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Horse profile

Provocative (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2007) · Last trainer D J Harding-Jones · Last owner Paul Pickering
by Useful (FR) out of All Blue (FR) (Noir Et Or)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 May 2007 — 7,118 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2007 2 wins · Kempton & Wetherby Last raced off OR 133
KTB Profile

Provocative (FR) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Mar 2007.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating133↓ 2lb off peak
133 114–135

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 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 28 Mar 2007 Official rating 133 at the last run, 3 May 2007

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 4 figures · best 120C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3120C83—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f291C85.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 10 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
Useful (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 346 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3313%−4.50 from 1
Good126129.5%+21 from 2
Good to Soft7434.1%−3.40 from 2
Soft63711.1%+3.61 from 5
Heavy4436.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)600%−7.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.5—
1m2f – 1m4f8337.5%+30—
1m5f – 2m5758.8%+1.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f12175.8%−1.71 from 5
2m5f – 3m12986.2%−1.30 from 3
Over 3m30310%+2.5—

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
All Blue (FR) (Noir Et Or)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +4.00
Good 2 1 50% +2.33
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.33
Class 3 2 1 50% +7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 1 50% +7.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +3.33
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −0.67
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M Mackley 3 1 33% +1.33
Graham Lee 3 1 33% +6.00
Richie McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr C Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 1 25% +0.33
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 3 1 33% +6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 2 22% +4.33
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 4 runs
03 May 07+36d Hereford Julian Graves Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-13 133— Mr C Gordon 15/8
28 Mar 07+20d Kempton intercasino.co.uk Corinthian Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 11591C Mr M Mackley 10/3
08 Mar 07+20d Wincanton Dick Woodhouse Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 14 11-7 12383C Mr M Mackley 3/1
16 Feb 07+275d Sandown G4s Midlands Team 'Ubique' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 11-8 11480C Mr M Mackley 8/1
2006 · 3 runs
17 May 06+20d Perth SIS Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-12 115— Richie McGrath 16/1
27 Apr 06+6d Perth betdaqxpress.co.uk Perth Festival Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-6 134— Richie McGrath 14/1
21 Apr 06+132d Ayr Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-2 134— Timmy Murphy 5/1
2005 · 3 runs
10 Dec 05+43d Cheltenham Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-2 135— Graham Lee 12/1
28 Oct 05+275d Wetherby White Rose Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 130120C Graham Lee 8/1
26 Jan 05 Wetherby Novices' Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 4 ran F/4 — 11-8 130— Graham Lee 15/8

Quick answers

How many races has Provocative won?
Provocative (FR) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Provocative?
Provocative (FR) was trained by D J Harding-Jones on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 3 May 2007.
Who is Provocative's sire?
Provocative (FR) is by Useful (FR) out of All Blue (FR), whose sire is Noir Et Or.
What going does Provocative prefer?
Provocative (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Provocative's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 3 May 2007. The highest on record is 135.
What is Provocative's sire's record?
Useful (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 346 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.