The Player (GB)
The Player (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 12 at Windsor (Aug 2005). Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (9.1%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 159 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +25.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | +6.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +25.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +12.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 57 | 4 | 7% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 33 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Phone In (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m1f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Pedrillo (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phone In (GB) | 46 | 4 | 2m5f–3m1f | Class 3 |
| Pedrillo (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 2 |
| Dalmatian (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Fortune | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Joe Tizzard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr T Greenall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr David Dunsdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Culloty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 05+11d | Plumpton | Coralpoker.com Handicap Hurdle | 9/12 | 12 | 10-12 | 90 | 58C | Joe Tizzard | 16/1 |
| 01 Dec 05+52d | Leicester | Larkshill Engineering Novices' Hurdle | 15/19 | 3 | 10-12 | — | 70C | Tony Dobbin | 33/1 |
| 10 Oct 05+38d | Windsor | Betfredpoker.com Handicap | 10/16 | shd | 9-5 | 65 | 64C | Jimmy Fortune | 7/1 |
| 02 Sep 05+25d | Haydock | Quickaddress Amateurs' Handicap | 6/14 | 1 | 11-6 | 67 | 65C | Mr T Greenall | 9/2J |
| 08 Aug 05+35d | Windsor | Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateur Handicap | 3/12 | hd | 11-0 | 65 | 76C | Mr David Dunsdon | 11/1 |
| 04 Jul 05+11d | Windsor | Jobs at pertemps E.B.F. Classified Stakes | 3/6 | 5 | 9-3 | 65 | — | Jimmy Fortune | 9/2 |
| 23 Jun 05+29d | Salisbury | Alan Blencowe Motor Racing Handicap | 7/12 | 1½ | 9-13 | 68 | 45C | Jimmy Fortune | 14/1 |
| 25 May 05+32d | Lingfield (AW) | Trainers Support Retraining Of Racehorses Handicap(AW) | 5/11 | nk | 9-10 | 70 | 54C | Liam Keniry | 8/1 |
| 23 Apr 05+65d | Sandown | Flat v Jump Jockeys Handicap | 7/12 | nk | 11-2 | 72 | 60C | Pat Dobbs | 25/1 |
| 17 Feb 05+16d | Taunton | Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | UR/14 | — | 11-2 | — | — | Jim Culloty | 20/1 |
| 01 Feb 05 | Taunton | Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) | 7/14 | 4 | 11-3 | — | 77C | A P McCoy | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Player (GB) won?
- The Player (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
- Who trained The Player (GB)?
- The Player (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 12 December 2005.
- Who is The Player (GB)'s sire?
- The Player (GB) is by Octagonal (NZ) out of Patria (USA), whose sire is Mr Prospector.
- What is The Player (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 12 December 2005. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Player (GB)'s sire's record?
- Octagonal (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 159 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Player (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Patria (USA), The Player (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Phone In (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Pedrillo (GB)). The wins came over 1m1f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.