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Horse profile

Things Happen (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2017) · Last trainer David Evans · Last owner Paul Clare Rooney
by Captain Gerrard (IRE) out of Aquasulis (IRE) (Titus Livius)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Apr 2017 — 3,481 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2017 · 12th of 13 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Things Happen (GB) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2017. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5
Official rating71↓ 1lb off peak
71 67–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 13 Feb 2017

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 92A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)892A88—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f892C85—
1m – 1m1f392A74—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 13 Feb 2017 Official rating 71 at the last run, 10 Apr 2017

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 12 figures · best 78B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)878B74—
Soft272A61.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f978B72—
1m – 1m1f374A59—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 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
Captain Gerrard (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,052 runs since Jan 2008 (175 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm38513.2%+4.9—
Good to Firm624558.8%+0.5—
Good584447.5%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft276165.8%−2.50 from 1
Soft250218.4%+0.10 from 2
Heavy6246.5%−1.8—
Standard (AW)1,2181078.8%+0.51 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,42914910.4%+2.1—
6f – 7f1,158756.5%−1.80 from 9
1m – 1m1f289175.9%−2.41 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f9866.1%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m6258.1%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f1400%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m200%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aquasulis (IRE) (Titus Livius)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Heroic (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Heroic (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Heroic (GB)617fClass 6
Run Joy Run (GB)2211mClass 6
Time And Effort (GB)60——
Lady Cavanna (GB)50——
Rosina Rose (GB)20——
Aimef (GB)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% −1.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 1 11% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +4.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Kirby 2 1 50% +5.00
Robert Winston 2 0 0% −2.00
J F Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Visor 4 1 25% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 7 1 14% +0.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00

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
10 Apr 17+17d Windsor BGC Racing Ownership From 125 Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 1¼ 9-8 7168C48C Adam Kirby 9/1
24 Mar 17+39d Lingfield (AW) Sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 5/5 2½ 9-1 7274C59B David Egan 4/1
13 Feb 17+9d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 6892A74A Adam Kirby 6/1
04 Feb 17+22d Newcastle (AW) 32red Casino Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-2 7086A66A Connor Beasley 7/1
13 Jan 17+8d Wolverhampton (AW) sunbets.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 nk 8-10 7083A65A Robert Winston 5/2F
05 Jan 17+4d Southwell (AW) Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 4 ran 2/4 2¾ 8-12 7092C74B Andrew Mullen 11/8
01 Jan 17+25d Southwell (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 4 ran 2/4 ¾ 9-7 7068C78B J F Egan 6/4F
07 Dec 16+18d Kempton (AW) Curtis Engineering Solutions Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 9-1 6890A77A Robert Winston 10/1
19 Nov 16+29d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 shd 8-13 6792A74A J F Egan 14/1
21 Oct 16+15d Newbury Join The Hot To Trot Syndicate EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 ¾ 9-5 —67C59A Daniel Tudhope 33/1
06 Oct 16+25d Ayr Ben Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 9-5 —84A72A Sam James 40/1
11 Sep 16 Ffos Las US Open Tennis At 188Bet Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 2 9-5 ——51B Joe Fanning 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Things Happen (GB) won?
Things Happen (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Things Happen (GB)?
Things Happen (GB) was trained by David Evans on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 10 April 2017.
Who is Things Happen (GB)'s sire?
Things Happen (GB) is by Captain Gerrard (IRE) out of Aquasulis (IRE), whose sire is Titus Livius.
What going does Things Happen (GB) prefer?
Things Happen (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Things Happen (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 10 April 2017. The highest on record is 72.
What is Things Happen (GB)'s sire's record?
Captain Gerrard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,052 runs since Jan 2008 (175 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Things Happen (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Aquasulis (IRE), Things Happen (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Heroic (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Heroic (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.