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Horse profile

The Gambler (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2005) · Last trainer Ian Emmerson · Last owner Ian Emmerson
by First Trump (GB) out of Future Options (GB) (Lomond)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 May 2005 — 7,829 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2005 · 19th of 20 New yard Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile

The Gambler (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Lingfield (AW) (Feb 2005). Last raced off 42, 24lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating42↓ 24lb off peak
42 40–66

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 33C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 11 May 2005 Official rating 42 at the last run, 30 May 2005

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 9 figures · best 53C · median 23
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)553C12—
Good to Firm232C29—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f753C23—
1m – 1m1f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
First Trump (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 611 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8225%+17.1—
Good to Firm12686.3%−1.60 from 2
Good126107.9%00 from 1
Good to Soft7833.8%−4.1—
Soft48510.4%+2.50 from 1
Heavy2328.7%+0.8—
Standard (AW)202188.9%+10 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4524.4%−3.50 from 1
6f – 7f11176.3%−1.60 from 7
1m – 1m1f144149.7%+1.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1201210%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m9899.2%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f5135.9%−2—
2m5f – 3m3712.7%−5.2—
Over 3m500%−7.9—

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
Future Options (GB) (Lomond)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Yeldham Lady (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Yeldham Lady (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Yeldham Lady (GB)1911m½fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 7 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Neil Chalmers 3 0 0% −3.00
Joe Fanning 2 0 0% −2.00
Neil Pollard 1 0 0% −1.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephanie Hollinshead 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Fletcher 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 9 runs
30 May 05+18d Redcar 'Big Screen Action - Here Today!' Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 19/20 6 9-7 4232C Neil Pollard 25/1
12 May 05+1d Carlisle Bank Of Scotland Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 14/15 shd 8-8 5626C Joe Fanning 16/1
11 May 05+18d Newcastle Cantorspreadfair.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m1f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 1¾ 8-12 5033C Joe Fanning 33/1
23 Apr 05+67d Ripon Eura Audit Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Soft · 17 ran 15/17 nk 7-4 6623C Duran Fentiman 66/1
15 Feb 05+1d Southwell (AW) Littlewoods Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 8-6 4015C Neil Chalmers 6/1
14 Feb 05+8d Lingfield (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 1¾ 8-8 4053C Neil Chalmers 12/1
06 Feb 05+5d Wolverhampton (AW) Apprentice Banded Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 9-1 4012C Stephanie Hollinshead 12/1
01 Feb 05+7d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 2 8-9 40-16C Luke Fletcher 13/2
25 Jan 05 Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 5 8-5 40-8C Neil Chalmers 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Gambler won?
The Gambler (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained The Gambler?
The Gambler (GB) was trained by Ian Emmerson on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 30 May 2005.
Who is The Gambler's sire?
The Gambler (GB) is by First Trump (GB) out of Future Options (GB), whose sire is Lomond.
What is The Gambler's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 30 May 2005. The highest on record is 66.
What is The Gambler's sire's record?
First Trump (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 611 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Gambler's siblings?
Out of Future Options (GB), The Gambler (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Yeldham Lady (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Yeldham Lady (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 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.