Horse profile
Saint Arvans (FR)
by Motivator (GB) out of Castellina (USA) (Danzig Connection)
48 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Oct 2025 — 384 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 2nd of 6
8 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile
Saint Arvans is an 8 from 48 gelding who won six times over fences and twice over hurdles between Oct 2020 and Jun 2023. All eight wins came on turf with six on good ground and the other two on soft and good to soft. He has scored three times at Kelso from seven starts there and twice at Hexham from six starts there. Last ran when second of six in a Class 4 handicap chase at Kelso in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 107 which was 22lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 48 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 8–48Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 18 (37.5%)Placed
- +12.25£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 1.47Fair A/E n=48 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 46dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating107↓ 22lb off peak
107
98–129
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 105
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 23 | 132A | 106 | — |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 119A | 96 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 132A | 106 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 130B | 99 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 125A | 106 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 132A | 111 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 48 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 48 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.
Run style from 6 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,582 runs since Jan 2008 (512 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,083. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,280. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 591. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | +11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 571 | 71 | 12.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,317 | 145 | 11% | −1.1 | 6 from 27 |
| Good to Soft | 859 | 112 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 12 |
| Soft | 1,083 | 173 | 16% | +3.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 450 | 67 | 14.9% | +2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,280 | 100 | 7.8% | −4.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −4.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 574 | 50 | 8.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,110 | 108 | 9.7% | −2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,851 | 243 | 13.1% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,214 | 160 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 4 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 591 | 90 | 15.2% | +3.1 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 182 | 17 | 9.3% | −2.8 | 2 from 18 |
| Over 3m | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | +3.7 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Castellina (USA) (Danzig Connection)
At least 12 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Miskin (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Blaise Hollow (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miskin (GB) | 33 | 4 | 1m2½f–1m4f | — |
| Blaise Hollow (USA) | 30 | 2 | 1m2f–2m4f | Class 3 |
| Via Delle Volte (GB) | 9 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 4 |
| Castleburg (GB) | 13 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Mareena (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Personal Coach (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Castle River (USA) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaise Wood (USA) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Catabound (USA) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Avon Castle (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Withywood (USA) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Tartan (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
The twelve with most wins are shown; the family holds more.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 27 | 6 | 22% | +22.75 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 26 | 5 | 19% | +6.75 |
| Class 4 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +11.50 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| Kelso | 7 | 3 | 43% | +28.50 |
| Hexham | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.75 |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wetherby | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 18 | 2 | 11% | +2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 4 | 22% | +14.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Rabbitt | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| Callum Bewley | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Price | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.50 |
| Dale Irving | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Thomas Dowson | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Ross Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Joe Williamson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Mr Tommie M O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 38 | 6 | 16% | −0.25 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 4 | 2 | 50% | +18.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +9.50 |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.25 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.50 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 28 | 5 | 18% | +4.75 |
| Hurdle | 18 | 3 | 17% | +9.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 25+27d | Kelso | bettingsites.co.uk Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - clumsy and needed a slap 4th - fiddled the fence right-handed 8th - made ground into 12th - moved up to second last but couldn't reel in winner | 2/6 | 2 | 10-13 | 107 | 105B | 123B | Charlie Price | 8/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+57d | Perth | Auto Services Volkswagen Commercials Aftersales Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - clipped the first and again 4 out - pushed along 3 out - blundered 2 out - soon lost touch finishing fifth | 5/8 | 15 | 11-4 | 112 | 87B | 101A | Charlie Price | 12/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+59d | Perth | Sport, Education & Wellbeing Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked the front group early on the inner - slipped back by the 9th and unable to close again by 3 out - hit the deck slightly 2 out and finished well held | 5/6 | 3¼ | 10-11 | 115 | 92B | 101B | Charlie Price | 8/1 |
| 15 May 25+21d | Perth | DM Hall Surveyors Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind the pace - blundered two out - drifted right claiming second spot at the last but couldn't threaten the winner | 2/6 | 20 | 11-8 | 117 | 98B | 117B | Charlie Price | 8/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+17d | Bangor-on-Dee | Good Luck Wrexham A.F.C Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - lost touch before 4 out - well beaten at the finish | 8/10 | 6 | 11-1 | 120 | — | 99C | Charlie Price | 14/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+274d | Kelso | Ashleybank Investments Reg And Betty Tweedie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards back early - made ground into 10th - under pressure in 3rd from two out and unable to find more approaching the last | 3/7 | 21 | 11-2 | 122 | 118A | 116B | Charlie Price | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Jul 24+16d | Market Rasen | Lives Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 31 | 11-5 | 126 | 93C | 109C | Conor Rabbitt | 7/1 |
| 21 Jun 24+12d | Market Rasen | ABP 'Summer Plate Trial' Handicap Chase | 4/12 | nk | 10-10 | 127 | 106A | 122A | Conor Rabbitt | 33/1 |
| 09 Jun 24+22d | Perth | bet365 Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 12 | 10-0 | 127 | 100C | 95C | Conor Rabbitt | 13/2 |
| 18 May 24+231d | Uttoxeter | We Are Sparta Paul Yelland 60 Handicap Chase | 2/12 | 8 | 11-6 | 127 | 77B | 134A | Conor Rabbitt | 33/1 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 23+19d | Market Rasen | Rasen A Glass Handicap Chase | PU/12 | — | 11-0 | 128 | — | — | Conor Rabbitt | 8/1 |
| 11 Sep 23+20d | Perth | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 5½ | 11-9 | 128 | 100C | 127B | Conor Rabbitt | 11/4 |
| 22 Aug 23+18d | Worcester | Peter Dawson Forget-Me-Not Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 1 | 10-5 | 129 | 118B | 116A | Conor Rabbitt | 13/2 |
| 04 Aug 23+13d | Bangor-on-Dee | Genesis Wealth Management Handicap Chase | 2/11 | 3½ | 11-7 | 127 | 111A | 125A | Conor Rabbitt | 5/1 |
| 22 Jul 23+28d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/14 | 2 | 10-11 | 128 | 130B | 115A | Conor Rabbitt | 25/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+13d | Perth | racingtv.com/freetrial Kilmany Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 10-7 | 124 | 124C | 126B | Conor Rabbitt | 13/2 | |
| 11 Jun 23+23d | Perth | bet365 Sam Morshead Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 16 | 10-0 | 126 | 95A | 107B | Conor Rabbitt | 12/1 |
| 19 May 23+21d | Aintree | 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/11 | — | 11-4 | 127 | — | — | Thomas Dowson | 12/1 |
| 28 Apr 23+11d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 12 | 11-7 | 122 | 71A | 114B | Thomas Dowson | 11/2 |
| 17 Apr 23+9d | Kelso | Ashleybank Investments Reg And Betty Tweedie Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 11-6 | 122 | 93C | 130B | Thomas Dowson | 12/1 | |
| 08 Apr 23+178d | Carlisle | Ability FM Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 11-7 | 123 | — | — | Thomas Dowson | 18/1 |
| 2022 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 22+36d | Wetherby | Bobby Renton Handicap Chase | F/4 | — | 10-8 | 120 | — | — | Brian Hughes | 13/8F |
| 06 Sep 22+24d | Hexham | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-11 | 117 | — | 127B | Sean Quinlan | 4/1 | |
| 13 Aug 22+44d | Perth | SPM Scotland Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/5 | 17 | 10-13 | 119 | 70C | 101B | Sean Quinlan | 7/1 |
| 30 Jun 22+19d | Perth | Secure Air Parks Edinburgh Airport Parking Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 2¾ | 10-5 | 120 | 115A | 114B | Brian Hughes | 4/1 |
| 11 Jun 22+14d | Hexham | Stewy Hutton Memorial Race Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 1/3 | 11-8 | 117 | 111C | 127C | Brian Hughes | 7/4 | |
| 28 May 22+28d | Cartmel | Alan Bolt Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 10-11 | 112 | 85C | 120B | Sean Quinlan | 7/2 | |
| 30 Apr 22+26d | Hexham | Denis Atkinson 73rd Birthday Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 3¼ | 10-12 | 112 | 79C | 117B | Sean Quinlan | 5/1 |
| 04 Apr 22+16d | Kelso | Manners Le Garcon D'or Handicap Hurdle | 9/12 | 16 | 11-12 | 113 | 65C | 102C | Sean Quinlan | 7/2 |
| 19 Mar 22+11d | Newcastle | Gordons At Inn Collection Group Handicap Hurdle | 2/4 | 3 | 10-8 | 114 | 110C | 123B | Callum Bewley | 10/3 |
| 08 Mar 22+22d | Newcastle | Vickers.Bet Loves Last Horse Standing Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 16 | 11-11 | 115 | 104A | 119A | Callum Bewley | 12/1 |
| 14 Feb 22+66d | Catterick | Happy 50th Dawn Callaghan Love You Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | ¾ | 11-0 | 116 | 106B | 122A | Callum Bewley | 11/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 21+27d | Doncaster | Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 11-10 | 118 | — | — | Callum Bewley | 16/1 |
| 13 Nov 21+15d | Wetherby | Racingtv.com/freemonth Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | ½ | 11-0 | 120 | 119A | 114B | Callum Bewley | 5/2 |
| 29 Oct 21+12d | Wetherby | bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-9 | 114 | 111A | 126A | Callum Bewley | 4/1 | |
| 17 Oct 21+136d | Sedgefield | Cavellos Italian Steakhouse Gin & Cocktail Bar Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 10 | 11-2 | 114 | 114A | 124B | Callum Bewley | 9/1 |
| 03 Jun 21+21d | Uttoxeter | Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 3 | 11-6 | 114 | 132A | 130A | Ross Chapman | 5/1 |
| 13 May 21+43d | Perth | Tay FM's Wake Up With Webster Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 1½ | 10-7 | 115 | 132A | 122A | Joe Williamson | 13/2 |
| 31 Mar 21+23d | Hexham | Download The NE-Bet App Today Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | ½ | 11-12 | 116 | 109B | 127A | Ross Chapman | 9/2 |
| 08 Mar 21+92d | Wetherby | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 7½ | 10-9 | 117 | 97B | 116A | Ross Chapman | 11/1 |
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 20+32d | Kelso | Racing Tv Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-4 | 110 | 125A | 136A | Joe Williamson | 9/2F | |
| 04 Nov 20+11d | Musselburgh | Support Jim Beaumont's Greatest Challenge At gofundme.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 108 | 114B | 116A | Dale Irving | 14/1 |
| 24 Oct 20+20d | Kelso | Watch On Racing TV 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/10 | 10-11 | 98 | 124A | 136A | Dale Irving | 16/1 | |
| 04 Oct 20+19d | Kelso | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 3 | 10-9 | — | 81A | 101A | Dale Irving | 11/1 |
| 15 Sep 20+13d | Hexham | Racing Partnership Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 3 | 10-9 | — | 103A | 120A | Dale Irving | 100/1 |
| 02 Sep 20+298d | Hexham | Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/15 | ½ | 10-11 | — | 92C | 93C | Dale Irving | 66/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 19+28d | Wincanton | Jaytrack Employee Day Intermediate Open NH Flat Race | 14/18 | shd | 10-11 | — | 85B | 85A | Mr Tommie M O'Brien | 33/1 |
| 12 Oct 19 | Chepstow | Chris & Lisa's Big Birthday Bash Standard Open NH Flat Race | 8/12 | 2¼ | 10-9 | — | 57A | 104A | Mr Tommie M O'Brien | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saint Arvans won?
- Saint Arvans (FR) won 8 of 48 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 18 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Saint Arvans?
- Saint Arvans (FR) was trained by Maurice Barnes on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 5 October 2025.
- Who is Saint Arvans's sire?
- Saint Arvans (FR) is by Motivator (GB) out of Castellina (USA), whose sire is Danzig Connection.
- What going does Saint Arvans prefer?
- Saint Arvans (FR) has the best record on good going: 6 wins from 27 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Saint Arvans's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 5 October 2025. The highest on record is 129.
- What is Saint Arvans's sire's record?
- Motivator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,582 runs since Jan 2008 (512 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,083. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,280. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 591. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
- Who are Saint Arvans's siblings?
- Out of Castellina (USA), Saint Arvans (FR) has at least 12 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Miskin (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Blaise Hollow (USA)). The wins came over 1m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.