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Horse profile

Stronghold (GB)

5yo horse (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner K Abdullah
by Danehill (USA) out of Insinuate (USA) (Mr Prospector)
15 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Aug 2007 — 7,019 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 · 3rd of 10 5 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Stronghold (GB) is 5 from 15, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Merbury Catering Supreme Stakes at Goodwood (Sep 2006). Hasn't won since Sep 2006. 4 of 8 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 6 on softer.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating114↓ 1lb off peak
114 84–115

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 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 26 Sep 2006 Official rating 114 at the last run, 18 Aug 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 12 figures · best 120C · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good497C93.5—
Good to Firm3120C89—
Good to Soft287C70.5—
Soft253C53—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f7120C95—
6f – 7f492C89.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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
Danehill (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 831 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.4% from 298. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 20.7% from 217. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.5% from 168.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16212.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm1591911.9%+0.31 from 4
Good1671810.8%−0.83 from 4
Good to Soft8045%−6.61 from 4
Soft8456%−5.60 from 2
Heavy2727.4%−4.2—
Standard (AW)2984615.4%+3.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4112.4%−9.2—
6f – 7f168116.5%−5.12 from 4
1m – 1m1f150128%−3.63 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f2174520.7%+9.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m1642112.8%+1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f6734.5%−7.1—
2m5f – 3m2129.5%−2.1—
Over 3m3133.3%+21.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Insinuate (USA) (Mr Prospector)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Convey (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Convey (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Convey (GB)1947f–1m2fGroup 3
Hanseatic (GB)2931m–1m2½fClass 4
Take The Hint (GB)721m–1m2fListed
Imply (GB)2721m–1m½fClass 6
Clique (GB)217f—
Indication (GB)511m1½fClass 5
Theory (GB)60——
Choose (GB)20——
By Implication (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.00
Good 4 3 75% +6.25
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −2.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 2 29% +0.50
Class 3 3 2 67% +3.75
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 2 1 50% +1.00
Haydock 2 2 100% +2.25
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +3.50
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket (July) 1 1 100% +3.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 3 30% −1.75
6f – 7f 4 2 50% +3.50
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hughes 14 4 29% +0.25
Jimmy Fortune 1 1 100% +0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 7 2 29% +0.50
2005 7 3 43% +1.25

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
2007 · 1 run
18 Aug 07+308d Newbury CGA Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1 9-3 11487C Richard Hughes 7/1
2006 · 7 runs
14 Oct 06+18d Newmarket VC Bet Challenge Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 ¾ 9-3 11454C Richard Hughes 17/2
26 Sep 06+73d Goodwood Merbury Catering Supreme Stakes (Grp3) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-12 11592C Richard Hughes 2/1F
15 Jul 06+24d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Summer Mile Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 9-1 11595C Richard Hughes 7/4F
21 Jun 06+11d Ascot Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 30 ran 2/30 nk 9-8 108120C Richard Hughes 14/1
10 Jun 06+23d Goodwood Empire Property Group On The House Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 shd 9-8 108— Richard Hughes 9/4
18 May 06+15d York Bank Of Scotland Corporate Hambleton Stakes (Lstd Handicap) Class 1 · 1m · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 ½ 9-7 10853C Richard Hughes 10/1
03 May 06+235d Lingfield V Drinks Transylvanian Wines Paradise Stakes (Listed) (Turf) Class 1 · 7½f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 10892C Richard Hughes 7/2
2005 · 7 runs
10 Sep 05+37d Doncaster Porcelanosa Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 1 8-11 10253C Richard Hughes 9/2J
04 Aug 05+11d Haydock NSPCC At Haydock Park Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-7 9397C Richard Hughes 7/4F
24 Jul 05+52d Newmarket (July) NSPCC Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-7 87— Richard Hughes 3/1
02 Jun 05+13d Sandown IG Index Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 8-12 8489C Richard Hughes 7/4
20 May 05+18d Haydock Focus DIY Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-12 —78C Jimmy Fortune 1/2F
02 May 05+16d Kempton Eddie Slemmonds Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Good · 13 ran 2/13 nk 9-0 —95C Richard Hughes 9/4F
16 Apr 05 Newbury Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 5 9-0 —— Richard Hughes 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Stronghold won?
Stronghold (GB) won 5 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 11 times in total (73.3% of starts).
Who trained Stronghold?
Stronghold (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 18 August 2007.
Who is Stronghold's sire?
Stronghold (GB) is by Danehill (USA) out of Insinuate (USA), whose sire is Mr Prospector.
What going does Stronghold prefer?
Stronghold (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Stronghold's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 18 August 2007. The highest on record is 115.
What is Stronghold's sire's record?
Danehill (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 831 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.4% from 298. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 20.7% from 217. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.5% from 168.
Who are Stronghold's siblings?
Out of Insinuate (USA), Stronghold (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Convey (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Convey (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.