Horse profile
The Wolf (FR)
11yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Olly Murphy · Last owner Premierplasteringuklimitedthemurphys
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Ges (FR) (Hours After)
44 runs · 22 courses · from May 2018
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2025 — 516 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 4th of 6
6 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile
The Wolf won six of 44 starts on turf between May 2018 and May 2025, with all six wins at 2m1f to 3m. Five of those came over 2m5f to 3m, three on soft and two on good or good to firm. He won a Class 4 handicap chase at Leicester on good to firm in Nov 2024 and followed up at Huntingdon on good later that month. Aged 11 at his last run in May 2025, he finished fourth of six at Aintree.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 6–44Wins / Runs
- 13.6%Strike rate
- 18 (40.9%)Placed
- −24.43£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 0.81Fair A/E n=44 · 0.73 incl. margin
- 144Highest OR
- 59dAvg 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 rating130↓ 14lb off peak
130
120–144
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 142A | 94.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 122A | 94.5 | — |
| Good | 10 | 130C | 103 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 142A | 98.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 10 | 130C | 74 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 122A | 107 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 139B | 112 | — |
Of 44 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 44 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (80%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Kapgarde (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,598 runs since Jan 2008 (721 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 98 | 13 | 13.3% | +0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,270 | 186 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 2 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 1,026 | 150 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 0 from 13 |
| Soft | 2,704 | 322 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 3 from 15 |
| Heavy | 1,451 | 152 | 10.5% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 32 | 7 | 21.9% | +9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,352 | 207 | 15.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,200 | 374 | 11.7% | −0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,618 | 197 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 5 from 22 |
| Over 3m | 387 | 41 | 10.6% | −1.9 | 0 from 13 |
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
Ges (FR) (Hours After)
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gemix (FR) (12 wins).
The wins came over 7f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Gemix (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemix (FR) | 30 | 12 | 7f–3m1½f | Grade 1 |
| Gerboise Borget (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Gesboy (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gesbond (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gescode Borget (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tamgho Borget (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 3 | 20% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good | 12 | 2 | 17% | −5.93 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +1.57 |
| Class 1 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 22 | 5 | 23% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.43 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P Heskin | 23 | 4 | 17% | −10.43 |
| Sean Bowen | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr James King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Martin McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 3 | 19% | −7.43 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| TVB | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.43 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 32 | 4 | 13% | −16.00 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | −6.43 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 25+35d | Aintree | Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled behind leader after the 1st - stumbled at the 9th and slipped back from second by the 12th - passed for pace at the 16th - unable to threaten again but rallied through the closing stages - finished 4th beaten 5 lengths | 4/6 | 1½ | 11-2 | 130 | — | 124B | Sean Bowen | 4/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+13d | Huntingdon | Advertise Your Business At Huntingdon Racecourse Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to pace early - moved up to challenge 5th - held second spot from 8th - clipped a fence 11th - blundered 15th - driven around final bend but unable to close before last and held on for 2nd | 2/4 | 5 | 12-0 | 130 | 91C | 124C | Robert Dunne | 5/2 |
| 29 Mar 25+14d | Stratford | Green Diamond Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held second early - lost touch and slipped to third with four to jump - toiling for room approaching two out - fought back to reclaim the runner-up spot late but held to finish second | 2/3 | 3¼ | 11-10 | 130 | — | 121C | Sean Bowen | 11/8 |
| 15 Mar 25+26d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Took up the running 2nd - blundered 4th - lost the lead briefly after 6th before regaining it at 8th - errors at 12th and 13th - matched stride for stride 14th - pressed and passed 4 out - kept on at one tempo from 3 out - held by the winner at the line finishing 2nd | 2/6 | 2¾ | 12-0 | 130 | 98A | 133B | Sean Bowen | 7/1 |
| 17 Feb 25+91d | Carlisle | Book Your Raceday Hospitality Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - dropped away before the 6th - last by the 8th - recovered ground to the 10th - for speed before the 13th and a long way adrift 4 out - kept on the run-in | 4/7 | 12 | 12-1 | 131 | 114A | 126A | Sean Bowen | 9/1 |
| 18 Nov 24+6d | Leicester | Racecourse Live Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap Chase Went straight to front - blundered 8th and lost pace to fall behind briefly - drifted left approaching two out - stumbled again but regained command at the last - kept up gears to hold on | 1/5 | 12-4 | 120 | 136C | 143B | Sean Bowen | 6/4F | |
| 12 Nov 24+161d | Huntingdon | Lord Sparky Veterans' Handicap Chase Settled behind the pace - moved into second before dropping to fourth - hit a couple of obstacles untidily around the ninth and tenth - hit the front four out - stretched away up the straight to score with ease | 1/6 | 12-0 | 120 | 126A | 148B | Sean Bowen | 7/2 | |
| 04 Jun 24+41d | Southwell | Prestige Safety First Aid Training Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 1½ | 12-0 | 120 | 115A | 133B | Sean Bowen | 6/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+30d | Ludlow | Whitehall Flagstone Magnus Allcroft Memorial Open Hunters' Chase | 5/5 | 2½ | 12-6 | 125 | 67C | 111C | Mr James King | 17/2 |
| 25 Mar 24+62d | Exeter | Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Open Hunters' Chase | PU/5 | — | 12-3 | 128 | — | — | Mr Martin McIntyre | 13/8 |
| 23 Jan 24+22d | Leicester | Kube - Leicester's Premier Events Venue Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 130 | 105B | 133A | Dylan Johnston | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 24+65d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 38 | 11-2 | 133 | 50C | 99C | James Bowen | 7/1 |
| 28 Oct 23+154d | Cheltenham | Epic Jumps Season At William Hill Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 1 | 11-4 | 135 | 76B | 118B | Sean Bowen | 25/1 |
| 27 May 23+29d | Cartmel | Kendal's Coming Up The Hill Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 14 | 11-12 | 135 | 79C | 125B | A P Heskin | 6/4F |
| 28 Apr 23+25d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-6 | 128 | 86A | 138B | A P Heskin | 3/1J | |
| 03 Apr 23+20d | Ludlow | Boyne Cup (Handicap Chase) | 2/7 | 2¼ | 11-1 | 127 | 95A | 128B | A P Heskin | 13/2 |
| 14 Mar 23+24d | Cheltenham | Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | PU/23 | — | 10-3 | 130 | — | — | Paddy Brennan | 25/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+14d | Ascot | LK Bennett Swinley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 4/14 | nk | 10-13 | 132 | 78B | 129A | A P Heskin | 22/1 |
| 04 Feb 23+34d | Musselburgh | bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/13 | 6 | 11-9 | 135 | 99B | 124A | Paddy Brennan | 9/1 |
| 01 Jan 23+29d | Cheltenham | AIS Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 8/11 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 138 | 71A | 121A | A P Heskin | 11/1 |
| 03 Dec 22+42d | Aintree | BoyleSports Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (National Course) (GBB Race) | 13/22 | 8 | 11-5 | 138 | 54C | 109C | A P Heskin | 14/1 |
| 22 Oct 22+203d | Cheltenham | 888Sport Is Made To Play Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 4½ | 11-10 | 138 | 130C | 133B | A P Heskin | 11/1 |
| 02 Apr 22+56d | Ayr | Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 7/23 | 19 | 11-4 | 139 | — | 112C | A P Heskin | 14/1 |
| 05 Feb 22+35d | Musselburgh | bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/6 | ¾ | 11-0 | 137 | 119A | 140B | A P Heskin | 3/1 |
| 01 Jan 22+21d | Cheltenham | New Four Eighty Restaurant At Cheltenham Festival Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 136 | 64A | 131B | A P Heskin | 10/1 |
| 11 Dec 21+234d | Doncaster | bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 4 | 10-12 | 136 | 94A | 128A | A P Heskin | 3/1J |
| 21 Apr 21+36d | Perth | Phil Nelson Supports Perth Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 2½ | 11-8 | 135 | 93A | 139A | A P Heskin | 9/2 |
| 16 Mar 21+27d | Cheltenham | Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 10/16 | 6 | 10-5 | 137 | 72B | 108A | A P Heskin | 22/1 |
| 17 Feb 21+39d | Wetherby | Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 16 | 11-4 | 140 | 65C | 117B | A P Heskin | 17/2 |
| 09 Jan 21+48d | Chepstow | Coral Supporting Prostate Cancer Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 12 | 11-8 | 144 | 82C | 116C | A P Heskin | 14/1 |
| 22 Nov 20+26d | Exeter | 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 3½ | 11-5 | 144 | 99A | 116B | Aidan Coleman | 9/4 |
| 27 Oct 20+28d | Chepstow | CD Racing At tipstersempire.co.uk Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-4 | 135 | 109A | 135B | A P Heskin | 4/1 | |
| 29 Sep 20+200d | Bangor-on-Dee | Read Ben Curtis' Blog Weekly At Betsafe Intermediate Hurdle | 2/2 | ¾ | 11-10 | 136 | 99C | 122C | A P Heskin | 8/13F |
| 13 Mar 20+45d | Cheltenham | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) | 7/19 | 4½ | 11-5 | 132 | 119B | 127A | Aidan Coleman | 100/1 |
| 28 Jan 20+31d | Newcastle | Parklands Golf Course Novices' Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-12 | 124 | 142A | 135B | A P Heskin | EvensF | |
| 28 Dec 19+45d | Newbury | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 1¾ | 10-2 | 123 | 120A | 128A | A P Heskin | 14/1 |
| 13 Nov 19+26d | Bangor-on-Dee | Alex Timpson Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 10 | 11-3 | 125 | — | 101B | A P Heskin | 7/4F |
| 18 Oct 19+210d | Fakenham | Visit Attheraces.com/jumps Novices' Hurdle | 1/4 | 10-12 | 125 | 107C | 124C | A P Heskin | 4/7F | |
| 22 Mar 19+55d | Newbury | Be Wiser Insurance Novices' Hurdle | 3/10 | 2 | 11-1 | 123 | 122A | 123A | Gavin Sheehan | 8/1 |
| 26 Jan 19+28d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) | 4/5 | 10 | 11-5 | — | 92C | 108B | Daryl Jacob | 40/1 |
| 29 Dec 18+29d | Newbury | Betway 'Introductory' Hurdle | 3/16 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 112B | 128A | Gavin Sheehan | 9/1 |
| 30 Nov 18+23d | Newbury | Ladbrokes Novices' Hurdle | 7/12 | 2¼ | 10-12 | — | 90B | 102A | A P Heskin | 16/1 |
| 07 Nov 18+171d | Chepstow | Bowen Contracting Ltd & Bryn Group Supporting Velindre Standard Open NH Flat Race | 3/15 | 1¾ | 10-12 | — | 139B | 133A | A P Heskin | 28/1 |
| 20 May 18 | Stratford | Inspire Racing Club Membership Standard Open NH Flat Race | 4/7 | 24 | 10-12 | — | 107A | 96B | Richard Johnson | 13/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Wolf (FR) won?
- The Wolf (FR) won 6 of 44 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 18 times in total (40.9% of starts).
- Who trained The Wolf (FR)?
- The Wolf (FR) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 16 May 2025.
- Who is The Wolf (FR)'s sire?
- The Wolf (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Ges (FR), whose sire is Hours After.
- What going does The Wolf (FR) prefer?
- The Wolf (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Wolf (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 16 May 2025. The highest on record is 144.
- What is The Wolf (FR)'s sire's record?
- Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,598 runs since Jan 2008 (721 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Wolf (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Ges (FR), The Wolf (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gemix (FR) (12). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Gemix (FR)). The wins came over 7f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.