Try (GB)
Try (GB) is 2 from 8, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2007. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- +4.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 3.05Fair A/E n=8 · 2.49 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 108dAvg between runs
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 74 | 9 | 12.2% | +3.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 184 | 21 | 11.4% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 112 | 7 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 118 | 7 | 5.9% | −3 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 69 | 6 | 8.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 139 | 14 | 10.1% | +1.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 17 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 175 | 12 | 6.9% | −2 | 2 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 50 | 7 | 14% | +5.1 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Kavanagh | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| Rodi Greene | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McGann | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.50 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 07+10d | Chepstow | Rhys Howells Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase | PU/16 | — | 11-12 | 89 | — | Wayne Kavanagh | 7/2J |
| 17 Oct 07+10d | Uttoxeter | The Phoenix Gas Services Handicap Chase | 1/10 | 10-12 | 79 | 108C | Wayne Kavanagh | 3/1 | |
| 07 Oct 07+28d | Uttoxeter | Collycroft Agricultural Merchants Chase (Conditional Jockeys' Handicap) | 1/16 | 10-10 | 79 | 107C | Wayne Kavanagh | 15/2 | |
| 09 Sep 07+77d | Stratford | Firs Garage Mitsubishi L200 Pickup Novices' Handicap Chase | 4/13 | 4 | 10-4 | 80 | 86C | Rodi Greene | 12/1 |
| 24 Jun 07+42d | Hexham | totesport 0800 221 221 Novices' Hurdle | 4/7 | 17 | 10-12 | — | 64C | Graham Lee | 11/1 |
| 13 May 07+15d | Uttoxeter | Beech's Garage 'NH' Novices' Hurdle | 9/15 | ¾ | 10-13 | — | 77C | Rodi Greene | 100/1 |
| 28 Apr 07+573d | Market Rasen | betdirectpoker.com 50,000 Freeroll Novices' Hurdle | 7/8 | 30 | 11-0 | — | 83C | Rodi Greene | 40/1 |
| 2005 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 05 | Market Rasen | Special Events Countryside Standard Open Nh Flat Race | 4/8 | 5 | 10-13 | — | 98C | Declan McGann | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Try won?
- Try (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Try?
- Try (GB) was trained by Matt Sheppard on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 27 October 2007.
- Who is Try's sire?
- Try (GB) is by Rakaposhi King (GB) out of Wonky (GB), whose sire is Hotfoot I.
- What is Try's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 27 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Try's sire's record?
- Rakaposhi King (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.