Horse profile
Simply Red (GB)
33 runs · 17 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Mar 2025 — 577 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 4th of 9
4 wins · Bangor-on-Dee
Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile
Simply Red won four of 33 starts between Oct 2021 and Mar 2025, all on turf and all at Bangor-on-Dee. The mare landed three handicaps there over 1m5f – 2m on good ground in 2022 and 2023, plus one over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Aug 2022. She was held up in all five analysed runs and finished 4 of 9 at Carlisle in Mar 2025 off an official rating of 98, 16lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 4–33Wins / Runs
- 12.1%Strike rate
- 10 (30.3%)Placed
- −15.25£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=33 · 0.90 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 rating98↓ 16lb off peak
98
54–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 102
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 132B | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 102C | 84 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 71A | 58 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 132B | 91.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 123A | 89 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 94A | 82 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 85C | 85 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 94A | 86.5 | — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 33 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 8 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 346 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 33 | 4 | 12.1% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 98 | 6 | 6.1% | −2.3 | 3 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 67 | 4 | 6% | −2.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 55 | 8 | 14.5% | +6.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 20 | 4 | 20% | +11.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 3 | 4.1% | −4.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 27 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 85 | 8 | 9.4% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 125 | 13 | 10.4% | +2 | 3 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | +2.3 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −4.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +4.1 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Peace Belle (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Peace Belle (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Belle (GB) | 9 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Peace Motivator (GB) | 13 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Strong Man Tom (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 3 | 17% | −4.75 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee | 6 | 4 | 67% | +11.75 |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hereford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 3 | 18% | −2.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kavanagh | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Charlie Maggs | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| William Maggs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Fergus Gregory | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ross Turner | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Ben Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Toby Wynne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.25 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 26 | 4 | 15% | −8.25 |
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 25+18d | Carlisle | Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back of pack - improved on outside approaching 3 out to move into 4th before 2 out - kept on same speed for 4th | 4/9 | 2 | 11-9 | 98 | 97B | 113A | William Maggs | 5/1 |
| 05 Mar 25+8d | Catterick | Racing To School Claiming Hurdle Held up at the back - jumped awkwardly at the 2nd - made progress wide on the final bend and took 3rd after 2 out after minor interference - kept on along the run-in but lacked the speed to threaten the front two - finished 3rd | 3/7 | ½ | 10-12 | 98 | 102B | 111A | William Maggs | 5/1 |
| 25 Feb 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) Held up mid-pack - pressed for effort with a furlong left - drifted left but kept on at an even gait through the closing stages - finished fifth | 5/9 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 54 | 79A | 63A | Ben Robinson | 40/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Held a forward spot early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped back inside the final furlong - finished 8th | 8/10 | ½ | 9-0 | 56 | 94A | 58A | Callum Shepherd | 50/1 |
| 08 Jan 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Novice Stakes Tracked front-runner until inside the final 3f - dropped away with a furlong left - finished well held in 5th | 5/7 | 6 | 9-2 | — | 85C | 56C | Harry Russell | 150/1 |
| 26 Dec 24+27d | Sedgefield | Casino And Sports At Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - made gradual progress from 3 out - close to the front pair after 2 out and up into fifth last - stayed on without threatening in the closing stages | 5/13 | 8 | 12-0 | 100 | 102C | 103C | Craig Nichol | 18/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+84d | Musselburgh | Musselburgh Racecourse Premium Annual Membership Mares' Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - dropped away under pressure before 3 out - beaten and well adrift by the finish | 10/10 | 17 | 10-4 | 102 | 97C | 83C | Charlie Maggs | 4/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+90d | Bangor-on-Dee | Alfa Aggregate Products Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled in the rear group - niggled at before 4 out - fell away from 3 out and well beaten | 9/10 | 9½ | 11-9 | 105 | 74C | 94C | Mr Ben Sutton | 18/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+22d | Bangor-on-Dee | Rachel Jones Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 1 | 11-4 | 109 | 92C | 105A | Jamie Hamilton | 16/1 |
| 17 May 24+18d | Aintree | HA Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 9/14 | 25 | 11-6 | 112 | — | 95C | Jamie Hamilton | 33/1 |
| 29 Apr 24+11d | Southwell (AW) | Follow Us On X At yeeehaaabet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/6 | ¾ | 9-11 | — | 75C | 61C | Andrew Mullen | 150/1 |
| 18 Apr 24+164d | Ripon | Download The Raceday Ready App Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-11 | — | 85C | 68C | Jack Garritty | 50/1 |
| 06 Nov 23+37d | Hereford | Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle | F/10 | — | 10-13 | 113 | — | — | Charlie Maggs | 11/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+17d | Market Rasen | Ferry Ales Brewery Prelude Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 1¾ | 10-5 | 114 | 91A | 109A | Charlie Maggs | 9/1 |
| 13 Sep 23+23d | Uttoxeter | Cambion Electronics Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 113 | 132B | 101A | Charlie Maggs | 10/3J |
| 21 Aug 23+17d | Bangor-on-Dee | Becks Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 1/10 | 11-4 | 108 | 106A | 134A | Charlie Maggs | 4/1 | |
| 04 Aug 23+26d | Bangor-on-Dee | SG Estates Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 1/9 | 11-6 | 102 | 106A | 120B | Peter Kavanagh | 4/1 | |
| 09 Jul 23+271d | Market Rasen | John Matthews Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 6/12 | 12 | 10-12 | 104 | 91B | 95A | Charlie Maggs | 9/1 |
| 11 Oct 22+29d | Hereford | Sky Sports Racing Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 5/7 | ½ | 11-6 | 104 | 123A | 113A | Brian Hughes | 11/4F |
| 12 Sep 22+16d | Worcester | Richard Hitchings Memorial Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | 2 | 11-9 | 101 | 73A | 115A | Peter Kavanagh | 3/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+12d | Cartmel | Hadwins Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 14 | 10-7 | 101 | 114A | 100B | Peter Kavanagh | 13/8F |
| 15 Aug 22+30d | Bangor-on-Dee | Summer Meeting 23rd August Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 10-13 | 94 | 85A | 119A | Brian Hughes | 9/4F | |
| 16 Jul 22+19d | Cartmel | Hadwins Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 2/5 | nk | 10-1 | 92 | 89C | 100B | Peter Kavanagh | 9/4F |
| 27 Jun 22+25d | Southwell | Cazoo Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | ¾ | 10-13 | 89 | 122A | 103A | Peter Kavanagh | 10/3F |
| 02 Jun 22+9d | Uttoxeter | Cazoo Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | ¾ | 11-1 | 81 | 89B | 96A | Peter Kavanagh | 5/2F |
| 24 May 22+19d | Bangor-on-Dee | Corona Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 1/4 | 10-4 | 81 | 95C | 102C | Peter Kavanagh | 7/2 | |
| 05 May 22+47d | Worcester | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 7/13 | 2¼ | 10-8 | 84 | 92B | 88A | Peter Kavanagh | 10/1 |
| 19 Mar 22+31d | Uttoxeter | Platinum Jubilee Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | nk | 9-10 | 83 | 71A | 83B | Toby Wynne | 15/2 |
| 16 Feb 22+49d | Hereford | Blackmountain Botanicals Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 9 | 10-12 | — | 58A | 85B | Fergus Gregory | 13/2 |
| 29 Dec 21+27d | Doncaster | Download The At The Races App Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 2¼ | 10-12 | — | 56A | 87A | Fergus Gregory | 28/1 |
| 02 Dec 21+26d | Market Rasen | MansionBet Bet 10 Get 10 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 16 | 10-5 | — | 63A | 86A | Henry Brooke | 100/1 |
| 06 Nov 21+21d | Aintree | Betway 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 8/9 | 11 | 10-0 | — | 50C | 77C | Ross Turner | 50/1 |
| 16 Oct 21 | Market Rasen | Aquadi By Symphony 'Junior' NH Flat Race | 7/12 | 5½ | 10-0 | — | 63C | 73C | Ross Turner | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Simply Red (GB) won?
- Simply Red (GB) won 4 of 33 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.1%. Placed 10 times in total (30.3% of starts).
- Who trained Simply Red (GB)?
- Simply Red (GB) was trained by Brian Ellison on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 23 March 2025.
- Who is Simply Red (GB)'s sire?
- Simply Red (GB) is by Proconsul (GB) out of Ssafa (GB), whose sire is Motivator.
- What going does Simply Red (GB) prefer?
- Simply Red (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 18 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Simply Red (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 23 March 2025. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Simply Red (GB)'s sire's record?
- Proconsul (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 346 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Simply Red (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Ssafa (GB), Simply Red (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Peace Belle (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Peace Belle (GB)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.