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Pret A Thou (FR)

14yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2017) · Last trainer John Groucott · Last owner C J Tipton
by Funny Baby (FR) out of Va Thou Line (FR) (El Badr)
59 runs · 21 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Feb 2017 — 3,546 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2017 · 5th of 8 10 wins · 8 courses Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Pret A Thou (FR) is 10 from 59. Hasn't won since Feb 2016. Last raced off 105, 35lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 59 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating105↓ 35lb off peak
105 94–140

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Bangor-on-Dee, 9 Dec 2016

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 78A · median 49.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m278A49.5—

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 9 Dec 2016 Official rating 105 at the last run, 11 Feb 2017

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 →

Jumps 51 figures · best 142B · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy15142B116—
Soft15134A106—
Good to Soft11132A105—
Good10132A93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m34142B105.5—
2m1f – 2m4f17131A113—

Of 59 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 59 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
Funny Baby (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.7% of 143 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−14.7—
Good3937.7%−70 from 11
Good to Soft25416%+1.32 from 13
Soft43511.6%−3.14 from 18
Heavy34926.5%+11.84 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m621117.7%+38 from 36
2m1f – 2m4f60711.7%−32 from 23
2m5f – 3m18316.7%+2—
Over 3m300%−14.7—

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
Va Thou Line (FR) (El Badr)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Il'Athou (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Il'Athou (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Il'Athou (FR)912m3fClass 3
L'or De Thou (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 18 4 22% −3.04
Heavy 17 4 24% +2.33
Good to Soft 13 2 15% +13.50
Good 11 0 0% −11.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 28 5 18% −6.29
Class 3 17 4 24% +5.08
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +12.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 14 2 14% −6.00
Ludlow 7 0 0% −7.00
Bangor-on-Dee 4 0 0% −4.00
Warwick 4 1 25% +0.33
Towcester 3 1 33% +0.75
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 3 2 67% +18.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 1 50% +5.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 1 100% +1.88
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +8.50
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +3.33
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 36 8 22% +12.41
2m1f – 2m4f 23 2 9% −10.62

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Challoner 43 8 19% +9.29
Rodi Greene 4 0 0% −4.00
Mark Bradburne 3 2 67% +5.50
Nick Slatter 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Burton 2 0 0% −2.00
Kyle James 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Toole 1 0 0% −1.00
Oliver Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Durack 1 0 0% −1.00
Lee Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 52 10 19% +8.79
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 8 1 13% −1.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 6 1 17% −3.12
2012 8 0 0% −8.00
2011 7 2 29% +6.25
2010 7 4 57% +9.66
2009 6 1 17% −2.00
2008 11 1 9% +6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 41 7 17% +9.66
Hurdle 18 3 17% −7.87

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
2017 · 1 run
11 Feb 17+42d Uttoxeter Martin & Sarah Celebration Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 17 10-11 105—82C Harry Challoner 16/1
2016 · 8 runs
31 Dec 16+22d Uttoxeter Ashleigh Builders Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 39 11-7 11021C84C Harry Challoner 10/1
09 Dec 16+19d Bangor-on-Dee Darlands Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2 11-6 9978A104B Nick Slatter 16/1
20 Nov 16+232d Uttoxeter Marston's EPA Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-8 102—— Harry Challoner 20/1
02 Apr 16+16d Uttoxeter Betfred 'Racing's Biggest Supporter' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 1½ 11-8 114—113B Harry Challoner 9/1
17 Mar 16+18d Towcester Abthorpe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2¼ 11-12 100—122A Nick Slatter 9/1
28 Feb 16+10d Southwell Racegoersclub.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 6 11-5 115—102B Harry Challoner 4/1
18 Feb 16+19d Leicester Wren Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 110—117B Harry Challoner 6/1
30 Jan 16+30d Uttoxeter Bc Events Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 9 11-9 100—111A Harry Challoner 11/4
2015 · 5 runs
31 Dec 15+23d Uttoxeter Whitley Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 8 11-9 100—127A Harry Challoner 8/1
08 Dec 15+255d Uttoxeter Douglas Family Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-8 104—— Harry Challoner 20/1
28 Mar 15+9d Uttoxeter Betfred 'win Grand National Tickets On Twitter' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 12 11-8 114—117B Harry Challoner 10/1
19 Mar 15+7d Ludlow 2C's Antiques Fairs Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 18 11-7 115—96C Danny Burton 5/1
12 Mar 15+476d Towcester 32red Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3½ 11-9 115—121B Danny Burton 15/2
2013 · 6 runs
21 Nov 13+15d Chepstow Local Parking Securities Supporting Paul's Place Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 11-7 120—124B Harry Challoner 25/1
06 Nov 13+161d Warwick Follow Us On Twitter At WarwickRaces Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 1¾ 11-5 108—91A Harry Challoner 16/1
29 May 13+46d Cartmel John Flynn Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 106—123B Harry Challoner 15/8F
13 Apr 13+16d Uttoxeter Betfred 'still Treble Odds On Lucky's' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 10-5 104—118A Harry Challoner 12/1
28 Mar 13+80d Ludlow Nova-Flo Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 8 10-4 106—102A Harry Challoner 18/1
07 Jan 13+16d Taunton Taunton's Richest Race Meeting - Saturday 19th January Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 3 10-13 109—116A Harry Challoner 20/1
2012 · 8 runs
22 Dec 12+14d Haydock Bet At Bluesq.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-2 128—— Harry Challoner 16/1
08 Dec 12+8d Wetherby Your Favourite Totepool Bets At Totepool.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 18 11-7 132—88B Harry Challoner 8/1
30 Nov 12+11d Newbury Sportingbet Open Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 6 9-12 137—98C Harry Challoner 66/1
19 Nov 12+243d Leicester Weatherbys Foreign Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 4½ 11-5 120—106A Harry Challoner 33/1
21 Mar 12+25d Haydock Sam's Bars Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-1 139—— Harry Challoner 50/1
25 Feb 12+28d Chepstow J & C Voyageurs Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 3¾ 10-8 123—94C Harry Challoner 20/1
28 Jan 12+21d Uttoxeter Mirror Punters Club Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 15 11-5 125—106C Harry Challoner 14/1
07 Jan 12+11d Sandown 32red Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 10 10-10 140—94C Harry Challoner 14/1
2011 · 7 runs
27 Dec 11+44d Wetherby Castleford Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 hd 10-8 139—129B Harry Challoner 22/1
13 Nov 11+218d Fontwell Tikram Handicap Hurdle (For The Salmon Spray Challenge Trophy) Class 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-2 125—— Harry Challoner 20/1
09 Apr 11+35d Chepstow John Smith's Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 9 11-4 130—132A Kyle James 5/1
05 Mar 11+19d Newbury Wiltshire County Show Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-9 139—— Harry Challoner 25/1
14 Feb 11+22d Catterick Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 132—131A Harry Challoner 17/2
23 Jan 11+8d Towcester James 'the Pickle' White's 30th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 125—134A Harry Challoner 11/4
15 Jan 11+56d Warwick totepool Handicap Chase (For The Edward Courage Cup) Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 11 11-4 133—106B Harry Challoner 5/1
2010 · 7 runs
20 Nov 10+7d Haydock Follow Paul Nicholls On Facebook And Twitter Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 18 11-0 135—105C Harry Challoner 12/1
13 Nov 10+219d Uttoxeter Marston's Beer Company Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-5 ——120B Harry Challoner 5/2J
08 Apr 10+33d Aintree Alder Hey Imagine Appeal Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 10-6 137—103C Harry Challoner 20/1
06 Mar 10+14d Doncaster Sportingbet.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 11-2 137—124A Peter Toole 7/1
20 Feb 10+12d Uttoxeter Totepool Lord Gyllene Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 130—142B Mark Bradburne 7/2
08 Feb 10+11d Lingfield London Welsh Rugby Club Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 120—130A Harry Challoner 10/3
28 Jan 10+42d Warwick TurfTV Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 110—129B Harry Challoner 10/3
2009 · 6 runs
17 Dec 09+11d Ludlow Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-4 112—— Rodi Greene 12/1
06 Dec 09+22d Warwick Text Your Totesport Bet To 60021 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 4½ 10-11 112—87C Harry Challoner 33/1
14 Nov 09+262d Uttoxeter 6box.co.uk Syndicates Rustic Gold Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 10 11-2 112—94C Harry Challoner 25/1
25 Feb 09+10d Bangor-on-Dee Poethlyn Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 8 11-1 103—92A Harry Challoner 7/1
15 Feb 09+31d Hereford Betinternet.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-7 103—130A Mark Bradburne 3/1J
15 Jan 09+20d Ludlow Racing Uk On Sky 432 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 10-9 105—97A Harry Challoner 9/1
2008 · 11 runs
26 Dec 08+8d Huntingdon We Three Kings At Williamhillpoker.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 14 11-5 105—84C Harry Challoner 7/1
18 Dec 08+16d Ludlow Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 7 10-4 105—111A Harry Challoner 5/1
02 Dec 08+23d Hereford Weatherbys NH Season Betting Guide Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 94—132A Harry Challoner 16/1
09 Nov 08+31d Hereford Free Bets With freebets.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 5 10-11 97—83A Harry Challoner 10/1
09 Oct 08+159d Southwell Toteplacepot Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 1 11-6 97—85C Oliver Williams 14/1
03 May 08+6d Uttoxeter Sir Stanley Clarke Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 6 11-4 97—113A Mark Bradburne 15/2
27 Apr 08+29d Ludlow totesport Betxtra Win Only Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 8 10-12 99—88C Seamus Durack 17/2
29 Mar 08+9d Bangor-on-Dee tommysdarts.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 11-2 94—128B Rodi Greene 9/1
20 Mar 08+10d Ludlow Alfa Aggregates Products Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 13 10-12 94—84B Rodi Greene 100/1
10 Mar 08+8d Taunton Greyhound Inn At Staple Fitzpaine Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 6 11-0 97—94B Rodi Greene 16/1
02 Mar 08 Bangor-on-Dee Hic-Cup Wines Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-7 97—— Lee Edwards 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pret A Thou won?
Pret A Thou (FR) won 10 of 59 archived starts between 2008 and 2017, a strike rate of 16.9%. Placed 21 times in total (35.6% of starts).
Who trained Pret A Thou?
Pret A Thou (FR) was trained by John Groucott on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 11 February 2017.
Who is Pret A Thou's sire?
Pret A Thou (FR) is by Funny Baby (FR) out of Va Thou Line (FR), whose sire is El Badr.
What going does Pret A Thou prefer?
Pret A Thou (FR) has the best record on heavy 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 Pret A Thou's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 11 February 2017. The highest on record is 140.
What is Pret A Thou's sire's record?
Funny Baby (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.7% of 143 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Pret A Thou's siblings?
Out of Va Thou Line (FR), Pret A Thou (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Il'Athou (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Il'Athou (FR)). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. 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.