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Horse profile

Poet's Quest (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner L J Vaessen
by Poet's Voice (GB) out of Quest For Freedom (GB) (Falbrav)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Aug 2018 — 3,007 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Poet's Quest (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating45↓ 1lb off peak
45 45–46

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 7 Sep 2017

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 71C · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)667A38.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f671C59.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 39C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 4 Dec 2017 Official rating 45 at the last run, 4 Aug 2018

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 45C · median 34
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)645C32—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f645C37—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 6,041 runs since Jan 2008 (384 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 263. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 493. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.3% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27311.1%+1.1—
Good to Firm8379311.1%+1.1—
Good1,33213410.1%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft8078110%00 from 1
Soft833829.8%−0.2—
Heavy2633513.3%+3.3—
Standard (AW)1,9421799.2%−0.80 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4936413%+3—
6f – 7f1,79119410.8%+0.80 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,4881489.9%−0.10 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f1,046989.4%−0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m727577.8%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f3373410.1%+0.1—
2m5f – 3m14296.3%−3.7—
Over 3m17317.6%+7.6—

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
Quest For Freedom (GB) (Falbrav)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Frantical (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Frantical (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Frantical (GB)4431m½f–1m2fClass 5
Mandy's Choice (GB)10——
Freedom's Breath (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alistair Rawlinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Tate 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 6 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 2 runs
04 Aug 18+72d Chelmsford City (AW) Razorlight Here Friday 10th August Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 27 8-13 4525C28C Alistair Rawlinson 25/1
24 May 18+171d Chelmsford City (AW) Kier Construction Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 6 8-12 4559A31A Alistair Rawlinson 20/1
2017 · 6 runs
04 Dec 17+11d Southwell (AW) sunbets.co.uk Maiden Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 shd 8-11 4552C39C Luke Morris 50/1
23 Nov 17+77d Chelmsford City (AW) Book Tickets At Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 16 ran 16/16 8 8-5 4516C33C Ryan Tate 33/1
07 Sep 17+20d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet totequadpot At betfred.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 1½ 8-6 4667A26A Rob Hornby 16/1
18 Aug 17+37d Nottingham Chalkley Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3½ 9-1 —67C44C Franny Norton 66/1
12 Jul 17+126d Yarmouth Read Silvestre De Sousa At 188Bet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Str) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 3 9-0 —71C35C Liam Jones 50/1
08 Mar 17 Kempton (AW) 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12/12 32 9-0 —-10C45C Robert Winston 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Poet's Quest won?
Poet's Quest (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Poet's Quest?
Poet's Quest (GB) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 4 August 2018.
Who is Poet's Quest's sire?
Poet's Quest (GB) is by Poet's Voice (GB) out of Quest For Freedom (GB), whose sire is Falbrav.
What is Poet's Quest's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 4 August 2018. The highest on record is 46.
What is Poet's Quest's sire's record?
Poet's Voice (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 6,041 runs since Jan 2008 (384 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 263. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 493. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.3% from 142.
Who are Poet's Quest's siblings?
Out of Quest For Freedom (GB), Poet's Quest (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Frantical (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Frantical (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. 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.