Horse profile
Parlando (GB)
by Dubawi (IRE) out of Discourse (USA) (Street Cry)
33 runs · 16 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 13 days ago · 5th of 5
Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile
Parlando is a gelding with five wins from 33 runs, three of them over 1m2f – 1m4f. He won a Class 4 handicap at Chester on good ground in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 83, and has also scored in Class 2 and Class 3 company. His last run, at Leicester in Oct 2026, saw him finish fifth of five off 86. Typically ridden with patience, he was held up in four of seven analysed runs.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 5–33Wins / Runs
- 15.2%Strike rate
- 15 (45.5%)Placed
- −10.45£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=33 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 rating86↓ 4lb off peak
86
78–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 126B | 97.5 | 7 · 126 / 99 |
| Good | 9 | 115A | 88 | 5 · 115 / 91 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 98A | 87.5 | 3 · 97 / 90 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 91C | 89 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 126B | 88 | 13 · 126 / 91 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 115B | 97.5 | 2 · 99 / 97.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 111B | 100 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 33 runs · as at 14 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (57%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,933 runs since Jan 2008 (1,520 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 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 3,166 | 563 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,742 | 310 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,899 | 326 | 17.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 589 | 102 | 17.3% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,164 | 585 | 18.5% | +0.1 | 2 from 14 |
| 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 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,851 | 725 | 18.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,829 | 768 | 20.1% | +1.7 | 3 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,205 | 188 | 15.6% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 332 | 48 | 14.5% | −3.9 | — |
| 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 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Discourse (USA) (Street Cry)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Blown By Wind (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Hadith (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blown By Wind (GB) | 25 | 5 | 5f–7f | Class 2 |
| Hadith (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 1m–1m½f | Listed |
| Communicate (GB) | 3 | 2 | 6½f | — |
| Discursus (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.25 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.50 |
| Class 3 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +7.80 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.20 |
| Windsor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Chester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 3 | 13% | −5.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.20 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Greatrex | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.75 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Billy Loughnane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Amy Milburn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Mathers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 4 | 15% | −10.95 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.75 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct 26+18d | Leicester | Paul & Margo Barley Mow Cosgrove Farewell Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Checked early and settled last - urged along 2f out but failed to quicken - well beaten in 5th | 5/5 | 7 | 9-12 | 86 | 90C | 66B | Billy Loughnane | 3/1 |
| 18 Sep 26+36d | Newbury | Fitzdares Handicap Stakes (Div I) (GBBPlus Race) Held up at the back - urged into contention approaching final furlong - closed well late to grab third close home | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-10 | 86 | 91A | 87A | Jack Dace | 14/1 |
| 13 Aug 26+19d | Windsor | RIP Susan Procter Memorial Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Held a forward position - still in touch with the front group 2f out - drifted right approaching the final furlong and lost momentum - dropped away in the closing 110yds to finish fourth | 4/8 | dht | 9-4 | 86 | 85B | 86A | Ryan Kavanagh | 17/2 |
| 25 Jul 26+42d | Chester | John Smith's Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back early - had a lot to find when angled wide to gain ground over 1f out - quickened into contention inside final furlong before hitting the front inside final 110yds - found more all the way to the line | 1/7 | 9-11 | 83 | 96A | 90A | Ryan Kavanagh | 13/2 | |
| 13 Jun 26+19d | York | Queen Mother's Cup Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Settled just behind the front group - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away final furlong - finished eighth | 8/9 | 6½ | 10-0 | 85 | 55C | 67C | Miss Amy Milburn | 10/1 |
| 25 May 26+27d | Redcar | Racing TV Zetland Gold Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards back - squeezed for space 2f out and again 1f out - offered little threat - finished eighth well beaten | 8/10 | nk | 9-6 | 87 | 97A | 78A | Kaiya Fraser | 40/1 |
| 28 Apr 26+7d | Epsom Downs | Lilley Plummer Risks City & Suburban Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to the front early - urged into contention 3f out then dropped away rapidly with 2f to run - faded to finish sixth well held | 6/6 | 2½ | 8-12 | 89 | 79C | 68C | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 21 Apr 26+18d | Pontefract | RIU Hotels And Resorts Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back showing eagerness early - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven out inside the final furlong - grabbed third close home | 3/8 | ¾ | 8-12 | 89 | 115A | 86A | David Allan | 11/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - nudged into contention 3f out before losing ground over 2f out - dropped away close home | 9/14 | 1½ | 8-10 | 90 | 72B | 80A | Edward Greatrex | 11/1 |
| 02 Mar 26+45d | Kempton (AW) | Sri Lanka Wonder Of Asia Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left then made progress into the final furlong - closed strongly to grab third close home | 3/9 | shd | 9-7 | 90 | 110A | 94A | Billy Loughnane | 9/2 |
| 16 Jan 26+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite AWC Middle Distance Trial Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Hesitant start and settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - progress under pressure inside final 2f - moved into second approaching the last furlong - held by the winner late finishing 2nd | 2/13 | 2½ | 8-7 | 89 | 73B | 84A | Ryan Kavanagh | 9/2 |
| 26 Dec 25+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Settled towards the back early - shifted wide and asked for effort into the home turn - closed in to hit the front inside the final furlong - drew clear for a decisive win | 1/7 | 9-6 | 78 | 96A | 91A | Edward Greatrex | 9/4 | |
| 18 Dec 25+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Flutter Proudly Supporting Pancreatic Cancer UK Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - closed steadily inside final two furlongs - pushed to the front approaching the last furlong - pulled away easily at the finish | 1/8 | 9-10 | 78 | 110A | 98A | Edward Greatrex | 5/2 | |
| 27 Nov 25+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Weatherbys Handicap (GBBplus Race) Settled with the pack early - urged forward two furlongs out - moved left and made ground inside the final two furlongs - stayed on late without threatening the front | 5/13 | ¾ | 8-13 | 80 | 126B | 84A | Edward Greatrex | 20/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Hesitant start - settled near back - 10th with 2f left - boxed in approaching final furlong - unable to threaten and finished well held | 8/12 | 1 | 9-4 | 80 | 99A | 79A | Kaiya Fraser | 14/1 |
| 15 Oct 25+313d | Nottingham | Close Brothers Premium Finance Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back of the field - dropped away out of contention from over 2f out - finished ninth | 9/9 | 5 | 9-1 | 82 | 46C | 65C | Edward Greatrex | 10/1 |
| 06 Dec 24+13d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Settled in the pack - progress under pressure into contention over 2f out - kept on to finish fourth | 4/10 | ¾ | 8-7 | 84 | 93A | 84A | Kieran O'Neill | 13/2 |
| 23 Nov 24+70d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along and challenged with a furlong left - overtaken shortly after - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 85 | 115B | 85A | Ryan Kavanagh | 10/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+23d | Doncaster | Pj Towey Construction Handicap Sat close to the pace early - settled midfield then improved out wide with 3f left - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/10 | 2 | 8-4 | 86 | 88A | 78A | Silvestre De Sousa | 13/2 |
| 22 Aug 24+7d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk Alreet Pet Racing League Race 30 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Settled close to the pace early - moved up to dispute the advantage approaching 2f out - hit the front a furlong out and drifted right - overtaken inside the final furlong - kept on to just miss out | 2/11 | ½ | 10-5 | 80 | 83A | 101A | Kieran O'Neill | 3/1F |
| 15 Aug 24+21d | Windsor | Tote We've Run Out Of Legs Racing League Race 28 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Sat close to the front group early - squeezed for space and shifted right approaching final furlong - went clear inside the last then drifted left - stayed on for the win | 1/9 | 8-2 | 81 | 76A | 76A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/2 | |
| 25 Jul 24+12d | Yarmouth | Weekly Rewards With Tote Stayers Club Racing League Race 7 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) | 8/12 | 2¾ | 8-11 | 83 | 98A | 72A | Saffie Osborne | 12/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+29d | Newmarket | Trust A Trader Handicap | 5/11 | 2 | 9-11 | 85 | 62A | 94A | Billy Loughnane | 16/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+13d | York | Seat Unique Handicap | 7/17 | 1¼ | 8-4 | 87 | 91C | 75A | Joe Leavy | 33/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+22d | Epsom Downs | Long Shot Northern Dancer Handicap | 9/14 | 3½ | 8-10 | 89 | 80C | 68C | David Egan | 11/1 |
| 10 May 24+48d | Chester | tote.co.uk Free Bet Friday Handicap | 6/7 | 1 | 8-11 | 90 | 75A | 73A | Richard Kingscote | 5/1 |
| 23 Mar 24+129d | Doncaster | William Hill Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 11/20 | ½ | 8-2 | 86 | 89C | 68A | Sean D Bowen | 33/1 |
| 15 Nov 23+69d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM - Stay Golden With Responsible Play Handicap | 2/12 | 1 | 9-7 | 85 | 111A | 91A | Paddy Mathers | 8/1 |
| 07 Sep 23+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Racing League Race 32 Handicap | 3/11 | 1 | 9-2 | 85 | 92A | 89A | Trevor Whelan | 5/1 |
| 31 Aug 23+19d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race 27 Handicap | 3/13 | 1 | 9-7 | 85 | 100B | 92A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 10/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+549d | Newmarket | Aspall Premier Cru Handicap | 3/9 | nk | 9-1 | 85 | 111B | 87A | David Probert | 12/1 |
| 09 Feb 22+120d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/13 | nk | 9-9 | — | 80B | 92A | Adam Kirby | 11/10F |
| 12 Oct 21 | Leicester | British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/10 | 9-5 | — | 89A | 93A | William Buick | 4/5F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Parlando (GB) won?
- Parlando (GB) won 5 of 33 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.2%. Placed 15 times in total (45.5% of starts).
- Who trains Parlando (GB)?
- Parlando (GB) is trained by Ian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is Parlando (GB)'s sire?
- Parlando (GB) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Discourse (USA), whose sire is Street Cry.
- What going does Parlando (GB) prefer?
- Parlando (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Parlando (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 6 October 2026. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Parlando (GB)'s sire's record?
- Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,933 runs since Jan 2008 (1,520 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
- Who are Parlando (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Discourse (USA), Parlando (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Blown By Wind (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Hadith (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.