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Horse profile

Stop The Press (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer Mark Pitman · Last owner Malcolm C Denmark
by Halling (USA) out of Ryde On (GB) (Petoski)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Mar 2017 — 3,511 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 Won at Taunton Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Stop The Press (GB) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2016.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 3 Mar 2016 Official rating 115 at the last run, 11 Mar 2017

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 126A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2126A118.5—
Heavy2121A111.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2126A123.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Halling (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm72811.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm1,15114612.7%+1.7—
Good1,60617911.1%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft7518311.1%+0.1—
Soft7898911.3%+0.30 from 3
Heavy2562810.9%−0.11 from 2
Standard (AW)1,4701369.3%−1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3638.3%−2.7—
6f – 7f578488.3%−2.7—
1m – 1m1f979939.5%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2,07924711.9%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,59219612.3%+1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6146811.1%+0.11 from 3
2m5f – 3m18794.8%−6.20 from 2
Over 3m30516.7%+5.7—

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
Ryde On (GB) (Petoski)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ryde Along (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +5.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 1 50% +5.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 4 1 25% +3.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 4 1 25% +3.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 1 25% +3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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
11 Mar 17+94d Hereford Six Nations Rugby At 188Bet Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-8 115—— Niall P Madden 33/1
07 Dec 16+279d Leicester Advent Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 117—— Andrew Tinkler 18/1
03 Mar 16+27d Taunton Chetwood Wealth Management Supporting Gwct Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1 11-9 ——126A Denis O'Regan 10/1
05 Feb 16+23d Chepstow 32red On The App Store Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 12 11-5 ——102C Denis O'Regan 16/1
13 Jan 16+18d Taunton Broadway & Horton Cricket Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 ——121A Denis O'Regan 6/1
26 Dec 15 Wincanton Wincanton Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 2½ 11-2 ——111A Denis O'Regan 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Stop The Press (GB) won?
Stop The Press (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Stop The Press (GB)?
Stop The Press (GB) was trained by Mark Pitman on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 11 March 2017.
Who is Stop The Press (GB)'s sire?
Stop The Press (GB) is by Halling (USA) out of Ryde On (GB), whose sire is Petoski.
What is Stop The Press (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 11 March 2017. The highest on record is 117.
What is Stop The Press (GB)'s sire's record?
Halling (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
Who are Stop The Press (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ryde On (GB), Stop The Press (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2015. 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.