Horse profile
Tex (FR)
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Sudu Queen (GER) (Invincible Spirit)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Ascot
Beaten favourite LTO
Ran 15 days ago · 8th of 18
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Tex (FR) is 2 from 16 with both wins at Class 4 level. He won the Racing To School Celebrates 25 Years Lady Amateur Jockeys Handicap Stakes at Ascot in Sep 2026 over 1m – 1m1f on good off an official rating of 72 and the Chapel Down Handicap Stakes at Ascot in Jul 2026 over 6f – 7f on good to firm off 67. All wins came at Ascot. He finished 8 of 18 at Ascot in Oct 2026 in the Autumn Racing Weekend Amateur Jockeys Handicap Stakes off an official rating of 78 having been the beaten favourite.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins at Class 4
OR at career high
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 6 (37.5%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.89Fair A/E n=16 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 rating78At career-high mark
78
67–78
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 121A | 87 | 5 · 121 / 89 |
| Good | 5 | 95B | 86 | 2 · 86 / 79 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 94B | 72 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 121A | 87 | 5 · 121 / 87 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 111B | 86 | 3 · 111 / 86 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 95B | 84.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 10 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (63%) · 1 win
- Midfield 3 (38%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 4,838 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,406 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,722 | 253 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,273 | 916 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,694 | 1,251 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,990 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,464 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
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
Sudu Queen (GER) (Invincible Spirit)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sydney Bay (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Sydney Bay (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Bay (GB) | 25 | 2 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Zudu Spirit (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 5½f | — |
| Artorious (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 2 | 67% | +13.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cosgrave | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Mr Simon Walker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Callan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Brodie Hampson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Harry Vigors | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kyle McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 2 | 18% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +8.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 26+28d | Ascot | Autumn Racing Weekend Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (For Male Amateur Riders) stumbled leaving stalls then settled in mid-pack - pushed along over 2f out - drifted right over 1f out - plugged on at one speed to finish 8th | 8/18 | 2 | 11-5 | 78 | 76C | 88A | Mr Simon Walker | 3/1F |
| 04 Sep 26+30d | Ascot | Racing To School Celebrates 25 Years Lady Amateur Jockeys Handicap Stakes (For Female Amateur Jockeys) Slow to break - settled towards the back - travelling comfortably behind the pace two out - denied a clean run and moved right approaching the final furlong - began to close - improved into second with much still to accomplish inside the last - fully involved in the finish over the last 110 yards - stuck on strongly to hit the front close home and score | 1/11 | 10-1 | 72 | 86A | 114A | Miss Brodie Hampson | 2/1F | |
| 05 Aug 26+7d | Brighton | Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap Stakes (For The Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy) settled towards the back - driven up and drifted left approaching the final furlong - gained ground close home to take second - couldn't quite get to the winner | 2/9 | nk | 9-7 | 71 | 111B | 91A | Pat Cosgrave | 3/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+5d | Goodwood | Coral Charlton Handicap Stakes Drifted left from the gate - settled towards the back on the near strip - pushed along with 2f left - shifted left approaching the final furlong - stayed on past tiring runners late - finished ninth without ever getting close enough | 9/26 | nk | 9-4 | 67 | 89C | 93A | Pat Cosgrave | 6/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+58d | Ascot | Chapel Down Handicap Stakes Racing in mid-division early - made smooth progress 2f out - pushed along 1f out and hit the front final 110yds - kept on well to score | 1/11 | 9-3 | 67 | 87B | 86A | Pat Cosgrave | 12/1 | |
| 27 May 26+11d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Apprentice Handicap Held up at the back from the start - never involved with the front group - dropped away to finish 12th | 12/14 | 5 | 9-8 | 68 | 53C | 53C | Harry Vigors | 13/2 |
| 16 May 26+7d | Newmarket | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - improving and short of space approaching the final 3f - eased across to the left and pushed along over 2f out - finished strongly through the last furlong to take third | 3/7 | nk | 10-0 | 68 | 72A | 88A | Kyle McHugh | 6/5F |
| 09 May 26+275d | Leicester | Heather Small Plays Leicester Races 4th July Handicap Stood up at the start - settled at the back - urged into contention 3f out - lost ground 2f out - progressed 1f out - shifted left and stayed on strongly late - nabbed second spot close home | 2/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 67 | 121A | 95A | Jack Dace | 11/2 |
| 07 Aug 25+21d | Nottingham | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Slow to break - settled towards back - short of space 3f out - moved out and pushed along 2f out - made ground into contention but drifted left inside final furlong and could not close in third | 3/9 | 2 | 9-13 | 67 | 91B | 89A | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 |
| 17 Jul 25+15d | Epsom Downs | Steve Donoghue Handicap Sat just off the front group early - drifted left approaching 2f out and moved into second a furlong out - drifted left again and flattened out inside the final furlong - edged out of the places right on the line to finish third | 3/7 | shd | 9-8 | 67 | 85B | 82A | Jack Callan | 7/2 |
| 02 Jul 25+20d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Bet Builder' Apprentice Handicap Settled just behind the front group early - moved right and made progress to hit the front approaching 1f out - overtaken inside the final furlong and dropped back to third - unable to find more late on | 3/7 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 95B | 83A | Jack Callan | 11/2 |
| 12 Jun 25+22d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - asked for more 4f out and driven on with 3f out to follow - drifted left approaching the final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth beaten 2 1/4 lengths | 4/11 | hd | 11-0 | 68 | 74A | 89A | Mr Simon Walker | 16/1 |
| 21 May 25+210d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Settled midfield early - asked for effort with 2f left - made strong progress out wide inside final furlong - battled to the line but edged out by a short margin | 4/13 | shd | 9-1 | 67 | 94B | 85A | Pat Cosgrave | 14/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+8d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the early tempo out front - asked for effort and lost the advantage inside the last furlong as the winner cruised clear - unable to quicken again and held on for second without threatening | 2/6 | 6 | 9-4 | — | 72A | 71B | Neil Callan | 13/2 |
| 15 Oct 24+29d | Leicester | British Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up handy in the early stages - dropped away and pressed for effort inside final 2f - found little under pressure - finished 4th | 4/7 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 102A | 63A | Sean D Bowen | 12/1 |
| 16 Sep 24 | Windsor | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled with the pack early - driven up to challenge the front group 2f out - held on gamely before fading close home | 6/14 | 3¾ | 9-4 | — | 78C | 73A | Pat Cosgrave | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tex (FR) won?
- Tex (FR) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Tex (FR)?
- Tex (FR) is trained by George Baker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is Tex (FR)'s sire?
- Tex (FR) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Sudu Queen (GER), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Tex (FR) prefer?
- Tex (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Tex (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 2 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Tex (FR)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Tex (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Sudu Queen (GER), Tex (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sydney Bay (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Sydney Bay (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–6f. As at Oct 2026.