Timely Affair (GB)
Timely Affair is 4 from 16 with all four wins on the all-weather. Three of those wins came at Southwell and one at Lingfield, all in handicaps between 6f and 1m1f on standard going. The gelding won a Class 5 at Lingfield in Aug 2026 off 66 and a Class 6 at Southwell in Apr 2026 off 54. He finished 7 of 13 at Southwell in Oct 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 68.
- 4–16Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 10 (62.5%)Placed
- −0.90£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=16 · 1.07 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 179 d
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
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 118A | 94.5 | 10 runs · 118 / 94.5 |
| Good | 4 | 125B | 82.5 | 2 runs · 125 / 110.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 72A | 63.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 125B | 93 | 10 runs · 125 / 96 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 111B | 84 | 3 runs · 111 / 84 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 2 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 29 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 29 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 15 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Mid-division 7 (47%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 4 (27%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,139 runs since May 2021 (337 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.7% from 319.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | +7.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 476 | 61 | 12.8% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 724 | 86 | 11.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 314 | 31 | 9.9% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 332 | 23 | 6.9% | −4.1 | — |
| Heavy | 88 | 13 | 14.8% | +3.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,189 | 127 | 10.7% | −0.3 | 4 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 93 | 10 | 10.8% | −0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,059 | 102 | 9.6% | −1.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 915 | 86 | 9.4% | −1.6 | 3 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 664 | 86 | 13% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 319 | 47 | 14.7% | +3.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 82 | 12 | 14.6% | +3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Royal Velvet (GB) (9 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Royal Velvet (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Velvet (GB) | 25 | 9 | 7f–1m | Group 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 4 | 40% | +5.10 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.90 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.60 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 3 | 23% | −3.40 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fisher | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Neil Callan | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toby Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.10 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +3.10 |
| 2025 | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 26+22d | Southwell (AW) | All-Weather Championship Is Back Handicap Stakes Up with the pace early - struck front over 1f out before being overhauled inside the final furlong - faded tamely late on to finish 7th | 7/13 | shd | 9-12 | 68 | 96B | 77A | Taylor Fisher | 8/1 |
| 07 Oct 26+20d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Apprentice Handicap Stakes Raced in midfield - pushed along 2f out - finished strongly from over 1f out to take 2nd | 2/8 | 2½ | 9-4 | 68 | 84A | 89A | Toby Moore | 5/1 |
| 17 Sep 26+26d | Yarmouth | LA Continental Cafe Of Great Yarmouth Handicap Stakes Towards the rear on the stands' rail - pressed to front of that pack approaching the final furlong before collared and left behind - faded rapidly in the closing stages to finish 8th | 8/14 | shd | 9-12 | 68 | 96C | 76A | Taylor Fisher | 13/2 |
| 22 Aug 26+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes Drifted right at the off - set the pace throughout - asked for effort 2f out then driven out inside final furlong - kept going but edged in front narrowed late - prevailed by a whisker | 1/6 | 9-0 | 66 | 56B | 77B | Taylor Fisher | 9/2 | |
| 23 Jul 26+33d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Apprentice Handicap Stakes Travelled up with the pace - pushed along a furlong out - hit the front and stayed on well inside the final furlong - battled hard to the line and edged home in a driving finish | 1/13 | 9-4 | 62 | 111B | 89A | Jack Nicholls | 9/2 | |
| 20 Jun 26+31d | Newmarket | JCB Mini-Exacavator Apprentice Handicap Settled midpack early - asked for effort and made headway over 2f out to move into third approaching the final furlong - stayed on to finish third | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | 62 | 72A | 83A | Taylor Fisher | 4/1F |
| 20 May 26+21d | Yarmouth | Download The At The Races App Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along and made ground 2f out to close on the front pair - edged into second inside final 110yds before finishing third | 3/10 | nse | 9-9 | 60 | 125B | 86A | Hector Crouch | 15/2 |
| 29 Apr 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Dog Friendly Raceday Tues 2nd June Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the pack - pushed along approaching final 2f - surged into contention with a furlong to go - edged off a true line but driven up to hit the front close home - stayed on strongly to score | 1/11 | 9-8 | 54 | 118A | 91A | Oisin Murphy | 11/10F | |
| 11 Apr 26+17d | Southwell (AW) | Conference & Events At Southwell Racecourse Handicap (Div 1) Settled in the pack - urged forward and made progress 3f out - driven approaching the final furlong - hit the front briefly inside it before being overhauled in the last 110yds - held on grimly for second | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-8 | 53 | 79A | 79A | Neil Callan | 13/8F |
| 25 Mar 26+64d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Handicap (Div 1) Settled off the pace early - slipped to the back before halfway - going well but boxed in with a furlong left - found room and pressed on inside the final furlong - closed to be second near the line but not quite up to beat the winner | 2/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 51 | 96A | 74A | Neil Callan | 11/10F |
| 20 Jan 26+16d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Held up mid-pack - keen and wide early - closed on front group approaching 2f out - found a bit of late progress but lost momentum near the line | 5/12 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 51 | 101A | 70A | Neil Callan | EvensF |
| 04 Jan 26+16d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Classified Stakes Settled off the pace early - made ground on the front group 2f out - urged along with a furlong left - powered clear to hit the front inside the last - edged out on the line | 1/12 | 9-9 | 50 | 93A | 89A | Neil Callan | EvensF | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 25+179d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) Sat behind the front group early - pushed along to strike in front approaching the final furlong - drifted left when overtaken inside the last - held no more in the closing stages | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 49 | 76A | 75A | Luke Morris | 7/2 |
| 23 Jun 25+11d | Windsor | Download Fitzdares World Of Sport Podcast Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f remaining - no impression thereafter and eased out of contention approaching the final furlong - finished a distant 13th | 13/14 | hd | 9-1 | — | 55C | 48A | Brandon Wilkie | 150/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+40d | Nottingham | PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up early - never involved with leading group - beaten a long way at finish | 8/8 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 58C | 49C | Brandon Wilkie | 50/1 |
| 03 May 25 | Goodwood | William Hill Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Drifted left at the outset - settled towards the back before drifting left again with 4f left - unable to find any headway through the closing stages finishing sixth | 6/8 | 3¾ | 9-1 | — | 69A | 45A | Callum Shepherd | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Timely Affair won?
- Timely Affair (GB) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 10 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trains Timely Affair?
- Timely Affair (GB) is trained by William Knight, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 October 2026.
- Who is Timely Affair's sire?
- Timely Affair (GB) is by Time Test (GB) out of Velvet Morn (IRE), whose sire is Epaulette.
- What going does Timely Affair prefer?
- Timely Affair (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Timely Affair's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 29 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Timely Affair's sire's record?
- Time Test (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,139 runs since May 2021 (337 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.7% from 319.
- Who are Timely Affair's siblings?
- Out of Velvet Morn (IRE), Timely Affair (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Royal Velvet (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Royal Velvet (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.