Horse profile
Special Acceptance (GB)
by Malinas (GER) out of Doubly Guest (GB) (Barathea Guest)
33 runs · 14 courses · from Jan 2018
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Dec 2024 — 652 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 1st of 4
Won last time out
2 wins · Warwick & Plumpton
Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile
Special Acceptance won two of 33 starts on turf, both at Class 4 level in handicaps on soft ground. One success came at Plumpton over 3m in Dec 2020 and the other at Warwick over 2m5f – 3m in Dec 2024. He won last time out at Warwick in Dec 2024 off a mark of 108, 16lb below his highest ever mark of 124. All wins were on soft.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 4
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 2–33Wins / Runs
- 6.1%Strike rate
- 16 (48.5%)Placed
- −27.42£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.48Fair A/E n=33 · 0.42 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 79dAvg 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 rating108↓ 16lb off peak
108
102–124
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 119
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.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 142A | 109 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 132B | 80.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 106A | 90 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 9 | 132B | 87 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 142A | 104.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 126B | 108 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (5) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Malinas (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,932 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +2.6 | — |
| Good | 1,183 | 169 | 14.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 910 | 139 | 15.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,235 | 166 | 13.4% | −0.7 | 2 from 14 |
| Heavy | 532 | 74 | 13.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | −11.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −5.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 50 | 5 | 10% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,093 | 152 | 13.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,368 | 182 | 13.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,077 | 175 | 16.2% | +2.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 330 | 41 | 12.4% | −1.7 | 1 from 14 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Doubly Guest (GB) (Barathea Guest)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Triple Trade (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Triple Trade (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Trade (GB) | 35 | 7 | 2m–2m4f | Class 2 |
| Glanvilles Guest (GB) | 21 | 4 | 2m–3m2½f | Class 4 |
| Nine Graces (GB) | 20 | 3 | 2m6f–2m6½f | — |
| Chedington's Guest (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Kapitall (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% | −8.42 |
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −13.42 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.80 |
| Huntingdon | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Warwick | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.80 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.62 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.80 |
| Max Kendrick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Freddie Gingell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Kielan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Zac Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 2 | 13% | −10.42 |
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.80 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 20 | 2 | 10% | −14.42 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 24+49d | Warwick | Poundland Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase Up with the pace - moved to share the front 4th - second by a margin after halfway - nudged into a challenge before 4 out - travelling strongly into 2 out and hit the front - a length up approaching the last under pressure - stayed on gamely to win | 1/4 | 11-7 | 108 | 65C | 124C | Freddie Gingell | 11/8F | |
| 12 Nov 24+25d | Huntingdon | Lord Sparky Veterans' Handicap Chase Drifted left occasionally early - in front briefly then settled second until 4th - error four out - bigger blunder three out - moved up into second turning for home - unable to close before the last | 2/6 | 12 | 11-2 | 108 | 119A | 123B | Gavin Sheehan | 11/10F |
| 18 Oct 24+179d | Uttoxeter | L J S Fencing Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - moved onto the front pair three out and up to second two out - pressed for effort when overtaken nearing the last fence - slightly awkward there - kept going but unable to threaten and beaten five lengths in second | 2/8 | 5 | 11-12 | 108 | — | 133B | Gavin Sheehan | 9/2 |
| 22 Apr 24+23d | Ffos Las | DragonBet The Bookmaker Of Wales Handicap Chase | 5/9 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 108 | — | 105A | Kielan Woods | 10/1 |
| 30 Mar 24+30d | Haydock | Tim Molony Memorial Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 6 | 11-2 | 108 | 3B | 121B | Gavin Sheehan | 9/1 |
| 29 Feb 24+53d | Ludlow | Forbra Gold Cup (Sponsored By Flowfit) Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 57 | 10-10 | 110 | — | 95C | Daryl Jacob | 11/1 |
| 07 Jan 24+20d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Sussex National Handicap Chase | 4/11 | ½ | 10-3 | 110 | 112A | 116A | Gavin Sheehan | 11/1 |
| 18 Dec 23+34d | Plumpton | G.E.White & Sons Agricultural Buildings Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 108 | 106A | 120A | Gavin Sheehan | 6/1 |
| 14 Nov 23+220d | Huntingdon | Racing Tv Veterans' Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 105 | 87A | 118B | Gavin Sheehan | 4/1 |
| 08 Apr 23+17d | Haydock | Jeannie's Birthday Celebration Veterans' Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 1¾ | 10-10 | 102 | 53A | 117B | Tom Bellamy | 6/1 |
| 22 Mar 23+23d | Warwick | Allen Family Thank Macmillan Cancer Support Handicap Chase | 5/7 | shd | 11-5 | 106 | 58A | 102B | Tom Bellamy | 14/1 |
| 27 Feb 23+28d | Plumpton | Clokkemaker Do Well Do Good Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 19 | 11-6 | 112 | 87C | 100C | Mr Zac Baker | 40/1 |
| 30 Jan 23+679d | Plumpton | Tysers Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-12 | 114 | — | — | Adam Wedge | 33/1 |
| 22 Mar 21+24d | Plumpton | Get Daily Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Chase | 3/3 | 71 | 11-3 | 122 | 93C | 93C | Tom O'Brien | 7/4 |
| 26 Feb 21+27d | Exeter | Thank You NHS Devon National Handicap Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-1 | 124 | — | — | Tom Scudamore | 10/1 |
| 30 Jan 21+27d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Money Back As Cash Handicap Chase | 2/10 | ½ | 11-8 | 120 | 90A | 134B | Tom O'Brien | 9/2 |
| 03 Jan 21+27d | Plumpton | Sky Sports Racing Sussex National Handicap Chase | 2/12 | 2 | 10-12 | 118 | — | 115A | Tom O'Brien | 4/1F |
| 07 Dec 20+12d | Plumpton | Sky Sports Racing Attheraces.com Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 11-11 | 114 | 71A | 133A | Tom O'Brien | 11/5F | |
| 25 Nov 20+43d | Hereford | Cotswold Hereford Handicap Chase | 3/11 | ½ | 11-10 | 115 | — | 120A | Tom O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 13 Oct 20+255d | Huntingdon | MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/9 | 2¼ | 11-8 | 117 | 58A | 116A | Richie McLernon | 14/1 |
| 01 Feb 20+21d | Sandown | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 120 | — | 116A | Tom O'Brien | 20/1 |
| 11 Jan 20+35d | Warwick | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 121 | 132B | 97A | Jack Tudor | 25/1 |
| 07 Dec 19+41d | Sandown | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle | UR/11 | — | 10-4 | 117 | — | — | Tom O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 27 Oct 19+24d | Wincanton | Combat Stress Centenary Handicap Hurdle | PU/17 | — | 11-13 | 116 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 11/1 |
| 03 Oct 19+150d | Warwick | Ignite Incentives Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 115 | 142A | 118A | Gavin Sheehan | 13/2 |
| 06 May 19+51d | Kempton | Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 115 | 126A | 115A | Gavin Sheehan | 4/1 |
| 16 Mar 19+42d | Fontwell | bet365 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 9 | 11-12 | 115 | — | 116B | Max Kendrick | 7/2 |
| 02 Feb 19+22d | Sandown | Take 'Em On With 888Sport Novices' Handicap Hurdle | UR/9 | — | 11-1 | 117 | — | — | Max Kendrick | 9/1 |
| 11 Jan 19+33d | Huntingdon | EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle | 2/9 | 1¾ | 11-0 | — | 110B | 113A | Max Kendrick | 4/1 |
| 09 Dec 18+27d | Huntingdon | ABF The Soldiers' Charity Novices' Hurdle | 8/14 | 6 | 10-7 | — | 90C | 97C | Max Kendrick | 12/1 |
| 12 Nov 18+261d | Kempton | Bet At Racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle | 4/13 | 1¾ | 10-7 | — | 126B | 116A | Max Kendrick | 25/1 |
| 24 Feb 18+29d | Kempton | Betdaq Free Trading Tools Standard Open NH Flat Race | 4/9 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 108A | 119A | Gavin Sheehan | 12/1 |
| 26 Jan 18 | Huntingdon | Sheridan Maine Standard Open NH Flat Race | 2/14 | 2¾ | 11-4 | — | 106B | 128A | Gavin Sheehan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Special Acceptance (GB) won?
- Special Acceptance (GB) won 2 of 33 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 6.1%. Placed 16 times in total (48.5% of starts).
- Who trained Special Acceptance (GB)?
- Special Acceptance (GB) was trained by Billy Aprahamian on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 31 December 2024.
- Who is Special Acceptance (GB)'s sire?
- Special Acceptance (GB) is by Malinas (GER) out of Doubly Guest (GB), whose sire is Barathea Guest.
- What going does Special Acceptance (GB) prefer?
- Special Acceptance (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 14 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Special Acceptance (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 31 December 2024. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Special Acceptance (GB)'s sire's record?
- Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,932 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Special Acceptance (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Doubly Guest (GB), Special Acceptance (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Triple Trade (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Triple Trade (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.