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Horse profile

Sleight Of Hand (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2020) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Michael Buckley Mark Blandford
by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Katariya (IRE) (Barathea)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2018
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jan 2020 — 2,485 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020
KTB Profile

Sleight Of Hand (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Wincanton (Dec 2018).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 26 Dec 2018

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 129A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2129A119—

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wincanton, 26 Dec 2018

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 2 figures · best 122A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2122A120—

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 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
Kalanisi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,749 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14535.7%+25.2—
Good to Firm3555716.1%+5.6—
Good2,08021110.1%−0.40 from 1
Good to Soft1,15113912.1%+1.60 from 1
Soft1,9651758.9%−1.60 from 1
Heavy8869010.2%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)2983210.7%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−10.5—
6f – 7f6934.3%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f166169.6%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f4015012.5%+2—
1m5f – 2m2,22823210.4%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,09222010.5%0—
2m5f – 3m1,47815210.3%−0.20 from 2
Over 3m3043611.8%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Katariya (IRE) (Barathea)

7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kalarika (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Kalarika (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kalarika (IRE)1822m½f–2m2½fClass 4
Katehari (IRE)816fClass 5
Dot Cotton (IRE)180——
Upton Park Girl (IRE)10——
Kalakhan (IRE)50——
Al Guwair (IRE)190——
Kalariya (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Jeremiah McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Ned Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 1 run
16 Jan 20+35d Ludlow Henman Marquees Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 —— Jeremiah McGrath 10/1
2019 · 2 runs
12 Dec 19+292d Warwick Bethan-megan-elin Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-0 —— James Bowen 8/1
23 Feb 19+59d Kempton 888Sport Take 'Em On Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 4/8 hd 10-13 109A118A Ned Curtis 5/1
2018 · 1 run
26 Dec 18 Wincanton Jockey Club Catering Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 nse 11-2 129A122A James Bowen 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sleight Of Hand won?
Sleight Of Hand (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2018 and 2020. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Sleight Of Hand?
Sleight Of Hand (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 16 January 2020.
Who is Sleight Of Hand's sire?
Sleight Of Hand (IRE) is by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Katariya (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What is Sleight Of Hand's sire's record?
Kalanisi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,749 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Who are Sleight Of Hand's siblings?
Out of Katariya (IRE), Sleight Of Hand (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kalarika (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Kalarika (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2018. 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.