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Horse profile

Truly Special (GB)

3yo filly · Trainer John Wainwright · Owner K Nicholson
by Kameko (USA) out of Pepper Lane (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Carlisle Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 10th of 10 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Truly Special is 2 from 11 with both wins at Class 6 level. Both came at Carlisle over 6f – 7f, one on good ground in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 53 and one on soft ground in Jun 2026 off 51. She has never won on the all-weather and finished 10 of 10 at Newcastle (AW) in Oct 2026 off 56. Typically held up, she has raced from eight different courses.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf All wins at Class 6
Official rating56↓ 4lb off peak
56 51–60

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 11 Aug 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 11 figures · best 96B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)477B612 runs · 64 / 57.5
Good396B712 runs · 96 / 83.5
Good to Firm271C68.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f796B714 runs · 96 / 71
1m – 1m1f469A602 runs · 66 / 58.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 9 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 11 Aug 2026 Official rating 56 at the last run, 1 Oct 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 11 figures · best 68A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)451A45.52 runs · 41 / 34
Good368A662 runs · 68 / 58.5
Good to Firm252A49.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f768A514 runs · 68 / 54.5
1m – 1m1f466A502 runs · 47 / 37

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 from 10 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Mid-division 4 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Led 3 (30%) · 2 wins
  • Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kameko (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 987 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+4.6—
Good to Firm2252410.7%+10 from 2
Good2392711.3%+1.61 from 3
Good to Soft9699.4%−0.30 from 1
Soft60711.7%+21 from 1
Heavy20210%+0.3—
Standard (AW)340267.6%−2.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f751013.3%+3.6—
6f – 7f386287.3%−2.42 from 7
1m – 1m1f2843110.9%+1.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1731911%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m55712.7%+3—
2m1f – 2m4f1417.1%−2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pepper Lane (GB) (Exceed And Excel)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Beauzon (GB) (17 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Beauzon (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beauzon (GB)86175f–6fClass 4
Startling (GB)3565fClass 5
Brazen Belle (GB)4855f–6fClass 5
Infinite Grace (GB)1825fClass 5
Star Delta (GB)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +23.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +8.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 2 25% +27.50
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 2 100% +33.50
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 2 29% +28.50
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Hart 3 1 33% +23.00
Daniel Tudhope 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Winn 2 0 0% −2.00
Connor Beasley 1 1 100% +8.50
Barry McHugh 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 2 40% +30.50
2025 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2026 · 5 runs
01 Oct 26+51d Newcastle (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Raced in the pack - pushed along and fell away sharply over 1f out - eased off late to finish 10th 10/10 5 9-0 5651C27C Jason Hart 28/1
11 Aug 26+64d Carlisle Racing Again Wednesday 19th August Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Shared control early - sat behind the front group - began to press forward over 2f out - closed in with a furlong left - hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on to prevail 1/7 8-13 5396B68A Jason Hart 25/1
08 Jun 26+21d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Live Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran Set the pace from the off - urged along with a furlong left as challenger came to grips - battled gamely through the final furlong - edged clear close home to win 1/9 9-5 5171A60A Connor Beasley 17/2
18 May 26+22d Redcar racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good · 9 ran Held up in the pack - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on but never got involved in finish - eventually sixth beaten 4.5 lengths 6/9 nk 9-3 5371A49A Barry McHugh 16/1
26 Apr 26+171d Wetherby Royal Pigeon Association Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Hampered start - settled at rear before nudged along and closing ground wide with 1f left - unable to find more late and beaten well into 6th 6/8 1½ 9-9 5566A47A Daniel Tudhope 28/1
2025 · 6 runs
06 Nov 25+23d Newcastle (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Held up close to leaders early - asked for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish ninth 9/10 1¾ 9-7 5764A41A David Nolan 18/1
14 Oct 25+30d Leicester Every Race Live On Racing TV Nursery Class 6 · 8f · Good · 10 ran Went straight to front - matched stride for stride after a furlong - driven with 2f left - shaken up when overtaken inside final furlong - dropped to third in closing stages but battled on 3/10 2¾ 9-5 5854A66A Daniel Tudhope 11/1
14 Sep 25+21d Musselburgh Listen To Heart Scotland Nursery Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Went wide early - held handy position - pressed for effort - dropped away inside final 2f - eventually well held in 5th 5/8 2¾ 9-9 6069A53A Mark Winn 4/1
24 Aug 25+23d Beverley IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Held up in mid-division - pushed along 2f out - stayed on into fifth close home 5/13 ¾ 9-0 —71C52A Jason Hart 20/1
01 Aug 25+10d Newcastle (AW) Teeside Family Foundation Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on without finding extra - finished 7th beaten around 9¾ lengths 7/13 2 9-0 —58B51A Mark Winn 40/1
22 Jul 25 Wolverhampton (AW) It's A Photo - Big Fella EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Sluggish start - settled towards back - failed to threaten leading group - finished 8th 8/11 hd 9-2 —77B50A Ben Robinson 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Truly Special won?
Truly Special (GB) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Truly Special?
Truly Special (GB) is trained by John Wainwright, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
Who is Truly Special's sire?
Truly Special (GB) is by Kameko (USA) out of Pepper Lane (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What going does Truly Special prefer?
Truly Special (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Truly Special's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 60.
What is Truly Special's sire's record?
Kameko (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 987 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Truly Special's siblings?
Out of Pepper Lane (GB), Truly Special (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Beauzon (GB) (17). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Beauzon (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.