Horse profile
Unthinkable (IRE)
by Kessaar (IRE) out of Mediska (GB) (Medicean)
23 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Musselburgh & Beverley
Off 347 days · 10th of 14
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Unthinkable is a filly who has won two of 23 starts, both at Class 6 level. She won the Neilsons And Graham And Sibbald Handicap at Musselburgh in Aug 2025 over 6f – 7f on good ground off an official rating of 45 and the Cottingham Claiming Stakes at Beverley in May 2024 under 6f on soft ground. Both wins have come on turf from 19 starts while she is 0 from 4 on the all-weather. She finished 10 of 14 at Redcar in Nov 2025.
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 2–23Wins / Runs
- 8.7%Strike rate
- 6 (26.1%)Placed
- −4.33£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=23 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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.
Official rating47↓ 20lb off peak
47
45–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 88
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 91C | 71.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 6 | 86B | 61 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 101A | 64.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 69A | 63.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 77A | 73 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 101A | 62 | — |
| Under 6f | 6 | 83A | 70.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 91C | 65 | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,092 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14.2% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 142 | 12 | 8.5% | +0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 272 | 20 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 106 | 15 | 14.2% | +6.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 138 | 13 | 9.4% | +1.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | −5.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 382 | 23 | 6% | −1.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 157 | 12 | 7.6% | −0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 465 | 27 | 5.8% | −1.9 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 236 | 24 | 10.2% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 8 | 12.9% | +5.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 3 | 8.1% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
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
Mediska (GB) (Medicean)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Inviolable Spirit (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Inviolable Spirit (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inviolable Spirit (IRE) | 53 | 5 | 5f–7f | Class 5 |
| Robbie Roger (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sharp And Sharper (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.33 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 17 | 2 | 12% | +1.67 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7% | +3.00 |
| Under 6f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Hardie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Laura Coughlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Planas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Grace McEntee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +6.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.33 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov 25+51d | Redcar | Thanks And See You Next Season Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - never a threat to the front group - finished well held in 10th | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-8 | 47 | 91C | 55A | William Pyle | 80/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+18d | Musselburgh | 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Held up rear from the off - never a factor - well held at the finish | 9/10 | 3¾ | 8-10 | 48 | 37C | 36C | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+16d | Catterick | Oops A Daisy Classified Stakes Settled in the pack on the wide side - urged forward with over 2f left - lost touch soon after - eventually well held in 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 49 | 51C | 37A | Harry Russell | 40/1 |
| 11 Aug 25+10d | Ayr | Christmas Parties At Western House Hotel Classified Stakes Fretful and edgy beforehand - snatched at the bridle early and taken in check towards the rear - unable to challenge through the rest of the race - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/7 | ¾ | 8-11 | 50 | 65A | 33A | Warren Fentiman | 17/2 |
| 01 Aug 25+11d | Musselburgh | Neilsons And Graham And Sibbald Handicap Quick away and eager tracking front pack - asked for effort and went to front inside final furlong - kept up the pace to the line - held on for the win | 1/7 | 8-8 | 45 | 88A | 68A | Joe Fanning | 16/1 | |
| 21 Jul 25+16d | Beverley | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Hull Handicap Bumped another runner at the break - went straight to the front and set the pace - pushed along a furlong out and battled gamely but overtaken close home | 2/8 | 1 | 8-8 | 45 | 86B | 59A | Warren Fentiman | 33/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+25d | Carlisle | PricedUp Handicap (Pro-Am Female Jockeys) (Div 2) Sat close to pace early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away meekly late to finish 8th | 8/9 | 18 | 9-5 | 45 | 19C | 31C | Laura Coughlan | 50/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+17d | Catterick | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Raced wide behind front group - urged forward with over 2f left - drifted right into final two furlongs then dropped away well held | 7/8 | 7½ | 8-11 | 46 | 49A | 19A | Cam Hardie | 50/1 |
| 24 May 25+20d | Catterick | Bet At Racing TV Handicap Sat second early - lost momentum to winner over a furlong out - battled on under pressure late to secure runner-up spot | 2/5 | 8½ | 8-13 | 47 | 78C | 42B | Aiden Brookes | 14/1 |
| 04 May 25+13d | Hamilton | Racing TV Handicap Tardy start - dropped to the back - went without response when roused 2f out and finished sixth | 6/6 | 2½ | 8-8 | 50 | 101A | 35B | Cam Hardie | 66/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+156d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap Settled towards the back of the field - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 12th | 12/15 | nk | 9-7 | 53 | 66C | 35A | Cam Hardie | 80/1 |
| 16 Nov 24+11d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Nursery Tracked the pace early - pushed along 3f out then dropped away 2f out - found little and short of space inside the final furlong to finish well held | 10/12 | 3¾ | 9-3 | 56 | 57A | 27A | Brandon Wilkie | 100/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+68d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Bumped at the off - up with the pace early - pushed along over 2f out then dropped away quickly | 9/9 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 60 | 61A | 33A | Brandon Wilkie | 80/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+10d | Carlisle | Cubby Construction Nursery Sent clear early - pushed out when overtaken inside final two furlongs - stayed on at same rate to finish sixth beaten 4.5 lengths | 6/8 | ¾ | 8-9 | 63 | 50A | 47A | Rhys Elliott | 12/1 |
| 19 Aug 24+24d | Catterick | Like Racing TV On Facebook Nursery Set the pace early - lost front spot with 4f left - sat close up before being driven approaching final furlong - faded to finish sixth beaten 3 1/4 lengths | 6/8 | 1 | 9-7 | 63 | 63B | 57A | Billy Garritty | 28/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+16d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Supporting Matt Hampson Foundation Nursery | 9/10 | 6½ | 9-10 | 66 | 61C | 34C | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+20d | Catterick | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Nursery | 3/6 | ½ | 9-8 | 67 | 72B | 58B | Connor Planas | 4/1 |
| 20 Jun 24+2d | Ripon | Harrogate Town AFC Best Dressed Gentleman EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 77A | 61A | Connor Beasley | 6/1 |
| 18 Jun 24+20d | Catterick | Happy Birthday And Retirement Kim Walker EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/8 | ¾ | 8-13 | — | 73B | 56A | Clifford Lee | 10/1 |
| 29 May 24+16d | Beverley | Cottingham Claiming Stakes | 1/8 | 9-2 | — | 43A | 77A | Billy Loughnane | 4/6F | |
| 13 May 24+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/8 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 66B | 58A | Callum Shepherd | 4/1 |
| 27 Apr 24+17d | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 83A | 89A | Pat Cosgrave | 8/1 |
| 10 Apr 24 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Maiden Stakes (Newcomers' Race) (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 4½ | 8-13 | — | 69A | 60B | Grace McEntee | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Unthinkable (IRE) won?
- Unthinkable (IRE) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 6 times in total (26.1% of starts).
- Who trains Unthinkable (IRE)?
- Unthinkable (IRE) is trained by Philip Kirby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 November 2025.
- Who is Unthinkable (IRE)'s sire?
- Unthinkable (IRE) is by Kessaar (IRE) out of Mediska (GB), whose sire is Medicean.
- What going does Unthinkable (IRE) prefer?
- Unthinkable (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Unthinkable (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 4 November 2025. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Unthinkable (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kessaar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,092 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.2% from 106.
- Who are Unthinkable (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Mediska (GB), Unthinkable (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Inviolable Spirit (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Inviolable Spirit (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.