Horse profile
Pocketwood (GB)
9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2011) · Last trainer Alastair Lidderdale · Last owner The Sw1Ft Buck Partnership
by Fleetwood (IRE) out of Pocket Venus (IRE) (King's Theatre)
43 runs · 21 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Nov 2011 — 5,475 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2011 · 4th of 14
8 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile
Pocketwood (GB) is 8 from 43. Hasn't won since Dec 2010. All 8 wins have come on turf — 0 from 9 on the all-weather. Last raced off a career-high mark of 115.
Based on 43 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR at career high
- 8–43Wins / Runs
- 18.6%Strike rate
- 19 (44.2%)Placed
- +29.50£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=43 · 1.82 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 59dAvg 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 rating115At career-high mark
115
59–115
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
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
Fleetwood (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 617 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 14.5% from 159. Weakest on good going: 6.7% from 164. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 159.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 53 | 3 | 5.7% | −4.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 164 | 11 | 6.7% | −3.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 130 | 15 | 11.5% | +1.5 | 4 from 15 |
| Soft | 159 | 23 | 14.5% | +4.5 | 3 from 12 |
| Heavy | 76 | 5 | 6.6% | −3.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +4.7 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +0.5 | 4 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 159 | 20 | 12.6% | +2.6 | 2 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 159 | 10 | 6.3% | −3.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 185 | 22 | 11.9% | +1.9 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
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
Pocket Venus (IRE) (King's Theatre)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Pocket Too (GB) (10 wins).
The wins came over 1m6f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Pocket Too (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Too (GB) | 63 | 10 | 1m6f–3m2½f | Class 2 |
| Pocket Too I (GB) | 7 | 2 | 1m6f–3m2½f | Class 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 15 | 4 | 27% | +18.50 |
| Soft | 12 | 3 | 25% | +18.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −1.50 |
| Class 5 | 17 | 6 | 35% | +40.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 10 | 3 | 30% | +14.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Folkestone | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Saint-Malo (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 4 | 21% | +15.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 2 | 13% | +9.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carson | 11 | 2 | 18% | +2.00 |
| Simon Whitworth | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Miss Zoe Lilly | 2 | 2 | 100% | +11.50 |
| Mr Kevin Tobin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| James Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dave Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Felix De Giles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Flint | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss E J Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Tinkler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gabriel Hannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J M Hindle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Kelly Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss E A Lalor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 40 | 8 | 20% | +32.50 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +29.50 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 32 | 6 | 19% | +27.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 11+279d | Exeter | Betfred Mobile Handicap Hurdle | 4/14 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 115 | 130A | William Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 26 Jan 11+41d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | 8/13 | 37 | 10-3 | 115 | 90C | Felix De Giles | 12/1 |
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 10+54d | Exeter | Welcome Back On New Year's Day Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-9 | 100 | 135A | Miss Zoe Lilly | 11/2 | |
| 23 Oct 10+24d | Newbury | Frank Osgood Memorial Lady Jockeys' Handicap (For Lady Amateur Riders) | 1/13 | 10-4 | 75 | 97A | Miss Zoe Lilly | 6/1 | |
| 29 Sep 10+84d | Salisbury | Booker Cash & Carry Handicap | 1/10 | 9-8 | 67 | 90A | Richard Kingscote | 20/1 | |
| 07 Jul 10+73d | Kempton (AW) | digibet.com Handicap | 6/13 | 8 | 8-0 | 59 | 52A | John Fahy | 20/1 |
| 25 Apr 10+424d | Saint-Malo (FR) | Prix Rene Couetil (Conditions) (4yo+) (Gentlemen Riders) (Turf) | 11/11 | dht | 9-11 | — | — | Mr Kevin Tobin | 13/1 |
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 09+68d | Folkestone | Bet 1% In Running - Betdaq Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | ¾ | 11-1 | 99 | 125A | James Davies | 13/2 |
| 2008 · 12 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 08+29d | Ascot | Barclays Handicap Hurdle | 4/16 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 97 | 99A | Rhys Flint | 7/1 |
| 20 Nov 08+26d | Wincanton | Lenny Roberts Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | ¾ | 11-4 | 97 | 104B | Jimmy McCarthy | 3/1 |
| 25 Oct 08+18d | Newbury | Bathwick Tyres Lady Jockeys' Championship Handicap | 3/13 | 1½ | 10-7 | 75 | 91A | Miss E J Jones | 12/1 |
| 07 Oct 08+58d | Folkestone | Romney Marsh Handicap | 1/7 | 9-11 | 69 | 90A | Jim Crowley | 4/1 | |
| 10 Aug 08+30d | Leicester | Robins And Day Peugeot Bipper Van Handicap | 6/6 | nk | 9-5 | 70 | 57B | Dane O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 11 Jul 08+41d | Newbury | betdaq.co.uk Handicap | 1/7 | 8-13 | 66 | 74A | Steve Carson | 3/1F | |
| 31 May 08+15d | Newbury | Racing UK 4th Birthday Handicap | 2/13 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 63 | 74A | Steve Carson | 8/1 |
| 16 May 08+23d | Newbury | M And C carpets Handicap | 7/16 | nk | 8-8 | 65 | 68A | Steve Carson | 15/2 |
| 23 Apr 08+75d | Worcester | Connolly's Red Mills Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-5 | 90 | 118A | Mr Kevin Tobin | 6/1 | |
| 08 Feb 08+22d | Kempton | Digibet Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 6/18 | 5 | 11-1 | 94 | 97A | Andrew Tinkler | 10/1 |
| 17 Jan 08+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dine In The Horizons Restaurant Handicap | 3/7 | 2 | 9-7 | 62 | 64A | Gabriel Hannon | 7/2 |
| 04 Jan 08+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | HBOS - People Development Is Our Passion Handicap | 4/6 | 2 | 9-0 | 64 | 58B | Frankie McDonald | 9/1 |
| 2007 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 07+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Book Early Price Promise Amateur Riders' Handicap | 4/12 | ¾ | 11-0 | 65 | 71C | Miss J M Hindle | 11/1 |
| 27 Oct 07+31d | Newbury | Bathwick Tyres Lady Jockeys' Championship Handicap | 6/13 | 1 | 9-12 | 71 | 74C | Miss Kelly Burke | 12/1 |
| 26 Sep 07+79d | Kempton (AW) | TFM Networks Handicap | 11/13 | 1½ | 9-4 | 69 | 60C | Steve Carson | 20/1 |
| 09 Jul 07+12d | Windsor | totesport.com E.B.F. Handicap | 10/11 | 6 | 9-9 | 73 | 58C | Steve Carson | 14/1 |
| 27 Jun 07+25d | Carlisle | Grolsch Cumberland Plate Handicap | 11/17 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 73 | 54C | J-P Guillambert | 12/1 |
| 02 Jun 07+15d | Folkestone | intercasino.co.uk Folkestone Derby Day Handicap | 1/7 | 8-8 | 71 | 70C | Steve Carson | 8/1 | |
| 18 May 07+27d | Newbury | Stan James Supports Cancerbackup Handicap | 2/14 | hd | 8-11 | 68 | 80C | Steve Carson | 18/1 |
| 21 Apr 07+21d | Newbury | Pertemps Handicap | 14/14 | 5 | 8-10 | 72 | 49C | Steve Carson | 80/1 |
| 31 Mar 07+108d | Kempton (AW) | 600 Free At intercasino.co.uk Handicap | 9/10 | 10 | 9-6 | 67 | 56C | Steve Carson | 33/1 |
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 06+37d | Newbury | cantorspreadfair.com Maiden Hurdle | PU/21 | — | 11-0 | 105 | — | James Davies | 50/1 |
| 06 Nov 06+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Hotel And Conferencing At Dunstall Park Handicap | 4/6 | 6 | 9-6 | 77 | 57C | Jimmy Quinn | 14/1 |
| 27 Oct 06+327d | Newmarket | Aureole Handicap | 14/16 | 2½ | 9-2 | 78 | 66C | J-P Guillambert | 50/1 |
| 2005 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 05+34d | Warwick | Chartham Marine Introductory Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 6/16 | 10 | 11-0 | — | 88C | Dave Crosse | 5/1 |
| 31 Oct 05+9d | Plumpton | Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 2/11 | 8 | 10-12 | — | 115C | Dave Crosse | 15/8F |
| 22 Oct 05+21d | Newbury | Cantorspreadfair.com Lady Jockeys' Championship Handicap | 1/13 | 10-0 | 73 | 73C | Miss E A Lalor | 12/1 | |
| 01 Oct 05+123d | Newmarket | Home Of Horse Racing Handicap | 13/17 | 5 | 8-10 | 75 | 64C | Ryan Moore | 16/1 |
| 31 May 05+29d | Sandown | Play Betfairpoker.com Handicap | 7/8 | 9 | 9-3 | 76 | 53C | Simon Whitworth | 10/1 |
| 02 May 05+9d | Doncaster | Joe Sime Memorial Handicap | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-4 | 76 | 74C | Simon Whitworth | 10/1 |
| 23 Apr 05+16d | Leicester | Everards Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 8-2 | 73 | 79C | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 |
| 07 Apr 05+10d | Leicester | Kibworth Handicap | 2/16 | 1 | 9-4 | 70 | 92C | Steve Carson | 12/1 |
| 28 Mar 05+51d | Warwick | Shrewley Handicap | 2/15 | 5 | 9-4 | 70 | 86C | Steve Carson | 25/1 |
| 05 Feb 05+23d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 5/7 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 73 | 67C | Simon Whitworth | 25/1 |
| 13 Jan 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 5/10 | 2 | 8-11 | 73 | 71C | Simon Whitworth | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pocketwood won?
- Pocketwood (GB) won 8 of 43 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 18.6%. Placed 19 times in total (44.2% of starts).
- Who trained Pocketwood?
- Pocketwood (GB) was trained by Alastair Lidderdale on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 1 November 2011.
- Who is Pocketwood's sire?
- Pocketwood (GB) is by Fleetwood (IRE) out of Pocket Venus (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Pocketwood prefer?
- Pocketwood (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Pocketwood's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 1 November 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Pocketwood's sire's record?
- Fleetwood (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 617 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 14.5% from 159. Weakest on good going: 6.7% from 164. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 159.
- Who are Pocketwood's siblings?
- Out of Pocket Venus (IRE), Pocketwood (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Pocket Too (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Pocket Too (GB)). The wins came over 1m6f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.