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Horse profile

Red Circle (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Dominic Elsworth · Last owner Paul J Dixon
by Sidestep (AUS) out of Red Smart (FR) (Smart Strike)
7 runs · 5 courses · from May 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Mar 2025 — 571 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 New yard Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Red Circle (FR) is a maiden who won none of seven starts and placed twice. His best effort came when second of five at Cluny (FR) in May 2023. All six runs between 2m1f and 2m4f brought no win, as did his sole start over 1m2f to 1m4f. Aged 7 at his last run in Mar 2025 at Stratford, which was his first for Dominic Elsworth, he contested a Class 4 handicap chase off a career-high mark of 103.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Mar 2025 · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 48C the best of the last 1 rated run · Lingfield (AW), 5 Feb 2024

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sidestep (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 653 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9—
Good to Firm1100%−9—
Good68710.3%+1.30 from 1
Good to Soft9855.1%−3.9—
Soft123108.1%−0.90 from 5
Heavy681319.1%+10.1—
Standard (AW)284248.5%−0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27414.8%+5.8—
6f – 7f208157.2%−1.8—
1m – 1m1f178137.3%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f10387.8%−1.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m7645.3%−3.7—
2m1f – 2m4f521223.1%+14.10 from 6
2m5f – 3m6233.3%+24.3—
Over 3m3133.3%+24.3—

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
Red Smart (FR) (Smart Strike)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Resplendor (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m4½f–2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Resplendor (FR)1531m4½f–2m1f—
Redness (FR)712m3f—
Red Hot Action (FR)40——
Rosso Di Sera (FR)30——
Register (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cluny (FR) 1 0 0% —
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Baillou 1 0 0% —
Francesco Mula 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Nabet 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain De Chitray 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 2 0 0% −1.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
29 Mar 25+418d Stratford Better Value With Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch and slipped towards the back 4 out - still adrift when came down at the final fence F/9 — 11-4 103—— Liam Harrison 40/1
05 Feb 24+260d Lingfield (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Novice Stakes Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 99 9-7 —-34C48C Kieran O'Neill 150/1
21 May 23+13d Auteuil (FR) Prix Carmont (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-4 ——— Jack Quinlan 15/1
08 May 23+226d Cluny (FR) Prix Cabinet Comptable Capec - Prix Kapgarde (Conditions Chase) (Turf) 20f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 2 10-8 ——— Nathan Baillou —
24 Sep 22+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Taffetas (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3/11 5 10-6 ——— Francesco Mula 15/2
02 Sep 22+120d Auteuil (FR) Prix Gelas (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 7/10 18 10-10 ——— Kevin Nabet 26/5
05 May 22 Compiegne (FR) Prix Hyeres III (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 9/13 1 10-8 ——— Alain De Chitray 17/1

Quick answers

How many races has Red Circle (FR) won?
Red Circle (FR) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Red Circle (FR)?
Red Circle (FR) was trained by Dominic Elsworth on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 29 March 2025.
Who is Red Circle (FR)'s sire?
Red Circle (FR) is by Sidestep (AUS) out of Red Smart (FR), whose sire is Smart Strike.
What is Red Circle (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 29 March 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Red Circle (FR)'s sire's record?
Sidestep (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 653 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Red Circle (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Red Smart (FR), Red Circle (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Resplendor (FR) (3). The wins came over 1m4½f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.