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Horse profile

Release The Kraken (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Martin Keighley · Last owner Mrs Helen Sugden
by Shantou (USA) out of Guydus (IRE) (Old Vic)
23 runs · 13 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Feb 2025 — 623 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Release The Kraken is a maiden who won none of 23 starts on turf and placed three times. His best effort came when second of four at Uttoxeter in May 2024. The gelding, by Shantou out of a Old Vic mare, last ran at Hereford in the Star Sports Novices Handicap Chase in Feb 2025 when he carried an official rating of 78, 22lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 22lb off peak
78 78–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 17 Dec 2024

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 →

Jumps 17 figures · best 129B · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft7123A96—
Good6129B104.5—
Soft4109B66.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9129B96—
2m1f – 2m4f5120B105—
1m5f – 2m260B51—
Over 3m1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 28 Jul 2024 Official rating 78 at the last run, 12 Feb 2025

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 17 figures · best 124A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft7124A106—
Good6124A97.5—
Soft4101B93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9124A101—
2m1f – 2m4f5114A97—
1m5f – 2m2114A102—
Over 3m1———

Of 23 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 · 17 figures from 23 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Led 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28931113.6%00 from 8
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 9
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.30 from 6
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.3—
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.70 from 14
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.80 from 2

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
Guydus (IRE) (Old Vic)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dr Sanderson (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Dr Sanderson (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dr Sanderson (IRE)52102m–2m5fClass 2
Miss D Hunter (IRE)50——
Imboundtosay (IRE)20——
By Order Of (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 5 0 0% −5.00
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Fakenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 0 0% −14.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 7 0 0% −7.00
Callum Bewley 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Bowen 4 0 0% −4.00
Patrick Cowley 2 0 0% −2.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Keighley 1 0 0% −1.00
Daire McConville 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Atkins 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Dobb 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 8 0 0% −8.00
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 9 0 0% −9.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 19 0 0% −19.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
12 Feb 25+57d Hereford Star Sports Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Sat wide of the front pack early - jumping erratically third out - toiling from tenth - eased out of contention before the final four fences PU/10 — 10-6 78—— James Best 25/1
2024 · 6 runs
17 Dec 24+29d Catterick AJA Membership Includes Insurance Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 10 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot after 2nd - stayed handy - pressed the pacesetter from 4 out - urged along before 2 out then eased back through the field - well held at the finish 7/10 nk 9-11 79112B85A Freddie Keighley 15/2
18 Nov 24+113d Leicester Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Went straight to front but drifted left and dropped to 2nd - regained command before 5th before being overtaken - unable to threaten winner after mistake at last - eased back to 4th close home 4/10 nk 10-3 80109A95A Daire McConville 11/1
28 Jul 24+47d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 8 11-5 80105B96A Sean Bowen 11/2
11 Jun 24+16d Southwell Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1 10-7 82104A99A Sean Bowen 15/2
26 May 24+114d Uttoxeter Turf Services Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 33 10-12 8472C82C Sean Bowen 5/2
02 Feb 24+67d Southwell At The Races App Expert Tips Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 15 10-11 8779C81A Harry Atkins 16/1
2023 · 2 runs
27 Nov 23+298d Ludlow Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-1 91—— Sean Bowen 12/1
02 Feb 23+72d Fakenham Little Snoring Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-11 96—— Patrick Cowley 14/1
2022 · 9 runs
22 Nov 22+7d Southwell Follow Vickers.Bet For Tommo's Daily Tips Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-4 98—— Patrick Cowley 4/1
15 Nov 22+116d Fakenham Greshams Prep Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-6 98—— Lewis Dobb 11/10F
22 Jul 22+9d Uttoxeter BresBet Now Betting On International Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 14 11-4 10096A106A Brian Hughes 3/1F
13 Jul 22+13d Uttoxeter H Brown & Son Recycling Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 12-0 10089A114A Brian Hughes 4/1
30 Jun 22+28d Perth Event Parking With Horizon Parking Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 5 12-0 10057A96A Brian Hughes 2/1F
02 Jun 22+22d Uttoxeter Cazoo Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1½ 11-7 98129B124A Brian Hughes 3/1J
11 May 22+29d Perth Fonab Castle Hotel And Spa Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3¼ 12-0 99123A108A Brian Hughes 9/4F
12 Apr 22+87d Ayr 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 nse 11-5 9695C124A Brian Hughes 4/1
15 Jan 22+17d Wetherby racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 11 11-1 99109B101B Brian Hughes 9/2
2021 · 5 runs
29 Dec 21+30d Kelso Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 10-12 ——— Callum Bewley 14/1
29 Nov 21+29d Ayr Happy 70th Birthday Sandy Abbott Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 10 10-12 —120B105A Callum Bewley 40/1
31 Oct 21+214d Carlisle Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 14 10-12 —61A97A Callum Bewley 11/2
31 Mar 21+40d Hexham Visit attheraces.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2¾ 11-4 —60B114A Callum Bewley 12/1
19 Feb 21 Kelso Join Racing TV Now Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 11-4 —42C90C Callum Bewley 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Release The Kraken won?
Release The Kraken (IRE) has yet to win, from 23 archived starts between 2021 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (13% of starts).
Who trained Release The Kraken?
Release The Kraken (IRE) was trained by Martin Keighley on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 12 February 2025.
Who is Release The Kraken's sire?
Release The Kraken (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Guydus (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Release The Kraken's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 12 February 2025. The highest on record is 100.
What is Release The Kraken's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Release The Kraken's siblings?
Out of Guydus (IRE), Release The Kraken (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dr Sanderson (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Dr Sanderson (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2021. 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.