Horse profile
Summergrounds (GB)
by Phoenix Reach (IRE) out of Hannah Jacques (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
26 runs · 9 courses · from May 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Ayr, Musselburgh & Market Rasen
Ran 24 days ago · 3rd of 12
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Summergrounds is a gelding with three wins from 26 starts on turf, all over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or good to soft ground. He won a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Ayr in Apr 2025 off an official rating of 102, a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Musselburgh in Mar 2025 off 95, and a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Market Rasen in May 2024 off 92. Typically held up, he finished third of 12 at Perth in Sep 2026 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 106, which was 8lb below his highest ever mark of 114.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 3–26Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 13 (50%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.81Fair A/E n=26 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 79dAvg 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 rating106↓ 8lb off peak
106
92–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 135B | 105 | 4 · 113 / 101.5 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 119B | 94 | 2 · 110 / 98 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 119B | 104 | 6 · 113 / 101.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 135B | 98.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 97A | 91 | — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 26 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 1,946 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14% from 178. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.1% from 257.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 237 | 23 | 9.7% | +1.8 | — |
| Good | 538 | 47 | 8.7% | +0.8 | 1 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 262 | 15 | 5.7% | −2.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Soft | 255 | 20 | 7.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 96 | 10 | 10.4% | +2.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 543 | 38 | 7% | −0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 178 | 25 | 14% | +6.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 257 | 8 | 3.1% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 243 | 24 | 9.9% | +2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 342 | 23 | 6.7% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 37 | 7.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 260 | 17 | 6.5% | −1.4 | 3 from 20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 157 | 16 | 10.2% | +2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Hannah Jacques (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rickety Gate (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rickety Gate (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickety Gate (GB) | 39 | 5 | 2m3½f–3m | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 1 | 6% | −10.50 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Kelso | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Ayr | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 20 | 3 | 15% | +3.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McMenamin | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Ella McGarry | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor Rabbitt | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr Harvey James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Ella McGarry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +12.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 23 | 3 | 13% | +0.50 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 26+39d | Perth | Lord Mansfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) Settled mid-pack early - pushed along and close to the front pair into the last two furlongs - stayed on at an even effort for third | 3/12 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 106 | 105B | 119A | Danny McMenamin | 11/1 |
| 15 Aug 26+34d | Perth | IM Group Handicap Hurdle Race Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort before 2 out and stayed on - lacked the speed to get involved late | 3/9 | 4¼ | 11-0 | 108 | 113A | 112A | Ella McGarry | 5/1 |
| 12 Jul 26+16d | Perth | Saints In The Community Handicap Hurdle raced in the centre of the field - made ground under pressure before 2 out to contest third - soon driven - kept on run-in but lacked the speed to get involved beaten one and three-quarter lengths in fourth | 4/9 | nk | 11-2 | 108 | 93B | 117A | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 |
| 26 Jun 26+70d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-On-Dee Handicap Hurdle Settled third early - moved into second by the 8th before being driven and slipping back before 2 out - faded to finish third | 3/4 | 12 | 11-2 | 110 | 98C | 103C | Danny McMenamin | 9/2 |
| 17 Apr 26+75d | Ayr | Jardine Utilities Race To Repair 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Settled towards the back - unable to quicken approaching 3 out - dropped away and eased down after the last | PU/9 | — | 11-1 | 112 | — | — | Mr Harvey James | 14/1 |
| 01 Feb 26+37d | Musselburgh | Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the front group - stumbled at the 9th - pressed for effort and lost touch before 3 out - unable to close 2 out - kept going after the last but well held for 5th | 5/12 | ½ | 11-3 | 114 | 86A | 112A | Ella McGarry | 10/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+93d | Sedgefield | Michael & Olivia Watson Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - lost touch with the front pair after 3 out - pushed along approaching 2 out - moved into second before the last - kept on but unable to find more close home | 2/7 | 2¾ | 10-11 | 112 | 110A | 122B | Ella McGarry | 4/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+39d | Perth | Lord Mansfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled with the pack early - improved into contention two out and closed on the leader under pressure - held for the runner-up spot without finding more late | 2/12 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 108 | 119B | 131A | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 |
| 16 Aug 25+93d | Perth | Guy Stirling Is 50! Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - improved to share command 2 out - pressed and just lost front spot at the last - kept battling to the line but couldn't get up | 2/11 | ½ | 10-13 | 105 | 112B | 126A | Sean Quinlan | 16/1 |
| 15 May 25+34d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace - squeezed for space with two furlongs left - unable to threaten leaders at the final obstacle - finished fifth | 5/8 | ¾ | 11-4 | 105 | 113B | 118A | Danny McMenamin | 5/2F |
| 11 Apr 25+21d | Ayr | Jardine Utilities Race To Repair 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Sat behind the pace early - moved into third after 3 out then driven on approaching the final fence - kept going strongly to get up in the closing strides | 1/13 | 10-5 | 102 | 102B | 122A | Miss Ella McGarry | 11/1 | |
| 21 Mar 25+128d | Musselburgh | Racing Post Go North Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back early - made progress into contention approaching 3 out - up into second 2 out - hit the front at the last - kept on strongly to score | 1/9 | 11-9 | 95 | 106A | 127A | Danny McMenamin | 5/1 | |
| 13 Nov 24+38d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Hurdle Settled off the front rank early - made steady progress before two out - pressed for the advantage approaching the last then edged behind - stayed on at one gait to finish second | 2/10 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 93 | 110B | 116A | Danny McMenamin | 11/4 |
| 06 Oct 24+27d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Settled midfield early - improved into contention rounding the home bend before losing ground under pressure 2 out - kept trying from the back through the closing stages to finish third | 3/11 | 5 | 11-8 | 94 | 97A | 118A | Conor Rabbitt | 4/1 |
| 09 Sep 24+94d | Perth | Isuzu Pick Up At ASP Commercial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held up towards back of pack - made ground into contention 3 out - pressed for 3rd before final fence - stayed on but held by winner | 2/10 | 4½ | 11-11 | 94 | 85A | 117A | Sean Quinlan | 9/2 |
| 07 Jun 24+28d | Market Rasen | Gallery By Symphony Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/9 | 7½ | 11-11 | 94 | — | 112B | Sean Quinlan | 13/2 |
| 10 May 24+215d | Market Rasen | Book Summer Plate Ladies Day Now Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/9 | 11-6 | 92 | 105B | 120A | Sean Quinlan | 9/2 | |
| 08 Oct 23+63d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 5/9 | 2¼ | 11-4 | 93 | 85A | 97A | Conor Rabbitt | 9/4F |
| 06 Aug 23+58d | Market Rasen | F4 IT Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/10 | 2¼ | 11-5 | 94 | 84A | 104A | Conor Rabbitt | 2/1F |
| 09 Jun 23+24d | Market Rasen | Follow Us On Twitter At BetRhino Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 3¼ | 11-10 | 95 | 103A | 114A | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 |
| 16 May 23+96d | Newcastle | Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 5½ | 11-3 | — | 67A | 106A | Danny McMenamin | 14/1 |
| 09 Feb 23+30d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/4 | 8½ | 11-2 | — | 87C | 99B | Danny McMenamin | 9/4 |
| 10 Jan 23+290d | Doncaster | Betting Better With Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/16 | 28 | 11-1 | — | 66C | 96C | Danny McMenamin | 28/1 |
| 26 Mar 22+113d | Kelso | Go North Jodami Series Final Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 5½ | 11-4 | — | 135B | 126A | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 |
| 03 Dec 21+212d | Sedgefield | Paxtons Best For Genuine Kverneland Metal Open NH Flat Race | 4/11 | 2 | 11-0 | — | 84B | 109A | Danny McMenamin | 18/5 |
| 05 May 21 | Kelso | racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/13 | 4 | 11-2 | — | 110B | 117A | Danny McMenamin | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Summergrounds (GB) won?
- Summergrounds (GB) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 13 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Summergrounds (GB)?
- Summergrounds (GB) is trained by Nicky Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
- Who is Summergrounds (GB)'s sire?
- Summergrounds (GB) is by Phoenix Reach (IRE) out of Hannah Jacques (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Summergrounds (GB) prefer?
- Summergrounds (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 8 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 Summergrounds (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 23 September 2026. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Summergrounds (GB)'s sire's record?
- Phoenix Reach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 1,946 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14% from 178. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.1% from 257.
- Who are Summergrounds (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Hannah Jacques (IRE), Summergrounds (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rickety Gate (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rickety Gate (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.