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Horse profile

Special Mate (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2014) · Last trainer Lady Susan Brooke · Last owner Lady Susan Brooke
by Generous (IRE) out of Flying Iris (IRE) (Un Desperado)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Dec 2014 — 4,328 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2014 Won at Ffos Las Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Special Mate (GB) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2011. Last raced off 70, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 30lb off peak
70 70–100

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 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 24 May 2014 Official rating 70 at the last run, 15 Dec 2014

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 118A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft6118A96.5—
Good283C78.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4118A99—
2m1f – 2m4f497C92—
2m5f – 3m299C92.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 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
Generous (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,332 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.4—
Good to Firm3353410.1%−0.60 from 1
Good1,1511149.9%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft5667112.5%+1.80 from 1
Soft7407610.3%−0.41 from 8
Heavy2763512.7%+2—
Standard (AW)255249.4%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2328.7%−2—
1m – 1m1f7211.4%−9.3—
1m2f – 1m4f285258.8%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m1,10113212%+1.31 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,01811711.5%+0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m663578.6%−2.10 from 5
Over 3m1702112.4%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flying Iris (IRE) (Un Desperado)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
What A Hoot (GB)20——
Dungarvan Lass (IRE)30——
Mr Storyteller (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% +1.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 6 1 17% +3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 4 1 25% +5.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss Lorna Brooke 4 0 0% −4.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 3 1 33% +6.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael Byrne 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Wedge 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +0.00
Hood + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 1 1 100% +8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +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 ORKTB Jockey SP
15 Dec 14+22d Ffos Las Walters Land Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-7 70— Miss Lorna Brooke 33/1
23 Nov 14+31d Towcester Aja Insure Their Members Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 4 10-10 7975C Miss Lorna Brooke 20/1
23 Oct 14+99d Ludlow Amateur Jockeys' Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase (For The Court Of Hill Challenge Cup) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 59 10-11 8374C Miss Lorna Brooke 14/1
16 Jul 14+53d Uttoxeter 32Red Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-6 86— Miss Lorna Brooke 40/1
24 May 14+12d Ffos Las 32Red Casino Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 12 11-8 9186C Jamie Moore 8/1
12 May 14+403d Towcester Play Tipzone On Gg.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 24 11-8 9183C Richard Johnson 7/2
04 Apr 13+57d Taunton Bet Totepool On All Uk Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 2½ 10-13 10088C Adam Wedge 20/1
06 Feb 13+89d Ludlow Onibury Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 14 11-4 —99C Sam Twiston-Davies 66/1
09 Nov 12+237d Hexham SIS Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 56 10-12 —97C Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
17 Mar 12+21d Ffos Las Bridgestone Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-11 —— Michael Byrne 20/1
25 Feb 12+43d Chepstow Hire One Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 11 10-12 —96A Michael Byrne 11/2
13 Jan 12+330d Huntingdon equimarkhorseboxes.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-7 —115B Richard Johnson 5/4F
17 Feb 11 Ffos Las Braceys The Friendly Builders Merchant Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-1 —118A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Special Mate (GB) won?
Special Mate (GB) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Special Mate (GB)?
Special Mate (GB) was trained by Lady Susan Brooke on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 15 December 2014.
Who is Special Mate (GB)'s sire?
Special Mate (GB) is by Generous (IRE) out of Flying Iris (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
What going does Special Mate (GB) prefer?
Special Mate (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Special Mate (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 15 December 2014. The highest on record is 100.
What is Special Mate (GB)'s sire's record?
Generous (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,332 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Special Mate (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Flying Iris (IRE), Special Mate (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2011. 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.