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Ribbon Is A Dancer (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Hugo Palmer · Last owner Coral Racing Club
by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Satin Ribbon (GB) (Shamardal)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jul 2025 — 467 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Ribbon Is A Dancer is a gelding who has failed to win or place in five starts. He raced over 6f to 7f on four occasions and over 1m2f to 1m4f once, on good, soft and standard going. His last run, at Nottingham in Jul 2025, saw him finish 9 of 9 in a Class 6 handicap off a mark of 45. He was sired by Soldier's Call out of a Shamardal mare.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 58 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 13 Nov 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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 63C · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)358A52—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f458A51.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 38C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 21 Dec 2024 Official rating 45 at the last run, 18 Jul 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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 40A · median 38
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)340A39—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f440A38.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier's Call (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,112 runs since Jan 2008 (217 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.1% from 198. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 245.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−9.1—
Good to Firm335329.6%+0.5—
Good581498.4%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft1982613.1%+4—
Soft267228.2%−0.90 from 1
Heavy8078.8%−0.3—
Standard (AW)639568.8%−0.30 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7088111.4%+2.3—
6f – 7f1,020908.8%−0.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f245104.1%−5—
1m2f – 1m4f7779.1%00 from 1
1m5f – 2m4149.8%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f1900%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m200%−9.1—

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
Satin Ribbon (GB) (Shamardal)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Tareekh (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Tareekh (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tareekh (IRE)626fClass 3
Tilt At Windmills (IRE)1111mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gina Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Alistair Rawlinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Leavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Wright 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

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 · 2 runs
18 Jul 25+12d Nottingham pricedup.bet Boosts 'Confined' Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 9 ran Up with the main group early - dropped away markedly over 3f out as the leading duo stretched clear - faded from over 2f out to finish ninth beaten 20 lengths 9/9 2 8-6 4563C33C Gina Mangan 22/1
06 Jul 25+197d Ayr Sunday Roast At westernhousehotel Available Now Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 14 ran Settled around midfield early - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away inside final 2f - well held at the finish 12/14 ¾ 8-9 4551C32C Andrew Mullen 28/1
2024 · 3 runs
21 Dec 24+10d Newcastle (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Handy early - dropped back with 2f left - pushed along then faded - finished ninth well beaten 9/10 3¾ 9-5 —39C38C Alistair Rawlinson 40/1
11 Dec 24+28d Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Wide throughout - held up towards the back - never a factor - finished well held in 11th 11/11 nk 9-4 —52A40A Joe Leavy 80/1
13 Nov 24 Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Sluggish start - never involved - well held throughout 10/11 2 9-0 —58A39A Liam Wright 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ribbon Is A Dancer won?
Ribbon Is A Dancer (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Ribbon Is A Dancer?
Ribbon Is A Dancer (IRE) was trained by Hugo Palmer on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 18 July 2025.
Who is Ribbon Is A Dancer's sire?
Ribbon Is A Dancer (IRE) is by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Satin Ribbon (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
What is Ribbon Is A Dancer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 18 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ribbon Is A Dancer's sire's record?
Soldier's Call (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,112 runs since Jan 2008 (217 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.1% from 198. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 245.
Who are Ribbon Is A Dancer's siblings?
Out of Satin Ribbon (GB), Ribbon Is A Dancer (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Tareekh (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Tareekh (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.