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Horse profile

Suitably Surprised (IRE)

7yo mare · Trainer Sam England · Owner Ursa Major England
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Bright Eyes (GB) (Hernando)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Leicester & Sedgefield Last run 25 May 2026 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Suitably Surprised is a mare who has won two of 14 starts on turf, both in Class 5 handicap hurdles. She took a mares novices handicap at Leicester in Nov 2024 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft off a mark of 80 and a conditional jockeys handicap at Sedgefield the same month over 2m1f – 2m4f on good off 74. Typically held up she last ran at Cartmel in May 2026 off an official rating of 86.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5
Official rating86↓ 1lb off peak
86 74–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 5 Nov 2024

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 136B · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good6136B72.5—
Good to Soft3131B941 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7136B571 run · —
1m5f – 2m394A88—

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 7 Jun 2025 Official rating 86 at the last run, 25 May 2026

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 13 figures · best 108A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good7101A92—
Good to Soft3108A1001 run · —
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10108A891 run · —
1m5f – 2m3100A94—

Of 14 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 · 13 figures from 14 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 from 13 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Mid-division 6 (46%) · 1 win
  • Held up 4 (31%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (23%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.70 from 1
Good1,87025513.6%+0.31 from 8
Good to Soft1,55821313.7%+0.41 from 3
Soft2,45231813%−0.30 from 1
Heavy99112812.9%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.3—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,22031014%+0.71 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,79439914.3%+11 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,53517111.1%−2.20 from 1
Over 3m2893612.5%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bright Eyes (GB) (Hernando)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% −5.80
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.62
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 2 20% −5.42
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 4 1 25% −1.80
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +1.38
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −7.80
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −0.62
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan England 8 0 0% −8.00
Charlie Maggs 4 2 50% +0.58
Tom Midgley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr James King 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 9 2 22% −4.42

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 2 15% −8.42
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
2026 · 1 run
25 May 26+160d Cartmel Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack - eased and pulled up after the 6th PU/10 — 10-11 86—— Tom Midgley 28/1
2025 · 4 runs
16 Dec 25+192d Catterick racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held a midpack spot early - pressed for effort and dropping back before 2 out - drifted well off the pace to finish last of note 9/10 1¼ 10-10 8755C80C Charlie Maggs 6/1
07 Jun 25+25d Hexham Neil Pennington 10th Anniversary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Settled close to the pace - boxed in around the home bend - pushed along near the final fence - stayed on into second but unable to reel in the winner 2/15 1¾ 10-12 84131B108A Mr James King 16/1
13 May 25+32d Sedgefield Fairlight Studio New Beginnings For Spring Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Held up at the back throughout - never got involved and beaten a long way 5/6 5½ 10-12 86—88B Jonathan England 16/1
11 Apr 25+140d Sedgefield Bet 10 Get 10 At betvickers.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Struggled from the start - lost touch with the field - finished well behind in 9th 9/9 7 11-3 87—92C Jonathan England 6/1
2024 · 9 runs
22 Nov 24+4d Catterick Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good · 4 ran Jumped raggedly early - settled mid-pack - blundered 7th - awkward again 3 out - driven and errant at 2 out - made no dent on leader approaching last - stayed on strongly up the run-in to snatch second close home but couldn't get past the winner 2/4 1½ 10-12 8057C90B Jonathan England 10/11F
18 Nov 24+4d Leicester Watch On Racing TV Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - made ground three out to hit the front - kept up the pressure to the line 1/8 10-12 8094A100A Charlie Maggs 11/8F
14 Nov 24+9d Sedgefield Canine Premier Flex Plus Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 8 ran Sat behind pace early - improved to challenge alongside rival 2 out - nudged into a slender advantage at the last after clipping it - kept finding through the closing stages - hung on for the win 1/8 9-13 74102C94A Charlie Maggs 6/5F
05 Nov 24+17d Sedgefield VickersBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 11 ran Held mid-pack early - clumsy at 1st - urged forward approaching 2 out - eased right and closed on front group - kept going up the run-in - nabbed second late but no more 2/11 3½ 9-13 74136B101A Charlie Maggs 25/1
19 Oct 24+33d Stratford Rich Is 60 & Tom Is 30 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Heavy · 12 ran Settled just behind the pace early - dropped back before halfway - pushed along three out but found little - faded quickly after and beaten well home 7/12 1¼ 10-3 75—72C Jonathan England 18/1
16 Sep 24+10d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back - nudged into better position by the home turn but couldn't threaten the pace by three out - dropped away to finish fourth well beaten 4/10 1½ 10-11 —88A94A Jonathan England 250/1
06 Sep 24+13d Bangor-on-Dee Jones Bros Supporting CSRC Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well held in 9th 9/11 24 10-7 —56C88C Jonathan England 125/1
24 Aug 24+30d Cartmel Hadwins Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran Settled towards the rear - driven approaching the home bend - dropped away from there - finished sixth well beaten 6/6 nk 10-9 —57C86C Jonathan England 66/1
25 Jul 24 Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 67 10-11 —-11C85C Jonathan England 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Suitably Surprised won?
Suitably Surprised (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Suitably Surprised?
Suitably Surprised (IRE) is trained by Sam England, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 May 2026.
Who is Suitably Surprised's sire?
Suitably Surprised (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Bright Eyes (GB), whose sire is Hernando.
What going does Suitably Surprised prefer?
Suitably Surprised (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Suitably Surprised's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 25 May 2026. The highest on record is 87.
What is Suitably Surprised's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.