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Horse profile

Pliny (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2013) · Last trainer Peter Bowen · Last owner Mrs Tania Stepney
by Accordion (IRE) out of American Chick (IRE) (Lord Americo)
21 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jul 2013 — 4,848 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2013 · 7th of 14 Won at Towcester Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Pliny (IRE) is 1 from 21, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2008. Last raced off 75, 38lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 38lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 38lb off peak
75 75–113

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 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 24 May 2013 Official rating 75 at the last run, 20 Jul 2013

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 16 figures · best 124A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4124A110.5—
Soft4109A102.5—
Heavy3119A93—
Good3115A98—
Good to Firm286C84.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8115A97—
2m1f – 2m4f4119A99.5—
Over 3m283C82.5—
1m5f – 2m2124A115—

Of 21 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 21 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
Accordion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2015%−5.8—
Good to Firm2642710.2%−0.60 from 2
Good9379910.6%−0.20 from 4
Good to Soft576549.4%−1.41 from 6
Soft89011012.4%+1.60 from 6
Heavy5916511%+0.20 from 3
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−10.8—
1m – 1m1f300%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f4648.7%−2.1—
1m5f – 2m7919011.4%+0.61 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,23214011.4%+0.60 from 6
2m5f – 3m9399610.2%−0.60 from 11
Over 3m293279.2%−1.60 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
American Chick (IRE) (Lord Americo)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Blue Heron (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Blue Heron (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blue Heron (IRE)1241m6f–2mGrade 2
Coco Des Champs (IRE)110——
Quiverhill Allstar (IRE)80——
Stitchnick (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −1.50
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 5 5 1 20% −0.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 4 0 0% −4.00
Towcester 2 1 50% +2.50
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 0 0% −11.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 7 0 0% −7.00
Jamie Moore 4 0 0% −4.00
Tom O'Brien 4 0 0% −4.00
Donal Devereux 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr William Biddick 3 1 33% +1.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −5.50
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 7 0 0% −7.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 2 1 50% +2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Chase 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +2.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 7 runs
20 Jul 13+57d Cartmel Champagne Louis Roederer Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 1 10-7 7583C Jamie Moore 9/2
24 May 13+42d Towcester Network Veka Ltd Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 5 10-3 7694A Tom O'Brien 5/1
12 Apr 13+13d Chepstow Bath Ales Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-12 81— Tom O'Brien 9/1
30 Mar 13+14d Newton Abbot St Austell Brewery Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 24 10-9 8982B Tom O'Brien 12/1
16 Mar 13+24d Ffos Las 32RedBingo Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 29 11-3 9489C Donal Devereux 8/1
20 Feb 13+43d Ludlow Teme Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 42 11-4 10096C Donal Devereux 18/1
08 Jan 13+26d Chepstow coral.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 47 10-12 10393C Jamie Moore 50/1
2012 · 1 run
13 Dec 12+447d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-6 104— Tom O'Brien 16/1
2011 · 5 runs
23 Sep 11+72d Worcester Spiffing Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1 11-0 11090C Jamie Moore 5/1
13 Jul 11+14d Uttoxeter Direct Telecoms Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 31 10-11 11186C Donal Devereux 11/10F
29 Jun 11+113d Worcester Try Totequickpick On All Totepool Bets Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 6 10-12 111115A Jamie Moore 9/1
08 Mar 11+62d Exeter Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide 2011 Novices' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-12 111— Aidan Coleman 7/1
05 Jan 11+21d Southwell Open A Star Sports Account On 08000 521 321 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nk 11-2 105115B Aidan Coleman 4/1
2010 · 4 runs
15 Dec 10+24d Newbury Blue Square Donate 5k To Racing Welfare Novices' Chase (Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 23.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 5 10-9 11098C Aidan Coleman 33/1
21 Nov 10+242d Aintree Toteexacta Flexi Betting Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-11 113— Aidan Coleman 8/1
24 Mar 10+57d Warwick John Calnan 90th Birthday Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 6 11-1 —109A Aidan Coleman 5/6F
26 Jan 10+81d Leicester Croxton Park Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 3½ 11-5 —119A Aidan Coleman 5/1
2009 · 2 runs
06 Nov 09+258d Fontwell John Smith's Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 15 ran BD/15 — 10-9 —— Mr William Biddick 5/2F
21 Feb 09+57d Chepstow Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 1½ 10-10 —109A Mr William Biddick 13/2
2008 · 2 runs
26 Dec 08+30d Towcester Gg.com Tipzone Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-7 —124A Mr William Biddick 7/2
26 Nov 08 Chepstow Digibet.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 10-13 —106A Aidan Coleman 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pliny won?
Pliny (IRE) won 1 of 21 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 5 times in total (23.8% of starts).
Who trained Pliny?
Pliny (IRE) was trained by Peter Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 20 July 2013.
Who is Pliny's sire?
Pliny (IRE) is by Accordion (IRE) out of American Chick (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What going does Pliny prefer?
Pliny (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Pliny's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 20 July 2013. The highest on record is 113.
What is Pliny's sire's record?
Accordion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Pliny's siblings?
Out of American Chick (IRE), Pliny (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blue Heron (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Blue Heron (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.