushed along and lost command 2f from home - dropped away steadily inside the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | 80 | 64A | 83A | Richard Kingscote | 22/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+18d | Salisbury | Hunt Forest Group Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - opened a big advantage by halfway - urged on with three furlongs left - margin shortened inside the last two - driven with a furlong to go - caught in the final furlong and unable to fight back | 2/5 | ½ | 9-1 | 79 | 106C | 87B | Fred Daly | 6/1 |
| 24 Jun 25+24d | Beverley | Steve Brooks 70th Birthday Handicap Settled in the pack early - dropped back approaching 4f out - unable to quicken from 2f out - well beaten in 8th | 8/8 | shd | 9-10 | 79 | 109A | 67A | Jonny Peate | 13/2 |
| 31 May 25+17d | Lingfield | Truelove Trophy Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat behind leader - pushed along 2f out - edged out of second right on the line | 3/5 | shd | 9-7 | 79 | 71C | 84B | Jonny Peate | 3/1 |
| 14 May 25+31d | York | Stuey Weston & Friends Getting Out Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack early - lost touch under 2f out - dropped away late - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/14 | 15 | 9-4 | 80 | 57C | 59C | Daniel Muscutt | 9/2 |
| 13 Apr 25+202d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Up with the front rank - moved to the front over 2f out - displaced just inside the final furlong - kept on at one speed to finish third | 3/13 | hd | 9-9 | 78 | 93C | 91A | Daniel Muscutt | 3/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 24+17d | Hamilton | Sir Ian Good Memorial Handicap Went straight to front early - dropped in behind pace-setter - regained command turning into final 2f but drifted off a straight line under pressure inside last furlong - overtaken close home - soon dropped away to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1 | 9-8 | 79 | 110A | 74A | Tom Eaves | 17/2 |
| 06 Sep 24+26d | Haydock | Betfair Daily Tips On Betting.Betfair Handicap Went straight to the front and took a strong hold early - lost command 7f out - regained the advantage 3f out - kept finding more to the line - got there under pressure | 1/10 | 9-8 | 75 | 72A | 81A | Ray Dawson | 15/8F | |
| 11 Aug 24+22d | Leicester | Kube - Leicester's Premier Events Venue Handicap Settled in the pack early - dropped back 9f out - began motoring 3f out - hit the front inside the final two furlongs - drew away to score easily | 1/12 | 9-8 | 67 | 120B | 90A | Daniel Muscutt | 4/1C | |
| 20 Jul 24+36d | Newmarket | Adnams Copper House Dry Gin Classic 'Confined' Handicap | 3/9 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 67 | 75B | 80A | Ray Dawson | 9/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+28d | Goodwood | William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap | 3/13 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 67 | 72C | 72A | Hollie Doyle | 9/2 |
| 17 May 24+17d | Newbury | Greenshields JCB Handicap | 6/13 | ½ | 9-8 | 67 | 64C | 72A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/2 |
| 30 Apr 24+48d | Yarmouth | Get Raceday Ready Handicap | 1/9 | 9-8 | 64 | 58A | 73A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/1 | |
| 13 Mar 24+160d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 3/8 | 3 | 9-3 | 64 | 80A | 75A | Hollie Doyle | 15/8F |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 23+35d | Lingfield (AW) | At The Races App Form Study EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/12 | 4¾ | 9-7 | — | 71A | 47A | Daniel Muscutt | 15/2 |
| 31 Aug 23+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/16 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 76B | 69A | James Doyle | 33/1 |
| 11 Aug 23 | Haydock | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 65B | 65A | James Doyle | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Papagei won?
- Papagei (GB) won 3 of 28 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.7%. Placed 10 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trains Papagei?
- Papagei (GB) is trained by Thomas Gibney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Papagei's sire?
- Papagei (GB) is by Masar (IRE) out of Dibajj (FR), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What going does Papagei prefer?
- Papagei (GB) has the best record on good to soft 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 Papagei's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 9 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Papagei's sire's record?
- Masar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,215 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.8% from 165. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.3% from 132. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.2% from 165. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 219.
- Who are Papagei's siblings?
- Out of Dibajj (FR), Papagei (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Embesto (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Embesto (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.