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Horse profile

Personal Assurance (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2006) · Last trainer Richard Ford · Last owner Dave Teasdale
by Un Desperado (FR) out of Steel Typhoon (GB) (General Ironside)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2006 — 7,469 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2006 · 5th of 9 Won at Worcester New yard Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Personal Assurance (GB) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since May 2005. Last raced off a career-high mark of 120.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3 OR at career high
Official rating120At career-high mark
120 109–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Worcester, 24 May 2005 Official rating 120 at the last run, 25 May 2006

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 87C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 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
Un Desperado (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−8—
Good to Firm5911.7%−6.3—
Good130118.5%+0.51 from 3
Good to Soft6457.8%−0.20 from 1
Soft751013.3%+5.3—
Heavy4237.1%−0.90 from 1
Standard (AW)300%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m6868.8%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f10654.7%−3.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m121129.9%+1.91 from 3
Over 3m7679.2%+1.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Steel Typhoon (GB) (General Ironside)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mr Groocock (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Baron Blitzkrieg (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Groocock (GB)712m½f—
Baron Blitzkrieg (GB)2112m3fClass 4
St George's Day (GB)80——
Orrery (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 1 33% +5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +7.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 2 1 50% +6.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mick Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 2 1 50% +6.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 4 1 25% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 1 25% +4.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 1 run
25 May 06+343d Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 3 11-0 12083C Paddy Brennan 7/2
2005 · 4 runs
16 Jun 05+23d Aintree Littlewoods Bet Direct Supports Marina Dalglish Handicap Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-10 117— A P McCoy 9/2
24 May 05+44d Worcester Arena Leisure Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-3 10987C A P McCoy 7/1
10 Apr 05+22d Newton Abbot Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 115— Mick Fitzgerald 4/1
19 Mar 05 Uttoxeter Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 11-0 120— Barry Geraghty 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Personal Assurance won?
Personal Assurance (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Personal Assurance?
Personal Assurance (GB) was trained by Richard Ford on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 25 May 2006.
Who is Personal Assurance's sire?
Personal Assurance (GB) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Steel Typhoon (GB), whose sire is General Ironside.
What going does Personal Assurance prefer?
Personal Assurance (GB) has the best record on good 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 Personal Assurance's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 25 May 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Personal Assurance's sire's record?
Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
Who are Personal Assurance's siblings?
Out of Steel Typhoon (GB), Personal Assurance (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mr Groocock (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Baron Blitzkrieg (GB)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.