Primal (GB)
Primal (GB) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 3 level. Won last time out at Doncaster (Class 3) — a departure from the usual pattern, held. Last raced off a career-high mark of 76.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.85Fair A/E n=6 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 20dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 82
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 89C | 66 | 3 · 89 / 66 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 89C | 73 | 5 · 89 / 73 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.
Run style from 3 analysed runs
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,735 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 770 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,062 | 120 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,213 | 237 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,186 | 172 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,553 | 394 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,379 | 135 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Unassuming (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Bacchanalian (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unassuming (FR) | 24 | 5 | 1m–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Bacchanalian (GB) | 10 | 3 | 1m7½f–2m | Grade 3 |
| Bun Bang Fai (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Ghiani | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 26+15d | Doncaster | Meadowhall X Flannels Beauty Bar Nursery Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Held up early - pushed along two out then made ground to lead a furlong out - drifted right approaching the final 110 yards - kept up the strong finish to score | 1/6 | 8-8 | 76 | 82A | 79B | Marco Ghiani | 5/1 | |
| 26 Aug 26+27d | Newbury | Pump Technology Nursery Handicap Stakes Handy up front - pressed for effort 2f out - overhauled inside final 110 yards but battled to the line | 2/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 73 | 89C | 84A | Oisin Murphy | 13/8F |
| 30 Jul 26+13d | Goodwood | Whispering Angel Nursery Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - moved left with two furlongs left before making strong progress though drifted right inside the final furlong - closed well to finish fourth beaten 2¼ lengths | 4/18 | shd | 8-9 | 72 | 61C | 85A | Marco Ghiani | 12/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+18d | Newbury | Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) raced freely up with the pace early - driven along 2f out - soon dropped away | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 66B | 79A | Saffie Osborne | 22/1 |
| 29 Jun 26+26d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling/EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB race) Handy on the rail early - challenged hard 3f out - driven approaching 2f before dropping away final furlong to finish 4th | 4/10 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 73A | 83A | Rob Hornby | 2/5F |
| 03 Jun 26 | Nottingham | 9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - shaping to improve but boxed in with obstruction over 1f out - once in the open finished off steadily - eventually 6th beaten 4.5 lengths | 6/12 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 84B | 80A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Primal (GB) won?
- Primal (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Primal (GB)?
- Primal (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 September 2026.
- Who is Primal (GB)'s sire?
- Primal (GB) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Unpretentious (GB), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What is Primal (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 10 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Primal (GB)'s sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
- Who are Primal (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Unpretentious (GB), Primal (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Unassuming (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Bacchanalian (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.