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Sao Carlos (GB)

8yo gelding · Trainer Lizzie Quinlan · Owner A Balmer And Bolton Mill Racing
by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Valleyofthedolls (GB) (King's Theatre)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wetherby & Market Rasen Last run 9 May 2026 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Sao Carlos is a gelding who has won two of 16 starts on turf, both over 1m5f – 2m. He won a Class 5 NH Flat race at Market Rasen on good to soft in Dec 2022 and a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Wetherby on soft in Jan 2024. Typically held up, he last ran at Hexham in May 2026 off an official rating of 84, 33lb below his highest ever mark of 117.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 33lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 33lb off peak
84 84–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 8 Feb 2025

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 10 figures · best 110A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4110A981 run · —
Good to Soft392A82—
Good282C34.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7110A921 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f382C821 run · —

Of 16 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 · 10 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 13 Jan 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 9 May 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 133A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5133A1221 run · —
Good to Soft3124A119—
Good294C91—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8133A1211 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f3100C941 run · —

Of 16 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 · 11 figures from 16 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 10 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blue Bresil (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,537 runs since Sep 2013 (462 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.1—
Good to Firm47714.9%+2.8—
Good92110311.2%−0.90 from 4
Good to Soft7398511.5%−0.61 from 5
Soft1,20015412.8%+0.71 from 6
Heavy5777513%+0.90 from 1
Standard (AW)5259.6%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f10110%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f3725.4%−6.7—
1m2f – 1m4f6857.4%−4.7—
1m5f – 2m1,25616613.2%+1.12 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f1,50317311.5%−0.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m5707212.6%+0.5—
Over 3m931010.8%−1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valleyofthedolls (GB) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fairy Rose (GB)30——
Mountyfirth (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −3.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −1.75
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 1 9% −8.00
Class 5 4 1 25% −0.75
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 1 50% +1.25
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +2.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 2 15% −6.75
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 6 1 17% −2.75
Sean Quinlan 5 0 0% −5.00
Gavin Sheehan 2 1 50% +1.00
Peter Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 11 0 0% −11.00
None 5 2 40% +1.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 4 1 25% −1.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 1 100% +2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −8.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +2.25

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
2026 · 4 runs
09 May 26+16d Hexham Charlie's Halfway To 100 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Went straight to front - lost command 3rd - dropped away before 3 out - faded rapidly then eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/9 — 10-13 84—— Sean Quinlan 40/1
23 Apr 26+40d Perth One Place. Every Race. Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the back of the pack early - pushed along after the 5th but slipped further behind - beaten when eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/14 — 11-4 90—— Sean Quinlan 80/1
14 Mar 26+60d Newcastle Guinness At The Hawk Ponteland Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled at the back from the outset - never involved with the front group - stopped before 3 out PU/6 — 11-1 95—— Sean Quinlan 33/1
13 Jan 26+30d Ayr Dream Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - lost touch off the home bend - well beaten at the finish 8/9 10 11-5 10041C97C Peter Kavanagh 50/1
2025 · 6 runs
14 Dec 25+43d Carlisle PricedUp Daily Racing Boosts Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 8 ran Held up at back of field - made no impact through the contest - finished well beaten in 8th 8/8 14 11-12 10333B90A Sean Quinlan 40/1
01 Nov 25+194d Ayr Southern Ayr Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran Up with the pace early - serious blunder at the 3rd and fell away through the field - at the back by the 6th - withdrawn from the contest before 3 out PU/11 — 11-10 106—— Sean Quinlan 25/1
21 Apr 25+36d Chepstow Tip Top Riders Restroom Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran Settled into an early forward spot - jumped poorly and nearly came down at the opening fence - dropped towards the back by the 4th - under pressure with five to jump - lost touch from the fourth-last and finished well behind 5/6 58 11-8 109-13C88C James Bowen 10/3
16 Mar 25+22d Chepstow Capital Windscreens Supports Autism Charity Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 5 ran Blundered and unseated at the 1st UR/5 — 11-3 109—— Sean Bowen 11/4
22 Feb 25+14d Chepstow Pertemps Network EMEA Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Handy in the pack - pushed along before 2 out and gave up 2nd place - stayed on steadily but never a factor for the win 3/7 1 11-2 111100A126A Sean Bowen 7/2
08 Feb 25+60d Warwick racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran Set the tempo from the off - urged forward before losing command entering the home straight - driven approaching two out - stayed on at a single gear to finish third 3/9 3 11-6 112110A120A Jack Tudor 10/3F
2024 · 4 runs
10 Dec 24+260d Uttoxeter Homeserve Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran Held a midfield position - urged forward three out to share fourth but found nothing more - dropped away before the last to finish fifth 5/8 2¾ 12-0 11596B122A Sean Bowen 6/1
25 Mar 24+48d Huntingdon Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 29 11-11 11782C94C Sean Bowen 17/2
06 Feb 24+24d Market Rasen TrustATrader Apply Today EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 16 11-8 —82C100C Gavin Sheehan 9/2
13 Jan 24+53d Wetherby Wetherbyracing.Co.Uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-8 ——133A Gavin Sheehan 2/1J
2023 · 1 run
21 Nov 23+330d Lingfield Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 11-0 —92A124A Sean Bowen 13/8F
2022 · 1 run
26 Dec 22 Market Rasen Rand Farm Park Family Days Out 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 —15A119A Sean Bowen 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Sao Carlos won?
Sao Carlos (GB) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
Who trains Sao Carlos?
Sao Carlos (GB) is trained by Lizzie Quinlan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 May 2026.
Who is Sao Carlos's sire?
Sao Carlos (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Valleyofthedolls (GB), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Sao Carlos prefer?
Sao Carlos (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sao Carlos's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 9 May 2026. The highest on record is 117.
What is Sao Carlos's sire's record?
Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,537 runs since Sep 2013 (462 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sao Carlos's siblings?
Out of Valleyofthedolls (GB), Sao Carlos (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.