Horse profile
Primitive Academy (GB)
by Primitive Rising (USA) out of Royal Fontaine (IRE) (Royal Academy)
28 runs · 17 courses · from Mar 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Aug 2008 — 6,645 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 6th of 13
Won at Leicester
Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile
Primitive Academy (GB) is 1 from 28, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather.
Based on 28 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Win at Class 4
Progeny in our archive
Progeny record
As a sire, Primitive Academy (GB)’s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
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
- 1–28Wins / Runs
- 3.6%Strike rate
- 4 (14.3%)Placed
- +13.00£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=28 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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 rating100↓ 5lb off peak
100
67–105
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
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
Primitive Rising (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 38 | 7 | 18.4% | +6.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 87 | 7 | 8% | −3.6 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | −8.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 61 | 10 | 16.4% | +4.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −5.9 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +2.5 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 112 | 13 | 11.6% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 46 | 5 | 10.9% | −0.7 | — |
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
Royal Fontaine (IRE) (Royal Academy)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Destiny Of A Diva (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Destiny Of A Diva (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destiny Of A Diva (GB) | 14 | 3 | 1m½f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Regal Diva (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rainbow Blues (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +35.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 20 | 1 | 5% | +21.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towcester | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +38.00 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 1 | 7% | +27.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Pogson | 9 | 1 | 11% | +32.00 |
| Chris Honour | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Culhane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| S P Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tommy Phelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 1 | 17% | +35.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 | 8% | +28.00 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | +23.00 |
| Flat | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 08+64d | Southwell | Free Bets At freebets.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 6/13 | 5 | 10-8 | 100 | 87A | Adam Pogson | 20/1 |
| 08 Jun 08+14d | Worcester | Neu Servo Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 10/11 | 29 | 11-12 | 100 | 88C | Adam Pogson | 16/1 |
| 25 May 08+18d | Uttoxeter | Atkins Rail Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 6 | 10-13 | 100 | 111B | Adam Pogson | 20/1 |
| 07 May 08+97d | Huntingdon | Live Music Evening Handicap Hurdle | 13/17 | shd | 11-5 | 101 | 84C | Adam Pogson | 33/1 |
| 31 Jan 08+23d | Towcester | MK Chamber Of Commerce Handicap Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-2 | 103 | — | Adam Pogson | 40/1 |
| 08 Jan 08+33d | Leicester | Chieftain Handicap Hurdle | 7/10 | 30 | 11-7 | 105 | 74C | Adam Pogson | 10/1 |
| 06 Dec 07+15d | Leicester | Righton Marine Handicap Hurdle | 1/15 | 11-3 | 96 | 116C | Adam Pogson | 40/1 | |
| 21 Nov 07+7d | Warwick | Entertain At Warwick Racecourse Handicap Hurdle | 11/18 | 2 | 11-6 | 99 | 87C | Adam Pogson | 16/1 |
| 14 Nov 07+35d | Bangor-on-Dee | Walker Smith Way Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 9 | 11-12 | 99 | 100C | Adam Pogson | 25/1 |
| 10 Oct 07+111d | Towcester | Lambert Smith Hampton Handicap Hurdle | F/15 | — | 11-9 | 99 | — | Chris Honour | 16/1 |
| 21 Jun 07+7d | Towcester | Microsoft Sharepoint Novices' Hurdle | 4/15 | 6 | 10-9 | 99 | 102C | Chris Honour | 12/1 |
| 14 Jun 07+18d | Uttoxeter | Guinness Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | shd | 11-3 | 99 | 95C | Robert Thornton | 7/2 |
| 27 May 07+13d | Uttoxeter | Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 15 | 11-4 | 100 | 92C | Chris Honour | 8/1 |
| 14 May 07+16d | Towcester | Volkswagen Touareg Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | nk | 11-2 | 96 | 111C | Chris Honour | 16/1 |
| 28 Apr 07+14d | Leicester | John Smith's Club And Institute Union Handicap | 11/12 | 13 | 9-1 | 67 | 38C | J-P Guillambert | 33/1 |
| 14 Apr 07+19d | Chepstow | John Smith's Peoples Race Novices' Hurdle | 6/15 | 7 | 10-13 | 96 | 99C | Chris Honour | 50/1 |
| 26 Mar 07+15d | Stratford | Vivienne 'Rubber Gloves' Lawrence Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 8/14 | 2½ | 11-1 | 99 | 91C | Chris Honour | 66/1 |
| 11 Mar 07+12d | Market Rasen | Join WBX.com For 150 Pounds Free Bets Novices' Hurdle | F/18 | — | 10-13 | — | — | Chris Honour | 40/1 |
| 27 Feb 07+87d | Catterick | Harrogate Novices' Hurdle | 5/14 | 8 | 11-0 | — | 86C | Chris Honour | 40/1 |
| 02 Dec 06+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ed Weetman (North West) Ltd Handicap | 10/11 | nk | 9-4 | 70 | 52C | Tony Culhane | 10/1 |
| 28 Nov 06+46d | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfield Park For Christmas Parties Handicap | 6/8 | ¾ | 8-10 | 70 | 58C | Jimmy Quinn | 14/1 |
| 13 Oct 06+14d | Warwick | Subscribe Online At racinguk.tv Handicap | 7/14 | 18 | 9-12 | 72 | 64C | Chris Catlin | 40/1 |
| 29 Sep 06+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Roto-Zip Relaunch Maiden Stakes (AW) (Div 2) | 4/11 | 2 | 9-12 | 72 | 65C | Chris Catlin | 10/1 |
| 18 Sep 06+69d | Kempton (AW) | Norman Hill Memorial Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 5/14 | 4 | 9-11 | 75 | 71C | Eddie Ahern | 8/1 |
| 11 Jul 06+16d | Pontefract | Bradley Maiden Stakes | 6/7 | 7 | 9-12 | 72 | 45C | Eddie Ahern | 20/1 |
| 25 Jun 06+60d | Warwick | Warwick International Festival Maiden St | 3/7 | nk | 9-12 | — | 61C | Ted Durcan | 14/1 |
| 26 Apr 06+27d | Worcester | Intermediate NH Flat Race | 4/7 | 10 | 10-8 | — | 80C | S P Walsh | 14/1 |
| 30 Mar 06 | Wincanton | Sponsor Here And Be A Winner Maiden Open NH Flat Race | 10/13 | 2 | 10-8 | — | 71C | Tommy Phelan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Primitive Academy (GB) won?
- Primitive Academy (GB) won 1 of 28 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 3.6%. Placed 4 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Primitive Academy (GB)?
- Primitive Academy (GB) was trained by John Holt on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 11 August 2008.
- Who is Primitive Academy (GB)'s sire?
- Primitive Academy (GB) is by Primitive Rising (USA) out of Royal Fontaine (IRE), whose sire is Royal Academy.
- What going does Primitive Academy (GB) prefer?
- Primitive Academy (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Primitive Academy (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 11 August 2008. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Primitive Academy (GB)'s sire's record?
- Primitive Rising (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Primitive Academy (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Royal Fontaine (IRE), Primitive Academy (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Destiny Of A Diva (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Destiny Of A Diva (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Primitive Academy (GB) sired winners?
- As a sire, Primitive Academy (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.