Rhetorical (GB)
Rhetorical won the Coolmore Stud St Mark's Basilica EBF Maiden Stakes at Newbury in May 2024 on good ground over 1m2f – 1m4f. The gelding, by Wootton Bassett out of a Muhtathir mare, has one win and two places from four runs at Class 4 level, all over 1m2f – 1m4f. He reached an official rating of 88. His last run, at Ascot in Sep 2024, was fifth of nine in a Class 3 handicap off that mark.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- +0.33£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 88Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 106A | 83.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 106A | 88.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,640 runs since Jan 2008 (788 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 556 | 73 | 13.1% | 0 | — |
| Good | 1,300 | 191 | 14.7% | +1.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 99 | 11.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,011 | 152 | 15% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 351 | 48 | 13.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,583 | 174 | 11% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,926 | 302 | 15.7% | +2.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,899 | 218 | 11.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,270 | 152 | 12% | −1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 281 | 36 | 12.8% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 94 | 3 | 3.2% | −9.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rock And Roll (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Rock And Roll (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock And Roll (FR) | 29 | 3 | 2m2f | Listed |
| Sassandra (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m3f | — |
| Rocky Run (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Miss Alpha (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rockemperor (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rock And Roll (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Marquand | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 24+59d | Ascot | UK Hi-Fi Show Live September 21st-22nd 'Confined' Handicap Settled at the back early - urged forward outside the final 3f - lost touch with rivals 2f out - kept going late but made no further gain approaching the line | 5/9 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 88 | 78A | 82A | Billy Loughnane | 7/2 |
| 10 Jul 24+19d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission/British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/13 | ½ | 9-10 | 88 | 99B | 86A | Tom Marquand | EvensF |
| 21 Jun 24+35d | Newmarket | Long Shot Seltzer Spring British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | ½ | 9-10 | — | 61B | 93A | Cieren Fallon | 11/10F |
| 17 May 24 | Newbury | Coolmore Stud St Mark's Basilica EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/12 | 9-7 | — | 106A | 87A | Tom Marquand | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rhetorical (GB) won?
- Rhetorical (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Rhetorical (GB)?
- Rhetorical (GB) was trained by William Haggas on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 7 September 2024.
- Who is Rhetorical (GB)'s sire?
- Rhetorical (GB) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Motivation (FR), whose sire is Muhtathir.
- What is Rhetorical (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 7 September 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Rhetorical (GB)'s sire's record?
- Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,640 runs since Jan 2008 (788 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
- Who are Rhetorical (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Motivation (FR), Rhetorical (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rock And Roll (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Rock And Roll (FR)). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.