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Horse profile

The Wrekin (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Henry Daly · Last owner The Late M R Barnwell Mrs Cj Barnwell
by Shirocco (GER) out of Sapphire Flame (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
20 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Mar 2025 — 593 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

The Wrekin won four of 20 starts on turf between Jan 2021 and Mar 2025. He gained two of those wins over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft, including a Class 4 handicap chase at Market Rasen in Aug 2023 off a mark of 112. He also won two novices hurdles over 1m5f – 2m in May 2021. The gelding, aged 9 at his last run in Mar 2025, finished held in a Class 5 handicap chase at Bangor-on-Dee off an official rating of 105.

Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating105↓ 22lb off peak
105 105–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 153 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 22 Feb 2023

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 153A · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good8153A115.5—
Soft4110A95.5—
Good to Soft4137A114.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6153A130.5—
1m5f – 2m5125A105—
Over 3m3120C94—
2m1f – 2m4f2111B109—

Of 20 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 15 Feb 2025 Official rating 105 at the last run, 22 Mar 2025

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 17 figures · best 131B · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good8130A118—
Good to Soft5131B118—
Soft4118C108.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7131B118—
1m5f – 2m5128A117—
Over 3m3119B118—
2m1f – 2m4f2116A113—

Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 20 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 from 5 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,183 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,74231611.5%+0.31 from 10
Good to Soft1,81321812%+0.83 from 6
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 4
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,70028410.5%−0.72 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2,69131611.7%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,67122313.3%+2.12 from 9
Over 3m4064511.1%−0.10 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sapphire Flame (IRE) (Groom Dancer)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Flamin Aimee (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Flamin Aimee (IRE)1013m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 1 10% −8.00
Good to Soft 6 3 50% +8.83
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 3 27% +3.83
Class 3 4 1 25% −2.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 4 1 25% +3.50
Market Rasen 3 1 33% +0.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 1 50% +2.33
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 2 22% −1.67
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +4.50
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alice Stevens 5 1 20% −2.00
Richard Patrick 4 0 0% −4.00
Tom O'Brien 4 2 50% +7.83
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Godfrey 2 1 50% +0.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 4 27% +1.83
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 6 1 17% −3.00
2021 9 3 33% +4.83

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 1 11% −6.00
Hurdle 9 3 33% +4.83
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 2 runs
22 Mar 25+35d Bangor-on-Dee Broxton Gates Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 8 ran Sat behind the front pair early - hit a flat spot at the 7th and driven to keep up - dropped away steadily and adrift by the 10th - well beaten and pulled up before 3 out PU/8 — 12-0 105—— David Bass 9/1
15 Feb 25+51d Wincanton Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1f · Soft · 7 ran Held up towards rear early - improved into contention 14th - moved up to second after 17th - pressed for effort before 3 out - unable to trouble winner and weakened late 2/7 6 11-2 10584A118C Sam Twiston-Davies 18/1
2024 · 3 runs
26 Dec 24+40d Market Rasen Pallinc Lincolnshire National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m3½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled just behind the pace - blundered at the 11th and slipped towards the back - pulled up before the 13th PU/9 — 10-5 107—— Alice Stevens 5/1
16 Nov 24+29d Uttoxeter Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 5 ran Settled towards the back early - improved wide from the 3rd before needing pushing along and dropping away past the 13th - came again out wide after 4 out - lost momentum before 2 out and finished 4th 4/5 9½ 10-11 10994C101B Alice Stevens 13/2
18 Oct 24+439d Uttoxeter L J S Fencing Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up towards the back - clumsy at the opening obstacle - made progress from the 11th - pressed for effort three out - lost touch from two out - had no answer before the last and gave way on the run-in 4/8 5½ 12-2 112—111B Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
2023 · 6 runs
06 Aug 23+28d Market Rasen Gardiner Hill Foundation Enriching Lives Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-3 11295C118B Alice Stevens 2/1
09 Jul 23+50d Market Rasen Market Rasen Festival Hall Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m3½f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 20 11-8 113120C119B Richard Patrick 4/1
20 May 23+24d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Export Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m · Good · 4 ran UR/4 — 11-0 113—— Alice Stevens 5/4F
26 Apr 23+63d Ludlow H.R.Smith Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 11-12 11371A121A Richard Patrick 7/2
22 Feb 23+28d Ludlow Suzuki Atv Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 11-1 114153A117A Alice Stevens 3/1
25 Jan 23+411d Catterick Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 6 11-6 117107C110C Tom O'Brien 9/2
2021 · 9 runs
10 Dec 21+28d Cheltenham Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 5½ 10-0 124137A108A Richard Patrick 8/1
12 Nov 21+34d Cheltenham Markel Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 20 ran 5/20 nk 11-7 125142B130A Ben Godfrey 11/1
09 Oct 21+119d Chepstow Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m3½f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 2 10-11 127111B116A Richard Patrick 16/1
12 Jun 21+17d Hexham Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 124125A128A Ben Godfrey EvensF
26 May 21+17d Warwick Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 119124C131B Tom O'Brien 10/3
09 May 21+18d Ludlow Ludlow Racecourse Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-0 —105A118B Tom O'Brien 13/2
21 Apr 21+38d Ludlow Join RacingTV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3¼ 10-12 —96A117A Tom O'Brien 16/1
14 Mar 21+69d Warwick MerryCheltmas With MansionBet Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 12 11-2 —59C98C Richard Johnson 16/1
04 Jan 21 Fakenham Norfolk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 11-5 —110A107A Richard Johnson 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Wrekin won?
The Wrekin (IRE) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 9 times in total (45% of starts).
Who trained The Wrekin?
The Wrekin (IRE) was trained by Henry Daly on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 22 March 2025.
Who is The Wrekin's sire?
The Wrekin (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Sapphire Flame (IRE), whose sire is Groom Dancer.
What going does The Wrekin prefer?
The Wrekin (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 6 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 Wrekin's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 22 March 2025. The highest on record is 127.
What is The Wrekin's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,183 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are The Wrekin's siblings?
Out of Sapphire Flame (IRE), The Wrekin (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Flamin Aimee (IRE) (1). The wins came over 3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2021. 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.