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Snow Excuse (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Bryan Smart · Last owner Mrs A D Bourne
by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Satin Doll (GB) (Diktat)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Aug 2018 — 3,010 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Snow Excuse (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Dec 2017).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating46↓ 3lb off peak
46 46–49

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 5 May 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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 93A · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)593A83—
Good to Soft292A80—
Good to Firm263A61—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f893A80.5—
Under 6f292A80—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 5 May 2018 Official rating 46 at the last run, 1 Aug 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 64A · median 57.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)564A62—
Good to Soft258A57.5—
Good to Firm246A45—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f864A57—
Under 6f258A57.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%+0.6—
Good to Firm334267.8%+0.70 from 2
Good364277.4%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft225167.1%00 from 2
Soft2563011.7%+4.60 from 1
Heavy70710%+2.9—
Standard (AW)677314.6%−2.50 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f572549.4%+2.30 from 2
6f – 7f891586.5%−0.60 from 9
1m – 1m1f284176%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f138107.2%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m4800%−7.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1200%−7.1—
2m5f – 3m600%−7.1—
Over 3m100%−7.1—

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

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Seal Rock (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Seal Rock (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Seal Rock (GB)3556fClass 2
Satin Chic (GB)716fClass 6
Bullseye Bullet (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 0 0% −9.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Russell 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Eaves 2 0 0% −2.00
Connor Beasley 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Gray 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2018 · 4 runs
01 Aug 18+88d Redcar Get So Much More With Racing UK Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 2¾ 8-5 4664C31A Harry Russell 12/1
05 May 18+71d Wetherby totesport Follow Us On Twitter Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 5.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 8-7 4792A57A Harry Russell 8/1
23 Feb 18+43d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Casino Apprentice Handicap Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 8-11 4883B56A Harry Russell 11/1
11 Jan 18+15d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet toteWIN At betfred.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 shd 9-8 4878A64A Tom Eaves 7/2
2017 · 7 runs
27 Dec 17+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 hd 9-0 4893A62A Tom Eaves 11/2
13 Dec 17+43d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 8-7 4893A58A Shane Gray 14/1
31 Oct 17+26d Catterick Jump Season Next Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 8-13 48—— Graham Lee 16/1
05 Oct 17+62d Chelmsford City (AW) chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 hd 9-1 4983A64A Adam McNamara 16/1
04 Aug 17+22d Thirsk Book Now For Ladies' Day Saturday 9th September Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 3 9-5 —68A58A Jack Garritty 80/1
13 Jul 17+80d Doncaster Barton Storage Systems Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 ½ 9-5 —59A46A Connor Beasley 33/1
24 Apr 17 Pontefract Award Winning Art Of Racing Racedays Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 nk 9-3 —63A44A Connor Beasley 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Snow Excuse won?
Snow Excuse (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2017 and 2018. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Snow Excuse?
Snow Excuse (GB) was trained by Bryan Smart on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 1 August 2018.
Who is Snow Excuse's sire?
Snow Excuse (GB) is by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Satin Doll (GB), whose sire is Diktat.
What is Snow Excuse's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 1 August 2018. The highest on record is 49.
What is Snow Excuse's sire's record?
Hellvelyn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.
Who are Snow Excuse's siblings?
Out of Satin Doll (GB), Snow Excuse (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Seal Rock (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Seal Rock (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. 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.