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Horse profile

Strong Conviction (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer J Cole · Last owner J Cole
by Piccolo (GB) out of Keeping The Faith (IRE) (Ajraas)
39 runs · 26 courses · from May 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Apr 2018 — 3,116 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 2 wins · Yarmouth New yard Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Strong Conviction (GB) is 2 from 39. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather.

Based on 39 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 13lb off peak
84 52–97

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 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 10 Apr 2015 Official rating 84 at the last jumps run, 28 Jul 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 23 Sep 2014 Official rating 52 at the last flat run, 15 Aug 2015

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 8 figures · best 94B · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good381A79—
Heavy294B84—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m594B75—
2m1f – 2m4f279C76.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 30 figures · best 101A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good11101A74—
Good to Firm782B65—
Standard (AW)573A59—
Good to Soft384A59—
Soft385A58—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1688A69.5—
6f – 7f884A57.5—
1m2f – 1m4f373A67—
Under 6f3101A84—

Of 39 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 39 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
Piccolo (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 6,904 runs since Jan 2008 (393 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 11.6% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.5% from 258.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1641911.6%+3.8—
Good to Firm1,412956.7%−1.10 from 8
Good1,224836.8%−11 from 14
Good to Soft569417.2%−0.60 from 4
Soft506377.3%−0.50 from 4
Heavy140139.3%+1.51 from 4
Standard (AW)2,8892498.6%+0.80 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,4042359.8%+20 from 3
6f – 7f3,0742227.2%−0.61 from 8
1m – 1m1f690456.5%−1.31 from 16
1m2f – 1m4f353205.7%−2.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m25893.5%−4.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f11065.5%−2.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m1400%−7.80 from 2
Over 3m100%−7.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Keeping The Faith (IRE) (Ajraas)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rileyskeepingfaith (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Rileyskeepingfaith (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rileyskeepingfaith (GB)2246f–7fClass 2
Follow The Faith (GB)1211mClass 5
Fists And Stones (GB)120——
Aimeeskeepingfaith (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 1 7% +9.00
Good to Firm 8 0 0% −8.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 1 25% +0.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 17 1 6% −13.00
Class 4 13 1 8% +10.00
Class 6 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 5 0 0% −5.00
Yarmouth 3 2 67% +24.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 16 1 6% +7.00
6f – 7f 8 1 13% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Hitchcott 8 0 0% −8.00
Martin Harley 8 1 13% +15.00
Charles Bishop 5 0 0% −5.00
Nick Scholfield 4 0 0% −4.00
Matthew Davies 3 0 0% −3.00
Lucy Gardner 2 0 0% −2.00
James Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Jim Crowley 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
William Carson 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 1 100% +3.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 32 2 6% −5.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 13 0 0% −13.00
2013 11 1 9% +12.00
2012 10 1 10% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 30 2 7% −3.00
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 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
2018 · 1 run
17 Apr 18+628d Exeter Heavitree Brewery Ladies Night On May 8th Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-3 ——— Ben Jones 50/1
2016 · 2 runs
28 Jul 16+37d Stratford Bordeaux Undiscovered Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 18 10-7 84—78A Lucy Gardner 16/1
21 Jun 16+311d Newton Abbot Rgb Recruitment Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 12 11-2 89—74C Lucy Gardner 14/1
2015 · 2 runs
15 Aug 15+127d Lingfield Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Class 6 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 2¾ 9-4 52—44C Shane Kelly 25/1
10 Apr 15+172d Fontwell bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 12 11-8 92—79C James Davies 25/1
2014 · 13 runs
20 Oct 14+9d Plumpton Retirement Villages Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 11-12 97—81A Nick Scholfield 28/1
11 Oct 14+18d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The New Ladbrokes App Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1 9-4 55—55A Charles Bishop 40/1
23 Sep 14+8d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park Owners Group 2014 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1½ 9-3 60—59A Charles Bishop 50/1
15 Sep 14+10d Brighton Harveys Award Winning Sussex Beer Range Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 2 9-11 60—46A William Carson 25/1
05 Sep 14+38d Chepstow 32red.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 6 9-10 64—59C Sam Hitchcott 16/1
29 Jul 14+94d Worcester Roy & Caroline Hirons And Joe Dooey Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 12 10-12 97—75A Nick Scholfield 33/1
26 Apr 14+14d Haydock Paul Merson Sportsman's Dinner 27th May Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 1¾ 9-2 68—52C Charles Bishop 25/1
12 Apr 14+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral App Download From The App Store Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 4½ 9-3 69—56A Charles Bishop 28/1
31 Mar 14+12d Kempton (AW) BetVictor 6 Place Grand National Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 9-7 70—67A Jim Crowley 14/1
19 Mar 14+19d Lingfield (AW) Coral.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 1¾ 9-4 72—73A Jim Crowley 33/1
28 Feb 14+13d Newbury Floor V Davis Hl1979 Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 20 10-12 ——94B Nick Scholfield 14/1
15 Feb 14+23d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 15 ran 8/15 6 10-7 ——74A James Davies 66/1
23 Jan 14+116d Warwick Racinguk.com Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 23 10-12 ——73C Nick Scholfield 25/1
2013 · 11 runs
29 Sep 13+17d Epsom Downs Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Class 3 · 8.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 9 8-7 72—48C Sam Hitchcott 8/1
12 Sep 13+12d Epsom Downs Screwfix Live 2013 Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2¾ 9-1 72—85A Charles Bishop 7/1
31 Aug 13+16d Sandown Betfred Double Delight/hat Trick Heaven Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 9-0 73—76A Martin Harley 14/1
15 Aug 13+15d Newmarket Adnams Newmarket Nights Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 6 8-11 75—55A Sam Hitchcott 25/1
31 Jul 13+18d Redcar Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Handicap (Straight-Mile Championship Qualifier) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 8-13 75—74A Sam Hitchcott 8/1
13 Jul 13+19d Salisbury Ferndene Farm Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 1¼ 9-2 75—82B Sam Hitchcott 9/1
24 Jun 13+32d Windsor coral.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 8-13 76—88A Martin Harley 25/1
23 May 13+20d Goodwood Winner Plant UK Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-2 77—74A Martin Harley 25/1
03 May 13+13d Chepstow Brewin Dolphin Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1 9-6 77—65A Martin Harley 10/1
20 Apr 13+19d Nottingham Dick White Referrals Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2¾ 9-3 76—86A Matthew Davies 12/1
01 Apr 13+153d Yarmouth BetVictor Grand National 6 Places Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 8-12 70—88A Martin Harley 22/1
2012 · 10 runs
30 Oct 12+34d Yarmouth Burlington Palm Hotel Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 9-3 66—70B Silvestre De Sousa 3/1
26 Sep 12+32d Goodwood Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Loewe Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 9-3 70—58A Martin Harley 25/1
25 Aug 12+11d Redcar eaglescliffe.tv Railway Station Bargain Fares Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 9-3 75—57A Sam Hitchcott 11/1
14 Aug 12+11d Yarmouth British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.b.f. Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 27 9-3 75—36C Sam Hitchcott 9/1
03 Aug 12+34d Goodwood Telegraph Nursery Class 2 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 3¾ 8-7 76—53A Martin Harley 33/1
30 Jun 12+22d Windsor Betfred Home Of The Big Winners Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1¾ 9-3 78—65A Matthew Davies 5/1
08 Jun 12+13d Bath Bath Ales Hop Pole/british Stallion Studs E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 9-3 ——84A Sam Hitchcott 5/2
26 May 12+10d Goodwood E.B.F. Anthony Simmons Maiden Stakes (Sponsored By Telecom Uk) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 shd 9-3 ——84A Matthew Davies 7/1
16 May 12+11d Bath British Stallion Studs/premier Conservatory Roofs E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2 9-3 ——101A Martin Harley 5/2
05 May 12 Goodwood Betfred Goals Galore E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 8 9-3 ——49B Chris Catlin 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Strong Conviction won?
Strong Conviction (GB) won 2 of 39 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 5.1%. Placed 7 times in total (17.9% of starts).
Who trained Strong Conviction?
Strong Conviction (GB) was trained by J Cole on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 17 April 2018.
Who is Strong Conviction's sire?
Strong Conviction (GB) is by Piccolo (GB) out of Keeping The Faith (IRE), whose sire is Ajraas.
What going does Strong Conviction prefer?
Strong Conviction (GB) has the best record on heavy 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 Strong Conviction's official rating?
Strong Conviction (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 97.
What is Strong Conviction's sire's record?
Piccolo (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 6,904 runs since Jan 2008 (393 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 11.6% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.5% from 258.
Who are Strong Conviction's siblings?
Out of Keeping The Faith (IRE), Strong Conviction (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rileyskeepingfaith (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Rileyskeepingfaith (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.