Horse profile
Pied Piper (GB)
by New Approach (IRE) out of Pure Fantasy (GB) (Fastnet Rock)
42 runs · 22 courses · from Aug 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · 7 courses
Last run 11 Mar 2026
Last raced off OR 145
KTB Profile
Pied Piper is 9 wins from 42 runs in the archive, including two Grade 2 wins in our archive. His biggest win came in the Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle at Cheltenham in Jan 2022. Wins have come on good and on heavy ground over trips from 1m2f to 3m. Typically held up, he last ran at Cheltenham in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 145, 12lb below his highest ever mark, and has not won since Jun 2025.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 9–42Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 17 (40.5%)Placed
- −14.42£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.14Fair A/E n=41 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 157Highest OR
- 50dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating145↓ 12lb off peak
145
78–157
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 114C | 93 | 2 runs · 86 / 66 |
| Good | 4 | 121C | 105 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 107B | 96 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 112A | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 112A | 97 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 121C | 98.5 | 2 runs · 107 / 96.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 114C | 94.5 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 116B | 93.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 78C | 77 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 112A | 99 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 94C | 88.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 112A | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 116B | 90 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 102C | 89.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 83A | 72 | — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 42 runs · as at 3 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 from 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (27%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (13%) · 2 wins
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,085 | 166 | 15.3% | +2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 4 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 2 from 17 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | 3 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,207 | 156 | 12.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 33 | 10.3% | −2.3 | 3 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −4.7 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Pure Fantasy (GB) (Fastnet Rock)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Barrier (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Fresh Fancy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier (FR) | 18 | 2 | 1m6f–2m½f | — |
| Fresh Fancy (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 2 | 12% | −14.44 |
| Good | 8 | 4 | 50% | +0.32 |
| Heavy | 6 | 3 | 50% | +10.70 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.17 |
| Class 1 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.79 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.20 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.03 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 3 | 19% | −10.59 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.97 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.36 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 9 | 2 | 22% | −6.05 |
| Robert Havlin | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Davy Russell | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.58 |
| Danny Gilligan | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.65 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Healy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 2 | 13% | −12.05 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 3 | 27% | −5.45 |
| None | 9 | 3 | 33% | +2.08 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 27% | −5.45 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 43% | −1.67 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.20 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 16 | 2 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Hurdle | 14 | 4 | 29% | −4.47 |
| Chase | 12 | 3 | 25% | −6.45 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Mar 26+48d | Cheltenham | Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - drifted left approaching the 2nd - scrappy over the 8th - erred at the 13th - down at the ditch on the 21st | F/14 | — | 10-7 | 145 | — | — | Sam Ewing | 14/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+26d | Gowran Park | Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Held up towards the back - improved position approaching 4 out - travelling in the pack when came down 3 out | F/18 | — | 10-11 | 144 | — | — | Kevin Healy | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+27d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Listed) Settled in the pack - stumbled two out and pushed along with no headway made before the last - stayed on same speed to finish ninth | 9/28 | nk | 11-1 | 144 | 86B | 138A | Mr J H Williamson | 25/1 |
| 30 Nov 25+14d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Drinmore Novice Chase (Grade 1) Held up early - lost touch with the pack throughout - driven approaching 3 out - finished without response - well held in 6th | 6/6 | 22 | 11-10 | 146 | 46C | 123C | Danny Gilligan | 33/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+22d | Navan | Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 7th with pressure applied 3 out then up into 5th - unable to threaten leaders and beaten into 5th | 5/19 | 3½ | 11-2 | 146 | 107B | 141A | Mr J H Williamson | 22/1 |
| 25 Oct 25+20d | Cheltenham | William Hill Extra Places With BOG 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - hit fence 5th and again 9th and 10th - made progress after that - moved into contention on the final turn - hit the front skipping the last - pushed out but caught in the closing stages - kept going to the line | 2/7 | 2½ | 11-10 | 150 | — | 144A | Jack Kennedy | 13/2 |
| 05 Oct 25+11d | Tipperary | ODS Engineering Novice Chase (Grade 3) Held mid-pack early - clumsy at the first - pressed and dropped away by front group approaching two out - stayed on at one gait to finish third | 3/5 | 14 | 11-6 | 150 | 89C | 130B | Jack Kennedy | 14/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+55d | Listowel | Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Settled in the pack early - close enough to the front group - came down at the 10th | F/18 | — | 11-5 | 150 | — | — | Mr J H Williamson | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+52d | Galway | Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3) Tracked the pace in behind - 5th at halfway - improved into 2nd with five to jump - held that spot into the straight without finding more - dropped away late to finish well beaten | 11/11 | 6½ | 11-8 | 150 | -5C | 126C | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 09 Jun 25+29d | Roscommon | Dermot Hughes Car Sales Novice Chase Shared front spot early - hit the front from 6th and dominated from there - slightly awkward at 7th - opened up a big advantage after 4 out - kept finding more from 2 out - allowed to coast approaching the final furlong for a comfortable win | 1/3 | 11-10 | 150 | 121C | 155C | Kevin Sexton | 6/5 | |
| 11 May 25+28d | Killarney | Gerard O'Sullivan Memorial Novice Chase Set the early pace before losing top spot around the 3rd - swapped placings through to the 4th - stayed in a tight group battling from the 8th - regained command 6 out - edged away approaching 2 out - opened daylight before the last - ran out an easy winner unchallenged at the finish | 1/3 | 11-10 | — | 90C | 148C | Danny Gilligan | 4/9F | |
| 13 Apr 25+42d | Down Royal | Fibrus Gallop At Gigabit Speeds Beginners Chase Sat close up early with a small error 3rd - up into second by halfway with another mistake 5 out - moved through to lead after 3 out - clipped the following fence but stayed in control while going strongly - kicked clear and stayed on comfortably to the finish - won without being pressed | 1/5 | 11-12 | — | 105C | 143B | Danny Gilligan | 10/11F | |
| 02 Mar 25+138d | Leopardstown | QuinnBet Hurdle Settled towards the back of the field - up to 5th at halfway - moved into 4th approaching 2 out - lost momentum late and unable to threaten before hanging final flight then fading through the run-in | 5/6 | 11 | 11-2 | 153 | 97A | 118B | Sam Ewing | 10/3 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 24+74d | Punchestown | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Hurdle Settled in second early - errors at the 4th and 6th cost ground to third - improved into second turning for home - soon came under pressure and slipped back to third - still in third when fell at the last | F/4 | — | 11-2 | 155 | — | — | Jack Kennedy | 4/9F |
| 02 Aug 24+45d | Galway | Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Race Sat just behind the front pack in 5th - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - unable to close in the straight and held for 5th | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-5 | 98 | 86B | 76A | Chris Hayes | 5/4F |
| 18 Jun 24+95d | Ascot | Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 10/20 | nk | 9-12 | 100 | 78C | 85A | Jamie Spencer | 9/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+111d | Cheltenham | BetMGM County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 3/17 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 156 | 74B | 154A | Danny Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 23+42d | Punchestown | Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 1) | 4/4 | 2½ | 11-12 | 157 | 92C | 133B | Jack Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 14 Oct 23+51d | Newmarket | Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 2/31 | ¾ | 9-3 | 96 | 102C | 99A | Ryan Moore | 13/2 |
| 24 Aug 23+118d | Killarney | Executive Helicopters (Q.R.) Race | 3/5 | 1½ | 11-2 | 96 | 101C | 78B | Mr H C Swan | 11/10F |
| 28 Apr 23+42d | Punchestown | Paddy Power Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) | 6/6 | 2¼ | 11-12 | 157 | 93A | 129B | Rachael Blackmore | 22/1 |
| 17 Mar 23+40d | Cheltenham | McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 2/24 | hd | 11-13 | 154 | 102B | 158A | Davy Russell | 12/1 |
| 05 Feb 23+38d | Leopardstown | Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle (grade 1) | 4/5 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 147 | 114C | 144B | Davy Russell | 66/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 22+55d | Leopardstown | Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1) | 5/5 | 99 | 11-12 | 147 | — | 116C | Jack Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+13d | Down Royal | WKD Hurdle (Grade 2) | 1/4 | 11-10 | 147 | 102C | 134B | Jack Kennedy | 1/8F | |
| 22 Oct 22+130d | Cheltenham | Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-8 | 145 | — | 143B | Jack Kennedy | 5/6F | |
| 14 Jun 22+68d | Ascot | Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 6/19 | nk | 9-7 | 96 | 74C | 89A | Jamie Spencer | 13/2 |
| 07 Apr 22+20d | Aintree | Jewson Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 2/9 | dht | 11-0 | 145 | 112A | 146B | Davy Russell | 10/11F |
| 18 Mar 22+48d | Cheltenham | JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 3/12 | nk | 11-0 | 142 | 96A | 141A | Jack Kennedy | 7/2 |
| 29 Jan 22+29d | Cheltenham | Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (grade 2) (registered As The Finesse) (gbb Race) | 1/8 | 11-0 | — | 105A | 139A | Davy Russell | 11/8F | |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 21+87d | Punchestown | Join Tote.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 1/20 | 11-2 | — | 96B | 143A | Davy Russell | 16/5 | |
| 05 Oct 21+19d | Leicester | Kube - Leicester's Premier Event Hire Venue Handicap | 1/9 | 9-3 | 89 | 112A | 101A | Robert Havlin | 7/1 | |
| 16 Sep 21+22d | Yarmouth | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | 89 | 83A | 92A | Robert Havlin | 10/3 |
| 25 Aug 21+28d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Handicap | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 90 | 83A | 92A | Robert Havlin | 11/2 |
| 28 Jul 21+18d | Goodwood | Unibet '15 To Go' Handicap | 5/13 | 3½ | 8-13 | 90 | 76C | 84A | Frankie Dettori | 16/1 |
| 10 Jul 21+24d | Newmarket | Price Promise At bet365 Handicap | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-2 | 90 | 77A | 86A | Frankie Dettori | 7/1 |
| 16 Jun 21+27d | Ascot | Queen's Vase (Group 2) | 10/13 | 1½ | 9-0 | 86 | 78C | 80A | Robert Havlin | 80/1 |
| 20 May 21+21d | Sandown | Casumo Horse Racing & Sports Betting Handicap | 3/6 | hd | 9-13 | 86 | 116B | 87B | Frankie Dettori | 11/2 |
| 29 Apr 21+190d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Example At Chelmsford City 14th August Handicap | 2/3 | 4 | 9-8 | 86 | 94C | 80C | Robert Havlin | 85/40 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 20+48d | Newmarket | Rossdales Laboratories Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/7 | 9-5 | 78 | 86A | 92A | Robert Havlin | 7/2 | |
| 03 Sep 20+27d | Haydock | Betfair Free Bet Streak EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 83A | 86A | Robert Havlin | 5/2 |
| 07 Aug 20 | Sandown | British EBF Maiden Stakes | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 61A | 78A | Robert Havlin | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pied Piper won?
- Pied Piper (GB) won 9 of 42 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 17 times in total (40.5% of starts).
- Who trains Pied Piper?
- Pied Piper (GB) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 March 2026.
- Who is Pied Piper's sire?
- Pied Piper (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Pure Fantasy (GB), whose sire is Fastnet Rock.
- What going does Pied Piper prefer?
- Pied Piper (GB) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Pied Piper's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 11 March 2026. The highest on record is 157.
- What is Pied Piper'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 Pied Piper's siblings?
- Out of Pure Fantasy (GB), Pied Piper (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Barrier (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Fresh Fancy (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.