Poet Laureate (FR)
Poet Laureate is a French-bred gelding who has two wins from eight starts on turf, both at Class 4 level. He won a maiden hurdle at Plumpton on good ground in Nov 2025 and a handicap hurdle at Wincanton on soft ground the following month off an official rating of 113. Each win came on a first visit to the course. He last ran at Chepstow in Oct 2026, finishing 10 of 15 off an official rating of 118.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.81Fair A/E n=8 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 200 d
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 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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 117A | 111 | 2 runs · 117 / 107.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 124B | 115.5 | 2 runs · 124 / 115.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 124B | 111 | 4 runs · 124 / 112 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 17 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Mid-division 6 (86%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16% of 3,227 runs since Jul 2013 (497 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 563. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 212. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 695. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 6 | 25% | +9 | — |
| Good | 563 | 111 | 19.7% | +3.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 487 | 94 | 19.3% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,223 | 187 | 15.3% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 717 | 97 | 13.5% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 212 | 20 | 9.4% | −6.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 3 | 6% | −10 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 138 | 12 | 8.7% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 304 | 45 | 14.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 695 | 137 | 19.7% | +3.7 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,530 | 242 | 15.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 420 | 62 | 14.8% | −1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 87 | 14 | 16.1% | +0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Dino (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Polyvalent (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Poplar Square (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+200d | Chepstow | LSL Racing Handicap Hurdle Race Raced mid-pack - denied a clear run and dropped back approaching 3 out with a clumsy jump - pushed along soon after and still within reach 2 out - quickly faded to finish 10th | 10/15 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 118 | 65B | 114A | Freddie Gordon | 17/2 |
| 23 Mar 26+44d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Positioned wide with the pack early - pushed along approaching two out - faded quickly thereafter - finished fifth | 5/8 | 8 | 12-0 | 120 | 98A | 124A | Freddie Gordon | 7/2 |
| 07 Feb 26+22d | Newbury | William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled at the back - mistakes from 4th and dropped away badly - pulled up approaching 3 out | PU/15 | — | 10-11 | 121 | — | — | Freddie Gordon | 33/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+31d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - pressed those at the front approaching 3 out before effort petered out from 2 out - finished well held in 9th | 9/14 | 3 | 10-7 | 121 | 107B | 114A | Freddie Gordon | 15/2 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 25+25d | Wincanton | PricedUp.Bet Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - moving strongly to improve after 3 out - up to third at the second-last - edged right on take-up at the final fence then powered clear to win | 1/13 | 11-13 | 113 | 124B | 152A | Freddie Gordon | 7/1 | |
| 21 Nov 25+18d | Ascot | Ascot Partners Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - shared front spot from the 4th before being pushed along approaching 2 out - lost place soon after and faded to finish 6th | 6/7 | 3¾ | 10-10 | 115 | 117A | 111B | Freddie Gordon | 13/2 |
| 03 Nov 25+19d | Plumpton | Racehorse Sanctuary & Rehoming Centre Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Broke to the right early - set the pace throughout and edged away before the second last - won without being asked for effort | 1/6 | 11-3 | — | 109B | 134B | Freddie Gordon | EvensJ | |
| 15 Oct 25 | Worcester | CopyBet and Worcester Racecourse 2026 Partnership/EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - roused with three to jump - drifted left inside final furlong and moved into third on the run home | 3/15 | 1¾ | 10-11 | — | 113B | 134A | Freddie Gordon | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poet Laureate won?
- Poet Laureate (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Poet Laureate?
- Poet Laureate (FR) is trained by Chris Gordon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Poet Laureate's sire?
- Poet Laureate (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Polimka (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
- What going does Poet Laureate prefer?
- Poet Laureate (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Poet Laureate's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Poet Laureate's sire's record?
- Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 16% of 3,227 runs since Jul 2013 (497 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 563. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 212. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 695. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
- Who are Poet Laureate's siblings?
- Out of Polimka (FR), Poet Laureate (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.