Play Pretend (IRE)
Play Pretend is a gelding who has two wins from 15 starts on turf, both over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. He won a Class 4 juvenile hurdle at Market Rasen in Jun 2024 and a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Worcester in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 99. He has raced five times at Worcester, winning once, and four times at Market Rasen, also winning once. He finished 3 of 6 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Worcester in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 100.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 6 (40%)Placed
- +15.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.88Fair A/E n=15 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 54dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 105
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 122B | 101 | 5 · 109 / 104 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 103A | 100.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 122B | 98 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 113A | 104 | 4 · 109 / 101 |
Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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 3 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,596 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 341 | 43 | 12.6% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 872 | 99 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 435 | 56 | 12.9% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 694 | 71 | 10.2% | −0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 270 | 25 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 979 | 104 | 10.6% | −0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 81 | 7 | 8.6% | −2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 846 | 95 | 11.2% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,048 | 107 | 10.2% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 786 | 94 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 533 | 71 | 13.3% | +2.2 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 229 | 22 | 9.6% | −1.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 63 | 2 | 3.2% | −7.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Arqalina (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Breakfast (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arqalina (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 2m5f–3m | Class 4 |
| Breakfast (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m2f–2m½f | Class 3 |
| Aprada (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | +17.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +21.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 2 | 15% | +17.50 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 26+29d | Worcester | Martin Keighley Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I) settled towards the back within range - made headway on the inner from 4 out - asked for effort in third before 3 out - driven but unable to make further gains before 2 out | 3/6 | 11 | 11-9 | 100 | 98A | 110B | Lee Edwards | 2/1 |
| 11 Jun 26+19d | Worcester | Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the front group early - dropped to midfield by the 3rd - made progress from 4 out - shared second spot 3 out under a rider's urging - lacked the finishing speed to land closer and finished third | 3/10 | 1 | 12-0 | 100 | 105A | 126A | Lee Edwards | 4/1J |
| 23 May 26+39d | Bangor-on-Dee | Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 1½ | 11-6 | 102 | 90C | 94C | Lee Edwards | 11/1 |
| 14 Apr 26+174d | Market Rasen | CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Pulled hard early - settled mid-pack - pushed along before 2 out and jumped untidily - blundered last making no headway then dropped a place on the run-in | 5/9 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 105 | 104A | 106A | Lee Edwards | 9/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+20d | Worcester | PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled at the back early - made steady advance approaching three out - hit the front after two out - stayed on but caught close home to finish second by a short head margin | 2/11 | nk | 11-8 | 101 | 109A | 124A | Lee Edwards | 13/2 |
| 02 Oct 25+47d | Southwell | International Stud Book Committee Handicap Hurdle Held up towards rear of group wide - improved into contention 4 out - moved up to second before 2 out then drifted left approaching last - kept on strongly up the run-in to regain second close home - narrowly denied at the line | 2/7 | nk | 10-12 | 101 | 113A | 114A | Lee Edwards | 5/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+30d | Market Rasen | PricedUp Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - urged into contention through the middle stages - improved widest of all approaching the home turn - up to third by the finish - kept going without troubling the winner | 3/12 | 5 | 11-8 | 101 | — | 114A | Lee Edwards | 6/1 |
| 17 Jul 25+15d | Worcester | eventmasters.co.uk Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Handicap Hurdle Settled in third early - pushed along before two out - shifted right after clipping the last - finished strongly to take command right at the line | 1/3 | 11-4 | 99 | 72C | 104C | Lee Edwards | 7/2 | |
| 02 Jul 25+29d | Worcester | Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - clipped fence and dislodged jockey 3rd | UR/9 | — | 11-12 | 99 | — | — | Lee Edwards | 10/3 |
| 03 Jun 25+180d | Southwell | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - improved into contention around the 6th - moved into third before the last - unable to threaten the leader but kept going to the line | 3/7 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 100 | 122B | 111B | Lee Edwards | 8/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+34d | Market Rasen | Rhino Bet Encourages Safer Gambling Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in 4th early - laboured and hesitant at the second - pushed into 3rd approaching two out but unable to close - trailed home a distant third | 3/5 | 30 | 11-7 | 103 | 98C | 96C | Lee Edwards | 2/1 |
| 01 Nov 24+16d | Wetherby | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Jumping awkward at times towards the back - clipped at the 4th - pushed along before 3 out but made no headway - lost touch before 2 out and held on for 5th | 5/7 | 22 | 11-0 | 103 | 95C | 89C | Lee Edwards | 14/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+80d | Wetherby | James Hambro & Partners Above & Beyond Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Untidy early - held 5th before making ground into contention - shifted left approaching 2 out - third from the last unable to threaten the winner | 3/6 | 2½ | 11-7 | — | 103A | 118B | Lee Edwards | 14/1 |
| 28 Jul 24+44d | Uttoxeter | Ken Boulton Memorial Juvenile Hurdle (For The Ken Boulton Memorial Hurdle) (GBB Race) | F/8 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Lee Edwards | 13/8F |
| 14 Jun 24 | Market Rasen | Lincs Loos Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 11-0 | — | 80B | 126B | Lee Edwards | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Play Pretend (IRE) won?
- Play Pretend (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Play Pretend (IRE)?
- Play Pretend (IRE) is trained by Dave Roberts, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 July 2026.
- Who is Play Pretend (IRE)'s sire?
- Play Pretend (IRE) is by Make Believe (GB) out of Pride Celebre (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
- What going does Play Pretend (IRE) prefer?
- Play Pretend (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Play Pretend (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 10 July 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Play Pretend (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Make Believe (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,596 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Play Pretend (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pride Celebre (IRE), Play Pretend (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Arqalina (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Breakfast (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–3m. As at Oct 2026.