Task Force (GB)
Task Force won two of eight starts on turf, both over 6f – 7f on good going at first time of asking. His biggest success came in the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy Stakes at Ripon in Aug 2023. The colt, by Frankel out of Special Duty, reached an official rating of 112 and finished third of four, prominent, in the Group 2 Joel Stakes at Newmarket in Sep 2024. He last ran off a mark of 110.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- −3.62£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=8 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 107
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 107A | 89 | — |
| Good | 3 | 112B | 94 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 107A | 88 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 112B | 93.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,475 runs since Jan 2008 (870 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 12.5% from 321. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 266.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,280 | 259 | 20.2% | +2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,907 | 361 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,018 | 175 | 17.2% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,100 | 161 | 14.6% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 321 | 40 | 12.5% | −5.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,834 | 347 | 18.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 11 | 17.2% | −0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,253 | 236 | 18.8% | +0.8 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,961 | 368 | 18.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,872 | 542 | 18.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 964 | 151 | 15.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 266 | 33 | 12.4% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −10.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −18 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shipbourne (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Elegant Verse (GB)).
Family form: Shipbourne (GB) won at Southwell (AW), 22 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipbourne (GB) | 6 | 3 | 6½f–1m | Class 4 |
| Elegant Verse (GB) | 6 | 2 | 1m2f–1m4f | Listed |
| Duty Beyond (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| South Bank (USA) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Conscribe (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.38 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossa Ryan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.62 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 24+34d | Newmarket | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Joel Stakes (Group 2) Settled close up in second early - still in touch with the front over 4f out - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on without threatening - finished third beaten around five and a half lengths | 3/4 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 110 | 82C | 96B | Ryan Moore | 2/1J |
| 24 Aug 24+22d | York | Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) Settled in the pack - going smoothly with three furlongs left before asked for effort - stayed on at one gear late to finish fourth | 4/9 | 2 | 9-0 | 110 | 72A | 90A | Rossa Ryan | 7/2 |
| 02 Aug 24+41d | Goodwood | Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) Held up towards the back - short of room when pushing into contention entering the final 2 furlongs - driven and kept going late to finish third beaten a length and a quarter | 3/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 111 | 107A | 110A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 |
| 22 Jun 24+49d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) | 7/19 | nk | 9-3 | 112 | 77C | 101A | Rossa Ryan | 7/1 |
| 04 May 24+217d | Newmarket | Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 7/11 | 2 | 9-2 | 112 | 94A | 102A | Rossa Ryan | 16/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+33d | Newmarket | Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) | 2/9 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 100 | 101A | 115A | Rossa Ryan | 15/2 |
| 28 Aug 23+30d | Ripon | British Stallion Studs EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy Stakes (Listed) | 1/6 | 9-5 | — | 112B | 101B | Rossa Ryan | 11/8F | |
| 29 Jul 23 | Salisbury | Starman At Tally Ho Stud British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 9-7 | — | 86B | 104A | Rhys Clutterbuck | EvensF |
Quick answers
- How many races has Task Force (GB) won?
- Task Force (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Task Force (GB)?
- Task Force (GB) was trained by Ralph Beckett on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 27 September 2024.
- Who is Task Force (GB)'s sire?
- Task Force (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Special Duty (GB), whose sire is Hennessy.
- What going does Task Force (GB) prefer?
- Task Force (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Task Force (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 27 September 2024. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Task Force (GB)'s sire's record?
- Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,475 runs since Jan 2008 (870 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.5% from 321. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 266.
- Who are Task Force (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Special Duty (GB), Task Force (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shipbourne (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Elegant Verse (GB)). The wins came over 6½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.