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Spell Master (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Oli Rix · Owner Blue Chip Bloodstock
by Kameko (USA) out of Golden Spell (GB) (Al Kazeem)
16 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Newcastle (AW) & Goodwood Ran 7 days ago · 6th of 14 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Spell Master is 2 from 16 with both wins at 6f-7f, one on good to firm at Goodwood in a Class 2 maiden in Aug 2024 and the other in a Class 4 handicap at Newcastle on standard going in Oct 2025. He has raced eight times at Newmarket and York without success and is 0 from 6 beyond 7f. Usually prominent, he finished sixth of 14 at Kempton on AW off a mark of 88 in Oct 2026.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating88↓ 1lb off peak
88 86–89

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 4 Oct 2025

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 16 figures · best 124A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Firm7107A844 · 107 / 87.5
Good4101A95.51 · —
Standard (AW)2124A117.51 · —
Good to Soft295C871 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
6f – 7f10124A951 · —
1m – 1m1f5111B805 · 111 / 80
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 20 Aug 2026 Official rating 88 at the last run, 12 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 104A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Firm7103A914 · 93 / 89
Good4101A99.51 · —
Standard (AW)2104A941 · —
Good to Soft293A91.51 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
6f – 7f10104A931 · —
1m – 1m1f5101A915 · 101 / 91
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 20 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 8 analysed runs

  • Prominent 5 (63%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kameko (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 977 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+4.6—
Good to Firm2252410.7%+11 from 7
Good2392711.3%+1.60 from 4
Good to Soft9699.4%−0.30 from 2
Soft59711.9%+2.20 from 1
Heavy18211.1%+1.4—
Standard (AW)333257.5%−2.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f751013.3%+3.6—
6f – 7f383287.3%−2.42 from 10
1m – 1m1f2793010.8%+1.10 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f1711911.1%+1.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m55712.7%+3—
2m1f – 2m4f1417.1%−2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Golden Spell (GB) (Al Kazeem)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Drifts Away (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Drifts Away (GB)).

Family form: Drifts Away (GB) finished 2nd of 11 at Yarmouth, 5 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Drifts Away (GB)2387f–1mClass 5
Island Luck (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 1 14% −2.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +2.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 1 14% −2.00
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +1.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 2 1 50% +3.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +3.50
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 10 2 20% −0.50
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 4 1 25% +1.00
Jonny Peate 3 0 0% −3.00
Ray Dawson 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Stott 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Vigors 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 1 100% +3.50
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Clifford Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 2 14% −4.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2025 3 1 33% +1.50
2024 6 1 17% −1.00

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
12 Oct 26+16d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 14 ran Up with the pace early - ridden over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong to finish 6th 6/14 hd 9-2 88111B84A Harry Vigors 15/2
26 Sep 26+37d Newmarket Bet365 Cambridgeshire (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 9f · Good To Firm · 27 ran Held a forward spot on the far flank early - urged into effort 3f out - asked for more soon after - dropped away inside the final furlong 25/27 1 8-9 8980C68A Silvestre De Sousa 22/1
20 Aug 26+19d York Sir Kevin Sinfield 7 In 7 Grand Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled second early - dropped back a spot after the first furlong - flattened out approaching the last furlong before responding to close on the front pack - kept up the effort late to secure third 3/14 1 8-7 8979C93A Ray Dawson 14/1
01 Aug 26+21d Goodwood Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 9f · Good To Firm · 15 ran Settled around midfield - boxed in with two out - pushed along and made late progress inside final furlong - unable to close further and finished 7th 3.5 lengths behind 7/15 1 9-9 8973C91A Ray Dawson 4/1
11 Jul 26+22d York John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 22 ran Towards the back of the pack - came under a drive 3f out and made ground drifting left - driven in fourth 1f out but found no more 6/22 nk 8-10 8995C93A Jonny Peate 40/1
19 Jun 26+13d Newmarket Zyn Frontrunner Finish Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 13 ran Held a midpack spot near the far rail - driven up to challenge with 2f left - hit the front entering the last furlong - overtaken late and unable to find more 3/13 nk 10-1 8996C101A Jonny Peate 12/1
06 Jun 26+245d Doncaster Summer Saturday Series At Doncaster Racecourse Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Hesitant leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - urged along with 2f left - unable to gain ground from the last furlong 8/11 nse 9-3 89107A87A Jonny Peate 16/1
04 Oct 25+20d Newcastle (AW) Arc 1MILLION Bonus Has 150k Increase! Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Sat behind the front group - hit the front 2f out - kept improving through the last furlong to score 1/11 9-10 86124A104A Joe Fanning 7/2J
14 Sep 25+156d Doncaster Betfred City Of Doncaster Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Held up in the pack - driven with over 2f out - unable to close - finished 10th 10/16 hd 8-11 8795C90A Jason Watson 14/1
11 Apr 25+181d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 9 ran Prominent among the front trio early - went clear under pressure 2f out - drifted right and driven approaching final furlong - overtaken and unable to match winner's finish then edged out of second late 3/9 ½ 9-4 8795A98A Oisin Murphy 7/2F
12 Oct 24+30d Newmarket Godolphin Flying Start Nursery Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran Held handy position among the pack - pushed along with a furlong left - unable to quicken in closing stages - finished fourth 4/8 ¾ 9-8 8770A87A Clifford Lee 9/2
12 Sep 24+21d Doncaster Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse Nursery Class 3 · 7f · Good · 6 ran Tracked the leader from the off - pressed on and driven out approaching the final furlong - narrowly denied at the line 2/6 nk 9-5 86101A101B Oisin Murphy 11/4
22 Aug 24+19d York sensory-junction.co.uk Autism Awareness EBF Stallions Nursery Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 17 ran Handy early - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish fourth 4/17 1½ 9-6 8684C103A Oisin Murphy 5/1
03 Aug 24+16d Goodwood British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Sat close to the pace - pushed along a furlong out and hit front inside final furlong - held on close home to score 1/11 9-2 —74A96A Oisin Murphy 4/1
18 Jul 24+14d Epsom Downs Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 9-7 —95B87A Kevin Stott 4/1
04 Jul 24 Newbury Tie The Knot At Ufton Court Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 9-2 —84B81A Kevin Stott 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spell Master (GB) won?
Spell Master (GB) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Spell Master (GB)?
Spell Master (GB) is trained by Oli Rix, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
Who is Spell Master (GB)'s sire?
Spell Master (GB) is by Kameko (USA) out of Golden Spell (GB), whose sire is Al Kazeem.
What going does Spell Master (GB) prefer?
Spell Master (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 7 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 Spell Master (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 12 October 2026. The highest on record is 89.
What is Spell Master (GB)'s sire's record?
Kameko (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 977 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Spell Master (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Golden Spell (GB), Spell Master (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Drifts Away (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Drifts Away (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.