Horse profile
Strike (GB)
by Lethal Force (IRE) out of Midnight Fling (GB) (Groom Dancer)
47 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Newbury, Windsor & Newmarket
Ran 13 days ago · 4th of 8
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Strike (GB) is 5 from 47. All 5 wins have come on turf — 0 from 10 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). All 5 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 69, 8lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 5–47Wins / Runs
- 10.6%Strike rate
- 19 (40.4%)Placed
- −24.25£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=47 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 rating69↓ 8lb off peak
69
67–77
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 16 | 105A | 96.5 | 3 · 99 / 97 |
| Good | 15 | 115B | 96 | 3 · 97 / 96 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 113B | 91.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 98C | 90 | 1 · — |
| Firm | 3 | 99A | 97 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 41 | 115B | 95 | 6 · 99 / 97 |
| Under 6f | 6 | 97C | 95.5 | 3 · 97 / 96 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 runs · as at 15 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 22 analysed runs
- Held up 12 (55%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 7 (32%) · 1 win
- Midfield 3 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,264 runs since Jan 2008 (268 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.2% from 357.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 35 | 8 | 22.9% | +12.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 734 | 99 | 13.5% | +2.8 | 5 from 16 |
| Good | 800 | 78 | 9.8% | −0.9 | 0 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 369 | 34 | 9.2% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 357 | 22 | 6.2% | −4.5 | — |
| Heavy | 100 | 7 | 7% | −3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,869 | 207 | 11.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 797 | 100 | 12.5% | +1.8 | 0 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,278 | 247 | 10.8% | +0.1 | 5 from 41 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 345 | 31 | 9% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 133 | 13 | 9.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 50 | 4 | 8% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Midnight Fling (GB) (Groom Dancer)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Intimately (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bridge Night (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimately (GB) | 33 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Bridge Night (GB) | 8 | 2 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Ivadream (GB) | 20 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 6 |
| Foxes Flyer (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Romantic Memories (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Picanight (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 16 | 5 | 31% | +6.75 |
| Good | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 33 | 4 | 12% | −14.00 |
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Salisbury | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Windsor | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Newbury | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Bath | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Newmarket | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 41 | 5 | 12% | −18.25 |
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Hornby | 23 | 2 | 9% | −14.25 |
| Olivia Tubb | 8 | 3 | 38% | +6.00 |
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tyler Saunders | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Arron D'Arcy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Downing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct 26+23d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Apprentice Handicap Stakes Checked at the start - well back early - pushed along from 2f out and kept finding for 4th | 4/8 | shd | 9-8 | 69 | 80A | 88A | Olivia Tubb | 22/1 |
| 14 Sep 26+30d | Windsor | Ivor Laws Memorial Race Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back pulling hard - angled left and pushed along approaching 2f out - made progress inside final furlong - stayed on but faded to finish fourth | 4/13 | ½ | 9-6 | 70 | 98C | 87A | Olivia Tubb | 18/1 |
| 15 Aug 26+37d | Newmarket (July) | Betway Grey Horse Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left then denied room a furlong out - stayed on late to go by tired opponents and finish sixth | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-2 | 70 | 97A | 75A | Billy Loughnane | 11/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+34d | Newbury | Highclere Castle Gin Handicap Settled close to the pace - asked to quicken 2f out - hit the front 1f out - strongly challenged deep inside the final furlong but prevailed | 1/12 | 9-8 | 67 | 99A | 89A | Olivia Tubb | 4/1F | |
| 05 Jun 26+10d | Bath | RUHX Handicap Held a middle position early - pressed for effort with 2f left - responded through the last furlong but conceded third spot close home - finished fourth | 4/10 | nk | 9-4 | 68 | 96A | 90A | Rob Hornby | 4/1F |
| 26 May 26+12d | Bath | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - closed on leader inside the last but unable to get there | 2/5 | 1 | 9-3 | 68 | 97C | 78B | Rob Hornby | 11/8F |
| 14 May 26+10d | Salisbury | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap Held up at back - drifted left and lost pace 4f out - pushed along and made progress before shifting right approaching final furlong - stayed on to move up into third close home | 3/9 | 4¼ | 9-2 | 70 | 97A | 82A | Arron D'Arcy | 9/2 |
| 04 May 26+17d | Windsor | BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Held up in rear of pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished 8th | 8/11 | 1½ | 8-13 | 70 | 97A | 66A | Rob Hornby | 4/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+184d | Bath | MJ Church Handicap Towards the rear of the field - moved into contention 2f out - hit the top 1f out before driven out - passed close home and held second | 2/11 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 70 | 91A | 98A | Rob Hornby | 10/1 |
| 15 Oct 25+15d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Tracked the front group on the rail - moved out and into 2nd position over 1f out - kept on at one speed to finish 3rd | 3/7 | 2½ | 9-6 | 71 | 84A | 77A | Rob Hornby | 7/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+38d | Bath | Thank You To BetWright Handicap Slow to stride - held up in the central pack - dropped away before the midpoint - short of room inside the final furlong and had to be patient - stayed on in the closing stages without ever threatening to reach the front | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-12 | 72 | 96C | 86A | Rob Hornby | 17/2 |
| 23 Aug 25+7d | Windsor | Thames Alfa Romeo Slough Handicap Sat close behind pace - urged along approaching final 2f - moved into second inside last - kept on to finish second by a short head | 2/9 | nk | 9-3 | 70 | 100B | 85A | Rob Hornby | 5/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+35d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Grey Horse Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack down the middle - urged forward with 2f to run - edged closer late but couldn't get involved - finished sixth well beaten | 6/11 | ½ | 8-8 | 72 | 92B | 76A | Olivia Tubb | 13/2 |
| 12 Jul 25+18d | York | John Smith's Sprint Handicap Settled towards the back on the near flank - urged forward but lost touch inside the final two furlongs - eventually well beaten in 18th | 18/18 | 1 | 9-3 | 74 | 96C | 56A | Rob Hornby | 14/1 |
| 24 Jun 25+14d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Settled midpack on the far flank early - moved through strongly to be in touch with the pace over 2f out then pushed along to press the front inside the final furlong - lost ground close home to finish fifth beaten 2½ lengths | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 75 | 100A | 81A | Jack Callan | 11/2 |
| 10 Jun 25+17d | Salisbury | George Smith Horseboxes Handicap Settled at the back early - moved through inside final 2f - stayed on well inside last - edged out for third close home | 4/10 | nse | 9-9 | 75 | 105A | 93A | Rob Hornby | 4/1 |
| 24 May 25+14d | Windsor | Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap Fretting before the off - tracked front pack down the inner - urged forward with 2f left - moved into second inside final furlong - stayed on at one level to finish second | 2/6 | 2 | 9-3 | 75 | 111A | 90B | Jack Doughty | 9/4 |
| 10 May 25+33d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Blue Ribbon Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to pace early - hit front 3f out then drifted left and lost advantage inside final 2f - unable to challenge winner in closing stages - stayed on for second | 2/10 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 74 | 104A | 103A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 07 Apr 25+175d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Held up early - pushed along inside final two furlongs and finished well - grabbed 4th late | 4/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 75 | 89B | 80A | Olivia Tubb | 33/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+31d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap Sat close to the pace early - driven with over a furlong left - dropped away in the closing stages to finish eighth | 8/10 | 1½ | 9-9 | 76 | 84A | 74A | Rob Hornby | 7/1 |
| 13 Sep 24+27d | Salisbury | S H Jones Wines & Champagne Joseph Perrier Handicap Bumped at the off - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't land a blow | 7/10 | nse | 8-13 | 77 | 76A | 71A | Olivia Tubb | 15/2 |
| 17 Aug 24+19d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Grey Horse Handicap Sat just behind the front-runner - pushed along with two furlongs to run - closed inside final furlong but unable to get past - runner-up beaten a short head | 2/9 | nk | 9-2 | 75 | 115B | 100A | David Egan | 11/2 |
| 29 Jul 24+34d | Windsor | Thames Alfa Romeo Slough Apprentice Handicap | 1/7 | 9-8 | 72 | 93A | 89A | Olivia Tubb | 3/1 | |
| 25 Jun 24+14d | Newbury | Racing Staff & Friend Go Free Handicap | 1/9 | 9-9 | 70 | 90A | 85A | Olivia Tubb | 4/1 | |
| 11 Jun 24+50d | Salisbury | Shipseys Marquees Handicap | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 101A | 80A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 22 Apr 24+187d | Windsor | Royal Windsor Horse Show Handicap (Div 2) | 1/9 | 9-6 | 67 | 90A | 94A | Rob Hornby | 4/1 | |
| 18 Oct 23+39d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap | 4/12 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 69 | 95A | 87A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 09 Sep 23+21d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap | 4/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 70 | 94B | 89A | David Egan | 5/1 |
| 19 Aug 23+29d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Grey Horse Handicap | 6/15 | hd | 8-11 | 70 | 100C | 80A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 21 Jul 23+33d | Newmarket | Pertemps Medical Mental Health Handicap | 2/9 | hd | 9-6 | 67 | 101B | 99A | Robert Havlin | 6/1 |
| 18 Jun 23+3d | Salisbury | Molson Coors Handicap | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-9 | 69 | 105A | 83A | Rob Hornby | 4/1 |
| 15 Jun 23+59d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap | 5/9 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 69 | 104A | 70A | Rossa Ryan | 10/1 |
| 17 Apr 23+195d | Kempton (AW) | More Extra Place Races At Unibet Handicap | 8/12 | 1 | 9-9 | 70 | 93A | 74A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 04 Oct 22+27d | Leicester | Best Ticket Prices Online At leicester-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 7/15 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 70 | 90C | 71A | Rob Hornby | 5/1 |
| 07 Sep 22+25d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 3/13 | hd | 9-13 | 69 | 113B | 93A | Hector Crouch | 4/1F |
| 13 Aug 22+21d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Grey Horse Handicap | 1/5 | 8-9 | 67 | 89C | 78B | Rob Hornby | 11/4J | |
| 23 Jul 22+16d | Salisbury | T & M Glass Handicap | 3/7 | 2 | 9-11 | 68 | 99A | 80A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 11/4J |
| 07 Jul 22+16d | Newbury | Pump Technology Handicap | 8/9 | 3¾ | 10-0 | 69 | 69A | 56A | Rob Hornby | 4/1F |
| 21 Jun 22+24d | Newbury | RacingTV Handicap | 4/10 | nk | 10-0 | 70 | 76A | 83A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 28 May 22+21d | Salisbury | Nf Pony Breeders Celebrate Dionis Macnair Mbe Handicap | 6/7 | 1½ | 9-10 | 71 | 95A | 72A | Rob Hornby | 5/2 |
| 07 May 22+21d | Ascot | Ascot Shop Handicap | 4/19 | ½ | 9-1 | 72 | 90C | 100A | Hector Crouch | 8/1 |
| 16 Apr 22+187d | Lingfield (AW) | Watch Off The Fence On Attheraces.com Handicap | 4/7 | nk | 9-11 | 72 | 93A | 80A | Charlie Bennett | 8/1 |
| 11 Oct 21+30d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap | 2/8 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 72 | 90A | 84A | Rob Hornby | 4/1 |
| 11 Sep 21+23d | Bath | Cazoo Handicap | 2/4 | nk | 9-5 | 71 | 88C | 94B | Charlie Bennett | 13/8F |
| 19 Aug 21+15d | Chepstow | Cazoo Maiden Stakes | 4/12 | hd | 9-0 | — | 84A | 72A | Tyler Saunders | 15/8F |
| 04 Aug 21+11d | Bath | Casumo Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Stakes | 2/10 | 3¾ | 9-0 | — | 95A | 78A | Tyler Saunders | 11/1 |
| 24 Jul 21 | Salisbury | Tracy Gosden Birthday Celebration Novice Stakes | 4/9 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 90A | 80A | George Downing | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Strike (GB) won?
- Strike (GB) won 5 of 47 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.6%. Placed 19 times in total (40.4% of starts).
- Who trains Strike (GB)?
- Strike (GB) is trained by Jonathan Portman, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is Strike (GB)'s sire?
- Strike (GB) is by Lethal Force (IRE) out of Midnight Fling (GB), whose sire is Groom Dancer.
- What going does Strike (GB) prefer?
- Strike (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 5 wins from 16 starts (31.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Strike (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Strike (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lethal Force (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,264 runs since Jan 2008 (268 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.2% from 357.
- Who are Strike (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Midnight Fling (GB), Strike (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Intimately (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bridge Night (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.