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Horse profile

Richard The Third (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2012) · Last trainer John Harris · Last owner Mr Vijay Kara
by King's Best (USA) out of Larousse (GB) (Unfuwain)
19 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Jan 2012 — 5,380 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2012 Won at Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Richard The Third (GB) is 1 from 19, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2010. Last raced off 85, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 9lb off peak
85 85–94

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 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 27 Jun 2010 Official rating 85 at the last run, 28 Jan 2012

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 14 figures · best 118A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft5118A111—
Good4112C98.5—
Good to Soft2108A99—
Good to Firm2106A98—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8113A95—
2m5f – 3m3108A106—
2m1f – 2m4f2118A109—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 19 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.10 from 1
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.10 from 2
Good1,8891678.8%−1.10 from 5
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 3
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.61 from 7
Heavy427399.1%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.50 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+11 from 4
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.10 from 5
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

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
Larousse (GB) (Unfuwain)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Karoshdee (GB)30——
Oh Two (GB)50——
Grande Illusion (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +1.50
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 13 1 8% −4.50
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 7 1 14% +1.50
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 0 0% −9.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +4.50
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Thornton 8 1 13% +0.50
Harry Skelton 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Treadwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Messenger 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Moorman 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Durack 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Owyn Nelmes 1 0 0% −1.00
Matty Roe 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 4 1 25% +4.50
2009 8 0 0% −8.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −5.50
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
28 Jan 12+33d Uttoxeter Chemtech Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Heavy · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-0 85— Andrew Thornton 7/1
26 Dec 11+26d Market Rasen Come Racing For 5 7th February Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3 11-4 8776C Tom Messenger 11/2
30 Nov 11+521d Uttoxeter Digibet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 23 11-5 8890C Andrew Thornton 12/1
27 Jun 10+28d Uttoxeter Come And Join Chasing Gold Racing Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 13 11-12 94106A Andrew Thornton 16/1
30 May 10+29d Uttoxeter Richard And Lisa Oldham Wedding Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 15 11-3 94100A Sam Jones 3/1
01 May 10+42d Uttoxeter Bet totepool To Support Your Sport Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 11 11-11 94108A Andrew Thornton 5/1
20 Mar 10+79d Uttoxeter Toteexacta Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 87118A Andrew Thornton 15/2
31 Dec 09+13d Warwick Help For Heroes Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-13 90— Harry Skelton 18/1
18 Dec 09+19d Uttoxeter Signs 2000 'Hands And Heels' Jumps Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conds/Amats) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 6 11-9 85113A Mr J Moorman 20/1
29 Nov 09+170d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 10-9 85— Harry Skelton 11/1
12 Jun 09+14d Market Rasen Racing Uk Best Racecourses Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-5 87— Andrew Thornton 18/1
29 May 09+39d Towcester Veka Plc 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 7 10-12 9090A Andrew Thornton 8/1
20 Apr 09+40d Kempton Play Roulette at Williamhill.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 1 10-12 —84C Liam Treadwell 100/1
11 Mar 09+10d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 —— Seamus Durack 250/1
01 Mar 09+293d Huntingdon Bet WBX.com For Better Odds Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 4 11-1 —97A Andrew Thornton 50/1
12 May 08+49d Towcester Volkswagen Touareg Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Firm · 7 ran 4/7 6 10-12 —95B Liam Treadwell 6/1
24 Mar 08+107d Huntingdon Mountview Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 5 10-9 —95A Dougie Costello 25/1
08 Dec 07+17d Wetherby E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 12.5f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¾ 10-12 —111C Owyn Nelmes 5/1
21 Nov 07 Warwick E.B.F./David Nicholson Junior Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 14f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 1¼ 10-5 —112C Matty Roe 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Richard The Third (GB) won?
Richard The Third (GB) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 3 times in total (15.8% of starts).
Who trained Richard The Third (GB)?
Richard The Third (GB) was trained by John Harris on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 28 January 2012.
Who is Richard The Third (GB)'s sire?
Richard The Third (GB) is by King's Best (USA) out of Larousse (GB), whose sire is Unfuwain.
What going does Richard The Third (GB) prefer?
Richard The Third (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Richard The Third (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 28 January 2012. The highest on record is 94.
What is Richard The Third (GB)'s sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Richard The Third (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Larousse (GB), Richard The Third (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2007. 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.