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Horse profile

Special Acclaim (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Jack Channon · Owner Box 41 Racing
by Acclamation (GB) out of Special Queen (IRE) (Clodovil)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 20 Jan 2026 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Special Acclaim is a gelding by Acclamation out of Special Queen. He has failed to win or place in four starts on the all-weather, with two runs under 6f and two at 6f to 7f. All his racing has been on standard going and he holds an official rating of 59, which was also his mark at his last run, a ninth of nine in a Class 6 handicap at Southwell in Jan 2026. He has raced at three different all-weather tracks.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 8 Jan 2026

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 4 figures · best 87A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)487A81.53 runs · 84 / 79
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f279A65.52 runs · 79 / 65.5
6f – 7f287A85.51 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 8 Jan 2026 Official rating 59 at the last run, 20 Jan 2026

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 4 figures · best 69A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)469A603 runs · 69 / 53
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f253A50.52 runs · 53 / 50.5
6f – 7f269A681 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Acclamation (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,711 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1512315.2%+5.2—
Good to Firm3,91744611.4%+1.4—
Good4,4104009.1%−0.9—
Good to Soft1,95221411%+1—
Soft2,1351848.6%−1.4—
Heavy563468.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)6,58266310.1%+0.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75940910.9%+0.90 from 2
6f – 7f10,5111,07810.3%+0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,5113319.4%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,2111068.8%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m482377.7%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f195136.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m4224.8%−5.2—

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
Special Queen (IRE) (Clodovil)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Desert Queen (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Finley Marsh 2 0 0% −2.00
George Bass 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
20 Jan 26+12d Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran Went straight to front - driven when overtaken inside final furlong - dropped away late to finish 9th 9/9 ½ 9-8 5952A48A Finley Marsh 6/1
08 Jan 26+44d Chelmsford City (AW) 99 Annual Pass Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Held a midfield spot wide - improved into contention 3f out - pushed along over a furlong out but drifted markedly right - soon held with no impact on finish 8/9 1 10-2 —84A69A Finley Marsh 14/1
2025 · 2 runs
25 Nov 25+243d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Bets With Betuk Bet Club Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran Held mid-pack early - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one gear inside final furlong - finished 5th 5/8 3 9-4 —79A53A George Bass 16/1
27 Mar 25 Chelmsford City (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back - unable to make an impression - finished sixth and a half lengths off 5/8 1½ 9-0 —87A67A George Bass 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Special Acclaim won?
Special Acclaim (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Special Acclaim?
Special Acclaim (GB) is trained by Jack Channon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 January 2026.
Who is Special Acclaim's sire?
Special Acclaim (GB) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Special Queen (IRE), whose sire is Clodovil.
What is Special Acclaim's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 20 January 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Special Acclaim's sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,711 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Who are Special Acclaim's siblings?
Out of Special Queen (IRE), Special Acclaim (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. 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.