Horse profile
Up The Monk (GB)
by Mayson (GB) out of Angel Song (GB) (Dansili)
23 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Chelmsford City (AW) & Southwell (AW)
Last run 8 Aug 2026 · 7th of 7
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Up The Monk is 2 from 23 with both wins at Class 6. Both came on the all-weather over 6f to 7f, one in a handicap at Southwell in Aug 2025 and the other in a classified stakes at Chelmsford City in Jan 2026. The gelding has raced seven times at Southwell for one win and four times at Chelmsford City for one win. He finished 7 of 7 at Redcar in Aug 2026.
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 2–23Wins / Runs
- 8.7%Strike rate
- 5 (21.7%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=23 · 0.90 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 25dAvg 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
47–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 75
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 106A | 79 | 11 runs · 105 / 79 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 94C | 73 | 2 runs · 94 / 78 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 106A | 78 | 12 runs · 105 / 80.5 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
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 21 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Mid-division 9 (43%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (24%) · 0 wins
- Held up 5 (24%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 7,384 runs since Apr 2016 (442 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 1,731. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +16.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,023 | 121 | 11.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,370 | 139 | 10.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 807 | 92 | 11.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 974 | 115 | 11.8% | +1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 324 | 34 | 10.5% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,864 | 285 | 10% | −0.7 | 2 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,731 | 238 | 13.7% | +3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,911 | 400 | 10.2% | −0.5 | 2 from 22 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,147 | 112 | 9.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 453 | 37 | 8.2% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 106 | 3 | 2.8% | −7.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −7.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Angel Song (GB) (Dansili)
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hart Stopper (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Hart Stopper (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Stopper (GB) | 49 | 7 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Scottish Command (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Praxedis (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Arlady Aitch (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Will I Finegold (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hart's Dream (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 2 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 2 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Rawlinson | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mason Paetel | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Harry Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Wright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Bass | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Visor | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Aug 26+38d | Redcar | Market Cross Jewellers Classified Stakes Settled midpack early - urged for effort 3f from home - driven with two to go - failed to quicken - slipped to rear inside final furlong to finish seventh | 7/7 | 3½ | 9-9 | 47 | 62A | 45A | Tom Eaves | 18/1 |
| 01 Jul 26+102d | Thirsk | Army Benevolent Fund Handicap Held a forward position early - pushed along over a furlong out - lost ground in the closing stages to finish well back | 10/18 | ½ | 9-4 | 49 | 94C | 61A | Harry Davies | 22/1 |
| 21 Mar 26+10d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Apprentice Handicap Held slim advantage early - driven approaching final two furlongs then lost front spot with pressure applied inside final furlong marker - lost pace close to home to finish seventh | 7/7 | 1½ | 9-0 | 51 | 75A | 54A | Liam Wright | 50/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+15d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Up with the pace early - pushed along with a furlong left before fading close home | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 52 | 67A | 58A | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/1 |
| 24 Feb 26+19d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - urged forward with two furlongs left - moved right and made strong progress inside the final furlong and a half - flew home to challenge but denied late in a tight finish for 4th | 4/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 52 | 75A | 74A | Harry Davies | 11/2 |
| 05 Feb 26+7d | Southwell (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Classified Stakes Settled midpack early - roused two out and found extra late progress - weakened approaching final furlong to finish sixth | 6/12 | nk | 9-9 | 52 | 63A | 67A | Mason Paetel | 9/2 |
| 29 Jan 26+3d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Two Day Easter Festival Classified Stakes Settled at the back early - shifted wide and motored into contention approaching the final 2f before hitting the front with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/7 | 9-4 | 50 | 93A | 71A | Mason Paetel | 8/1 | |
| 26 Jan 26+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div 1) Held up in the pack - ridden to challenge approaching 2f out - failed to respond and faded from 1f out | 9/9 | ¾ | 9-4 | 50 | 82A | 42A | Alistair Rawlinson | 18/5 |
| 11 Jan 26+8d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap Pulled hard in mid-division - pressure applied 2f out - angled right and made ground into the final furlong - left behind by the front pair near the line | 3/11 | 2¾ | 9-0 | 51 | 88A | 67A | Liam Wright | 12/1 |
| 03 Jan 26+17d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - driven approaching final furlong - kept going late without threatening finish | 5/11 | 3½ | 9-7 | 53 | 76A | 66A | Alistair Rawlinson | 13/2 |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+8d | Kempton (AW) | Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap (Div 2) Drifted right at the outset - settled in the pack before being pushed along 2f out - weakened inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/10 | nk | 9-9 | 55 | 88A | 63A | Rossa Ryan | 4/1 |
| 09 Dec 25+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 1) Settled close to the pace - urged forward with 2f left - lost ground final furlong - finished sixth | 6/14 | 3 | 9-9 | 55 | 79B | 72A | Alistair Rawlinson | 5/1 |
| 27 Nov 25+68d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier) Settled at the back - driven wide below 2f out and finished with some late momentum - always too far off the pace to challenge | 6/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 56 | 105A | 70A | Alistair Rawlinson | 7/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Perfect Wills Legacy Trust Handicap Settled midpack early - shifted right and made progress over 2f out to move into 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on well for 3rd | 3/12 | 2½ | 8-13 | 57 | 106A | 75A | Mason Paetel | 15/2 |
| 25 Aug 25+8d | Southwell (AW) | Ak Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Held a midfield spot wide of rivals - asked for effort with 2f left then found extra room to close inside the final furlong - kept finding more to get up right at the post | 1/10 | 9-4 | 55 | 79A | 70A | Alistair Rawlinson | 6/1 | |
| 17 Aug 25+57d | Southwell (AW) | Newark Advertiser Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack - driven and made ground from over 2f out - unable to find more inside final furlong | 3/12 | 2 | 9-13 | 55 | 69A | 79A | Jack Nicholls | 8/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+15d | Redcar | Papas Grandchildren Handicap Struggled to go with rivals from the off - never in contention - well held at the finish | 10/11 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 58 | 69A | 51A | Sam James | 14/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+30d | Goodwood | Derby Betting With World Pool Apprentice Handicap Went straight to front early - lost command 2f out - dropped away from over a furlong out - finished well held in 10th | 10/11 | 8 | 9-1 | 62 | 46C | 43C | George Bass | 33/1 |
| 07 May 25+15d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet's Zero% Mission Handicap Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished 10th | 10/11 | 4¼ | 9-9 | 65 | 64A | 39A | Charles Bishop | 33/1 |
| 22 Apr 25+35d | Yarmouth | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Slow to break - toward back of field and pushed along - flickered into contention inside final furlong before fading to finish eighth | 8/9 | hd | 9-8 | 67 | 77A | 58A | Dylan Hogan | 22/1 |
| 18 Mar 25+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked front two early - urged forward with 2f to go - soon lost touch and beaten into third | 3/6 | 6 | 8-11 | — | 92A | 60B | Dylan Hogan | 33/1 |
| 03 Mar 25+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy early - hit front over 2f out - shaken up approaching final furlong then overtaken inside it - couldn't find more late and finished 4th | 4/11 | nk | 8-12 | — | 73A | 65A | Dylan Hogan | 16/1 |
| 13 Feb 25 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Download The bet365 App Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Dwelt at the break - tracked front group before dropping back approaching the 4f marker - pushed along with 2f left - drifted left inside the final furlong - unable to find more late and held for 5th | 5/7 | 2¾ | 8-11 | — | 89A | 62A | Dylan Hogan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Up The Monk won?
- Up The Monk (GB) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
- Who trains Up The Monk?
- Up The Monk (GB) is trained by Michael Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 August 2026.
- Who is Up The Monk's sire?
- Up The Monk (GB) is by Mayson (GB) out of Angel Song (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
- What going does Up The Monk prefer?
- Up The Monk (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 18 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Up The Monk's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 8 August 2026. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Up The Monk's sire's record?
- Mayson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 7,384 runs since Apr 2016 (442 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 1,731. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 106.
- Who are Up The Monk's siblings?
- Out of Angel Song (GB), Up The Monk (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hart Stopper (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Hart Stopper (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.