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Horse profile

Splinterwood (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Michael Appleby · Owner B M Pallets Ltd
by Due Diligence (USA) out of Appleberry (IRE) (Approve)
5 runs · 2 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 16 Aug 2026 · 3rd of 13 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Splinterwood is a gelding who has yet to win from five starts on the all-weather and showed his best effort when third of 13 at Southwell in Aug 2026. All five runs have come on standard going with three at Southwell and two at Wolverhampton. He has raced over 6f to 7f and 1m to 1m1f without success. The son of Due Diligence ran off an official rating of 50 at Southwell in Aug 2026.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 16 Aug 2026

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 5 figures · best 98B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)598B715 runs · 98 / 71
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f398B743 runs · 98 / 74
6f – 7f271A67.52 runs · 71 / 67.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 16 Aug 2026 Official rating 50 at the last run, 16 Aug 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 5 figures · best 78A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)578A605 runs · 78 / 60
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f378A623 runs · 78 / 62
6f – 7f251A502 runs · 51 / 50

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Due Diligence (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 2,548 runs since Jan 2008 (193 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1119.1%−1.2—
Good to Firm4134711.4%+1.1—
Good528519.7%−0.6—
Good to Soft2172411.1%+0.8—
Soft2022411.9%+1.6—
Heavy5259.6%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,1251109.8%−0.50 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4845812%+1.7—
6f – 7f1,37815010.9%+0.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f440358%−2.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f223198.5%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m1600%−10.3—
2m1f – 2m4f700%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Appleberry (IRE) (Approve)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gala Bella (GB)50——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alistair Rawlinson 4 0 0% −4.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 1 0 0% −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
2026 · 4 runs
16 Aug 26+41d Southwell (AW) Fraser Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran Sat close to the front pack - asked for effort 3f out - stayed on but lacked the speed to get involved 3/13 1 9-4 5098B78A Daniel Muscutt 20/1
06 Jul 26+149d Wolverhampton (AW) Call 01902 390016 To Name A Race Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran Up with the pace early - pushed along 2f out - faded approaching the final furlong 9/13 shd 9-9 5274B62A Alistair Rawlinson 22/1
07 Feb 26+26d Southwell (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward with three furlongs left - lost ground two out and unable to threaten the front end 7/12 1½ 9-12 —70A60A Alistair Rawlinson 300/1
12 Jan 26+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Poor break and drifted left early - held up towards the back - shaped up late to finish 6th 6/8 5½ 9-5 —71A49A Alistair Rawlinson 200/1
2025 · 1 run
28 Dec 25 Southwell (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Sluggish break and pressed early - never landed a blow off the pace - held throughout to finish seventh 7/8 4 9-4 —64A51A Alistair Rawlinson 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Splinterwood won?
Splinterwood (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Splinterwood?
Splinterwood (GB) is trained by Michael Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 August 2026.
Who is Splinterwood's sire?
Splinterwood (GB) is by Due Diligence (USA) out of Appleberry (IRE), whose sire is Approve.
What is Splinterwood's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 16 August 2026. The highest on record is 52.
What is Splinterwood's sire's record?
Due Diligence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 2,548 runs since Jan 2008 (193 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Splinterwood's siblings?
Out of Appleberry (IRE), Splinterwood (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.