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Horse profile

Trend Is My Friend (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner T Leslie D Gorton
by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Silva (FR) (Anabaa)
23 runs · 17 courses · from Mar 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Oct 2014 — 4,410 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 8th of 8 3 wins · Perth, Sedgefield & Sandown Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Trend Is My Friend (USA) is 3 from 23. Hasn't won since Jul 2014. Last raced off 106, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating106↓ 9lb off peak
106 76–115

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 (jumps) 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 21 Sep 2014 Official rating 106 at the last jumps run, 9 Oct 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 9 Oct 2012 Official rating 78 at the last flat run, 22 Oct 2012

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 14 figures · best 121A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm5121A108—
Good5113B108—
Soft3113A107—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m12121A108—
2m1f – 2m4f2117A101.5—
Flat 9 figures · best 87A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft387A77—
Good to Firm279A75.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f787A72—
1m – 1m1f279A75.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 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
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+0.5—
Good to Firm2412811.6%−1.21 from 7
Good3525114.5%+1.71 from 6
Good to Soft1422114.8%+21 from 4
Soft198199.6%−3.20 from 4
Heavy6357.9%−4.90 from 1
Standard (AW)4085513.5%+0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17423.5%+10.7—
6f – 7f2142210.3%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f3274313.1%+0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f4526614.6%+1.81 from 7
1m5f – 2m2663111.7%−1.11 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f1011211.9%−0.91 from 2
2m5f – 3m3425.9%−6.9—
Over 3m8112.5%−0.3—

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
Silva (FR) (Anabaa)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Seigneur (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Seigneur (USA)3727½f–1m—
Mofrah (USA)10——
Lycada (USA)30——
Seigneur (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 1 14% −3.00
Good 6 1 17% +0.50
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +17.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 2 12% +10.50
Class 5 5 1 20% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 3 1 33% +3.50
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +3.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +20.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% −5.50
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% +14.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Maguire 6 0 0% −6.00
Eddie Ahern 6 1 17% +15.00
Nick Slatter 3 1 33% +3.50
Henry Brooke 3 1 33% +1.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 2 11% +7.00
Hood 5 1 20% +1.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 1 17% +0.50
2013 8 1 13% −4.00
2012 9 1 11% +12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 2 14% −3.50
Flat 9 1 11% +12.00

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
2014 · 6 runs
09 Oct 14+18d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Plymouth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 17 10-12 10686C Jason Maguire 9/1
21 Sep 14+60d Uttoxeter Brewers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 3/7 3¾ 11-0 106108A Jason Maguire 7/1
23 Jul 14+10d Worcester Worcester News Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12/15 1¼ 11-5 10085A Nick Slatter 3/1F
13 Jul 14+18d Perth First Goalscorer Betting At Totepool.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 100110A Nick Slatter 11/2
25 Jun 14+38d Worcester Nigeria V Argentina Live At footballscores.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 11-12 103108A Wilson Renwick 16/1
18 May 14+260d Market Rasen Ken Slater Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 11-8 10598A A P McCoy 9/2
2013 · 8 runs
31 Aug 13+31d Market Rasen Expert Guide At marketrasenracecoursetips.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 15 11-4 109108B Jason Maguire 9/2
31 Jul 13+28d Perth Congratulations To Our Earl And Countess Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 5 10-10 111101B Nick Slatter 4/1
03 Jul 13+56d Perth Fonab Castle Hotel Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 3¾ 11-3 111121A Henry Brooke 11/2
08 May 13+14d Kelso James Ewart Racing & Maurice Friel Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran 4/6 3 11-4 113113B Henry Brooke 2/1F
24 Apr 13+72d Sedgefield Amco Rail Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 10-9 113117A Henry Brooke 3/1
11 Feb 13+10d Catterick Cheltenham Preview Evening March 1st Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 8 11-2 115105A Jason Maguire 15/8F
01 Feb 13+16d Catterick BHEST Racing To School Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3 10-12 —113A Jason Maguire 7/2
16 Jan 13+86d Newbury Betfred Mobile Lotto Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 shd 10-12 —107B Jason Maguire 11/4
2012 · 9 runs
22 Oct 12+13d Pontefract Follow totepool On Facebook And Twitter Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 2¼ 8-12 7868C Joe Fanning 5/1
09 Oct 12+21d Leicester Quorn Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2 9-2 8072A Eddie Ahern 9/1
18 Sep 12+18d Folkestone ladbrokesgames.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 9-0 8172A Eddie Ahern 7/1
31 Aug 12+30d Salisbury Weatherbys Printing Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3¾ 9-4 8177A Eddie Ahern 3/1
01 Aug 12+25d Goodwood UBS Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 3¼ 8-9 8160A Eddie Ahern 16/1
07 Jul 12+15d Sandown Text Coral To 65559 For Mobile Betting Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-12 7687A Eddie Ahern 20/1
22 Jun 12+34d Newmarket Poptelecom.co.uk International Saver Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 ¾ 9-3 —77A Pat Dobbs 14/1
19 May 12+51d Newmarket poptelecom.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 9-3 —79A Eddie Ahern 9/1
29 Mar 12 Kempton (AW) 32red.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1 9-3 —72A Neil Callan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Trend Is My Friend won?
Trend Is My Friend (USA) won 3 of 23 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
Who trained Trend Is My Friend?
Trend Is My Friend (USA) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 9 October 2014.
Who is Trend Is My Friend's sire?
Trend Is My Friend (USA) is by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Silva (FR), whose sire is Anabaa.
What going does Trend Is My Friend prefer?
Trend Is My Friend (USA) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Trend Is My Friend's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 9 October 2014. The highest on record is 115.
What is Trend Is My Friend's sire's record?
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.
Who are Trend Is My Friend's siblings?
Out of Silva (FR), Trend Is My Friend (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Seigneur (USA) (2). The wins came over 7½f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2012. 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.