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Horse profile

Polly's Pursuit (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Lady Tennant
by Westerner (GB) out of Miss Denman (IRE) (Presenting)
13 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2018 — 3,107 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 · 8th of 14 2 wins · Southwell & Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Polly's Pursuit (IRE) is 2 from 13. Hasn't won since Jun 2017. Last raced off 112, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 9lb off peak
112 110–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 9 Jan 2018

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 8 figures · best 149B · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5111B91—
Soft3149B120—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4149B85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4120B106.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 26 Apr 2018 Official rating 112 at the last run, 26 Apr 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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 122A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5118B111—
Soft4122A106—
Good to Soft2101A98.5—
Standard (AW)2118A115—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8118B108—
2m1f – 2m4f5122A111—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,40743012.6%+0.51 from 5
Good to Soft2,11025211.9%−0.20 from 2
Soft3,78045212%−0.10 from 4
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.2—
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.61 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,36739511.7%−0.41 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f4,28453712.5%+0.41 from 5
2m5f – 3m2,97837512.6%+0.5—
Over 3m7668811.5%−0.6—

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
Miss Denman (IRE) (Presenting)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Polly Peachum (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Polly Peachum (IRE)).

Family form: Miss Denver (GB) finished 2nd of 5 at Hereford, 13 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Polly Peachum (IRE)1882m–2m6fListed
Some Man (IRE)1322m3½f–2m4½f—
Le Dauphin (IRE)1112m5fClass 4
Miss Gold Den (IRE)60——
Denboy (IRE)50——
Miss Denver (GB)120——
Bardeli (IRE)40——
Make A Deal (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −3.43
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −4.43
Class 6 4 1 25% −0.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 1 50% −0.43
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −3.43

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ned Curtis 7 1 14% −3.50
David Bass 5 1 20% −3.43
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 7 1 14% −5.43
None 6 1 17% −2.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 7 2 29% −1.93
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −6.43
NH Flat 5 1 20% −1.50

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 · 4 runs
26 Apr 18+19d Kempton Klober Permo Air Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 2½ 11-4 11280B103A Ned Curtis 10/1
07 Apr 18+43d Fakenham Dunton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 13 11-10 114—96B Nico de Boinville 10/3F
23 Feb 18+45d Exeter Prydis Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 8 10-9 114—92A Ned Curtis 5/2F
09 Jan 18+26d Doncaster Sky Bet Extra Place Races Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 nk 10-13 112120B122A Ned Curtis 9/1
2017 · 7 runs
14 Dec 17+172d Taunton Dave Criddle Travel & Thomas Cook Holidays Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 10 10-11 115102C95C Ned Curtis 14/1
25 Jun 17+12d Worcester Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Novices' Hurdle (NHMOPS Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 14 11-3 12172A104A Ned Curtis 1/3F
13 Jun 17+20d Southwell Bloomfields Horse Boxes Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 —99B111B David Bass 4/7F
24 May 17+48d Southwell Ethan Binney Family Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 10-12 —91C118B David Bass 2/1
06 Apr 17+31d Aintree Goffs Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 6 11-0 110111B115A David Bass 16/1
06 Mar 17+34d Lingfield (AW) Free Horse Racing Tips At tipsterreviews.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (AW) Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 10-11 ——112A Ned Curtis EvensF
31 Jan 17+40d Lingfield (AW) Retraining Of Racehorses Mares' Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 10-11 ——118A Ned Curtis 5/2F
2016 · 2 runs
22 Dec 16+245d Bangor-on-Dee Yorton Stallions Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1½ 11-6 —149B117A David Bass 5/1
21 Apr 16 Market Rasen Racing UK Day Pass Just 10 Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1¾ 10-12 ——101A David Bass 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Polly's Pursuit won?
Polly's Pursuit (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trained Polly's Pursuit?
Polly's Pursuit (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 26 April 2018.
Who is Polly's Pursuit's sire?
Polly's Pursuit (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Miss Denman (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Polly's Pursuit prefer?
Polly's Pursuit (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 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 Polly's Pursuit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 26 April 2018. The highest on record is 121.
What is Polly's Pursuit's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Polly's Pursuit's siblings?
Out of Miss Denman (IRE), Polly's Pursuit (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Polly Peachum (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Polly Peachum (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.