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Horse profile

Spellchecker (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2012) · Last trainer Mrs S J Stilgoe · Last owner Mrs S J Stilgoe
by Alderbrook (GB) out of Auntie Sally (IRE) (Bob Back)
20 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Mar 2012 — 5,337 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2012 Won at Sedgefield Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Spellchecker (IRE) is 1 from 20, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer). Last raced off 105, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating105↓ 8lb off peak
105 102–113

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 116B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 10 May 2011 Official rating 105 at the last run, 11 Mar 2012

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 17 figures · best 122A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good8116B102.5—
Good to Soft5122A91—
Soft2114A112—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8114A104.5—
1m5f – 2m6122A91.5—
2m5f – 3m3116B103—

Of 20 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 · 17 figures from 20 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
Alderbrook (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17317.6%+7.9—
Good to Firm2362410.2%+0.50 from 2
Good9419710.3%+0.61 from 9
Good to Soft627568.9%−0.80 from 6
Soft892707.8%−1.90 from 2
Heavy5586812.2%+2.50 from 1
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f8112.5%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m762678.8%−0.90 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,18012210.3%+0.61 from 10
2m5f – 3m979959.7%00 from 3
Over 3m361359.7%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Auntie Sally (IRE) (Bob Back)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Uncle Ant (IRE)70——
Drumlosh Sallie (IRE)160——
Sportsfield Gent (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −6.38
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 7 1 14% −4.38
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 5 0 0% −5.00
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 3 1 33% −0.38
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −7.38
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 9 1 11% −6.38
Mr M Seston 4 0 0% −4.00
Mikey Ennis 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Richard Collinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M Walford 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Buchanan 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Campbell Gillies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 1 6% −13.38
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 2 1 50% +0.62
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 1 9% −8.38
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
11 Mar 12+8d Warwick Air Wedding Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-13 105— Mr M Seston 5/1
03 Mar 12+16d Kelso Canal Challenge Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 22.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 10 11-11 106103A Mr M Seston 3/1
16 Feb 12+282d Musselburgh Eildon Hill Stables Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 16 11-13 102102B Mr M Seston 11/2
10 May 11+30d Sedgefield John Hellens Contracts Northern Hunts Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 8 12-1 102116B Mr M Seston 8/1
10 Apr 11+36d Ludlow Ludlow Gold Cup Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1¼ 11-7 10295C Mikey Ennis 12/1
05 Mar 11+17d Kelso Royal Caledonian Hunt Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 33 11-7 11391C Mr Richard Collinson 9/1
16 Feb 11+337d Musselburgh Eildon Hill Stables Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 7 11-13 113110B Mr M Walford 6/1
16 Mar 10+39d Sedgefield Paddypower.com Money-back At Cheltenham Maiden Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 113113C Denis O'Regan 13/8J
05 Feb 10+52d Catterick Crusade-ex.co.uk For All Your Exhibition Needs Novices' Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 113— Peter Buchanan 11/1
15 Dec 09+77d Catterick Buy Your 2010 Annual Badge Today Maiden Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 8 11-0 113107B Denis O'Regan 9/4J
29 Sep 09+29d Sedgefield Bet WBX.Com For Better Odds Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran F/7 — 11-5 113— Denis O'Regan 20/1
31 Aug 09+162d Cartmel Mahood Marquees Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 2¾ 11-0 11087C Denis O'Regan 15/8
22 Mar 09+14d Huntingdon Racing Uk Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 hd 11-0 11092A Denis O'Regan 9/4
08 Mar 09+84d Kelso Potassium Partnership 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-1 110114A Denis O'Regan 10/3
14 Dec 08+30d Musselburgh Scottish Racing Your Best Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 17 11-0 110102A Denis O'Regan 4/1
14 Nov 08+15d Newcastle O2 Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1¼ 10-12 110122A A P McCoy 4/1
30 Oct 08+35d Newcastle Eaga Showersmart Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 ¾ 10-9 110106A James O'Farrell 25/1
25 Sep 08+225d Perth Greggs Of Scotland Long Service Standard NH Flat Race (Cond/Amat) Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 21 10-11 —81A Campbell Gillies 20/1
13 Feb 08+21d Musselburgh WBX.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 27 10-8 —77C Denis O'Regan 8/1
23 Jan 08 Musselburgh Levy Board Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 9 10-7 —91A Denis O'Regan 2/1J

Quick answers

How many races has Spellchecker (IRE) won?
Spellchecker (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 8 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Spellchecker (IRE)?
Spellchecker (IRE) was trained by Mrs S J Stilgoe on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 11 March 2012.
Who is Spellchecker (IRE)'s sire?
Spellchecker (IRE) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of Auntie Sally (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Spellchecker (IRE) prefer?
Spellchecker (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Spellchecker (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 11 March 2012. The highest on record is 113.
What is Spellchecker (IRE)'s sire's record?
Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Spellchecker (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Auntie Sally (IRE), Spellchecker (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2008. 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.