Horse profile
Poker School (IRE)
10yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner M Aniol S Turner A Chandler
by Gold Well (GB) out of Broken Pockets (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
51 runs · 24 courses · from Mar 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Nov 2020 — 2,172 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 · 8th of 9
7 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile
Poker School (IRE) is 7 from 51. Hasn't won since Apr 2019. 3 of 5 starts at Kempton have ended in wins. Last raced off 117, 18lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 51 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 7–51Wins / Runs
- 13.7%Strike rate
- 19 (37.3%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=51 at SP
- 0.93Fair A/E n=50 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 rating117↓ 18lb off peak
117
107–135
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 72
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 24 | 132A | 81 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 120B | 58.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 107B | 65 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 132A | 74 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 123B | 110.5 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 35 runs · as at 3 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
Gold Well (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 124 | 14 | 11.3% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,752 | 220 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 4 from 32 |
| Good to Soft | 980 | 121 | 12.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 1,792 | 194 | 10.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 967 | 137 | 14.2% | +2 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 1 | 3% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,213 | 146 | 12% | −0.2 | 3 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,898 | 243 | 12.8% | +0.6 | 3 from 27 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,967 | 229 | 11.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 535 | 69 | 12.9% | +0.7 | — |
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
Broken Pockets (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Stitched In Time (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Stitched In Time (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stitched In Time (IRE) | 22 | 1 | 3m½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 32 | 4 | 13% | −12.50 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | +11.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 25 | 5 | 20% | +12.50 |
| Class 4 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton | 5 | 3 | 60% | +14.50 |
| Ludlow | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stratford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 27 | 3 | 11% | −6.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 3 | 19% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom O'Brien | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| William Kennedy | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Toby Wheeler | 4 | 2 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Bryony Frost | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Edward Austin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mitchell Bastyan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr James King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Rob McCarth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 6 | 20% | +10.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 1 | 6% | −9.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +21.50 |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 33 | 3 | 9% | −12.50 |
| Hurdle | 17 | 3 | 18% | +3.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 20+29d | Leicester | Katherine Swynford Handicap Chase | 8/9 | 1½ | 11-4 | 117 | 84C | 93C | Bryony Frost | 11/1 |
| 18 Oct 20+27d | Kempton | Racing Tv Handicap Chase | 6/8 | 8½ | 11-7 | 120 | — | 99A | Charlie Todd | 9/2 |
| 21 Sep 20+44d | Warwick | racingtv.com Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 10 | 10-5 | 122 | 59A | 102A | Charlie Todd | 11/1 |
| 08 Aug 20+9d | Uttoxeter | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Chase | 4/7 | nk | 11-9 | 122 | 72A | 115B | Charlie Todd | 5/1 |
| 30 Jul 20+264d | Southwell | Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 122 | 57A | 122B | Charlie Todd | 14/1 |
| 2019 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 19+30d | Wincanton | Z Hotels Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 4/10 | 5 | 11-4 | 123 | 56A | 108A | Charlie Todd | 9/1 |
| 10 Oct 19+24d | Exeter | Bidfood Handicap Chase | UR/10 | — | 11-1 | 123 | — | — | Charlie Todd | 7/1 |
| 16 Sep 19+25d | Worcester | Redditch Ucrete Production Appreciation Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 3 | 9-9 | 124 | 74B | 86B | Charlie Todd | 4/1 |
| 22 Aug 19+62d | Stratford | Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase | 9/12 | 9 | 11-9 | 126 | 110A | 105A | Tom O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 21 Jun 19+25d | Market Rasen | Siemens Gamesa 'Summer Plate Trial' Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 126 | 111A | 121A | Tom O'Brien | 11/1 |
| 27 May 19+43d | Cartmel | Louis Roederer Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 14 | 11-4 | 127 | 91C | 116B | Tom O'Brien | 9/4 |
| 14 Apr 19+24d | Wincanton | Healthy Pets Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 11-9 | 122 | 93A | 129B | Tom O'Brien | 6/1 | |
| 21 Mar 19+27d | Ludlow | Bromfield Sand & Gravel Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 8 | 10-11 | 125 | 74C | 111B | Tom O'Brien | 4/1 |
| 22 Feb 19+41d | Warwick | Feldon Dunsmore Budbrooke Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 5 | 10-10 | 127 | 65A | 108A | Bryony Frost | 10/1 |
| 12 Jan 19+7d | Kempton | Unibet Download The App Handicap Chase | 2/4 | 17 | 11-0 | 129 | 94C | 117B | Tom O'Brien | 5/2 |
| 05 Jan 19+40d | Sandown | Unibet Handicap Chase | 3/4 | 5 | 11-2 | 130 | 83C | 111B | Tom O'Brien | 10/3 |
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 18+15d | Ludlow | Heath Farm Meats Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 5 | 11-8 | 131 | 85A | 130B | Tom O'Brien | 7/2 |
| 11 Nov 18+155d | Sandown | 188Bet Casino Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 9/9 | 3½ | 11-1 | 126 | 43C | 99C | Edward Austin | 11/1 |
| 09 Jun 18+28d | Stratford | Bgc Racing Handicap Chase | 5/6 | 32 | 11-6 | 131 | 42C | 102C | Richard Johnson | 11/8F |
| 12 May 18+18d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Handicap Chase | 3/9 | hd | 11-13 | 131 | 32C | 126A | Tom O'Brien | 2/1F |
| 24 Apr 18+122d | Ludlow | Wye Valley Brewery 'Confined' Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 10 | 11-9 | 132 | 61A | 117B | Edward Austin | 7/2 |
| 2017 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Dec 17+7d | Ascot | My Pension Expert Handicap Chase | 4/11 | nk | 11-0 | 135 | 46B | 117A | Mitchell Bastyan | 11/2 |
| 16 Dec 17+28d | Doncaster | Bet365.com Handicap Chase | UR/6 | — | 11-10 | 135 | — | — | Robert Dunne | 11/4 |
| 18 Nov 17+21d | Wetherby | Bet totescoop6 At totesport.com Handicap Chase | 2/8 | nse | 11-9 | 132 | 61B | 132A | Jamie Moore | 9/4 |
| 28 Oct 17+28d | Cheltenham | Randox Health Handicap Chase | 4/15 | 7 | 10-0 | 132 | 62B | 117A | Jamie Moore | 5/1 |
| 30 Sep 17+38d | Market Rasen | 188bet.co.uk Prelude Handicap Chase (Listed) | 5/13 | 3¾ | 10-13 | 133 | 120B | 118A | Tom O'Brien | 5/1 |
| 23 Aug 17+32d | Worcester | Startin Honda Handicap Chase | 2/9 | hd | 11-5 | 131 | 85A | 142A | Tom O'Brien | 15/8F |
| 22 Jul 17+70d | Market Rasen | Betfred Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Listed) | 4/15 | 1 | 10-5 | 131 | 123B | 127A | Tom O'Brien | 7/1 |
| 13 May 17+14d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Intermediate Handicap Chase | 6/6 | ½ | 11-7 | 134 | 54C | 120B | Tom O'Brien | 7/2 |
| 29 Apr 17+10d | Sandown | Bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase | 6/10 | 1¾ | 10-9 | 135 | 82A | 120A | Tom O'Brien | 13/2 |
| 19 Apr 17+114d | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates' Handicap Hurdle (Conds/Amateurs) | 4/6 | ¾ | 11-0 | 130 | 80A | 118B | Mr James King | 7/2 |
| 2016 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 16+9d | Kempton | 32Red.com Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | 1/7 | 10-7 | 125 | 86B | 127B | Richard Johnson | 7/2 | |
| 17 Dec 16+35d | Ascot | Bgc Partners Handicap Chase | 1/15 | 10-0 | 117 | 50C | 118A | Donagh Meyler | 8/1 | |
| 12 Nov 16+6d | Uttoxeter | Wychwood Hobgoblin Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | 4/13 | 5 | 10-4 | 117 | 107B | 110A | William Kennedy | 9/2 |
| 06 Nov 16+155d | Sandown | Watch RacingUK With Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-12 | 122 | 132A | 127A | Toby Wheeler | 4/1 | |
| 04 Jun 16+38d | Worcester | R & A Mason Electrical And Heating Handicap Hurdle | 6/9 | 11 | 11-0 | 123 | — | 108A | Richard Johnson | 9/2 |
| 27 Apr 16+39d | Punchestown | Martinstown Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) | 9/25 | ½ | 11-8 | 123 | — | 119A | Toby Wheeler | 14/1 |
| 19 Mar 16+21d | Uttoxeter | Betfred 'treble Odds On Lucky15's' Handicap Hurdle | 4/16 | 4 | 10-9 | 125 | — | 119A | Toby Wheeler | 8/1 |
| 27 Feb 16+29d | Kempton | Watch Racing Uk On 3 Devices Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 10-0 | 119 | — | 120A | Toby Wheeler | 11/1 | |
| 29 Jan 16+78d | Huntingdon | Watch The Cheltenham Festival On RacingUK Handicap Hurdle | 2/14 | nk | 11-5 | 113 | — | 133A | William Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 2015 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 15+172d | Ludlow | Support The Ludlow On Course Bookmakers Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | UR/10 | — | 11-3 | 114 | — | — | William Kennedy | 9/2 |
| 24 May 15+15d | Uttoxeter | Golf Widows Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 20 | 11-5 | 116 | — | 91C | Rob McCarth | 10/1 |
| 09 May 15+20d | Warwick | Midshire Business Systems - Office Technology Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 12 | 10-6 | 118 | — | 102B | Aidan Coleman | 4/1 |
| 19 Apr 15+20d | Stratford | Bet toteplacepot Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | 15 | 11-11 | 119 | — | 91C | William Kennedy | 3/1 |
| 30 Mar 15+25d | Kempton | Download Your Racing Uk App Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-9 | 113 | — | 129B | William Kennedy | 2/1F | |
| 05 Mar 15+6d | Carlisle | winner.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 14 | 11-0 | 107 | — | 116B | William Kennedy | 6/4F |
| 27 Feb 15+20d | Doncaster | Betbright Casino Handicap Hurdle | 2/14 | 4½ | 11-9 | 107 | — | 130A | William Kennedy | 11/2 |
| 07 Feb 15+12d | Newbury | Feel The Rush At Betfair Novices' Hurdle | 8/13 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | — | 102C | William Kennedy | 66/1 |
| 26 Jan 15+20d | Ludlow | Rincon Del Puerto 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle | 4/7 | 10 | 11-4 | — | — | 95A | William Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 06 Jan 15+297d | Bangor-on-Dee | A Cut Above 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 11/16 | ¾ | 11-5 | — | — | 92C | William Kennedy | 14/1 |
| 2014 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 15 Mar 14 | Limerick | Munster (pro/am) Flat Race | 1/6 | 11-7 | — | — | 133B | Ms N Carberry | 6/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poker School won?
- Poker School (IRE) won 7 of 51 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 13.7%. Placed 19 times in total (37.3% of starts).
- Who trained Poker School?
- Poker School (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 16 November 2020.
- Who is Poker School's sire?
- Poker School (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of Broken Pockets (IRE), whose sire is Broken Hearted.
- What going does Poker School prefer?
- Poker School (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Poker School's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 16 November 2020. The highest on record is 135.
- What is Poker School's sire's record?
- Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Poker School's siblings?
- Out of Broken Pockets (IRE), Poker School (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Stitched In Time (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Stitched In Time (IRE)). The wins came over 3m½f. As at Oct 2026.