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Horse profile

The Ganges (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Simon Whitaker · Last owner A Melville
by Markaz (IRE) out of Heavenly River (FR) (Stormy River)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Mar 2025 — 564 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 8th of 18 Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

The Ganges is a maiden who has two places from five starts. His best effort came when second of nine at Newcastle over the AW in Jan 2022. The gelding, by Markaz out of Heavenly River, last ran when eighth of 18 in a Class 5 handicap at Doncaster in Mar 2025. He raced off an official rating of 67 that day.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 23 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.

Flat 5 figures · best 92A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)492A85.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f392A88—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 29 Mar 2025 Official rating 67 at the last run, 29 Mar 2025

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.

Flat 5 figures · best 76A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)476A68—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f376A69—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Markaz (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 997 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.6—
Good to Firm105109.5%−0.1—
Good2282711.8%+2.2—
Good to Soft8278.5%−1.10 from 1
Soft157127.6%−2—
Heavy3900%−9.6—
Standard (AW)3844010.4%+0.80 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8078.8%−0.8—
6f – 7f452378.2%−1.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f220209.1%−0.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1231512.2%+2.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m70811.4%+1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f39512.8%+3.2—
2m5f – 3m12325%+15.4—
Over 3m11100%+90.4—

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

Dam
Heavenly River (FR) (Stormy River)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Quattroelle (IRE)10——
Dancing Leopard (IRE)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Sanderson 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrea Pinna 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Farragher 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

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
29 Mar 25+126d Doncaster William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 18 ran Slow to break - settled towards the back of the field - unable to build momentum - finished well held in 8th 8/18 1¼ 9-6 6774C73A Andrea Pinna 40/1
23 Nov 24+36d Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Settled towards back of the field - pushed along with 2f to run - dropping away tamely inside the final furlong - finished 10th 10/11 2½ 9-11 6992A67A Ben Sanderson 33/1
18 Oct 24+965d Newcastle (AW) Central Employment & Training Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Took a strong hold early - sat handy before fading from halfway and drifted left under pressure 2f out in 4th - kept going but no match for the front three 4/8 5 9-6 —82A69A Ben Sanderson 20/1
26 Feb 22+37d Wolverhampton (AW) MansionBet Beaten By A Head Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 8-2 —83A55A Adam Farragher 9/4J
20 Jan 22 Newcastle (AW) Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 2/9 2¼ 9-5 —88A76A Daniel Muscutt 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has The Ganges (IRE) won?
The Ganges (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained The Ganges (IRE)?
The Ganges (IRE) was trained by Simon Whitaker on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 29 March 2025.
Who is The Ganges (IRE)'s sire?
The Ganges (IRE) is by Markaz (IRE) out of Heavenly River (FR), whose sire is Stormy River.
What is The Ganges (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 29 March 2025. The highest on record is 69.
What is The Ganges (IRE)'s sire's record?
Markaz (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 997 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Ganges (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Heavenly River (FR), The Ganges (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2022. 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.