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Horse profile

Perfect Play (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Charlie Johnston · Last owner Newsells Park Stud Ossie Ardiles Synd
by Siyouni (FR) out of Giants Play (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
13 runs · 11 courses · from May 2022
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Sep 2023 — 1,131 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 · 3rd of 9 2 wins · Chester & Carlisle Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Perfect Play (GB) is 2 from 13, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2023. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating87At career-high mark
87 74–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ripon, 10 Jul 2023

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.

Flat 13 figures · best 112A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good5106B87—
Good to Firm493A82—
Good to Soft3112A55—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f8112A89—
6f – 7f378A55—
1m – 1m1f298C89.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 9 Sep 2023 Official rating 87 at the last run, 9 Sep 2023

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.

Flat 13 figures · best 92A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good592A84—
Good to Firm483A80.5—
Good to Soft386A69—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f892A83.5—
6f – 7f384B69—
1m – 1m1f280A78.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,304 runs since Jan 2008 (974 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.1% from 452.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+8.4—
Good to Firm6647911.9%−1.11 from 4
Good1,65823514.2%+1.21 from 5
Good to Soft1,20113811.5%−1.50 from 3
Soft1,34215611.6%−1.4—
Heavy452419.1%−3.9—
Standard (AW)2,97142714.4%+1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4135312.8%−0.2—
6f – 7f3,20842013.1%+0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f2,86537112.9%−0.11 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,47119613.3%+0.31 from 8
1m5f – 2m2833211.3%−1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f55712.7%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Giants Play (USA) (Giant's Causeway)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Harlem Soul (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Playful Sound (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Harlem Soul (GB)3141m4f–2m4fClass 4
Playful Sound (GB)841m1f–1m2½fClass 2
Vivionn (GB)1237f–1m2fClass 3
Azam (GB)2231m2f–2m½fClass 4
Ispolini (GB)811m2fClass 5
Grenoble (GB)711m½fClass 2
Ballet Queen (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −1.75
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +1.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 2 33% +2.75
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 2 1 50% +1.25
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +4.50
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% −4.75
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +3.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Franny Norton 5 1 20% −1.75
Jason Hart 4 1 25% +1.50
Richard Kingscote 2 0 0% −2.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 8 1 13% −4.75
2022 5 1 20% +0.50

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
09 Sep 23+7d Ascot Lavazza Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 5½ 8-8 8793A83A Hayley Turner 14/1
02 Sep 23+8d Beverley William Hill Silver Cup Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 8-7 8668A78A Joe Fanning 9/2
25 Aug 23+46d Newmarket Bet With JenningsBet Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 1 9-4 8783C81B Richard Kingscote 9/1
10 Jul 23+17d Ripon Ripon Directors Cup Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 9-1 85106B84A Franny Norton 9/2
23 Jun 23+20d Redcar Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1 9-11 8287A92A Franny Norton 13/8F
03 Jun 23+7d Epsom Downs Betfred Lester Piggott Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 1¾ 8-8 8280C73A Franny Norton 8/1
27 May 23+11d Chester Tote Fantasy, Whos In Your Stable Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-6 7791A90A Franny Norton 9/4F
16 May 23+245d Beverley Clearanswer Call Centres Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 9-9 75112A86A Franny Norton 18/1
13 Sep 22+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Nursery Class 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 9-8 7698C77B Richard Kingscote EvensF
30 Aug 22+30d Carlisle British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-4 7481A80A Jason Hart 9/2
31 Jul 22+13d Chester British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1½ 9-7 —55C60C Jason Hart 13/2
18 Jul 22+58d Ayr Longines Irish Champions Weekend EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 9-7 —78A84B Jason Hart 11/2
21 May 22 York Phoebe Johnson Celebration EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 9-7 —39C69C Jason Hart 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Perfect Play (GB) won?
Perfect Play (GB) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 8 times in total (61.5% of starts).
Who trained Perfect Play (GB)?
Perfect Play (GB) was trained by Charlie Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 9 September 2023.
Who is Perfect Play (GB)'s sire?
Perfect Play (GB) is by Siyouni (FR) out of Giants Play (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
What going does Perfect Play (GB) prefer?
Perfect Play (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Perfect Play (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 9 September 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Perfect Play (GB)'s sire's record?
Siyouni (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,304 runs since Jan 2008 (974 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.1% from 452.
Who are Perfect Play (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Giants Play (USA), Perfect Play (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Harlem Soul (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Playful Sound (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.