Horse profile
Start Me Up (GB)
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Red Box (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
10 runs · 6 courses · from May 2025
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Chester
Ran 13 days ago · 2nd of 12
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 3 of 5 analysed runs — Start Me Up (GB) is 2 from 10.
Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=10 · 1.37 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 56dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating83↓ 1lb off peak
83
75–84
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 108A | 102 | 3 · 108 / 102 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 96A | 65 | 2 · 96 / 65 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 80C | 64 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 60A | 57 | 2 · 60 / 57 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 108A | 87 | 8 · 108 / 91.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 13 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
- Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 749 | 84 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 912 | 96 | 10.5% | −1.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,784 | 337 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,085 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,250 | 475 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,353 | 156 | 11.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 361 | 42 | 11.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Red Box (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Twilight Romance (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Twilight Romance (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Romance (GB) | 14 | 3 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Private Island (GB) | 6 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Redemption Time (GB) | 10 | 1 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Secret Box (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Enamored (GB) | 4 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Infrared (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 4 | 2 | 50% | +18.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +13.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wood | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 2 | 50% | +18.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +14.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+24d | Pontefract | Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Stakes (Div I) Raced in the pack - urged along 3f out - close up 2f out - angled right and stayed on strongly final furlong - closed on winner late and went down by a neck-sized margin of 0.3 lengths - second | 2/12 | nk | 9-4 | 83 | 108A | 106A | George Wood | 17/2 |
| 11 Sep 26+21d | Chester | TMT Group Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - shifted wide and progressed from 2f out - moved into second inside final 110yds but faded to third close home | 2/12 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 83 | 96A | 95A | George Wood | 10/1 |
| 21 Aug 26+20d | York | Sky Bet Mile Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Sluggish start then settled into midpack - urged forward approaching 3f out - dropped back under pressure with 2f left - well held from 1f out to finish 19th | 19/19 | 3¾ | 8-8 | 84 | 34C | 61C | Saffie Osborne | 25/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+21d | Goodwood | Phase Eight Handicap Stakes Settled at the back - pushed along with 2f left - kept on inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/13 | ½ | 8-2 | 84 | 80C | 88A | Saffie Osborne | 14/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+14d | Chester | Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap (Div 2) raced in mid-division - driven 2f out - made late progress 1f out to move into third in the final furlong - dropped that place in the closing strides | 4/9 | nk | 9-3 | 84 | 97A | 78A | Jack Callan | 5/2 |
| 27 Jun 26+15d | Chester | Katie O'Brien's Irish Taverns Handicap Held up at the back - closing steadily from a furlong out - moved into second inside the final 110 yards - stayed on strongly to get up close home | 1/8 | 8-13 | 80 | 102A | 86A | George Wood | 4/1 | |
| 12 Jun 26+78d | Chester | Allington Hughes 200 Year Anniversary Celebrations Handicap Settled midpack early - slipped to the back after the opening furlong - urged forward with two to go - made ground quickly inside the final furlong - surged clear right at the line to win | 1/8 | 9-9 | 75 | 87A | 105A | George Wood | 16/1 | |
| 26 Mar 26+153d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled in the pack early - up behind the front group 3f out then pushed along before 2f out - lacked the speed to get involved late | 5/7 | nk | 9-6 | 77 | 60A | 68A | Billy Loughnane | 85/40 |
| 24 Oct 25+159d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - moved up into second inside the final two furlongs - pressed home the challenge but narrowly denied | 2/5 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 54C | 78B | George Wood | 4/1 |
| 18 May 25 | Newmarket | Enter ITV7 For Free Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Slow to break - settled at the back within range - urged forward by halfway - stayed on steadily - moved into 3rd close home - held no threat to the principals - finished 5 1/4 lengths back in third | 3/6 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 48A | 71B | George Wood | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Start Me Up (GB) won?
- Start Me Up (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Start Me Up (GB)?
- Start Me Up (GB) is trained by Richard Spencer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Start Me Up (GB)'s sire?
- Start Me Up (GB) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Red Box (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Start Me Up (GB) prefer?
- Start Me Up (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Start Me Up (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Start Me Up (GB)'s sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Start Me Up (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Red Box (GB), Start Me Up (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Twilight Romance (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Twilight Romance (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.