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Horse profile

Underdog (GB)

2yo colt · Trainer Richard Spencer · Owner Phil Cunningham
by Perfect Power (IRE) out of Excelette (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Sandown Ran 29 days ago · 7th of 8 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Underdog (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 4 level.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating82↓ 6lb off peak
82 82–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 71 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 12 Sep 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 7 figures · best 87A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good387A673 · 87 / 67
Soft271A632 · 71 / 63
Good to Firm268B66.52 · 68 / 66.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Under 6f587A655 · 87 / 65
6f – 7f268B67.52 · 68 / 67.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 19 Aug 2026 Official rating 82 at the last run, 18 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 7 figures · best 95A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good395A923 · 95 / 92
Soft261A60.52 · 61 / 60.5
Good to Firm277A692 · 77 / 69
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Under 6f595A775 · 95 / 77
6f – 7f292A76.52 · 92 / 76.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2428.3%−0.60 from 2
Good2328.7%−0.21 from 3
Good to Soft1119.1%+0.2—
Soft9111.1%+2.20 from 2
Heavy3133.3%+24.4—
Standard (AW)2015%−3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f19421.1%+12.21 from 5
6f – 7f6723%−5.90 from 2
1m – 1m1f4250%+41.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Excelette (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Ski Angel (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Listed (Well Done Fox (GB)).

Family form: Lucius Aurelius (GB) finished 3rd of 14 at Musselburgh, 12 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ski Angel (GB)5165fClass 6
Well Done Fox (GB)1735fListed
High Security (GB)3935fClass 5
Excellently Poised (GB)1415fClass 3
Lucius Aurelius (GB)2415fClass 6
Noelies Dream (GB)815fClass 6
First Target (GB)30——
Exponential (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +8.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 2 1 50% +9.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 5 1 20% +6.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Saffie Osborne 6 1 17% +5.00
Callum Hutchinson 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
18 Sep 26+6d Ayr British EBF Stallions Harry Rosebery Stakes (Listed Race) Class 1 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran Race close to the front early - pressed for effort and slipped back 2f out - faded quickly to finish seventh 7/8 2½ 9-5 8255A61A Saffie Osborne 16/1
12 Sep 26+24d Chester H.r. Owen Lotus Manchester Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran Veered right at the break - held up towards the back - always struggling to get involved and finished ninth 9/9 hd 9-2 8271A60A Callum Hutchinson 12/1
19 Aug 26+33d York Sky Bet Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good · 18 ran Settled towards the back early - urged forward approaching 2f out - lost touch with the pace inside the final 2f - drifted left but kept battling on in the closing stages - finished well beaten in 9th 9/18 ¾ 9-1 8567C92A Saffie Osborne 33/1
17 Jul 26+14d Newbury Apple Print & Creative Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed Race) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran raced freely handy with the front group early - dropped back a place 3f out - driven along and faded 2f out 10/10 6½ 9-2 8868B61A Saffie Osborne 50/1
03 Jul 26+13d Sandown Coral Dragon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 8 ran Sluggish start - settled off the pace in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - found running room tight approaching final furlong - stayed on through the closing stages - never a threat to leaders 5/8 1¼ 9-4 8487A82A Saffie Osborne 13/2
20 Jun 26+8d Ascot Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 21 ran Drifted left from the stalls - moved across towards the middle of the track - held no more than a midfield position throughout - finished well held in 15th 15/21 1¼ 9-3 —65C77A Saffie Osborne 40/1
12 Jun 26 Sandown British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - quickened sharply into contention approaching 2f out - hit the front with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to the line - had matters in hand at the finish 1/9 9-7 —62A95A Saffie Osborne 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Underdog (GB) won?
Underdog (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Underdog (GB)?
Underdog (GB) is trained by Richard Spencer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is Underdog (GB)'s sire?
Underdog (GB) is by Perfect Power (IRE) out of Excelette (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What going does Underdog (GB) prefer?
Underdog (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 Underdog (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 88.
What is Underdog (GB)'s sire's record?
Perfect Power (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Underdog (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Excelette (IRE), Underdog (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Ski Angel (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Well Done Fox (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 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.