Skip to content
Horse profile

Pesto (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer Padraig Roche · Last owner Mrs R G Hillen
by New Approach (IRE) out of Pickle (GB) (Piccolo)
9 runs · 6 courses · from May 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jul 2020 — 2,301 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020 · 2nd of 17 2 wins · Sandown & Leicester New yard Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Pesto (GB) is 2 from 9. Hasn't won since Jun 2019.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating90↓ 1lb off peak
90 87–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 31 Jul 2019

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 9 figures · best 109C · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm388A72—
Standard (AW)296A95—
Good2101A99.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f498B95—
6f – 7f4101A64.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 3 Jul 2020 Official rating 90 at the last run, 3 Jul 2020

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 101A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm396A82—
Standard (AW)291A90—
Good298A88.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f496A90—
6f – 7f498A88.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.70 from 3
Good1,63020012.3%−0.31 from 2
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.21 from 1
Soft95810711.2%−1.40 from 1
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.32 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.50 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

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
Pickle (GB) (Piccolo)

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

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Gusto (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gusto (GB)1066f–7fListed
Love Oasis (GB)2536fClass 5
Beauly (GB)711m½fClass 5
Pinter (GB)517fClass 5
Olcan (GB)60——
Pepinillo (GB)40——
Torshi (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +2.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +10.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 1 20% +6.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +1.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 3 1 33% +8.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +3.50
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 2 50% +11.50
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Levey 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Marquand 2 1 50% +9.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 1 100% +3.50
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 5 1 20% +6.00
2018 3 1 33% +1.50

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
03 Jul 20+284d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Nasrullah' Handicap (Premier Handicap) 10f · Yielding · 17 ran 2/17 ¾ 9-2 90109C101A Leigh Roche 22/1
23 Sep 19+33d Kempton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 4/8 hd 9-5 9094A89A James Doyle 4/1
21 Aug 19+21d Kempton (AW) 32red Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 9-7 9096A91A Sean Levey 16/1
31 Jul 19+19d Sandown Join Racing TV Now Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 4½ 9-5 9198B79A Sean Levey 7/2
12 Jul 19+27d Ascot Savills Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 shd 9-10 9188A96A Sean Levey 3/1
15 Jun 19+307d Sandown Randox Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 8757A95A Tom Marquand 10/1
12 Aug 18+17d Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 —101A98A Oisin Murphy 7/2
26 Jul 18+69d Sandown Martin Densham Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 shd 9-5 —72A82A Pat Dobbs 6/1
18 May 18 Newbury Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 9-5 —49A60A Tom Marquand 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pesto (GB) won?
Pesto (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2018 and 2020, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Pesto (GB)?
Pesto (GB) was trained by Padraig Roche on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 3 July 2020.
Who is Pesto (GB)'s sire?
Pesto (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Pickle (GB), whose sire is Piccolo.
What is Pesto (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 3 July 2020. The highest on record is 91.
What is Pesto (GB)'s sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Pesto (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Pickle (GB), Pesto (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Gusto (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Gusto (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.