Horse profile
Port Hedland (GB)
by Cable Bay (IRE) out of In Secret (GB) (Dalakhani)
35 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Bath & Brighton
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 28 Sep 2026 · 4th of 8
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Port Hedland is a gelding with two wins from 35 starts, both at Class 6 level. Both wins came under 6f on turf, one at Bath on good ground in Jun 2026 and one at Brighton on good to firm ground in May 2025. He has raced nine times at Brighton, winning once, and has never won on all-weather surfaces from 14 starts. Typically held up, he finished fourth of eight at Brighton in Sep 2026 in a Class 6 handicap, his last run, which was off an official rating of 47. Headgear returned at that start.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 29 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 2–35Wins / Runs
- 5.7%Strike rate
- 5 (14.3%)Placed
- −27.00£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.48Fair A/E n=35 · 0.41 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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 rating47↓ 19lb off peak
47
44–66
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 99A | 80 | 6 runs · 93 / 86 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 102C | 80.5 | 7 runs · 102 / 84 |
| Good | 9 | 117C | 84 | 2 runs · 87 / 85.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 93A | 82 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 117C | 83 | 10 runs · 102 / 92 |
| Under 6f | 13 | 100A | 84 | 5 runs · 87 / 77 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 runs · as at 6 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 29 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 15 (52%) · 1 win
- Held up 8 (28%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (17%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (3%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 3,725 runs since Apr 2019 (243 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 644. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 290.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +3.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 629 | 77 | 12.2% | +2.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Good | 815 | 84 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 332 | 26 | 7.8% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 358 | 37 | 10.3% | +0.4 | — |
| Heavy | 102 | 9 | 8.8% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,474 | 133 | 9% | −0.9 | 0 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 644 | 89 | 13.8% | +3.9 | 2 from 13 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,896 | 174 | 9.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 22 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 784 | 80 | 10.2% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 290 | 16 | 5.5% | −4.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 79 | 7 | 8.9% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
In Secret (GB) (Dalakhani)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Canal Rocks (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mt Augustus (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Rocks (GB) | 38 | 2 | 1m–2m | Class 5 |
| Mt Augustus (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m5f | Class 4 |
| Penguin Island (GB) | 21 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Fitzroy River (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Prankster (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.50 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 27 | 2 | 7% | −19.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Bath | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −22.00 |
| Under 6f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Doughty | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Trevor Whelan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Matthew Lloyd Slater | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Molly Gunn | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Myla Coppins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Fox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Carson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicola Currie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laura Coughlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.50 |
| Tongue tie | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.50 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 26+26d | Brighton | Download The Matchbook Exchange App Apprentice Handicap Stakes Fought for control early - settled mid-pack wide - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on late without threatening to close | 4/8 | 1¾ | 8-5 | 47 | 92A | 57A | Myla Coppins | 8/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+10d | Bath | Welsh Power 20th Anniversary Handicap Stakes (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I) Up with the front group - pushed along over 1f out - found a little - denied a clear run inside the final 50yds before flattening out to finish 6th | 6/8 | shd | 9-2 | 48 | 87A | 57A | Kieren Fox | 17/2 |
| 23 Aug 26+17d | Brighton | Blackmore Equestrian Construction Handicap Stakes (Brighton Summer Sprint Series Final) Settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left then finding room and improving into the last furlong - blocked for space and pulled back close home to finish 8th | 8/16 | nk | 7-11 | 48 | 102C | 61A | Myla Coppins | 50/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+23d | Brighton | JenningsBet In Bexhill On Sea Apprentice Classified Stakes Fought for control early - sat close behind pace before dropping away over 2f out - faded fast to finish well beaten in 8th | 8/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 50 | 84B | 40A | Matthew Lloyd Slater | 22/1 |
| 14 Jul 26+14d | Leicester | Join Racing TV Today Handicap Stakes raced at the back throughout | 5/6 | 3½ | 9-2 | 50 | 42A | 42B | Kieren Fox | 3/1C |
| 30 Jun 26+25d | Brighton | Coast Cremations Cup Classified Stakes Fought for control early up with the pack - pushed along with 2f left and edged closer inside final furlong - unable to sustain effort and beaten into 8th | 8/11 | 1 | 9-2 | 50 | 76B | 47A | Matthew Lloyd Slater | 7/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+7d | Bath | Mitchell & Co Classified Stakes (Div 2) Settled close to pace - pushed along with 2f left and closed on the front pair approaching the last furlong - hit the front inside the final 110yds - held on well to score | 1/9 | 9-2 | 44 | 84A | 74A | Matthew Lloyd Slater | 9/2 | |
| 29 May 26+7d | Brighton | fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Settled just off the pace early - pushed along with a furlong to run - edged past faltering others inside the closing stages to finish sixth never troubling the front end | 6/13 | 1 | 9-0 | 45 | 96C | 64A | Jack Doughty | 14/1 |
| 22 May 26+31d | Bath | Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap (Div 1) Held up eagerly and sat close to the pace early - driven with over 2f out - squeezed for space and dropped back inside the final furlong - well held at the finish | 9/13 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 45 | 77C | 50A | Jason Watson | 5/1 |
| 21 Apr 26+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1) Held up early - never involved - well held late | 7/8 | hd | 9-0 | 46 | 92A | 50A | William Carson | 14/1 |
| 11 Apr 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Come Racing For Free 18th June Handicap Took a strong hold early - sat close to the pace - pushed along inside the final furlong and finished off strongly to take 5th beaten 2 lengths | 5/9 | nk | 9-1 | 47 | 80A | 64A | William Carson | 12/1 |
| 24 Mar 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div 2) Settled towards the back of the pack - unable to challenge front group throughout - finished seventh | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 48 | 93A | 68A | Jack Doughty | 12/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - sat behind the front group - urged forward two out and driven inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth beaten a length and a half | 4/7 | ½ | 9-1 | 45 | 66A | 65A | Jack Doughty | 11/4 |
| 02 Mar 26+53d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Classified Stakes (Div 2) Handy early with front pack - asked for effort 2f out and stayed on their heels into the last furlong - held on for third without finding more | 3/9 | nk | 9-9 | 45 | 92A | 68A | Jack Doughty | 5/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+117d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 7th March UK Garage Raceday Handicap Settled last early - never troubled the pace - finished well behind in 7th | 7/7 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 46 | 77A | 47A | Jack Doughty | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Sep 25+13d | Bath | Andersons Drainage Serving The South West Handicap Held a forward spot wide early - stayed handy into the straight - went in front over 2f out - pressed for effort when overtaken inside the final furlong - lost ground final 110 yards to finish 8th | 8/12 | hd | 8-10 | 48 | 93A | 58A | Molly Gunn | 12/1 |
| 31 Aug 25+23d | Brighton | Brighton Sprint Series Final Handicap Settled with leading group on rail early - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on under pressure - flattened out inside final furlong to finish eighth | 8/13 | nk | 7-12 | 50 | 117C | 57A | Molly Gunn | 33/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+13d | Brighton | Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Handicap Sluggish start - settled in the pack early - dropped away in the last two furlongs - finished seventh | 7/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 52 | 61B | 61A | Jack Doughty | 7/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+42d | Windsor | Global QA - ISO & BRCGS Consultants Handicap (Div 2) Missed the break badly - stayed at the back of the field - unable to land a blow - well held in 6th | 6/8 | 4 | 9-0 | 53 | 82A | 51A | Matthew Lloyd Slater | 16/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+15d | Bath | NetBet 20 Free Bet Welcome Handicap Settled towards the back of the field - pushed along inside the final two furlongs - unable to land a blow through the finish | 6/10 | 5 | 9-5 | 54 | 86A | 55A | Laura Coughlan | 7/1 |
| 30 May 25+22d | Brighton | Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Held a forward spot early - dropped away with a furlong left - checked route inside the final furlong - eventually beaten 3¼ lengths in 8th | 8/9 | 1½ | 9-5 | 54 | 84A | 57A | Jack Doughty | 6/5F |
| 08 May 25+34d | Brighton | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled in the pack - moved through towards the middle of the track from halfway - plenty to find entering the final furlong - ran on with purpose over the last 110 yards while drifting left - got up in the closing strides to win | 1/7 | 9-6 | 52 | 77B | 78A | Jack Doughty | 6/4F | |
| 04 Apr 25+13d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Handy early - driven approaching final 2f - held on until weakening near the finish | 3/9 | 2½ | 9-7 | 53 | 80A | 74A | Hector Crouch | 4/1 |
| 22 Mar 25+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Pulled hard in the pack - hard ridden 2f out - still a lot to find over 1f out - finished with real power to claim 3rd in the dying strides | 3/7 | hd | 8-8 | 53 | 99A | 66A | Jack Doughty | 7/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+71d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Apprentice Handicap Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - travelled well up with the pace on the rail - hit the front a furlong out but was overtaken approaching the final furlong - edged out of second right at the line | 3/9 | nk | 9-5 | 54 | 87A | 76A | Molly Gunn | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Fought for control early - sat handy then went to the front with 5f left - lost the advantage inside the final 2f - dropped away fast at the finish | 10/11 | 4¾ | 9-4 | 57 | 74A | 40A | Nicola Currie | 40/1 |
| 04 Dec 24+19d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Squeezed for space at the break - held up towards the back - never landed a blow - finished well held in 11th | 11/12 | 3½ | 9-8 | 59 | 61A | 47A | Nicola Currie | 14/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+51d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM 'Confined' Handicap Sent clear early - pushed along when overtaken inside final furlong - dropped away quickly - finished ninth | 9/10 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 62 | 73A | 50A | Trevor Whelan | 3/1F |
| 25 Sep 24+12d | Kempton (AW) | Happy 70th Birthday Paul Fox Handicap Tracked the pace on the rail - moved up into second with 2f left - pressed for effort inside the final furlong then edged out finishing fourth | 4/10 | nse | 9-8 | 63 | 92A | 74A | Trevor Whelan | 4/1 |
| 13 Sep 24+9d | Salisbury | Symonds Event Catering Handicap Sat close to the pace early - dropped away with over a furlong left - well held at the finish | 11/11 | 4¼ | 9-3 | 64 | 71A | 39A | Hector Crouch | 7/2F |
| 04 Sep 24+65d | Bath | Dragonbet - Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Settled at the rear - left behind at halfway and niggled - moved into third inside the final furlong - kept on but unable to match the front two - third | 3/4 | ½ | 9-6 | 64 | 84C | 68B | Trevor Whelan | 15/8F |
| 01 Jul 24+271d | Windsor | Colenko Fast Track Handicap | 5/6 | ½ | 9-0 | 66 | 100A | 64B | Trevor Whelan | 13/2 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 23+19d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 5/12 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 80A | 83A | Trevor Whelan | 125/1 |
| 15 Sep 23+64d | Sandown | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 97A | 73A | Trevor Whelan | 33/1 |
| 13 Jul 23 | Newbury | Pentair-Jung Pumpen EBF Restricted Novice Stakes | 9/12 | hd | 9-2 | — | 71B | 62A | Darragh Keenan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Port Hedland won?
- Port Hedland (GB) won 2 of 35 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.7%. Placed 5 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains Port Hedland?
- Port Hedland (GB) is trained by Tony Carroll, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 September 2026.
- Who is Port Hedland's sire?
- Port Hedland (GB) is by Cable Bay (IRE) out of In Secret (GB), whose sire is Dalakhani.
- What going does Port Hedland prefer?
- Port Hedland (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Port Hedland's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 28 September 2026. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Port Hedland's sire's record?
- Cable Bay (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 3,725 runs since Apr 2019 (243 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 644. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 290.
- Who are Port Hedland's siblings?
- Out of In Secret (GB), Port Hedland (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Canal Rocks (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mt Augustus (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Nov 2026.