Horse profile
Porgy (GB)
by Dansili (GB) out of Light Ballet (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
48 runs · 27 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Nov 2013 — 4,730 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2013 · 5th of 7
7 wins · 7 courses
Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile
Porgy (GB) is 7 from 48. Hasn't won since Sep 2012. Last raced off a career-high mark of 118.
Based on 48 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 7–48Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 18 (37.5%)Placed
- −11.77£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=45 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 34dAvg 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 rating118At career-high mark
118
75–118
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Dansili (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,842 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 101 | 17 | 16.8% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,107 | 286 | 13.6% | −0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 2,966 | 424 | 14.3% | +0.6 | 4 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 1,324 | 165 | 12.5% | −1.2 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 1,413 | 160 | 11.3% | −2.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 428 | 34 | 7.9% | −5.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,501 | 538 | 15.4% | +1.7 | 2 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 253 | 32 | 12.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,309 | 291 | 12.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,882 | 427 | 14.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,796 | 558 | 14.7% | +1 | 5 from 27 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,682 | 218 | 13% | −0.7 | 2 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 683 | 76 | 11.1% | −2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 209 | 19 | 9.1% | −4.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | −3 | — |
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
Light Ballet (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Tandem (GB) (10 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Penchee (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tandem (GB) | 39 | 10 | 1m½f–2m | — |
| Penchee (GB) | 6 | 2 | 1m3f | Listed |
| Gallant Light (GB) | 18 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Move (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 4 | 24% | −2.27 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 4 | 24% | +10.00 |
| Class 2 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.23 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Haydock | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 27 | 5 | 19% | +2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 2 | 13% | −9.27 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Cook | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.73 |
| Jamie Spencer | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Graham Lee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Lee Topliss | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Pickard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Levey | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Laura Pike | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 37 | 4 | 11% | −12.00 |
| Hood + blinkers | 10 | 3 | 30% | +1.23 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +2.23 |
| 2011 | 18 | 3 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 37 | 5 | 14% | −7.50 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.27 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 13+15d | Newcastle | Quicksilverslots Get Up To 200 Freeplays Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 4 | 11-10 | 118 | 97C | Danny Cook | 9/2 |
| 31 Oct 13+127d | Sedgefield | Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | UR/8 | — | 10-11 | 117 | — | Danny Cook | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 13+32d | Carlisle | totepool.com Cumberland Plate (Handicap) | 14/17 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 85 | 67C | Barry McHugh | 33/1 |
| 25 May 13+33d | Goodwood | Allans Of Petworth Handicap | 9/10 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 87 | 69C | Martin Lane | 16/1 |
| 22 Apr 13+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32red Handicap | 2/11 | nk | 9-9 | 84 | 87A | Graham Lee | 7/1 |
| 31 Mar 13+22d | Musselburgh | totepool.com Musselburgh Gold Cup (Handicap) | 5/12 | 4½ | 9-8 | 85 | 78A | Graham Lee | 9/1 |
| 09 Mar 13+134d | Wolverhampton (AW) | William Hill - No1 Downloaded Betting App Handicap | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-12 | 84 | 89A | Graham Lee | 4/1 |
| 2012 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 12+27d | Fakenham | Kettle Chips Handicap Hurdle | 5/11 | ½ | 10-8 | 117 | 116A | Danny Cook | 9/1 |
| 29 Sep 12+18d | Market Rasen | Singleton Birch Novices' Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-5 | 113 | 131A | Danny Cook | 4/1 | |
| 11 Sep 12+17d | Worcester | At The Races Maiden Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-0 | 113 | 123A | Danny Cook | 8/11F | |
| 25 Aug 12+11d | Cartmel | totepool.com Cartmel Cup (Handicap Hurdle) | 2/7 | 3 | 10-6 | 110 | 115A | Danny Cook | 11/4F |
| 14 Aug 12+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32red.com Handicap | 2/5 | nk | 9-13 | 75 | 86B | Paul Pickard | 3/1 |
| 06 Aug 12+47d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At WolvesRaces Amateur Riders' Handicap | 1/11 | 10-7 | 75 | 100A | Mr D Levey | 7/2 | |
| 20 Jun 12+12d | Worcester | Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire Novices' Claiming Hurdle | 3/9 | 2½ | 11-6 | 114 | 125A | Dougie Costello | 9/2 |
| 08 Jun 12+21d | Goodwood | Gordon's Handicap | 7/7 | 4½ | 9-4 | 79 | 61A | Adam Kirby | 10/1 |
| 18 May 12+155d | York | sportingbet.com Handicap | 12/16 | ¾ | 8-12 | 81 | 67C | Shane Kelly | 33/1 |
| 2011 · 18 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 11+22d | Towcester | Racing Forum At gg.com Novices' Hurdle | 7/16 | 4½ | 10-12 | — | 102C | Dougie Costello | 40/1 |
| 23 Nov 11+25d | Fontwell | digibet.com Novices' Hurdle | 5/8 | 14 | 10-12 | — | 97A | Paddy Brennan | 4/1 |
| 29 Oct 11+31d | Wetherby | Bulloughs Cleaning Services Novices' Hurdle | 3/13 | 2½ | 11-0 | — | 120A | Barry Keniry | 11/1 |
| 28 Sep 11+24d | Kempton (AW) | Racing at skysports.com Claiming Stakes | 3/9 | 1½ | 9-11 | 83 | 85A | Ted Durcan | 5/2F |
| 04 Sep 11+16d | York | Future Select Recruitment Claiming Stakes | 4/10 | ½ | 9-0 | 86 | 83A | Shane Kelly | 9/2 |
| 19 Aug 11+22d | York | Racing UK On Sky Bet Mobile Handicap | 9/20 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 86 | 73A | William Buick | 20/1 |
| 28 Jul 11+19d | Ffos Las | Three Rivers Handicap | 5/7 | 11 | 10-0 | 86 | 67A | Martin Lane | 3/1 |
| 09 Jul 11+7d | Newmarket | Egerton House Stables Handicap | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 84 | 99A | Hugh Bowman | 14/1 |
| 02 Jul 11+11d | Haydock | bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap | 10/17 | ½ | 8-3 | 87 | 74A | Cathy Gannon | 20/1 |
| 21 Jun 11+13d | Beverley | St John Ambulance Claiming Stakes | 1/8 | 9-13 | 87 | 100A | Phillip Makin | 2/1 | |
| 08 Jun 11+5d | Haydock | Phs Waterlogic Handicap | 4/8 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 79 | 77A | Jamie Spencer | 7/2 |
| 03 Jun 11+13d | Goodwood | Racing UK Handicap | 1/8 | 9-1 | 79 | 96A | Ted Durcan | 8/1 | |
| 21 May 11+14d | Chester | Crabbie's 'Wizard' Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap | 7/10 | 1 | 8-12 | 80 | 70A | Shane Kelly | 12/1 |
| 07 May 11+21d | Haydock | Bet totepool On 0800 221 221 Handicap | 5/8 | 1 | 8-12 | 81 | 76A | Laura Pike | 18/1 |
| 16 Apr 11+35d | Ripon | Enter The Flat Totetentofollow Handicap | 7/10 | 6 | 8-10 | 82 | 65A | Martin Lane | 14/1 |
| 12 Mar 11+52d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Williamhill.com - New Mobile Phone App Handicap | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | 82 | 79A | Jamie Spencer | 7/2 |
| 19 Jan 11+15d | Kempton (AW) | Racing Post Chase Day February 26th Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-11 | 82 | 123A | Jamie Spencer | 5/1 |
| 04 Jan 11+87d | Kempton (AW) | Mobile Betting - Visit williamhill.com Handicap | 1/7 | 9-4 | 79 | 82A | Jamie Spencer | 7/1 | |
| 2010 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 10+16d | York | Coldstream Guards Association Handicap | 11/12 | hd | 9-4 | 82 | 61C | Lee Topliss | 20/1 |
| 23 Sep 10+12d | Pontefract | Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-driver Handicap | 8/8 | 3¾ | 8-13 | 82 | 62A | Jamie Spencer | 8/1 |
| 11 Sep 10+7d | Doncaster | Doncaster Premier Inn And Table Table Handicap | 12/14 | hd | 8-7 | 87 | 68A | Lee Topliss | 33/1 |
| 04 Sep 10+28d | Haydock | Betfred Kingspin Old Borough Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 15/16 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 88 | 63C | Jamie Spencer | 10/1 |
| 07 Aug 10+15d | Haydock | totescoop6 Heritage Handicap | 4/15 | 4½ | 8-11 | 90 | 90A | Tony Hamilton | 10/1 |
| 23 Jul 10+13d | York | Sky Bet Supporting The Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Claiming Stakes | 1/9 | 9-12 | 90 | 99A | Tony Hamilton | 4/1 | |
| 10 Jul 10+65d | York | 51st John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 16/19 | 1 | 8-5 | 90 | 65C | Royston Ffrench | 33/1 |
| 06 May 10+15d | Chester | Cordjia Renaissance Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 8-8 | 90 | 91A | Paul Hanagan | 8/1 |
| 21 Apr 10+25d | Epsom Downs | Investec Property Investments City And Suburban Handicap | 9/15 | 2 | 9-1 | 93 | 82A | Tony Hamilton | 25/1 |
| 27 Mar 10+10d | Kempton (AW) | Williamhill.com Rosebery Handicap | 8/14 | shd | 9-6 | 95 | 86A | P J McDonald | 25/1 |
| 17 Mar 10+159d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Dragonfly Stakes (Listed) | 6/8 | 1 | 9-2 | 95 | 79A | Tony Hamilton | 33/1 |
| 2009 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 09+33d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Tantieme () | 8/10 | 2 | 8-11 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 10/1 |
| 06 Sep 09+45d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Boulogne () | 10/12 | hd | 8-12 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 29/1 |
| 23 Jul 09 | Vichy (FR) | Prix Jacques De Bremond () | 2/9 | ½ | 8-11 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Porgy won?
- Porgy (GB) won 7 of 48 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 18 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Porgy?
- Porgy (GB) was trained by Brian Ellison on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 15 November 2013.
- Who is Porgy's sire?
- Porgy (GB) is by Dansili (GB) out of Light Ballet (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Porgy prefer?
- Porgy (GB) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 17 starts (23.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Porgy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 15 November 2013. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Porgy's sire's record?
- Dansili (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,842 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
- Who are Porgy's siblings?
- Out of Light Ballet (GB), Porgy (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Tandem (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Listed (Penchee (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.