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Horse profile

Sowerby (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2007) · Last trainer Mel Brittain · Last owner Mel Brittain
by Grey Desire (GB) out of Brief Star (IRE) (Brief Truce)
5 runs · 2 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 May 2007 — 7,128 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2007 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Sowerby (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off 46, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating46↓ 12lb off peak
46 45–58

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 20 Mar 2007 Official rating 46 at the last run, 1 May 2007

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 52C · median 26
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)452C26.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f452C29.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Grey Desire (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 16 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%0—
Good to Soft200%0—
Heavy100%0—
Standard (AW)900%00 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%00 from 4
1m – 1m1f900%0—
1m2f – 1m4f100%0—
1m5f – 2m300%0—
2m5f – 3m100%0—

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
Brief Star (IRE) (Brief Truce)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grey Vision (GB)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick Donaghy 1 0 0% −1.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Dean Mernagh 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Lawson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
01 May 07+42d Southwell (AW) betdirectpoker.com Get Involved Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 hd 8-0 4620C Patrick Donaghy 33/1
20 Mar 07+14d Southwell (AW) pontins.com Classified Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 nk 8-9 4552C Duran Fentiman 33/1
06 Mar 07+336d Southwell (AW) Coral And Talksport Supporting Children 1st Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 3 8-7 4733C Dean Mernagh 50/1
2006 · 1 run
04 Apr 06+203d Southwell (AW) Book Tickets On Line Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 8-13 524C David Nolan 11/1
2005 · 1 run
13 Sep 05 Thirsk See You Next April Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 19 ran 13/19 nk 8-11 5826C Mark Lawson 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sowerby won?
Sowerby (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Sowerby?
Sowerby (GB) was trained by Mel Brittain on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 1 May 2007.
Who is Sowerby's sire?
Sowerby (GB) is by Grey Desire (GB) out of Brief Star (IRE), whose sire is Brief Truce.
What is Sowerby's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 1 May 2007. The highest on record is 58.
What is Sowerby's sire's record?
Grey Desire (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 16 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Sowerby's siblings?
Out of Brief Star (IRE), Sowerby (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. 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.