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Horse profile

Rapid Advance (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2014) · Last trainer Sir Michael Stoute · Last owner Saeed Suhail
by Medicean (GB) out of Snow Gretel (IRE) (Green Desert)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Sep 2014 — 4,425 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2014 · 9th of 9 Won at Goodwood Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Rapid Advance (GB) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 81.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating81At career-high mark
81 78–81

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 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 23 Aug 2014 Official rating 81 at the last run, 16 Sep 2014

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 8 figures · best 86A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good484A67—
Good to Firm286A78.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f686A80—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Medicean (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm811721%+10.6—
Good to Firm1,74519811.3%+0.90 from 2
Good2,3192068.9%−1.51 from 4
Good to Soft1,146917.9%−2.5—
Soft1,31214811.3%+0.90 from 1
Heavy4525812.8%+2.4—
Standard (AW)2,83331311%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3814912.9%+2.5—
6f – 7f2,12022010.4%00 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,21324110.9%+0.51 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f2,2372209.8%−0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,64018111%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f870869.9%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m362308.3%−2.1—
Over 3m6757.5%−2.9—

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
Snow Gretel (IRE) (Green Desert)

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

The wins came over 1m1f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Chaparral Prince (IRE)).

Family form: Mastermind (IRE) finished 3rd of 14 at Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mastermind (IRE)7132m–3m2f—
La Noe (GB)521m1f–1m2f—
Chaparral Prince (IRE)1112m4fClass 4
Innisfree Pearl (GB)1411m4fClass 6
Snow Pearl (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +1.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% +0.50
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 2 1 50% +3.50
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% −0.50
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Kelly 4 1 25% +1.50
Ryan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −0.50
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 1 17% −0.50
2013 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 6 runs
16 Sep 14+24d Thirsk Follow Us At ThirskRaces Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 ½ 9-5 8153A Shane Kelly 6/1
23 Aug 14+17d Goodwood Oldham Seals 50th Anniversary Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 shd 8-12 8076A Shane Kelly 12/1
06 Aug 14+21d Brighton John Smith's Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy (Handicap) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 7 9-3 8058C Shane Kelly 8/1
16 Jul 14+40d Sandown Granby Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 1¼ 9-7 8071A Ryan Moore 9/4F
06 Jun 14+48d Goodwood Chase & Status Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 7884A Shane Kelly 9/2
19 Apr 14+159d Nottingham Nottingham Racecourse Ladies Day 10th May Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 hd 9-5 —86A William Buick 3/1
2013 · 2 runs
11 Nov 13+27d Kempton (AW) British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-5 —86A Tom Queally 50/1
15 Oct 13 Leicester E.B.F. Reference Point Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 2¼ 9-0 —54C Ryan Moore 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rapid Advance won?
Rapid Advance (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Rapid Advance?
Rapid Advance (GB) was trained by Sir Michael Stoute on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 16 September 2014.
Who is Rapid Advance's sire?
Rapid Advance (GB) is by Medicean (GB) out of Snow Gretel (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Rapid Advance prefer?
Rapid Advance (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rapid Advance's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 16 September 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Rapid Advance's sire's record?
Medicean (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rapid Advance's siblings?
Out of Snow Gretel (IRE), Rapid Advance (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Mastermind (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Chaparral Prince (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.