Portcullis (GB)
Portcullis is a lightly raced colt with two wins from two starts since Apr 2026, both at Class 2 over 1m – 1m1f on good ground. He won the Betway Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes at Newmarket in Apr 2026 and the Darley EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes at York in May 2026, racing prominently when taking the latter by a head. By Frankel out of Castle Lady, whose produce includes two-time winner Crown Estate. His last run at York in May 2026 was a win.
- 2–2Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- +8.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 29dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 75
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 75A | 64.5 | 2 runs · 75 / 64.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 75A | 64.5 | 2 runs · 75 / 64.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,513 runs since Jan 2008 (877 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.3% from 268.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,280 | 259 | 20.2% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 1,915 | 362 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,020 | 175 | 17.2% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,110 | 162 | 14.6% | −3.4 | — |
| Heavy | 329 | 42 | 12.8% | −5.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,844 | 348 | 18.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 65 | 11 | 16.9% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,259 | 236 | 18.7% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,977 | 369 | 18.7% | +0.7 | 2 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,881 | 546 | 19% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 968 | 151 | 15.6% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 268 | 33 | 12.3% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −10.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −18 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Crown Estate (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Crown Estate (GB)).
Family form: Lancaster Tower (GB) finished 2nd of 14 at Southwell (AW), 19 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Estate (GB) | 10 | 2 | 1m | Class 3 |
| Lancaster Tower (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 15 May 26+29d | York | Darley EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - settled handy behind the pace - urged forward before 2f out and drifted left - roused to hit the front inside final 2f - drifted right but kept finding under pressure - won | 1/7 | 9-9 | 54A | 97B | William Buick | EvensF | |
| 16 Apr 26 | Newmarket | Betway Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Dwelt at the start and briefly at the back - settled into midfield by halfway - improved into fourth with 3f left - hit the front 2f out - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong - drew clear for a taking success | 1/10 | 9-7 | 75A | 96A | Ryan Moore | 7/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Portcullis won?
- Portcullis (GB) won 2 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Portcullis?
- Portcullis (GB) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 May 2026.
- Who is Portcullis's sire?
- Portcullis (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Castle Lady (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Portcullis's sire's record?
- Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,513 runs since Jan 2008 (877 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.3% from 268.
- Who are Portcullis's siblings?
- Out of Castle Lady (IRE), Portcullis (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Crown Estate (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Crown Estate (GB)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.