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Horse profile

Specialise (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Jun 2020) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Saif Ali
by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of My Special J's (USA) (Harlan's Holiday)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jun 2020 — 2,319 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2020 · 7th of 12 2 wins · Newmarket & Lingfield Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Specialise (GB) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Oct 2019. Last raced off a career-high mark of 91.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating91At career-high mark
91 76–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Pontefract, 15 Jun 2020

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 8 figures · best 118A · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good3118A66—
Good to Soft290A89.5—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5118A90—
1m – 1m1f366C66—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 5 Oct 2019 Official rating 91 at the last run, 15 Jun 2020

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 96A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good379A78—
Good to Soft296A95—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f596A82—
1m – 1m1f378A76—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,628 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2328.7%−1.9—
Good to Firm1,34515611.6%+10 from 1
Good2,97334511.6%+10 from 3
Good to Soft1,53116610.8%+0.22 from 2
Soft1,9651829.3%−1.30 from 1
Heavy6607010.6%0—
Standard (AW)3,1303109.9%−0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5459.3%−1.3—
6f – 7f1,3841198.6%−2—
1m – 1m1f2,3312179.3%−1.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3,81543811.5%+0.92 from 5
1m5f – 2m2,58628511%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,08411410.5%−0.1—
2m5f – 3m3264413.5%+2.9—
Over 3m48918.8%+8.2—

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
My Special J's (USA) (Harlan's Holiday)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them My Frankel (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Nathanael Greene (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Frankel (GB)1131m2f–1m4fClass 3
Main Street (GB)921m–1m2fClass 4
Nathanael Greene (GB)2721m2f–1m6fClass 2
Bigbertiebassett (GB)1327fClass 4
Major J (GB)140——
Besondere (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 2 100% +7.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 1 33% +1.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +3.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 1 50% +3.50
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +4.50
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 3 0 0% −3.00
David Egan 3 1 33% +2.50
Charlie Bennett 1 1 100% +3.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 7 2 29% +2.50

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
15 Jun 20+254d Pontefract Pontefract Castle Fillies' Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 nk 9-0 91118A79A Jack Mitchell 9/1
05 Oct 19+30d Newmarket British Ebf Premier Fillies' Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 8-13 8789A94A David Egan 9/2
05 Sep 19+61d Haydock British EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 2 8-9 8725C82B Jack Mitchell 13/8
06 Jul 19+14d Chelmsford City (AW) Irish Lotto At totesport.com British EBF Fillies' Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 4 ran 2/4 1 9-0 8593C76B Jack Mitchell 7/4
22 Jun 19+33d Lingfield Visit attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-8 7690A96A Charlie Bennett 3/1
20 May 19+14d Windsor MPM Flooring Ltd. Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 9-0 —54C76A David Egan 8/1
06 May 19+20d Windsor Visit attheraces.com Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 nk 8-10 —66C78A David Egan 28/1
16 Apr 19 Newmarket bet365 European Breeders' Fund Fillies' Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 4 9-0 —66A58A Andrea Atzeni 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Specialise (GB) won?
Specialise (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Specialise (GB)?
Specialise (GB) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 15 June 2020.
Who is Specialise (GB)'s sire?
Specialise (GB) is by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of My Special J's (USA), whose sire is Harlan's Holiday.
What is Specialise (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 15 June 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Specialise (GB)'s sire's record?
Mastercraftsman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,628 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Specialise (GB)'s siblings?
Out of My Special J's (USA), Specialise (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: My Frankel (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Nathanael Greene (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2019. 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.