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Horse profile

The Sleeper (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2005) · Last trainer Stuart Coltherd · Last owner Martin F Edgar
by Perpendicular (GB) out of Distant Cherry (GB) (General Ironside)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Apr 2005 — 7,878 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2005 · 3rd of 11 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

The Sleeper (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Kelso (Apr 2005).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 84C the best of the last 1 rated run · Kelso, 11 Apr 2005 Official rating 75 at the last run, 11 Apr 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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 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
Perpendicular (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 154 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−10.4—
Good to Firm13215.4%+5—
Good5247.7%−2.70 from 1
Good to Soft2428.3%−2.10 from 1
Soft37718.9%+8.50 from 1
Heavy2314.3%−6.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m55814.5%+4.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5259.6%−0.8—
2m5f – 3m4025%−5.40 from 1
Over 3m7114.3%+3.90 from 1

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
Distant Cherry (GB) (General Ironside)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cherry's Echo (GB)40——
Primitive Rebel (GB)10——
Northern Matriarch (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Harding 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Dempsey 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 · 3 runs
11 Apr 05+31d Kelso Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 12 11-2 7584C Alan Dempsey 100/1
11 Mar 05+37d Ayr Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-3 80— Brian Harding 33/1
02 Feb 05 Newcastle Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-3 82— Brian Harding 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Sleeper won?
The Sleeper (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained The Sleeper?
The Sleeper (GB) was trained by Stuart Coltherd on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 11 April 2005.
Who is The Sleeper's sire?
The Sleeper (GB) is by Perpendicular (GB) out of Distant Cherry (GB), whose sire is General Ironside.
What is The Sleeper's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 11 April 2005. The highest on record is 82.
What is The Sleeper's sire's record?
Perpendicular (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 154 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Sleeper's siblings?
Out of Distant Cherry (GB), The Sleeper (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 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.