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Horse profile

True Charm (IRE)

2yo gelding · Trainer Lemos De Souza · Owner David Anderson Partner
by Ardad (IRE) out of Belle Dormant (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)
5 runs · 5 courses · from May 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 17 days ago · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

True Charm is a maiden who has run five times without a win and placed once. His best effort came when second of 12 at Windsor in May 2026. The gelding, by Ardad out of a Rip Van Winkle mare, has contested races over 6f to 7f on four of his five starts and was tenth of 13 at Kempton on standard going in a Class 5 nursery in Sep 2026. He last ran off an official rating of 68.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 10 Jul 2026

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 5 figures · best 82A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good381A683 · 81 / 68
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f482A754 · 82 / 75
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 8 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chester, 10 Jul 2026 Official rating 68 at the last run, 30 Sep 2026

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 5 figures · best 80A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good373A533 · 73 / 53
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f480A694 · 80 / 69
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ardad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,499 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4037.5%−1.2—
Good to Firm697689.8%+1.10 from 1
Good800627.8%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft3553911%+2.3—
Soft324319.6%+0.9—
Heavy9355.4%−3.3—
Standard (AW)1,190988.2%−0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,14012611.1%+2.40 from 1
6f – 7f1,9531547.9%−0.80 from 4
1m – 1m1f327206.1%−2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5559.1%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m700%−8.7—
2m1f – 2m4f1715.9%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Belle Dormant (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rotokura Belle (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rotokura Belle (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rotokura Belle (GB)1935fClass 4
Ardad's Great (GB)1315fClass 4
Hot Bell (GB)270——
Speaktotheguvnor (GB)50——
Briar Rose (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lewis Edmunds 2 0 0% −2.00
Marco Ghiani 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gray 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
HT 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

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
30 Sep 26+33d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard / Slow · 13 ran veered right leaving stalls - among the backmarkers - no impact throughout - finished 10th 10/13 ½ 9-2 6869B65A Lewis Edmunds 40/1
28 Aug 26+49d Sandown Killik Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good · 8 ran Settled at back of field - urged forward with two furlongs remaining - no impression made on leaders and beaten well into eighth 8/8 4 8-8 7061C33C Marco Ghiani 11/1
10 Jul 26+37d Chester Excell Supply EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran pulled hard early - matched strides with the eventual winner - pushed along over 2f out - a length off the pace entering the final furlong - soon ran out of speed and dropped several spots inside the final 110yds 5/12 nk 9-4 —81A73A Shane Gray 16/1
03 Jun 26+11d Nottingham 9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran Raced up with the pace early - went to front before halfway - drifted right and lost the advantage a furlong out - dropped away rapidly inside the last - well held at the finish 10/12 1¾ 9-7 —68B53A Tom Marquand 4/1
23 May 26 Windsor Bodhi Solutions - Exceeding Expectations In Construction EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Sat behind the front group - moved left approaching the final furlong - improved into second inside the last - stayed on without threatening the winner - finished second beaten 1¾ lengths 2/12 1¾ 9-4 —82A80A Lewis Edmunds 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has True Charm (IRE) won?
True Charm (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains True Charm (IRE)?
True Charm (IRE) is trained by Lemos De Souza, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
Who is True Charm (IRE)'s sire?
True Charm (IRE) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Belle Dormant (IRE), whose sire is Rip Van Winkle.
What is True Charm (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 30 September 2026. The highest on record is 70.
What is True Charm (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,499 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are True Charm (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Belle Dormant (IRE), True Charm (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rotokura Belle (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rotokura Belle (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.