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Horse profile

Poet's Reward (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer David Barron · Last owner Laurence Okane
by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Oceanico Dot Com (IRE) (Hernando)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2017 — 3,447 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 9th of 11 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Poet's Reward (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Newcastle (AW) (Apr 2017).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 3 Mar 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 4 figures · best 88B · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)288B76.5—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f388B84—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 14 Apr 2017 Official rating 75 at the last run, 29 May 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 88A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)288A86.5—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f388A85—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Mar 2014 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%+0.6—
Good to Firm334267.8%+0.70 from 1
Good364277.4%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft225167.1%0—
Soft2563011.7%+4.6—
Heavy70710%+2.9—
Standard (AW)677314.6%−2.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f572549.4%+2.30 from 3
6f – 7f891586.5%−0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f284176%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f138107.2%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m4800%−7.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1200%−7.1—
2m5f – 3m600%−7.1—
Over 3m100%−7.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Champagne Babe (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Champagne Babe (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Champagne Babe (GB)515fClass 5
Hell Of A Joker (GB)30——
No Explanation (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Makin 3 0 0% −3.00
Connor Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2017 · 4 runs
29 May 17+20d Redcar Racing Uk Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 ¾ 9-0 7584A59A Connor Murtagh 12/1
09 May 17+25d Ayr Book Now For QTS Ladies Night Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 6 9-4 —61C61B Phillip Makin 13/8F
14 Apr 17+42d Newcastle (AW) Betway Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 nk 9-5 —65A88A Phillip Makin EvensF
03 Mar 17 Newcastle (AW) 32red Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-5 —88B85A Phillip Makin 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Poet's Reward won?
Poet's Reward (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2017. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Poet's Reward?
Poet's Reward (GB) was trained by David Barron on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 29 May 2017.
Who is Poet's Reward's sire?
Poet's Reward (GB) is by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Oceanico Dot Com (IRE), whose sire is Hernando.
What is Poet's Reward's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 29 May 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Poet's Reward's sire's record?
Hellvelyn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Mar 2014 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.
Who are Poet's Reward's siblings?
Out of Oceanico Dot Com (IRE), Poet's Reward (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Champagne Babe (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Champagne Babe (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.