Horse profile
Straight A (GB)
40 runs · 15 courses · from May 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Wolverhampton (AW), Southwell (AW) & Yarmouth
Ran 75 days ago · 5th of 5
Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile
Straight A is a gelding with four wins from 40 starts, three of them on the AW. All wins came in handicaps except his first success at Yarmouth in Jun 2023 over 6f – 7f on good to firm; the other three were gained at Wolverhampton (AW) and Southwell (AW) between Oct 2024 and Jan 2025. He usually races prominently. His last run, at Nottingham in Aug 2026, saw him finish 5 of 5 off an official rating of 68.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 4–40Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 13 (32.5%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.65Fair A/E n=40 · 0.55 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 30dAvg 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 rating68↓ 9lb off peak
68
64–77
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 119
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 106A | 89 | 7 · 102 / 89 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 123A | 82 | 5 · 123 / 94 |
| Good | 3 | 108A | 86 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 3 | 69C | 65 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 123A | 87 | 8 · 123 / 94.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 108A | 85 | 5 · 108 / 88 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 88B | 85.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 runs · as at 3 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 10 analysed runs
- Prominent 6 (60%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,520 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 385.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | 0 | — |
| Good to Firm | 410 | 43 | 10.5% | +0.5 | 1 from 12 |
| Good | 547 | 49 | 9% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 215 | 25 | 11.6% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 247 | 29 | 11.7% | +1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 72 | 6 | 8.3% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,019 | 100 | 9.8% | −0.2 | 3 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 51 | 10.7% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,490 | 161 | 10.8% | +0.8 | 3 from 23 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 385 | 26 | 6.8% | −3.2 | 1 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
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
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 3 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 31 | 2 | 6% | −18.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +12.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +13.00 |
| Doncaster | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 3 | 13% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Rawlinson | 23 | 2 | 9% | −8.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| George Wood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Frederick Larson | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Mason Paetel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kyle McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 38 | 4 | 11% | −10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +4.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Aug 26+11d | Nottingham | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Stakes Settled third early - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't land a blow on the front pair with a furlong to go - stayed on steadily to finish 5th | 5/5 | hd | 9-10 | 68 | 50C | 69B | Mason Paetel | 15/2 |
| 23 Jul 26+20d | Doncaster | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes raced close to the pace - faded and slipped back 1f out - dropped away inside final 110yds | 4/6 | 1 | 9-0 | 69 | 94A | 77B | Mason Paetel | 6/1 |
| 03 Jul 26+37d | Doncaster | Pure Panel Management Handicap (Rnd) Settled at the back early - work cut out entering final furlong - closed strongly last 110yds - grabbed fourth right on the line | 4/8 | nk | 9-9 | 70 | 88A | 80A | Alistair Rawlinson | 11/1 |
| 27 May 26+9d | Beverley | Ward Homes Yorkshire 10th Anniversary Handicap Settled at the back - pushed out wide beyond 2f out - no real response a furlong from home - stayed on into 5th | 5/11 | nse | 9-3 | 69 | 119A | 84A | Alistair Rawlinson | 7/1 |
| 18 May 26+16d | Redcar | Marske Fabrication & Engineering Straight Mile Handicap Settled towards the back early - made steady progress into contention over 2f out - driven into second inside the final furlong - battled with winner to the line and denied by a whisker | 2/12 | nse | 9-9 | 69 | 108A | 100A | Alistair Rawlinson | 8/1 |
| 02 May 26+33d | Doncaster | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Settled at the back early - driven up to make headway over 2f out - well placed with 1f left - kept driving inside final furlong - kept on but unable to reel in winner | 2/10 | 3½ | 9-8 | 69 | 123A | 91A | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/1 |
| 30 Mar 26+52d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Sat third early - urged into contention over 2f out - lost momentum under pressure inside the final furlong - finished fourth | 4/6 | 4½ | 9-8 | 69 | 89A | 75B | Alistair Rawlinson | 9/5F |
| 06 Feb 26+8d | Newcastle (AW) | SBK: Betting Without The Bull Handicap (Div 1) Fought for control early - raced handy on the far rail - pushed along a furlong out and battled to the line - unable to find more late but held on for fourth | 4/9 | nk | 9-8 | 69 | 95A | 93A | Robert Havlin | 9/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+27d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifier 5 Handicap Settled with the pack early - short of space with two furlongs left - closed steadily approaching the final furlong to move up into second - held by the winner to the line | 2/7 | 3¾ | 9-6 | 69 | 102A | 84A | Robert Havlin | 7/1 |
| 02 Jan 26+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left - stayed on without threatening the front | 4/7 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 83A | 81A | Alistair Rawlinson | 9/4 |
| 06 Dec 25+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Sat close to front - asked for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished sixth | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-10 | 71 | 84A | 79A | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/3F |
| 29 Nov 25+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Safer Gambling Week 2024 At Betmgm Handicap Settled handy behind pace - closed on front-runner approaching final 2f - kicked clear into final furlong - pegged back right at the line | 2/8 | hd | 9-12 | 70 | 95A | 89A | Alistair Rawlinson | 11/8F |
| 23 Oct 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Handy early - hit front inside final two furlongs before giving way soon after - unable to find more late and beaten into fifth | 5/9 | 1 | 9-10 | 72 | 70A | 72A | Alistair Rawlinson | 5/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+154d | Nottingham | PricedUp Handicap (Div 1) Tracked front group early - dropped away 7f out then made ground over 3f out - faded from 1f out to finish 8th | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | 73 | 69A | 61A | Alistair Rawlinson | 16/1 |
| 07 May 25+33d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Wide throughout early stages - fighting for control near the back - denied space and lost touch entering final furlong then shifted course - stayed on close home to finish ninth | 9/10 | hd | 9-9 | 74 | 85A | 72A | Kyle McHugh | 9/2 |
| 04 Apr 25+11d | Leicester | bestbettingsites.co.uk Handicap Settled at the back - progress to share 2nd spot from the final furlong - no threat to the winner | 2/6 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 72 | 75A | 89B | Alistair Rawlinson | 7/2 |
| 24 Mar 25+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Handy in the early stages - moved over to the inside entering the straight - driven up to challenge in front - kept on well approaching the final furlong - edged out close home | 2/11 | nk | 9-9 | 72 | 99A | 89A | Alistair Rawlinson | 7/2 |
| 11 Mar 25+17d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Handy in the early running - upped effort to challenge front rank approaching 2f out - driven and well placed with a furlong left - stayed on but caught close home | 3/9 | shd | 9-9 | 72 | 79A | 90A | Alistair Rawlinson | 7/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+5d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 2) Settled off the pace in the pack - moved right and made progress inside the final furlong - always short of a threat - finished 10th beaten 4 lengths | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 75A | 72A | Alistair Rawlinson | 17/2 |
| 17 Feb 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Racing close to the front - moved into contention 2f out - kept up the effort to the line - finished third | 3/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 72 | 85A | 88A | Frederick Larson | 9/2 |
| 05 Feb 25+11d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Tracked the front pack early - pushed along and in touch approaching final furlong - kept on to the line but narrowly denied | 2/8 | nk | 9-9 | 71 | 106A | 92A | Frederick Larson | 3/1 |
| 25 Jan 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Pulled hard in 5th - short of room and angled right over 1f out before finding a gap inside the final furlong - took up the running in the last 100 yards and won going away | 1/8 | 9-7 | 68 | 90A | 82A | Frederick Larson | 9/1 | |
| 13 Jan 25+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled off the pace towards the back - progress made a furlong out - moved into third inside the final furlong - unable to reel in the leading two but stayed on to finish third | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-6 | 69 | 94A | 82A | Alistair Rawlinson | 8/1 |
| 28 Dec 24+25d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Fought for control early - up with the front group before being asked for effort 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish 10th | 10/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 78A | 71A | Alistair Rawlinson | 9/1 |
| 03 Dec 24+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to pace early - urged forward with 2f left - eased back through field late - finished 7th | 7/10 | hd | 9-5 | 71 | 87A | 75A | Alistair Rawlinson | 9/2 |
| 15 Nov 24+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Sat close to pace early - moved into command over a furlong out but drifted left - overtaken soon after and slipped back to trail - faded in the closing stages to finish fifth | 5/8 | ½ | 9-10 | 71 | 92A | 76A | Alistair Rawlinson | 9/2 |
| 02 Nov 24+9d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Handy in the pack early - eased right approaching the furlong marker - squeezed for space entering the straight drive - stayed on well to score | 1/9 | 10-1 | 69 | 90A | 87A | Alistair Rawlinson | 2/1F | |
| 24 Oct 24+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 1) Settled at the back early - made progress on the inner as the field straightened - shifted wide with a furlong left - burst to the front inside the final furlong and drew away easily | 1/9 | 9-11 | 64 | 106A | 90A | Alistair Rawlinson | 11/1 | |
| 24 Sep 24+19d | Beverley | End Of Season Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled towards the back on the outside - stayed off the pace under pressure and finished sixth | 6/12 | 3 | 9-10 | 66 | 86A | 68A | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/1 |
| 05 Sep 24+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up eagerly in the pack - unable to find extra late on and drifted markedly left inside the final furlong - finished fifth | 5/10 | 3 | 9-7 | 68 | 78A | 71A | Alistair Rawlinson | 7/2 |
| 10 Aug 24+49d | Haydock | Betfred 'Passionate About Sport' Handicap (Div 1) Held up towards the back - never got competitive - well held in 10th | 10/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 72A | 65A | Alistair Rawlinson | 3/1F |
| 22 Jun 24+39d | Haydock | Fizz Cup Classic Handicap | 3/6 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 72 | 88B | 76B | George Wood | 6/4F |
| 14 May 24+18d | Beverley | All-New All-Electric Lexus RZ Handicap | 5/7 | ½ | 9-8 | 74 | 83A | 69A | George Wood | 2/1F |
| 26 Apr 24+196d | Doncaster | Summer Saturday Series Handicap (Str) | 4/13 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 75 | 69C | 86A | George Wood | 6/1 |
| 13 Oct 23+34d | York | British EBF 100,000 Final (Colts And Geldings) | 11/16 | 2 | 8-13 | 76 | 63C | 74A | Hayley Turner | 25/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+16d | Thirsk | BresBet: Back To Bookmaking Nursery | 4/11 | nk | 9-11 | 77 | 86A | 88A | George Wood | 3/1J |
| 24 Aug 23+33d | York | Or8Wellness EBF Stallions Nursery | 7/20 | nse | 8-7 | 77 | 74C | 82A | Hayley Turner | 22/1 |
| 22 Jul 23+22d | Doncaster | Juddmonte EBF Stanford Concrete Flooring Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/14 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 77 | 65C | 63A | Hayley Turner | 3/1J |
| 30 Jun 23+31d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 9-4 | — | 74A | 80B | Hayley Turner | 2/1 | |
| 30 May 23 | Leicester | Every Race Live On RacingTV EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/10 | shd | 9-7 | — | 81A | 76A | Hayley Turner | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Straight A (GB) won?
- Straight A (GB) won 4 of 40 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 13 times in total (32.5% of starts).
- Who trains Straight A (GB)?
- Straight A (GB) is trained by Michael Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 August 2026.
- Who is Straight A (GB)'s sire?
- Straight A (GB) is by Aclaim (IRE) out of Straight Away (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What going does Straight A (GB) prefer?
- Straight A (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 21 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Straight A (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 3 August 2026. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Straight A (GB)'s sire's record?
- Aclaim (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,520 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 385.
- Who are Straight A (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Straight Away (GB), Straight A (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.