Horse profile
The Good Biscuit (GB)
by Sixties Icon (GB) out of Rebecca Romero (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
38 runs · 15 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · 4 courses
Last run 5 Oct 2026 · 4th of 12
Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile
The Good Biscuit is a 9 from 38 gelding with all wins on turf. He has five wins from 14 starts at Pontefract and two from three at Catterick, all in handicaps between under 6f and 7f. Wins came on good to firm, good and soft going, the latest at Pontefract in Sep 2026 off 85. Aged 5 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished fourth of 12 at Pontefract off his career-high mark of 89. He is usually held up.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 29 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 9–38Wins / Runs
- 23.7%Strike rate
- 15 (39.5%)Placed
- +6.91£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.41Fair A/E n=38 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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 rating89At career-high mark
89
67–89
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 111C | 97 | 8 runs · 111 / 99 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 118B | 99 | 4 runs · 110 / 103.5 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 126A | 103 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 5 | 110A | 101 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 37 | 126A | 97 | 13 runs · 111 / 102 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 38 runs · as at 13 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 29 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Mid-division 14 (48%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 8 (28%) · 4 wins
- Held up 7 (24%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 5,675 runs since Mar 2012 (338 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.4% from 1,334.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 71 | 5 | 7% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 911 | 103 | 11.3% | +1.4 | 5 from 10 |
| Good | 1,538 | 174 | 11.3% | +1.4 | 2 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 805 | 82 | 10.2% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 752 | 80 | 10.6% | +0.7 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 264 | 35 | 13.3% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,334 | 85 | 6.4% | −3.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 368 | 44 | 12% | +2.1 | 1 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,240 | 123 | 9.9% | 0 | 8 from 37 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 891 | 77 | 8.6% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,189 | 124 | 10.4% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,189 | 126 | 10.6% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 580 | 55 | 9.5% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 33 | 1 | 3% | −6.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Rebecca Romero (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Miss Attitude (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Miss Attitude (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Attitude (GB) | 30 | 5 | 5f | Listed |
| Sporting Icon (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Romeo Guest (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Laura's Legacy (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pedal Power (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 2 | 12% | −3.17 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 5 | 50% | +9.58 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 5 | 24% | +4.75 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.67 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.83 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 14 | 5 | 36% | +18.33 |
| Thirsk | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.75 |
| Leicester | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 37 | 8 | 22% | +2.41 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna Mason | 15 | 4 | 27% | +10.25 |
| Warren Fentiman | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.67 |
| Jason Hart | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.50 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Probert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Charles Bishop | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +12.25 |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +0.83 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 26+11d | Pontefract | Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Stakes (Div I) pulled hard early - settled at back - urged along over 2f out - gained ground entering final furlong - stayed on to take fourth near finish | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 89 | 104A | 106A | Joanna Mason | 13/2 |
| 24 Sep 26+19d | Pontefract | Explore Shared Racehorse Ownership At inthepaddock.co.uk Handicap Stakes Handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left - found extra to hit front inside final 110yds and score | 1/14 | 10-0 | 85 | 111C | 106A | Jason Hart | 17/2 | |
| 05 Sep 26+20d | Thirsk | Rudding Park Harrogate Handicap Stakes settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f remaining - unable to threaten leaders - finished 5th | 5/9 | nk | 9-5 | 86 | 103A | 90A | Joanna Mason | 11/2 |
| 16 Aug 26+11d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Proud To Support Young Lives Vs Cancer Handicap Stakes Held close to the pace early - driven approaching final furlong to hit front - stayed on strongly to win | 1/9 | 9-6 | 81 | 102A | 99A | Joanna Mason | 10/1 | |
| 05 Aug 26+10d | Pontefract | Bet With Jayne - Your Local Bookmaker Handicap Stakes Handy up front early - pushed along with 2f left then dropped a place inside final furlong - weakened quickly after finishing 6th | 6/8 | nk | 9-12 | 78 | 110B | 87A | Joanna Mason | 7/2 |
| 26 Jul 26+11d | Pontefract | Sarah Gusterson Memorial Handicap Stakes up with the pacesetters on the inner - asked for effort approaching 2f out - improved into second over 1f out - took command over 110 yards out to score comfortably | 1/4 | 9-7 | 78 | 105C | 101B | Jason Hart | 1/1F | |
| 15 Jul 26+24d | Catterick | Le Veinard 2026. Racing And Info Handicap Stakes Racing in the pack - driven into third with a furlong left - kept on well and hit the front near the finish | 1/8 | 9-12 | 75 | 95B | 93A | Joanna Mason | 7/4F | |
| 21 Jun 26+19d | Pontefract | Sunpak Potatoes Handicap Held up in the pack - moved up to press the front group inside the final furlong - dropped to 4th close home | 4/6 | ¾ | 9-3 | 77 | 96A | 85B | Joanna Mason | 11/2 |
| 02 Jun 26+16d | Pontefract | GV Co Property Consultants Supports The YCC Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along with 2f left - boxed in with 1f to run - stayed on late without threatening the front | 4/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 78 | 109B | 87A | Warren Fentiman | 4/1 |
| 17 May 26+9d | Hamilton | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Handy with the main pack early - nudged for effort with 3f left - unable to find more inside the closing furlong - finished 8th beaten 2¾ lengths | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-4 | 78 | 101C | 82A | Warren Fentiman | 17/2 |
| 08 May 26+9d | Chester | Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Held a central berth early - pushed along approaching 2f out then gained ground with a furlong left - powered home inside the last 110yds to snatch second near the line | 2/12 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 94A | 92A | Warren Fentiman | 11/2 |
| 29 Apr 26+21d | Pontefract | HBLB Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap Settled in the pack early - improved onto the front group with 2f left - hit the front inside the final furlong but caught close home to finish second by a short head | 2/6 | nk | 8-12 | 77 | 97A | 93B | Warren Fentiman | 9/2 |
| 08 Apr 26+162d | Catterick | racingtv.com Handicap Hesitant start - settled midpack towards the wide side - urged into contention over 2f out - lost ground under pressure a furlong out - responded and finished strongly to snatch third close home | 3/9 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 94A | 96A | Joanna Mason | 7/1 |
| 2025 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 25+8d | Catterick | Champions Full Gallop On ITV Handicap Drifted right early - settled up with the pace - pushed along over 2f out - improved to share front spot entering last furlong - edged clear late to score | 1/10 | 9-7 | 70 | 101A | 98A | Joanna Mason | 5/1 | |
| 20 Oct 25+13d | Pontefract | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Settled midpack close to the rail - travelling strongly with 2f remaining - pushed to the front inside the final furlong and quickly opened up - stayed on strongly to the line for victory | 1/12 | 8-13 | 70 | 110A | 95A | Joanna Mason | 9/2J | |
| 07 Oct 25+1d | Leicester | Next Meeting At leicesterraces Tuesday 14th October Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left before finding room and closing 1f out - kept on to the line finishing third | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 114C | 92A | Warren Fentiman | 15/2 |
| 06 Oct 25+11d | Pontefract | Pertemps Supports Autism In Racing Handicap Held up midfield - crept up outer flank with two furlongs left - drifted right and dropped away inside final furlong - finished ninth | 9/13 | 3 | 9-2 | 70 | 73C | 64A | Warren Fentiman | 20/1 |
| 25 Sep 25+19d | Pontefract | Donate To New Beginnings Horses At nbhorses.org.uk Handicap Held up at the back - improved but knocked off stride inside final furlong - denied clean passage late but stayed on to finish 9th | 9/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | 71 | 88C | 72A | Warren Fentiman | 8/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+15d | Thirsk | Moody Construction Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along and squeezed for space then eased right a furlong out - closed to finish 4th | 4/15 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 90C | 81A | Joanna Mason | 11/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+16d | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Settled at the back early - urged into contention to challenge for second over a furlong out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/5 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 72 | 104C | 64B | Warren Fentiman | 13/8F |
| 06 Aug 25+19d | Pontefract | Bet With Jayne - Your Local Bookmaker Handicap Towards the back of the pack on the outside - lost ground 2f out - stayed on wide in the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/10 | hd | 8-10 | 72 | 118B | 89A | Warren Fentiman | 9/2 |
| 18 Jul 25+16d | Pontefract | Don't Stop Me Now Handicap Held up early - improved through on inside before being checked briefly then eased across approaching the furlong marker - driven out to hit front near the finish | 1/7 | 9-9 | 68 | 96B | 89A | Warren Fentiman | 10/3 | |
| 02 Jul 25+11d | Thirsk | Weatherbys ePassport Handicap (Div 1) Keen to go early - settled with the pack - bumped and interrupted progress 2f out - driven to challenge under a furlong out but squeezed for room and finished 6th | 6/9 | nk | 9-9 | 70 | 66A | 82A | Joanna Mason | 11/2 |
| 21 Jun 25+12d | Ayr | Eco Energy Solar & Storage Handicap | 7/8 | 2 | 10-0 | 73 | 84A | 78A | Kaiya Fraser | 5/2 |
| 09 Jun 25+23d | Pontefract | Mr Wolf Sprint Handicap (Div 2) Handy early before hitting front after a furlong - pressed and lost advantage inside final furlong - faded quickly finishing sixth beaten 5¼ lengths | 6/10 | nk | 10-2 | 75 | 101A | 83A | Joanna Mason | 9/2 |
| 17 May 25+8d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Hesitant start - settled towards the back - travelling steadily until 2f out then pushed along - some late progress in the closing stages to finish 7th | 7/12 | ½ | 8-11 | 77 | 86A | 78A | Joanna Mason | 9/1 |
| 09 May 25+22d | Ripon | Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap Hopped at the outset - tracked the front group - pushed along a furlong out and kept on without gaining | 6/10 | shd | 9-7 | 78 | 111B | 81A | Joanna Mason | 4/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+174d | Ripon | Armstrong Memorial Handicap Settled midpack early - hampered against the inside rail with over a furlong left - driven out and finished strongly to grab 4th late | 4/13 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 99C | 94A | Joanna Mason | 7/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 24+22d | Doncaster | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap (Div 2) Slow to break - settled midpack - lost touch after halfway - dropped away well inside final furlong | 7/8 | 9½ | 9-6 | 80 | 59C | 55C | Callum Rodriguez | 7/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+106d | Salisbury | Madar Corporation Handicap Held up in the pack - driven approaching 2f out then found a narrow gap and edged closer inside final furlong - stayed on to finish ninth | 9/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 81 | 83C | 71A | David Probert | 14/1 |
| 19 Jun 24+13d | Ripon | Wells Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap | 2/8 | hd | 9-9 | 79 | 108B | 96A | Callum Rodriguez | 5/2F |
| 06 Jun 24+10d | Haydock | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 79 | 100A | 90A | David Probert | 11/2 |
| 27 May 24+303d | Leicester | King Power Handicap | 2/6 | ½ | 8-12 | 79 | 126A | 88B | Tom Marquand | 9/2 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Jul 23+17d | York | 50K ITV7 Weekly Jackpot Nursery | 5/5 | 5 | 9-3 | 82 | 55C | 53B | Daniel Muscutt | 7/4F |
| 12 Jul 23+4d | Lingfield | In Memory Of Sir Ian Pamphilon Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 9-4 | 67 | 96C | 84A | Charles Bishop | EvensF | |
| 08 Jul 23+9d | Leicester | Smooth Breakfast With Gareth Evans Selling Stakes | 1/10 | 9-4 | — | 65B | 75A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/6F | |
| 29 Jun 23+10d | Nottingham | EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 73C | 71A | Charles Bishop | 8/1 |
| 19 Jun 23 | Carlisle | Join Racing TV Now Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/13 | 2½ | 9-7 | — | 71C | 60A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Good Biscuit won?
- The Good Biscuit (GB) won 9 of 38 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.7%. Placed 15 times in total (39.5% of starts).
- Who trains The Good Biscuit?
- The Good Biscuit (GB) is trained by Ruth Carr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is The Good Biscuit's sire?
- The Good Biscuit (GB) is by Sixties Icon (GB) out of Rebecca Romero (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does The Good Biscuit prefer?
- The Good Biscuit (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Good Biscuit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 5 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Good Biscuit's sire's record?
- Sixties Icon (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 5,675 runs since Mar 2012 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.4% from 1,334.
- Who are The Good Biscuit's siblings?
- Out of Rebecca Romero (GB), The Good Biscuit (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Miss Attitude (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Miss Attitude (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.