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Horse profile

True Spirit (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2015) · Last trainer Heather Dalton · Last owner Stephen Arnold
by Shamardal (USA) out of Petonellajill (GB) (Petong)
18 runs · 8 courses · from May 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Dec 2015 — 3,983 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2015 · 13th of 13 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) New yard Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

True Spirit (GB) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2014. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf. Last raced off 46, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating46↓ 19lb off peak
46 46–65

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 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 11 Dec 2014 Official rating 46 at the last run, 10 Dec 2015

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 →

Flat 18 figures · best 81A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1181A56—
Good363A49—
Good to Firm274A68—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1481A62.5—
1m – 1m1f256A54—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm1,98130615.4%+0.60 from 2
Good2,38833514%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft1,01312412.2%−2.60 from 1
Soft1,28815111.7%−3.10 from 1
Heavy3704512.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)3,31556417%+2.21 from 11
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5838714.9%+0.10 from 1
6f – 7f4,07359314.6%−0.21 from 14
1m – 1m1f2,98547615.9%+1.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,07431315.1%+0.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m475449.3%−5.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1812111.6%−3.2—
2m5f – 3m3825.3%−9.5—
Over 3m400%−14.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Petonellajill (GB) (Petong)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Golden Prospect (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Violet Park (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Golden Prospect (GB)5567f–1m1½fClass 5
Violet Park (GB)1227½f–1m1fGroup 3
Speculate (GB)116fClass 5
Piquet (GB)450——
Sparkle Park (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 11 1 9% −2.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 1 11% +0.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 7 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% +7.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 14 1 7% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Levey 5 1 20% +4.00
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Stacey Kidd 2 0 0% −2.00
Saleem Golam 1 0 0% −1.00
J F Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Frederik Tylicki 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Prince 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 9 1 11% +0.00
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
10 Dec 15+307d Chelmsford City (AW) Enjoy New Years' Celebrations At Ccr Handicap Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 9 9-3 4630C Saleem Golam 25/1
06 Feb 15+57d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Handicap Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 3¾ 9-4 4839A J F Egan 7/1
2014 · 9 runs
11 Dec 14+42d Kempton (AW) Book Now For Boxing Day Handicap Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-7 5064A Luke Morris 6/1
30 Oct 14+22d Kempton (AW) Book Christmas Festival Tickets Now Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 6 9-5 5353A Luke Morris 9/2
08 Oct 14+45d Kempton (AW) BetBright.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 5 9-7 5551A Sean Levey 3/1
24 Aug 14+17d Yarmouth totepool Supporting The Sport You Love Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1 8-12 5649A Shane Kelly 8/1
07 Aug 14+10d Southwell (AW) Racing Specials At 32redsport.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 9-7 5569A Sean Levey 7/2
28 Jul 14+56d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 nse 9-7 5581A Sean Levey 9/4F
02 Jun 14+118d Leicester Swannington Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 3½ 8-11 5663A Joe Doyle 7/1
04 Feb 14+18d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Mobile Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 1¼ 9-3 5652A Sean Levey 6/1
17 Jan 14+101d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 5568A Sean Levey 8/1
2013 · 6 runs
08 Oct 13+15d Leicester Leveret Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 5/16 ¾ 8-11 5774A Stacey Kidd 33/1
23 Sep 13+52d Leicester Racing Excellence 'hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 1¼ 8-5 6148C Stacey Kidd 33/1
02 Aug 13+36d Newmarket Piper-heidsieck Rose Sauvage Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 2¼ 8-9 6363A Liam Keniry 20/1
27 Jun 13+152d Yarmouth BBC Radio Norfolk Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 9-7 6562A Frederik Tylicki 6/1
26 Jan 13+21d Lingfield (AW) Bet On Today's Football At bluesq.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 nk 8-0 —56A Philip Prince 10/1
05 Jan 13+244d Lingfield (AW) Hartfield Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 shd 9-5 —63A Seb Sanders 5/1
2012 · 1 run
06 May 12 Newmarket Makfi Future Stars Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 1 9-3 —48A Paul Hanagan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has True Spirit won?
True Spirit (GB) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2012 and 2015, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 2 times in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained True Spirit?
True Spirit (GB) was trained by Heather Dalton on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 10 December 2015.
Who is True Spirit's sire?
True Spirit (GB) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Petonellajill (GB), whose sire is Petong.
What going does True Spirit prefer?
True Spirit (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is True Spirit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 10 December 2015. The highest on record is 65.
What is True Spirit's sire's record?
Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are True Spirit's siblings?
Out of Petonellajill (GB), True Spirit (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Golden Prospect (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Violet Park (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 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.