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Horse profile

U Cant Be Serious (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Joe Tizzard · Owner Sax Purdie
by Notnowcato (GB) out of Whyyousoserious (IRE) (Morozov)
13 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Exeter & Taunton First-time headgear LTO Last run 9 Mar 2026 · 2nd of 5 Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

U Cant Be Serious is a gelding who has won three of 13 starts on turf. All three wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft, including two Class 3 handicap chases at Exeter in Nov 2025 and Dec 2025 off marks of 119 and 124. He also won a Class 4 novices hurdle at Taunton in Dec 2024. He finished second of five in a Class 3 handicap chase at Taunton in Mar 2026, his last run, which was his first time in headgear and came off an official rating of 128.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating128↓ 2lb off peak
128 119–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 5 Dec 2025

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 128B · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4128B120.51 run · —
Good3109C1052 runs · 109 / 83
Soft399A76—
Heavy2103A84.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6128B87.5—
2m5f – 3m3109C1052 runs · 109 / 87.5
2m1f – 2m4f3121A1202 runs · 121 / 89

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 9 Mar 2026 Official rating 128 at the last run, 9 Mar 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 — 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 13 figures · best 141B · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5141B1332 runs · 141 / 139
Good3126B1242 runs · 126 / 118
Soft3132B114—
Heavy2123A121.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6133A118.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4141B131.53 runs · 141 / 137
2m5f – 3m3126B1242 runs · 126 / 123

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 9 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 5 (56%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Notnowcato (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,370 runs since May 2011 (226 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1700%−9.8—
Good to Firm2662710.2%+0.4—
Good6546810.4%+0.60 from 3
Good to Soft3865614.5%+4.73 from 5
Soft466347.3%−2.50 from 3
Heavy171179.9%+0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)410317.6%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5247.7%−2.1—
6f – 7f349236.6%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f3624612.7%+2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f3663910.7%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m5265410.3%+0.50 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4024010%+0.23 from 4
2m5f – 3m274238.4%−1.40 from 3
Over 3m39410.3%+0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Whyyousoserious (IRE) (Morozov)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 3 60% +8.10
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 2 29% +0.10
Class 4 3 1 33% +3.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 3 2 67% +4.10
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 1 50% +4.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 3 75% +9.10
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Freddie Gingell 8 3 38% +5.10
Harry Cobden 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Kimber 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 3 25% +1.10
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 5 2 40% +2.10
2024 3 1 33% +3.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 2 40% +2.10
Hurdle 4 1 25% +2.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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 · 2 runs
09 Mar 26+30d Taunton DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Dragonboosts Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 5 ran Held up towards the back - urged into contention 11th - driven 3 out - lost ground before 2 out - responded before last - closed strongly on the run-in to snatch runner-up spot close home 2/5 1¾ 11-10 128109C126B Freddie Gingell 7/2
07 Feb 26+43d Newbury William Hill Cheltenham Non-Runner Money Back Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 10 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward before 4 out - dropped away from 2 out - finished 7th 7/10 5 11-3 13066C120C Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
2025 · 5 runs
26 Dec 25+21d Kempton 'Get Your Ladbrokes Free Kempton Bet' Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran Untidy over 1st and up with the front group - drifted through the pack by 4th and near the tail by 9th - stayed there to finish well held 9/10 shd 11-10 13057C110C Harry Cobden 11/2
05 Dec 25+18d Exeter JCB Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Sat close to the front early - hit the front turning in with four to go - drifted right down the straight - pushed along after the second-last - reeled in on the run-in but dug deep to prevail 1/6 11-3 124121A141B Freddie Gingell 11/10F
17 Nov 25+261d Exeter Sandygate Inn, Kingsteignton Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards rear of front two early - hit a flat spot in 4th - closed on pacesetter four out - went clear before three out - lost momentum under pressure and overtaken two out - eased across left approaching final flight - fought back on the run-in to prevail close home 1/9 11-3 119—137A Freddie Gingell 4/1
01 Mar 25+42d Newbury Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 6 ran Went straight to front early - lost that spot briefly before regaining command 3rd - overtaken 5th - drifted right and hit 3 out - held on for 3rd without finding more late 3/6 5½ 12-2 12276A132B Freddie Gingell 6/1
18 Jan 25+19d Ascot BetMGM EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good · 6 ran Sat close to leader early - clipped first fence and urged forward after three out - held third but unable to close two out 3/6 2½ 11-9 —105A124B Harry Cobden 5/2
2024 · 3 runs
30 Dec 24+24d Taunton Stables Business Park Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Prominent on the outside - took over on the bend moving well - extended advantage 2 out - driven along the run-in and pulled further ahead to win comfortably 1/10 10-11 —120A126A Freddie Gingell 5/1
06 Dec 24+300d Exeter JCB Fastrac British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 13 ran Held a spot just off the pace early - dropped away from the 4th - well behind through the rest - well beaten by 3 out - finished a distant 7th 7/13 19 11-0 —60B95A Brendan Powell 11/1
10 Feb 24+50d Newbury Betfair Exchange Beacons Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 9½ 11-7 —103A123A Freddie Gingell 25/1
2023 · 3 runs
22 Dec 23+48d Ascot Thames Materials Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 1 11-2 —128B133A Freddie Gingell 150/1
04 Nov 23+208d Ascot Molton Brown Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 1m7½f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 nk 10-9 —99A114A Freddie Gingell 25/1
10 Apr 23 Chepstow First Cafes Daniel Lewis Litter Champion Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 10-5 —70A103A Harry Kimber 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has U Cant Be Serious won?
U Cant Be Serious (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trains U Cant Be Serious?
U Cant Be Serious (IRE) is trained by Joe Tizzard, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 March 2026.
Who is U Cant Be Serious's sire?
U Cant Be Serious (IRE) is by Notnowcato (GB) out of Whyyousoserious (IRE), whose sire is Morozov.
What going does U Cant Be Serious prefer?
U Cant Be Serious (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is U Cant Be Serious's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 9 March 2026. The highest on record is 130.
What is U Cant Be Serious's sire's record?
Notnowcato (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,370 runs since May 2011 (226 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.

Record shown from April 2023. 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.