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Poker Play (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2022) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner The Angove Family
by Martaline (GB) out of Becquarette (FR) (Nombre Premier)
26 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jan 2022 — 1,751 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2022 3 wins · Ffos Las, Uttoxeter & Enghien (FR) Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

Poker Play (FR) is 3 from 26. Hasn't won since Oct 2019. Last raced off 123, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating123↓ 15lb off peak
123 123–138

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 171 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Mar 2019

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 171B · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft8127B108—
Good to Soft4110C87.5—
Heavy2171B112—
Good2101A93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10127B105—
2m1f – 2m4f3171B18—
1m5f – 2m267B66—
Over 3m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 7 Nov 2021 Official rating 123 at the last run, 11 Jan 2022

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 21 figures · best 142A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft12134A113—
Good to Soft4125B114—
Heavy3142A119—
Good2115B114—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m14134A114—
2m1f – 2m4f3142A114—
Over 3m2134A121.5—
1m5f – 2m2125B117.5—

Of 24 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 24 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
Martaline (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,345 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm701420%+5.8—
Good1,27218614.6%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft1,02514914.5%+0.30 from 4
Soft3,13640813%−1.21 from 14
Heavy1,70927215.9%+1.72 from 6
Standard (AW)128129.4%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−14.2—
6f – 7f39615.4%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f1201210%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2692910.8%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,52123615.5%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3,52351614.6%+0.42 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,49520413.6%−0.61 from 17
Over 3m3754010.7%−3.50 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
Becquarette (FR) (Nombre Premier)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Storminator (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Storminator (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Storminator (FR)1962m1f–2m3fGrade 3
Poker Party (FR)2852m3½f–3mClass 1
Poker Gold (FR)1221m–1m4fClass 6
Pokerdor (FR)1512m1f—
Poker Player (FR)10——
Kenbay (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 1 7% −10.00
Heavy 6 2 33% +13.70
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 11 1 9% −7.00
Class 2 7 1 14% +10.00
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 6 0 0% −6.00
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Ffos Las 3 1 33% +1.00
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Enghien (FR) 2 1 50% +0.70
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +16.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 17 1 6% −13.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +14.70
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Scudamore 16 2 13% +5.00
Fergus Gillard 4 0 0% −4.00
David Noonan 4 0 0% −4.00
Alain De Chitray 2 1 50% +0.70

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 2 22% +12.00
None 8 1 13% −5.30
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 6 0 0% −6.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 5 2 40% +16.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 2 1 50% +0.70

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 20 2 10% −0.30
Chase 6 1 17% −2.00

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
2022 · 1 run
11 Jan 22+24d Exeter Timeform Premium Ratings Available At racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-5 123—— Tom Scudamore 17/2
2021 · 6 runs
18 Dec 21+41d Haydock Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 27 11-2 125119C103C Tom Scudamore 14/1
07 Nov 21+181d Ffos Las Star Sports Bet Pipped! Offer Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2¾ 11-12 125120C133A Tom Scudamore 10/1
10 May 21+57d Ffos Las Download The vickers.bet App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 2½ 11-4 127110C102C Fergus Gillard 7/1
14 Mar 21+17d Warwick MansionBet Have Yourself A MerryCheltmas Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 20 11-3 128114C109C Fergus Gillard 11/1
25 Feb 21+31d Chepstow Pertemps Network Opportunity Around The Corner Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 4 10-3 128102A112B Fergus Gillard 2/1F
25 Jan 21+45d Plumpton Download The Tote App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 4¼ 11-9 127—134A Fergus Gillard 8/1
2020 · 4 runs
11 Dec 20+27d Bangor-on-Dee Buy Christmas Cards at ijf.org.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 62 11-12 13253C101C David Noonan 5/1
14 Nov 20+247d Cheltenham Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 13 10-10 13590C106C Tom Scudamore 28/1
12 Mar 20+71d Cheltenham Marsh Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 16 11-4 13718C114C Tom Scudamore 100/1
01 Jan 20+46d Cheltenham Paddy Power Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 7 10-3 13817C100C Tom Scudamore 10/1
2019 · 5 runs
16 Nov 19+28d Cheltenham mallardjewellers.com Novices' Chase Class 2 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 29 11-5 138—99C Tom Scudamore 11/2
19 Oct 19+196d Ffos Las Norton's Coin Cup Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 135—127B Tom Scudamore 3/1
06 Apr 19+21d Aintree Gaskells Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 21 ran 17/21 2¾ 10-10 13786C113C Tom Scudamore 5/1
16 Mar 19+22d Uttoxeter Marston's Pedigree Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Heavy · 18 ran 1/18 10-7 126171B142A Tom Scudamore 16/1
22 Feb 19+76d Exeter Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 3½ 10-1 125108B118A Tom Scudamore 7/1
2018 · 4 runs
08 Dec 18+45d Chepstow Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-11 128—— David Noonan 5/1
24 Oct 18+242d Worcester Richard Davis Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 23f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 3 11-2 128101A115B Tom Scudamore 5/1
24 Feb 18+13d Chepstow Pertemps Opportunities Around The Corner Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 10-3 127—134A Tom Scudamore 8/1
11 Feb 18+47d Exeter Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 5 11-1 128—119B Tom Scudamore 5/1
2017 · 4 runs
26 Dec 17+38d Wincanton Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21.5f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-7 130—— David Noonan 7/1
18 Nov 17+248d Cheltenham Martin & Co Jewellers Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¾ 11-6 131127B124A Tom Scudamore 7/1
15 Mar 17+60d Cheltenham Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 14/22 1 11-4 13367B110A Tom Scudamore 16/1
14 Jan 17+54d Kempton 32Red Casino Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 4½ 11-2 —65A125B David Noonan 1/3F
2016 · 2 runs
21 Nov 16+19d Enghien (FR) Prix de Craon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 ——— Alain De Chitray 17/10F
02 Nov 16 Enghien (FR) Prix de Saint-Raphael (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1 10-6 ——— Alain De Chitray 29/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Poker Play won?
Poker Play (FR) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2016 and 2022, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 10 times in total (38.5% of starts).
Who trained Poker Play?
Poker Play (FR) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 11 January 2022.
Who is Poker Play's sire?
Poker Play (FR) is by Martaline (GB) out of Becquarette (FR), whose sire is Nombre Premier.
What going does Poker Play prefer?
Poker Play (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Poker Play's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 11 January 2022. The highest on record is 138.
What is Poker Play's sire's record?
Martaline (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,345 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
Who are Poker Play's siblings?
Out of Becquarette (FR), Poker Play (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Storminator (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Storminator (FR)). The wins came over 1m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. 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.