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Horse profile

Perfect Heir (GB)

2yo gelding · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner J Maldonado
by Perfect Power (IRE) out of Scots Fern (GB) (Selkirk)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 17 Sep 2026 · 2nd of 10
KTB Profile

Perfect Heir is a lightly raced gelding with one place from two starts since Aug 2026. By Perfect Power out of Scots Fern, whose four previous foals to race have produced one winner, he finished second of 10 at Ayr in Sep 2026 when prominent in a Class 3 novice. That effort on good to soft ground came after a debut over 6f to 7f on standard AW at Kempton. He has raced once each at 1m to 1m1f and 6f to 7f.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 17 Sep 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 2 figures · best 91A · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Ayr, 17 Sep 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 85A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 98 runs since Apr 2026 (28 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2428.3%+0.1—
Good2328.7%+0.5—
Good to Soft1218.3%+0.10 from 1
Soft1119.1%+0.9—
Heavy3133.3%+25.1—
Standard (AW)2514%−4.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f19421.1%+12.9—
6f – 7f7422.7%−5.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f4250%+41.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f100%−8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2026 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Scots Fern (GB) (Selkirk)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hebridean Nomad (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hebridean Nomad (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hebridean Nomad (GB)1731m–1m5fClass 5
Sea Fern (GB)140——
Teddy Be Good (IRE)30——
Giava Dream (GB)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
17 Sep 26+29d Ayr Almins Vantage/Lallemand Magniva Classic EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m · Good To Soft · 10 ran Handy early in the pack - asked for effort 3f out - found room to progress between rivals 2f out - upsides the front-runner a furlong out - locked together to the line and edged out narrowly 2/10 shd 9-7 91A85A P. J. McDonald 13/2
19 Aug 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Standard / Slow · 12 ran Drifted left at the break and caused interference - briefly in front before being passed and falling back towards the back of the pack - short of room 3f out - responded and kept on inside the final furlong to claim fourth 4/12 1¾ 9-4 68A67A Jason Watson 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Perfect Heir won?
Perfect Heir (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Perfect Heir?
Perfect Heir (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 September 2026.
Who is Perfect Heir's sire?
Perfect Heir (GB) is by Perfect Power (IRE) out of Scots Fern (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
What is Perfect Heir's sire's record?
Perfect Power (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 98 runs since Apr 2026 (28 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Perfect Heir's siblings?
Out of Scots Fern (GB), Perfect Heir (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hebridean Nomad (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hebridean Nomad (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.