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Horse profile

The Mystery Man (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer Tracey Barfoot-Saunt · Last owner A Good Days Racing
by Roselier (FR) out of Christys Best (IRE) (The Parson)
12 runs · 9 courses · from May 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Mar 2008 — 6,801 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

The Mystery Man (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Warwick (Mar 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 85.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating85At career-high mark
85 69–85

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 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 4 Mar 2008 Official rating 85 at the last run, 23 Mar 2008

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 99C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy383C81—
Good to Soft299C88.5—
Good275C74.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m599C80—
Over 3m283C78.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 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
Roselier (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 374 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−9.1—
Good to Firm2713.7%−5.40 from 1
Good9277.6%−1.50 from 3
Good to Soft8678.1%−10 from 3
Soft9066.7%−2.40 from 1
Heavy761317.1%+80 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m700%−9.1—
2m1f – 2m4f811113.6%+4.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m163127.4%−1.70 from 6
Over 3m123118.9%−0.20 from 4

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
Christys Best (IRE) (The Parson)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt 4 0 0% −4.00
Rodi Greene 2 0 0% −2.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Owyn Nelmes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr K H Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P C Greeves 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Molloy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2008 · 4 runs
23 Mar 08+19d Plumpton toteexacta Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 85— Aidan Coleman 11/2
04 Mar 08+23d Exeter Weatherbys Printing Novices' Hurdle Race Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 4 11-3 8599C Rodi Greene 300/1
10 Feb 08+12d Hereford Betfair Mobile Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 30 11-5 8078C Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt 40/1
29 Jan 08+33d Folkestone Master Brew Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 17 ran RO/17 — 10-9 77— Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt 50/1
2007 · 5 runs
27 Dec 07+35d Chepstow coralpoker.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-9 77— Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt 150/1
22 Nov 07+193d Hereford WBX.COM 25 For New Accounts Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Good · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-12 85— Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt 66/1
13 May 07+63d Plumpton Southern FM Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 11 11-2 8574C Sam Thomas 10/1
11 Mar 07+14d Warwick Quality Racing Gifts At racing4all.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 30 11-3 6983C Rodi Greene 50/1
25 Feb 07+288d Exeter 'Bosuns' Memorial Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 22 11-1 —80C Owyn Nelmes 100/1
2006 · 2 runs
13 May 06+126d Downpatrick (IRE) Polly Group Beginners Chase 2m7f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 1½ 11-5 —75C Mr K H Clarke 25/1
07 Jan 06+237d Navan Posidonas At Sweet Wall Stud Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran 18/21 nk 11-5 —81C Mr P C Greeves 66/1
2005 · 1 run
15 May 05 Navan (IRE) Navan Golf Club Maiden Hurdle (Div I) 2m6f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 16/19 25 11-7 —70C Robert Molloy 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Mystery Man won?
The Mystery Man (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained The Mystery Man?
The Mystery Man (IRE) was trained by Tracey Barfoot-Saunt on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 23 March 2008.
Who is The Mystery Man's sire?
The Mystery Man (IRE) is by Roselier (FR) out of Christys Best (IRE), whose sire is The Parson.
What is The Mystery Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 23 March 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Mystery Man's sire's record?
Roselier (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 374 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 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.