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Horse profile

Predilection (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner K Abdullah
by First Defence (USA) out of Summer Shower (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
6 runs · 6 courses · from May 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Aug 2016 — 3,722 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 1st of 6 Won last time out 2 wins · Newmarket & Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Predilection (USA) is 2 from 6. Won last time out at Newmarket (Class 3). Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 12 Aug 2016 Official rating 94 at the last run, 12 Aug 2016

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 6 figures · best 99A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm290B84.5—
Standard (AW)299A92—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f499A87.5—
6f – 7f279A78.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
First Defence (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+5.4—
Good to Firm871517.2%+2.61 from 2
Good1071816.8%+2.20 from 1
Good to Soft49816.3%+1.7—
Soft5159.8%−4.80 from 1
Heavy1119.1%−5.5—
Standard (AW)2313113.4%−1.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.6—
6f – 7f1623219.8%+5.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f2263816.8%+2.22 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f9644.2%−10.4—
1m5f – 2m40410%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1317.7%−6.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Summer Shower (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Starboard (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Starboard (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Starboard (GB)3157f–1m2fGroup 3
All Rounder (USA)811m6fClass 6
Oakbank (USA)1612mClass 6
Sprinkling (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +2.50
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +3.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +2.50
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 1 1 100% +3.50
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +2.50
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 2 50% +4.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie Dettori 4 1 25% +0.50
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 1 100% +2.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 4 1 25% +0.50
2015 2 1 50% +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 ORKTB Jockey SP
12 Aug 16+20d Newmarket James Hardie Cladding At U.Plastics Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-6 9490B Frankie Dettori 7/2
23 Jul 16+37d York Read Richard Fahey's Column At sportinglife.com Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-3 9879A Pat Smullen 9/2F
16 Jun 16+68d Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Soft · 28 ran 28/28 2½ 9-5 9976C Frankie Dettori 16/1
09 Apr 16+143d Lingfield (AW) Kellier Family And Friends Celebrations International Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 ½ 9-0 —85B Frankie Dettori 2/1
18 Nov 15+187d Kempton (AW) Richard Casey 80th Birthday Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 —99A Robert Havlin 5/2
15 May 15 Newbury Al Basti Equiworld Maiden Stakes (Plus10) (Div 2) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 6 9-5 —78A Frankie Dettori 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Predilection (USA) won?
Predilection (USA) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Predilection (USA)?
Predilection (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 12 August 2016.
Who is Predilection (USA)'s sire?
Predilection (USA) is by First Defence (USA) out of Summer Shower (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Predilection (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 12 August 2016. The highest on record is 99.
What is Predilection (USA)'s sire's record?
First Defence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.
Who are Predilection (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Summer Shower (GB), Predilection (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Starboard (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Starboard (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.