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Horse profile

Pons Aelius (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer H D McGuigan · Owner Spa Pallet Services Limited
by Galileo (IRE) out of Laugh Out Loud (GB) (Clodovil)
53 runs · 25 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses Headgear returns LTO Last run 29 May 2026 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile

Pons Aelius is a gelding who has won six of 53 starts. Three of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m and three over 1m2f – 1m4f, all in handicaps. He has three wins on good to firm and three on standard going. He last ran at Down Royal in May 2026, finishing 12 of 14. Headgear returned that day.

Based on 53 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating53↓ 30lb off peak
53 53–83

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 25 Oct 2024

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 53 figures · best 135A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)23116B921 run · —
Good11120A1021 run · —
Good to Firm11133B98—
Soft5126C771 run · —
Good to Soft3135A108—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m39135A1013 runs · 99 / 90
1m2f – 1m4f9111A86—
2m1f – 2m4f4126C109—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 53 figures from 53 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 59C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 3 May 2026 Official rating 53 at the last run, 29 May 2026

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 53 figures · best 88A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2388A741 run · —
Good1186A641 run · —
Good to Firm1186A72—
Soft577A631 run · —
Good to Soft377A76—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3988A743 runs · 59 / 54
1m2f – 1m4f980A63—
2m1f – 2m4f475A69.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 53 figures from 53 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 from 12 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 7 (58%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,192 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.53 from 11
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 11
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.50 from 3
Soft3,84457515%+0.50 from 5
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.33 from 23
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.83 from 9
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.43 from 39
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Platinum Warrior (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m3f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Platinum Warrior (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Platinum Warrior (IRE)721m–1m2fGroup 3
Hadrianus (IRE)1111m3fClass 4
Elisheba (IRE)711m1½fClass 5
Snigger (IRE)20——
Dramatic Quest (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 23 3 13% −7.92
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Firm 11 3 27% +0.38
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 1 7% −11.12
Class 5 13 1 8% −11.17
Class 3 10 1 10% −6.50
Class 2 8 1 13% +1.50
Class 6 2 2 100% +6.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 7 1 14% +2.50
Newcastle (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 2 67% +2.58
Musselburgh 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 3 1 33% +0.50
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 1 50% +0.88
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +4.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 39 3 8% −21.00
1m2f – 1m4f 9 3 33% −0.54
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Franny Norton 16 2 13% −10.42
Joanna Mason 8 2 25% +6.50
Patrick McGettigan 3 0 0% −3.00
Joe Fanning 3 0 0% −3.00
Jason Hart 3 0 0% −3.00
Daniel Muscutt 2 0 0% −2.00
Billy Loughnane 2 0 0% −2.00
William Buick 2 0 0% −2.00
Silvestre De Sousa 2 0 0% −2.00
Gabriella Hill 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Scott McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 1 100% +2.50
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Oliver Stammers 1 0 0% −1.00
David Egan 1 1 100% +1.88
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 51 6 12% −24.54
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 14 1 7% −9.00
2023 14 1 7% −10.50
2022 16 4 25% +1.96
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2026 · 3 runs
29 May 26+26d Down Royal BOYLE Sports Handicap (0-60) 16f · Good · 14 ran Settled at the back of the field - pushed along with two furlongs left - lost more ground to finish well behind in 12th 12/14 nse 9-4 5399C54C Patrick McGettigan 40/1
03 May 26+107d Sligo Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 14f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran Handy early - shared front spot around halfway - asked for effort with 3f left but couldn't quicken and faded late 11/14 2¾ 9-4 5577C59C Gabriella Hill 22/1
16 Jan 26+240d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 16f · Standard · 10 ran Settled around midpack early - pushed along in 6th two out - dropped away late finishing 8th 8/10 13 8-7 5690C49C Patrick McGettigan 16/1
2025 · 3 runs
21 May 25+25d Gowran Park Robert Grace Live After Racing June 2nd Handicap 14f · Good · 11 ran Went forward early - tracked the front group before pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground approaching the final furlong to finish 10th 10/11 nk 8-13 62102A56A Patrick McGettigan 66/1
26 Apr 25+57d Navan Navan Racecourse Handicap 13f · Soft · 18 ran Went forward from the off then settled just behind the front group and sat 4th at halfway - asked for effort early in the straight but dropped away - showed nothing more from 2f out and allowed to finish in own time well held 17/18 11 9-9 6559C63C Seamie Heffernan 66/1
28 Feb 25+126d Dundalk (AW) Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) 12f · Standard · 13 ran Held up at the back - no impact on the contest - finished well off the pace in 12th 12/13 ½ 9-12 6679B62A Scott McCullagh 50/1
2024 · 14 runs
25 Oct 24+11d Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 7 ran Went wide early then settled just behind the front-runner - took over in front after 2f - urged on and overtaken with over 2f to run - slipped to third inside final 2f - dropped away fast a furlong out and finished seventh 7/7 1 9-9 67103A64A Joe Fanning 6/1
14 Oct 24+13d Musselburgh Ray Hawthorne Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Tracked the pace early - moved through strongly with over 3f left - drew alongside up front soon after - shaken up to hit the front a furlong out - battled on under pressure in the last furlong - caught right on the line 2/7 nk 9-13 67108A77A Joanna Mason 7/1
01 Oct 24+12d Newcastle (AW) Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 5 ran Fought for control early - sat close up before hitting front after 8f - pressed for effort 3f out - overtaken 2f out - fought back late but finished no faster than before 4/5 1¼ 10-0 6834C74B Daniel Muscutt 4/1
19 Sep 24+22d Pontefract Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Settled in the pack - given a squeeze and lost touch with the pace over 2f out - finished with a late rally in the closing stages - beaten 5.5 lengths in 4th 4/11 4 10-1 6998A75A P J McDonald 12/1
28 Aug 24+13d Musselburgh Portobello Cup Handicap Class 4 · 18f · Good · 8 ran Held up at back - improved on wide line 4f out - lost momentum again 2f out - kept plugging late to edge up a spot near the finish 7/8 4¾ 9-4 6998B64A Oisin Orr 6/1
15 Aug 24+10d Beverley Churchill Tyres Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled in 6th with encouragement at stages - moved through from off the pace wide out approaching 2f from home - sent to the front inside the final furlong and kept up the pressure to score 1/8 10-3 6658B86A Joanna Mason 4/1
05 Aug 24+20d Carlisle Saj Ghafoor Appreciation Handicap (Pro-Am Female Jockeys) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 12 ran Sat behind the front group - pushed along 3f out and again 2f out - bumped briefly inside the final furlong - stayed on well to finish third 3/12 ¾ 10-6 66120A75A Joanna Mason 6/1
16 Jul 24+17d Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 6/11 4¾ 9-9 6898C66C Billy Loughnane 9/1
29 Jun 24+21d Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet Festival Northumberland Vase Handicap (Consolation Race For The Northumberland Plate) Class 2 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 8-11 6862B68A Billy Loughnane 14/1
08 Jun 24+26d Catterick ETS UK Limited 40th Anniversary Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 nk 9-8 6888A70A Franny Norton 7/2F
13 May 24+32d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 9-10 69104A75A Joe Fanning 9/2
11 Apr 24+13d Southwell (AW) Read Harry Cobden's Blog At PlanetSportBet Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 26 9-9 7288C59C Jason Hart 6/1
29 Mar 24+9d Lingfield (AW) BetUK All-Weather Vase Marathon Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 5 8-13 7584C59C Franny Norton 33/1
20 Mar 24+89d Southwell (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 1 9-12 75102A74A Franny Norton 9/2
2023 · 14 runs
22 Dec 23+35d Southwell (AW) Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap Class 4 · 16.5f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 shd 9-10 77101A70A Joanna Mason 11/1
17 Nov 23+48d Newcastle (AW) Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap Class 4 · 16.5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 10-0 78101A80A Franny Norton 11/2
30 Sep 23+12d Chester Watergate Cup Handicap Class 2 · 18.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 4¼ 8-2 79126C64C Franny Norton 20/1
18 Sep 23+13d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 10-0 8087A80A Franny Norton 7/2
05 Sep 23+16d Goodwood Royal Sussex Regiment Handicap Class 2 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 5½ 8-11 81103A62A William Buick 8/1
20 Aug 23+11d Sandown Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers' Handicap Class 3 · 14f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 8-13 82111A75A Joanna Mason 9/1
09 Aug 23+59d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 4/7 nse 10-4 8273A88A William Buick 2/1F
11 Jun 23+15d Goodwood Rod Gaskin Garden Machinery Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-1 79117A79A Oisin Murphy 5/2F
27 May 23+8d Chester Net World Sports Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 hd 10-0 78110A86A Franny Norton 11/8F
19 May 23+12d Newmarket Racehorse Lotto Get Your Ticket Now Handicap Class 3 · 14f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 2 8-11 7882A79A Franny Norton 10/3
07 May 23+8d Hamilton Patersons Of Greenoakhill Buttonhook Handicap Class 3 · 13f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 hd 8-6 78135A76A Franny Norton 6/1
29 Apr 23+22d Ripon Visit attheraces.com Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 nk 8-7 78113A77A Franny Norton 5/1
07 Apr 23+30d Lingfield (AW) Betuk All-weather Vase Marathon Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 nk 9-5 83106B77A Joe Fanning 20/1
08 Mar 23+91d Kempton (AW) Extra Place Races Throughout Cheltenham Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 9-9 8382B76A Joanna Mason 5/1
2022 · 16 runs
07 Dec 22+7d Kempton (AW) Unibet London Stayers' Series (Final) Handicap Class 2 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 1/13 8-3 80116B74A Joanna Mason 17/2
30 Nov 22+20d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 9-6 8092A73A Daniel Muscutt 11/10F
10 Nov 22+34d Chelmsford City (AW) Betsi Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 2¾ 9-7 80108A76A Jason Hart 9/2
07 Oct 22+21d York William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 14f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 6½ 8-5 7871C63C Franny Norton 25/1
16 Sep 22+13d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 9-5 7999A74A Richard Kingscote 5/4F
03 Sep 22+22d Haydock Get Daily Rewards With Betfair Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 1 8-8 7776A72A Jason Hart 12/1
12 Aug 22+16d Nottingham Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Colwick Cup Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 2¼ 8-12 75118A72A Franny Norton 11/4F
27 Jul 22+12d Sandown 'Everybody Dance' Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 hd 8-13 73111B71B Oliver Stammers 11/4F
15 Jul 22+6d Newmarket Thank You Mrs Feehan Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 8-10 7066C73B David Egan 15/8F
09 Jul 22+16d Hamilton Aspire Cleaning Services & Faciities Handicap Class 4 · 13f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 nk 8-8 70133B68A Joanna Mason 11/4
23 Jun 22+8d Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet Handicap Class 4 · 12.5f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 9-1 7588A80A Franny Norton 5/1
15 Jun 22+25d Nottingham Last Horse Standing 3 Chances To Win Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 5 8-13 70104C74B Ross Coakley 7/1
21 May 22+8d Musselburgh Edinburgh Cup Handicap Class 3 · 12.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1¾ 8-9 7394A63A Ryan Sexton 20/1
13 May 22+34d York Paddy Power 'Fill Thi Boots' Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 2¼ 8-11 7786A58A Franny Norton 16/1
09 Apr 22+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral Proud To Support British Racing Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-3 6999C80B Franny Norton 5/6F
26 Mar 22+173d Wolverhampton (AW) BetYourWay At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 63111A76A Franny Norton 11/4F
2021 · 3 runs
04 Oct 21+13d Pontefract Northern Commercials Drive Away Range EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 13 9-5 —69C54C Silvestre De Sousa 10/1
21 Sep 21+14d Newcastle (AW) Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535/British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 3/7 9 9-5 —84A63A Ben Curtis 11/1
07 Sep 21 Goodwood European Breeders Fund EBF Peter Willett Future Stayers' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 7 9-5 —70C49C Silvestre De Sousa 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Pons Aelius won?
Pons Aelius (IRE) won 6 of 53 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.3%. Placed 18 times in total (34% of starts).
Who trains Pons Aelius?
Pons Aelius (IRE) is trained by H D McGuigan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 May 2026.
Who is Pons Aelius's sire?
Pons Aelius (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Laugh Out Loud (GB), whose sire is Clodovil.
What going does Pons Aelius prefer?
Pons Aelius (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Pons Aelius's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 29 May 2026. The highest on record is 83.
What is Pons Aelius's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,192 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Pons Aelius's siblings?
Out of Laugh Out Loud (GB), Pons Aelius (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Platinum Warrior (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Platinum Warrior (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2021. 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.