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Horse profile

State of Play (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer James Tate · Last owner Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Ambiguous (GB) (Kheleyf)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 May 2021 — 2,008 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 13th of 13
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2021 and May 2021, the last of them as a 3yo gelding. Finished 13 of 13 at Ripon last time. By Dark Angel (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,935 runs since Mar 2011.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newcastle (AW), 2 Apr 2021

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 2 figures · best 73A · median 18
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 2 Apr 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 66A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,935 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.9—
Good4,84551010.5%−0.8—
Good to Soft2,41425110.4%−0.90 from 1
Soft2,7362549.3%−2—
Heavy828718.6%−2.7—
Standard (AW)7,31092012.6%+1.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.20 from 1
6f – 7f10,7291,25611.7%+0.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f5,00954610.9%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2,4752379.6%−1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,09310910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f475428.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ambiguous (GB) (Kheleyf)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Marine Wave (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Marine Wave (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Marine Wave (IRE)2035f–6fListed
Jamaheery (IRE)416fClass 4
Ambishio (IRE)1215fClass 4

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
07 May 21+35d Ripon Titanium Racing Club Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 19 9-5 -37C58C Tom Eaves 9/2
02 Apr 21 Newcastle (AW) Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 9-5 73A66A P J McDonald 7/4

Quick answers

How many races has State of Play won?
State of Play (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2021.
Who trained State of Play?
State of Play (IRE) was trained by James Tate on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 7 May 2021.
Who is State of Play's sire?
State of Play (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Ambiguous (GB), whose sire is Kheleyf.
What is State of Play's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,935 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are State of Play's siblings?
Out of Ambiguous (GB), State of Play (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Marine Wave (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Marine Wave (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.