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Horse profile

Should I Stay (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer Alan Brown · Last owner David J Sturdy
by Muhtathir (GB) out of Dusky Royale (FR) (Double Bed)
23 runs · 13 courses · from May 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Mar 2017 — 3,521 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 2 wins · Huntingdon Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Should I Stay (FR) is 2 from 23, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2014. Last raced off 88, 28lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 28lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 28lb off peak
88 88–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 72 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Bangor-on-Dee, 3 Jan 2017

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 2 figures · best 96C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 3 Feb 2017 Official rating 88 at the last run, 8 Mar 2017

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 11 figures · best 124A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4117B99.5—
Good to Soft3105A91—
Good2124A117.5—
Heavy2108A104—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7124A108—
2m5f – 3m291C91—
1m5f – 2m2105B95.5—

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Muhtathir (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,713 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.9% from 967.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.3—
Good to Firm1291310.1%−1.2—
Good90011713%+1.71 from 3
Good to Soft657629.4%−1.90 from 3
Soft1,39617912.8%+1.51 from 14
Heavy6598312.6%+1.30 from 3
Standard (AW)967767.9%−3.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3438.8%−2.5—
6f – 7f505438.5%−2.8—
1m – 1m1f950909.5%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f949869.1%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m7259713.4%+2.10 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,16615513.3%+22 from 12
2m5f – 3m3194313.5%+2.20 from 4
Over 3m651421.5%+10.2—

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
Dusky Royale (FR) (Double Bed)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Polisky (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Polisky (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Polisky (FR)2932m4f–2m5½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 1 7% −5.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 1 33% +0.25
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 2 17% −0.25
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Huntingdon 3 2 67% +8.75
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 2 17% −0.25
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Garry Lavery 5 0 0% −5.00
Cyrille Gombeau 5 0 0% −5.00
Paddy Brennan 4 0 0% −4.00
Joshua Moore 3 1 33% +5.50
Steeve Devesse 2 0 0% −2.00
Henry Brooke 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Joseph Akehurst 1 1 100% +2.25
Mr V Adam 1 0 0% −1.00
Major Felix Wheeler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 0 0% −14.00
Cheekpieces 8 2 25% +3.75
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 5 2 40% +6.75
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 2 13% −3.25
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 5 runs
08 Mar 17+17d Catterick Hunt Staff Benefit Society Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-0 88—— Henry Brooke 33/1
19 Feb 17+16d Market Rasen 10 Free At 32Red.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 100—— Mr Garry Lavery 25/1
03 Feb 17+10d Catterick Racing Again 13th February Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 11-9 10096C94C Mr Garry Lavery 20/1
24 Jan 17+21d Wetherby Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 32 11-5 100—91C Mr Garry Lavery 14/1
03 Jan 17+398d Bangor-on-Dee Stella Artois 4% Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 2½ 11-1 10572B91A Mr Garry Lavery 40/1
2015 · 1 run
02 Dec 15+590d Catterick Jump Season Starts Today Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 1¾ 11-8 108—105A Mr Garry Lavery 14/1
2014 · 5 runs
21 Apr 14+31d Huntingdon Win A Rio On Ladies Night Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-9 108—124A Mr Joseph Akehurst 9/4F
21 Mar 14+14d Newbury Hawk Inn 'Hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 12 10-11 108—111A Mr V Adam 20/1
07 Mar 14+15d Sandown Annington Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Military Amateur Riders) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 11 11-4 108—105B Major Felix Wheeler 4/1
20 Feb 14+23d Huntingdon Stanjames.com On The Road To Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 102—117B Joshua Moore 15/2
28 Jan 14+33d Taunton Aid Training Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 shd 11-6 105—100C Joshua Moore 20/1
2013 · 4 runs
26 Dec 13+64d Fontwell 32Red Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 7 11-2 108—108A Joshua Moore 14/1
23 Oct 13+2d Worcester Richard Davis Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 110—— Paddy Brennan 5/1
21 Oct 13+242d Plumpton Betfred/totepool Racing's Biggest Supporter Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-12 110—— Paddy Brennan 7/1
21 Feb 13+84d Huntingdon Huntingdon Racecourse Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 15 10-13 ——86C Paddy Brennan 40/1
2012 · 2 runs
29 Nov 12+91d Newbury CSP Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-8 116—— Paddy Brennan 66/1
30 Aug 12+299d Auteuil (FR) Prix Gelas (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 10-3 ——— Cyrille Gombeau 26/1
2011 · 6 runs
05 Nov 11+12d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert Weill (Prix Ketch) (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 9-13 ——— Cyrille Gombeau 18/1
24 Oct 11+12d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Auriban (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 8 8-11 ——— Steeve Devesse 49/1
12 Oct 11+106d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Kasteel (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 15f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 9-2 ——— Steeve Devesse 33/1
28 Jun 11+18d Auteuil (FR) Prix Frascati (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 5/15 8 10-8 ——— Cyrille Gombeau 48/10
10 Jun 11+33d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rocking Chair (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 14 ran 4/14 6 10-6 ——— Cyrille Gombeau 78/10
08 May 11 Auteuil (FR) Prix Wild Monarch (Div 1) (Hurdle) () (3yo C & G unraced over hurdles & fences) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 10-3 ——— Cyrille Gombeau 14/5

Quick answers

How many races has Should I Stay won?
Should I Stay (FR) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2011 and 2017, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 3 times in total (13% of starts).
Who trained Should I Stay?
Should I Stay (FR) was trained by Alan Brown on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 8 March 2017.
Who is Should I Stay's sire?
Should I Stay (FR) is by Muhtathir (GB) out of Dusky Royale (FR), whose sire is Double Bed.
What going does Should I Stay prefer?
Should I Stay (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Should I Stay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 8 March 2017. The highest on record is 116.
What is Should I Stay's sire's record?
Muhtathir (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,713 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.9% from 967.
Who are Should I Stay's siblings?
Out of Dusky Royale (FR), Should I Stay (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Polisky (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Polisky (FR)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.