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Horse profile

Staunch (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2016) · Last trainer Clive Cox · Last owner Cheveley Park Stud
by Pivotal (GB) out of Striving (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
5 runs · 4 courses · from May 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Sep 2016 — 3,694 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2016 · 3rd of 10 Won at Nottingham Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Staunch (GB) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 86B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 10 Aug 2016 Official rating 87 at the last run, 9 Sep 2016

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 90A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm490A79.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f490A85.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pivotal (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm82911%−2.6—
Good to Firm1,93725012.9%−0.71 from 4
Good2,83638513.6%00 from 1
Good to Soft1,60420012.5%−1.1—
Soft2,07028213.6%0—
Heavy7029713.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)3,55651414.5%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,16413411.5%−2.1—
6f – 7f4,40559413.5%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f3,13149515.8%+2.21 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,46834013.8%+0.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,09411910.9%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3974511.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10887.4%−6.2—
Over 3m20210%−3.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Striving (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Preening (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Preening (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Preening (GB)1437½f–1mListed
More Than This (GB)336f–7fClass 2
Best Endeavour (GB)1726f–7fClass 5
Showpiece (GB)1416fClass 4
Seaside Dreamer (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +5.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +7.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Nottingham 2 1 50% +7.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Kirby 3 1 33% +6.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
John Fahy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 1 33% +6.00
Cheekpieces 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
09 Sep 16+30d Sandown Fidelity Information Services Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1 8-11 8785A Pat Dobbs 12/1
10 Aug 16+25d Salisbury Sam FM Pembroke Cup (Handicap) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 1½ 9-7 8586B Adam Kirby 9/2
16 Jul 16+37d Newmarket Greenall's Gin Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 5 9-4 8773B Adam Kirby 9/2
09 Jun 16+23d Nottingham Carling Customer Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 —90A Adam Kirby 8/1
17 May 16 Nottingham EBF BetVictor Million Pound Goal Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 9-5 —62A John Fahy 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Staunch (GB) won?
Staunch (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2016, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Staunch (GB)?
Staunch (GB) was trained by Clive Cox on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 9 September 2016.
Who is Staunch (GB)'s sire?
Staunch (GB) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Striving (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Staunch (GB) prefer?
Staunch (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Staunch (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 9 September 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Staunch (GB)'s sire's record?
Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
Who are Staunch (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Striving (IRE), Staunch (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Preening (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Preening (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.