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Horse profile

Perfect Arch (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Simon West · Owner The Loyals
51 runs · 25 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 195 days Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Perfect Arch is a maiden who has failed to win in 51 starts and has placed five times. His best effort came when second of nine at Market Rasen in Jun 2024. He usually led but was held when last seen in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Market Rasen in Apr 2026. The gelding raced off an official rating of 69 that day, 21lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating69↓ 21lb off peak
69 45–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 26 Feb 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 →

Jumps 25 figures · best 128C · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft1393A561 · —
Good to Soft4128C721 · —
Good4111C102—
Heavy4105B61—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f15111C761 · —
2m5f – 3m6128C67.5—
1m5f – 2m493A66.51 · —
Flat 19 figures · best 115A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8115A841 · —
Soft5109A65—
Heavy289A66.5—
Good2107C95.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m13115A84—
1m2f – 1m4f597A811 · —
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 51 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 51 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 14 Oct 2025 Official rating 69 at the last jumps run, 5 Apr 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 51C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 2 Oct 2024 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 24 Nov 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 →

Jumps 29 figures · best 109B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft15101C841 · —
Good6109B94—
Good to Soft488A86.51 · —
Heavy4107A89.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f18109B91.51 · —
2m5f – 3m794A81—
1m5f – 2m488A821 · —
Flat 19 figures · best 75A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)871B541 · —
Soft568A63—
Heavy257C53.5—
Good266A55.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1371B57—
1m2f – 1m4f575A661 · —
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 51 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 48 figures from 51 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

  • Led 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,566 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.4—
Good to Firm3334212.6%+4.60 from 1
Good891576.4%−1.60 from 9
Good to Soft364246.6%−1.40 from 5
Soft622325.1%−2.90 from 21
Heavy234177.3%−0.70 from 7
Standard (AW)1,10911210.1%+2.10 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1251512%+4—
6f – 7f946768%0—
1m – 1m1f1,028828%00 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f797708.8%+0.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m455347.5%−0.50 from 17
2m1f – 2m4f17995%−30 from 21
2m5f – 3m2800%−80 from 7
Over 3m800%−8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Think First (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Think First (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Think First (IRE)1521m–1m2fClass 4
The Resdev Willow (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 21 0 0% −21.00
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 4 0 0% −4.00
Downpatrick 4 0 0% −4.00
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 21 0 0% −21.00
1m5f – 2m 17 0 0% −17.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bruce Lynn 8 0 0% −8.00
Anna McGuinness 6 0 0% −6.00
Liam McKenna 6 0 0% −6.00
Rhys Elliott 3 0 0% −3.00
Daire McConville 3 0 0% −3.00
Callum Shepherd 3 0 0% −3.00
William Pyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss A McGuinness 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Fenelon 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Orr 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Aiden Brookes 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Pritchard 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Josephine Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00
Hector Crouch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 24 0 0% −24.00
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 15 0 0% −15.00
2023 8 0 0% −8.00
2022 11 0 0% −11.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 32 0 0% −32.00
Flat 19 0 0% −19.00

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
05 Apr 26+38d Market Rasen Mariner Packaging Sing When We're Fishing Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by the 4th and scratchy over the 5th - lost touch after the 6th - well behind before 3 out - eased to a halt before 2 out PU/10 — 10-5 69—— Bruce Lynn 14/1
26 Feb 26+35d Wetherby 100% RacingTV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost command before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - finished 5th 5/8 12 10-5 7093A69A Bruce Lynn 16/1
22 Jan 26+41d Wetherby William Hill Racing Bet Builder Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 13 ran Tracked the pace early - dropped away 7th and faded fast after 3 out - eased to a halt soon after PU/13 — 10-2 74—— Danny McMenamin 18/1
12 Dec 25+18d Doncaster Lady Florence Of Chapeltown Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran In front early - lost the advantage soon after the first - handy through the middle stages - slipped back to fourth after a stumble three out - had to be urged approaching two out - left behind by the front two before the last but stayed on for a distant third 3/9 18 10-7 7679A88A Bruce Lynn 22/1
24 Nov 25+41d Newcastle (AW) Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12.5f · Standard · 9 ran Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the front spot 2f out - dropped away final furlong - finished seventh 7/9 1¼ 8-11 4586A42A Aiden Brookes 50/1
14 Oct 25+19d Market Rasen Download The PricedUp App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot after 2nd then shared it from 5th - pressed for effort before 2 out - blundered there - dropped away before the last and finished well held 6/12 2¼ 10-10 7899A94A Bruce Lynn 11/1
25 Sep 25+225d Perth Enough To Eat, Everyday PK Foodbank Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Went straight to the front - lost the advantage early and pushed along before two out - then eased back through the field to finish fourth 4/9 3½ 10-9 81—94A Conor O'Farrell 33/1
12 Feb 25+59d Wetherby Follow RacingTV On X 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateurs) Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran Settled just off the pace early - improved position and pushed along approaching 3 out - stayed on to finish fourth 4/8 4½ 10-12 8389B96A Callum Pritchard 11/1
15 Dec 24+74d Carlisle Yvonne Reynolds 60th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran Went straight to front - driven approaching two out and lost that spot - dropped away in the closing stages - finished sixth 6/9 8 11-1 8576A80B Bruce Lynn 16/1
02 Oct 24+15d Catterick Watch All Races Live On Racingtv Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran Set the early pace - urged on before losing command 3f out and quickly slipping back - allowed to coast home well held 10/11 33 9-0 4651C51C Billy Garritty 50/1
17 Sep 24+5d Newcastle (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Driven on from the off - settled in the pack - lost touch under pressure over the final two furlongs 8/9 nk 8-11 48115A51A William Pyle 40/1
12 Sep 24+8d Newcastle (AW) Download The QuinnBet App Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Poor start - held up towards the back - lost touch under 2f out - never a threat late 8/9 2¼ 8-13 5057A50A Rhys Elliott 22/1
04 Sep 24+43d Hamilton Greenversity Solar Panel Affordable Solutions Handicap Class 5 · 13f · Heavy · 10 ran Sluggish start - settled towards back of field - urged forward 4f out - fading badly 3f out - drifted left approaching final furlong - rallied inside to grab 4th 4/10 5 8-5 5089A50A Rhys Elliott 22/1
23 Jul 24+9d Musselburgh Racing TV Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 8-5 5284C45C Rhys Elliott 18/1
14 Jul 24+13d Perth Parklands Hotel Perth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 4½ 10-11 85105B99A Bruce Lynn 16/1
01 Jul 24+24d Worcester eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 10-12 8787C81C Bruce Lynn 11/1
07 Jun 24+7d Market Rasen Gallery By Symphony Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 10-13 85—109B Bruce Lynn 22/1
31 May 24+75d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 nse 8-11 5392C60B William Pyle 9/1
17 Mar 24+22d Down Royal Powered By Bluegrass Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 hd 10-6 8040C74C Anna McGuinness 17/2
24 Feb 24+32d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Bumper Bundle For Easter Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 10-0 8041A91A Anna McGuinness 20/1
23 Jan 24+8d Down Royal Pravha Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 17f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 3¼ 10-6 8045C76C Daire McConville 12/1
15 Jan 24+13d Punchestown Join The Punchestown Members Club Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1½ 10-0 80—74C Anna McGuinness 40/1
02 Jan 24+19d Ayr Ayr Completes Juilia's Racecourse Journey Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Heavy · 14 ran UR/14 — 10-11 85—— Daire McConville 25/1
14 Dec 23+25d Naas John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 hd 11-3 8068B88A Anna McGuinness 20/1
19 Nov 23+155d Navan Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 7/22 4 9-13 8065B76A Daire McConville 33/1
17 Jun 23+29d Downpatrick Randox (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 7 10-10 8039C73C Miss A McGuinness 11/1
19 May 23+18d Downpatrick Earlybird Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 9/12 1¾ 10-13 8248B86A Liam McKenna 10/1
01 May 23+12d Down Royal Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 17f · Yielding · 18 ran 9/18 3¾ 10-8 8286B88A Shane Fenelon 11/2
19 Apr 23+33d Gowran Park GowranPark1 Handicap (47-65) 13.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 4½ 9-9 5882A61A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
17 Mar 23+23d Down Royal Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 4½ 10-13 80105B107A Shane Fenelon 18/1
22 Feb 23+106d Punchestown Hospitality At Festival 2023 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 8/16 3¾ 10-8 8056B84A Liam McKenna 16/1
08 Nov 22+13d Fairyhouse Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 11-0 80—98A Brian Hayes 16/1
26 Oct 22+18d Curragh Extra Place Races At Novibet Handicap 14f · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 20/23 ½ 8-13 6044C57C Seamie Heffernan 33/1
08 Oct 22+118d Curragh Tesoro Vita Ladies Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap 12f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 nk 9-8 6065A67A Anna McGuinness 80/1
12 Jun 22+14d Downpatrick Dunlop Homes Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 17.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 6/12 3½ 11-2 8365B87A Conor Orr 28/1
29 May 22+23d Punchestown Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Ladies Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 9-10 86111C68C Miss A McGuinness 40/1
06 May 22+24d Downpatrick Randox Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 52 11-1 8944C81C Conor Orr 25/1
12 Apr 22+14d Ayr Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 3/3 49 10-9 90128C82C Liam McKenna 33/1
29 Mar 22+12d Navan Tote Guarantee On All Win Bets Handicap (47-70) 13f · Good · 18 ran 12/18 ¾ 9-11 65107C66A Gavin Ryan 80/1
17 Mar 22+23d Down Royal Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 11-9 9089B95A Liam McKenna 50/1
22 Feb 22+31d Navan P.S. Supplies Doors & Floors Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 25 ran 13/25 2 11-5 —57C88C Anna McGuinness 300/1
22 Jan 22+25d Navan Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 20f · Yielding · 19 ran 17/19 5½ 11-7 —25C92C Liam McKenna 300/1
28 Dec 21+32d Leopardstown Savills Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 17 ran 12/17 27 11-2 —42C101C Liam McKenna 250/1
26 Nov 21+31d Dundalk (AW) Extra Places Everyday At BetVictor Handicap 16f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 2 8-8 7182C55C Leigh Roche 66/1
26 Oct 21+383d Curragh Paddy Power Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race 12f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 3 10-13 7329C63C Mr D G Lavery 125/1
08 Oct 20+29d Chelmsford City (AW) chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Class 5 · 13.5f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 ¾ 9-5 7584A61B Oisin Murphy 9/4F
09 Sep 20+24d Wolverhampton (AW) wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 2 9-2 76110A71B Josephine Gordon 11/2
16 Aug 20+30d Newbury Unibet You're On Handicap Class 3 · 13.5f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 8-7 78109A68A Callum Shepherd 14/1
17 Jul 20+258d Chepstow NB Civils & Surfacing Ltd Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1 9-3 —97A75A Hector Crouch 7/1
02 Nov 19+21d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 8 8-12 —81C66B Callum Shepherd 12/1
12 Oct 19 Wolverhampton (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 nse 9-2 —84C53C Callum Shepherd 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Perfect Arch (IRE) won?
Perfect Arch (IRE) has yet to win, from 51 archived starts between 2019 and 2026. Placed 5 times in total (9.8% of starts).
Who trains Perfect Arch (IRE)?
Perfect Arch (IRE) is trained by Simon West, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 April 2026.
Who is Perfect Arch (IRE)'s sire?
Perfect Arch (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Willow Beck (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
What is Perfect Arch (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 5 April 2026. The highest on record is 90.
What is Perfect Arch (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,566 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
Who are Perfect Arch (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Willow Beck (GB), Perfect Arch (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Think First (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Think First (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2019. 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.