Skip to content
Horse profile

Perspicace (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner Mrs Alison Buchanan Partner
by Sir Percy (GB) out of Cassique Lady (IRE) (Langfuhr)
28 runs · 17 courses · from May 2014
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Mar 2017 — 3,520 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 4 wins · Taunton, Uttoxeter & Worcester Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Perspicace (GB) is 4 from 28. Won last time out at Taunton (Class 5). All 4 wins have come on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating117↓ 8lb off peak
117 70–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 2 Mar 2017

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 3 figures · best 99A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good299A97.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f299A98—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 2 figures · best 92A · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)292A86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m292A86.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 2 Mar 2017 Official rating 117 at the last jumps run, 2 Mar 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 23 Jan 2017 Official rating 70 at the last flat run, 8 Feb 2017

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 20 figures · best 138A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good12138A113.5—
Good to Firm4125A118—
Soft2117B111—
Good to Soft2128A120.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10125A114—
1m5f – 2m7138A117—
2m5f – 3m3121A117—
Flat 8 figures · best 87A · median 66.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)687A69—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f587A73—
1m5f – 2m365A64—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 28 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 11.1% of 7,149 runs since Jan 2008 (473 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm52815.4%+4.3—
Good to Firm1,17614912.7%+1.61 from 5
Good1,73419011%−0.12 from 13
Good to Soft908859.4%−1.71 from 2
Soft8598610%−1.10 from 2
Heavy2052713.2%+2.1—
Standard (AW)2,21525211.4%+0.30 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f90910%−1.1—
6f – 7f967848.7%−2.4—
1m – 1m1f1,15211610.1%−1—
1m2f – 1m4f2,51829911.9%+0.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,59119011.9%+0.82 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f5136111.9%+0.82 from 10
2m5f – 3m2482811.3%+0.20 from 3
Over 3m701014.3%+3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

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

The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Breathable (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Breathable (GB)2031m2f–1m4fClass 5
A Few Bob (GB)20——
Ryton (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 2 15% −2.25
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −2.12
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +2.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 3 23% +2.71
Class 5 7 1 14% −4.75
Class 3 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 5 1 20% −2.12
Taunton 3 2 67% +3.58
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +6.50
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 2 20% −4.87
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% +2.83
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Scudamore 13 3 23% +2.71
David Noonan 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael Heard 2 1 50% +0.25
Dougie Costello 2 0 0% −2.00
James Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieron Edgar 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 2 20% +1.38
None 10 1 10% −5.67
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 2 1 50% +0.25
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 1 33% −0.75
2016 11 2 18% +0.38
2015 9 1 11% −4.67
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 20 4 20% −2.04
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00

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
02 Mar 17+22d Taunton Dave Kingsbury 70th Birthday Today Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 11799A125A Michael Heard 5/4F
08 Feb 17+16d Chelmsford City (AW) Winner.co.uk Bet & Watch Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 3¾ 10-0 7092A64A Dougie Costello 28/1
23 Jan 17+68d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Marathon Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 3¼ 9-10 7581A65A Dougie Costello 33/1
16 Nov 16+24d Warwick Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 12 11-9 12097C105C David Noonan 10/1
23 Oct 16+41d Aintree Download The App At 188Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 4½ 11-7 12296B110A David Noonan 28/1
12 Sep 16+26d Worcester Worcester News Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1½ 11-1 122—104C David Noonan 10/1
17 Aug 16+23d Worcester Northridge Finance Target 365 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 4 11-12 122—121A Tom Scudamore 9/1
25 Jul 16+15d Newton Abbot Sis Stream Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 10 11-6 124—115B Tom Scudamore 5/1
10 Jul 16+15d Stratford Shakespeare Martineau Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 ½ 11-12 125—103A Tom Scudamore 11/1
25 Jun 16+27d Chester Pimms No.1 Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 8 8-13 77—60C Sam Hitchcott 4/1
29 May 16+10d Uttoxeter John James Wright Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 12-1 118—138A Tom Scudamore 15/2
19 May 16+10d Worcester Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 110—125A Tom Scudamore 15/8F
09 May 16+18d Towcester Opus Energy Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-7 110—131A Tom Scudamore 3/1
21 Apr 16+161d Exeter Westerly Bmw Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 4 11-7 108—120A Kieron Edgar 7/1F
12 Nov 15+35d Taunton Toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 4½ 11-10 113—101A Tom Scudamore 7/1
08 Oct 15+20d Exeter Hague Print Management Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 20 11-1 115—103A Michael Heard 4/1
18 Sep 15+26d Newton Abbot Climatic Engineering Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 11-11 118—117A Tom Scudamore 10/1
23 Aug 15+10d Worcester Play scoop6soccer At betfred.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 11 11-5 119—117B Tom Scudamore 9/2
13 Aug 15+20d Fontwell Sara Tiara Hat Wear Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3¾ 11-11 120—113A Tom Scudamore 6/1
24 Jul 15+48d Uttoxeter Nags And Glad Rags Spa Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 11-11 119—123A Tom Scudamore 11/1
06 Jun 15+56d Worcester BRI Wealth Management Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 17 10-11 122—97A Tom Scudamore 7/1
11 Apr 15+26d Chepstow Unibet Offering 5 Places In National Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 20 10-13 ——99B Conor O'Farrell 9/2
16 Mar 15+158d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bath Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 ——128A Tom Scudamore 10/3
09 Oct 14+29d Wolverhampton (AW) SIS Ltd Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 1 9-5 77—75B James Doyle 4/9F
10 Sep 14+56d Kempton (AW) Betdaq 50% Commission Refund Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 2½ 9-7 75—87A James Doyle 6/1
16 Jul 14+20d Lingfield (AW) Freddie Farmer Foundation Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 1¾ 9-2 ——59A George Baker 6/1
26 Jun 14+50d Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Scooter Rally Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 5 8-12 ——68A Cam Hardie EvensF
07 May 14 Kempton (AW) BetBright Mobile Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 nse 8-8 ——73A William Twiston-Davies 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Perspicace (GB) won?
Perspicace (GB) won 4 of 28 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 10 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Perspicace (GB)?
Perspicace (GB) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 2 March 2017.
Who is Perspicace (GB)'s sire?
Perspicace (GB) is by Sir Percy (GB) out of Cassique Lady (IRE), whose sire is Langfuhr.
What going does Perspicace (GB) prefer?
Perspicace (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Perspicace (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 2 March 2017. The highest on record is 125.
What is Perspicace (GB)'s sire's record?
Sir Percy (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,149 runs since Jan 2008 (473 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Perspicace (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Cassique Lady (IRE), Perspicace (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Breathable (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Breathable (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.