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Horse profile

Spycatcher (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2005) · Last trainer Alistair Whillans · Last owner Mrs L M Whillans
by Dixieland Band (USA) out of Secret Seeker (USA) (Mr Prospector)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jun 2005 — 7,793 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2005 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Spycatcher (USA) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 37C the best of the last 1 rated run · Ayr, 18 Jun 2005 Official rating 55 at the last run, 27 Jun 2005

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 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
Dixieland Band (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 184 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−6.50 from 1
Good to Firm3825.3%−1.2—
Good4636.5%00 from 1
Good to Soft1715.9%−0.60 from 1
Soft19210.5%+4—
Heavy6116.7%+10.2—
Standard (AW)5535.5%−1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−0.4—
6f – 7f7945.1%−1.4—
1m – 1m1f3425.9%−0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3239.4%+2.9—
1m5f – 2m6116.7%+10.20 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Secret Seeker (USA) (Mr Prospector)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Master Spy (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Master Spy (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Master Spy (GB)811mClass 5
Scarlet Cloak (USA)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ewan Whillans 2 0 0% −2.00
Robbie Fitzpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 3 runs
27 Jun 05+9d Musselburgh Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Firm · 11 ran 8/11 16 11-5 55— Ewan Whillans 66/1
18 Jun 05+111d Ayr Stanleybet Summer Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 18/18 3 9-6 6237C Robbie Fitzpatrick 100/1
27 Feb 05 Musselburgh Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-2 —— Ewan Whillans 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spycatcher won?
Spycatcher (USA) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Spycatcher?
Spycatcher (USA) was trained by Alistair Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 27 June 2005.
Who is Spycatcher's sire?
Spycatcher (USA) is by Dixieland Band (USA) out of Secret Seeker (USA), whose sire is Mr Prospector.
What is Spycatcher's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 27 June 2005. The highest on record is 62.
What is Spycatcher's sire's record?
Dixieland Band (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 184 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Spycatcher's siblings?
Out of Secret Seeker (USA), Spycatcher (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Master Spy (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Master Spy (GB)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.