Horse profile
Special Ghaiyyath (IRE)
19 runs · 14 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Haydock & Beverley
Last run 15 Sep 2026 · 11th of 12
Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile
Special Ghaiyyath is a gelding who has won two of 19 starts. Both wins came over 1m – 1m1f on turf, at Haydock in the Betfair Podcasts Handicap Class 4 in Sep 2025 off an official rating of 76 and at Beverley in the Big Racing Weekender Next 4 And 5 July Restricted Maiden Stakes Class 5 in Jun 2025. He has never won on the all-weather, with four runs at Wolverhampton (AW) yielding no success. Aged 4 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished 11 of 12 in the Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes Class 6 at Wolverhampton (AW) off an official rating of 62. He usually led in his races.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 2–19Wins / Runs
- 10.5%Strike rate
- 7 (36.8%)Placed
- −6.27£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 0.45Fair A/E n=18 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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 rating62↓ 17lb off peak
62
62–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 103A | 68 | 4 runs · 103 / 72 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 104A | 90.5 | 3 runs · 97 / 84 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 96A | 65 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 98A | 65.5 | 1 run · — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 104A | 74.5 | 9 runs · 103 / 68 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 97A | 96.5 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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.
Run style from 17 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Led 10 (59%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (6%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 1,129 runs since May 2024 (186 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19% from 306. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11.7% from 300.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 218 | 40 | 18.3% | +3 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 306 | 58 | 19% | +3.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 124 | 16 | 12.9% | −2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 144 | 19 | 13.2% | −2.1 | — |
| Heavy | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 300 | 35 | 11.7% | −3.6 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 297 | 39 | 13.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 392 | 66 | 16.8% | +1.5 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 374 | 58 | 15.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 45 | 9 | 20% | +4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2024 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cabinet Maker (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cabinet Maker (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Maker (IRE) | 26 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Alkuwarrior (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Sister Of Love (IRE) | 25 | 2 | 6f–7f | — |
| Rakassah (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Masterofgreygoose (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Son Of Darb's (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.27 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.27 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −3.27 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Dawes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Wright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Bradnam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 2 | 12% | −4.27 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.73 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Sep 26+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away fast inside the final furlong - eventually beaten a long way in 11th | 11/12 | 10 | 9-10 | 62 | 76C | 42C | Liam Wright | 100/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+20d | Salisbury | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Whips To Be Carried But Not Used - A Racing Excellence Series) Held a forward position early - pressed for effort 3f out - dropped away 2f out - finished seventh well beaten | 7/8 | 4 | 9-8 | 64 | 34C | 55C | Joe Bradnam | 28/1 |
| 14 Aug 26+16d | Newmarket (July) | Maritime Cargo Sts Freight Frenzy Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort with over two furlongs left - dropped away soon after - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/8 | ½ | 8-11 | 67 | 84B | 59A | Rose Dawes | 33/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+16d | Leicester | Nelson Panoramic Restaurant Dining Packages From Just £90 Handicap Stakes Held up at the back - driven approaching 2f out and drifted off a true line inside the final furlong - faded close home to finish 4th | 4/5 | 4 | 9-7 | 70 | 20C | 57B | Rose Dawes | 12/1 |
| 13 Jul 26+10d | Windsor | Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap (GBBPlus Race) went to the front early - overtaken over 3f out before fading over 2f out | 7/7 | 3¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 97A | 54A | Robert Havlin | 125/1 |
| 03 Jul 26+52d | Sandown | Debenhams Handicap Sat close to pace early - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 9/10 | 22 | 9-8 | 76 | 33C | 49C | Rose Dawes | 80/1 |
| 12 May 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed for effort and lost command over 2f out - faded fast from there and knocked another runner off stride - well held at the finish | 8/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 78 | 68C | 54C | Rose Dawes | 50/1 |
| 27 Apr 26+87d | Bath | Signs Express Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort with 2f remaining then lost position - dropped away quickly - finished sixth | 6/6 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 79 | 95A | 68B | Dylan Hogan | 10/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+70d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed into effort once overtaken 3f out - fought back to be in the mix entering the final furlong - couldn't find more late and held for third | 3/9 | hd | 9-5 | 79 | 103A | 82A | Hector Crouch | 9/2C |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Nov 25+76d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and dropped from second spot 3f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 10th | 10/10 | 10 | 9-5 | 79 | 60C | 45C | Rossa Ryan | 9/4F |
| 06 Sep 25+74d | Haydock | Betfair Podcasts Handicap (Div 1) Set the early pace - lost the front spot briefly beyond 3f out - pushed back in command inside the final furlong then pulled away in the closing stages holding on strongly to the line | 1/8 | 9-0 | 76 | 98A | 85A | Clifford Lee | 10/1 | |
| 24 Jun 25+17d | Beverley | Big Racing Weekender Next 4 And 5 July Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Drifted slightly left at the outset - set the pace throughout and opened up inside the last - kept finding under pressure to score | 1/7 | 9-6 | 76 | 104A | 79B | Connor Beasley | 8/11F | |
| 07 Jun 25+40d | Lingfield | Get Raceday Ready Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - pushed along with 2f left before drifting right when overtaken in the final furlong - unable to find more late and held for 4th | 4/11 | nk | 9-3 | 76 | 96A | 75A | Neil Callan | 3/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+23d | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Sent clear early - urged along with 2f left - challenged strongly inside the last then overtaken - stayed on for second | 2/10 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 76 | 102A | 87A | Callum Shepherd | 3/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost the front for a moment inside the final furlong before regaining advantage under pressure - stayed on well but caught right on the line | 2/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 78 | 84A | 93A | Joe Fanning | 9/2 |
| 22 Mar 25+178d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - challenged and drifted right entering straight - pushed along inside final two furlongs - lost place close home to finish third | 3/9 | 1 | 9-2 | 79 | 54A | 80A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 24+23d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - driven when overtaken 2f out with nothing left to give - dropped away final furlong and eventually finished well held in 10th | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 65A | 50A | William Buick | 7/2 |
| 02 Sep 24+37d | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy early - moved into command 3f out and asked for effort - contested front spot into final furlong before being overtaken - lost momentum inside closing stages - stayed on to just hold second | 2/11 | 2½ | 9-4 | — | 73A | 87A | Tom Marquand | 20/1 |
| 27 Jul 24 | Newcastle (AW) | Vermont Hotel EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/8 | nk | 9-7 | — | 68A | 70A | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Special Ghaiyyath won?
- Special Ghaiyyath (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
- Who trains Special Ghaiyyath?
- Special Ghaiyyath (IRE) is trained by P. Charalambous & J. Clutterbuck, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 September 2026.
- Who is Special Ghaiyyath's sire?
- Special Ghaiyyath (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Elegant Peace (IRE), whose sire is Intense Focus.
- What going does Special Ghaiyyath prefer?
- Special Ghaiyyath (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Special Ghaiyyath's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 15 September 2026. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Special Ghaiyyath's sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 1,129 runs since May 2024 (186 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19% from 306. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11.7% from 300.
- Who are Special Ghaiyyath's siblings?
- Out of Elegant Peace (IRE), Special Ghaiyyath (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cabinet Maker (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cabinet Maker (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.