Horse profile
Up The Straight (IRE)
11yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Richard Rowe · Last owner The Forever Partnership
by Arcadio (GER) out of Kings Artist (IRE) (King's Theatre)
30 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2025 — 521 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 5th of 7
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile
Up The Straight won four of 30 starts on turf between Nov 2019 and Apr 2022. All four wins came in novice hurdles and chases at up to Class 3 level, three of them over 2m1f – 2m4f and one over 2m5f – 3m. He won on good ground at Sandown and Plumpton, on good to soft at Kempton and on heavy at Lingfield. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in May 2025, finished 5 of 7 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Fontwell.
Based on 30 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 38lb off peak
- 4–30Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 8 (26.7%)Placed
- +18.50£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=30 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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 rating101↓ 38lb off peak
101
101–139
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 137B | 97 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 128C | 89.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 152A | 101 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 164B | 125.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 164B | 94 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 137B | 97 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 30 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 30 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 4 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Arcadio (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 1,479 | 164 | 11.1% | +1.9 | 2 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 789 | 68 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,153 | 93 | 8.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 431 | 31 | 7.2% | −2 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −4.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −5.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,462 | 145 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 136 | 9.1% | −0.1 | 3 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 815 | 70 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 159 | 13 | 8.2% | −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
Dam
Kings Artist (IRE) (King's Theatre)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mare Quimby (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mare Quimby (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m | — |
| I'llhaveabitofthat (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13% | −6.50 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +27.00 |
| Class 1 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Kempton | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Sandown | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Plumpton | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 3 | 18% | +25.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Davies | 21 | 3 | 14% | +24.50 |
| Niall Houlihan | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Tabitha Worsley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 20 | 2 | 10% | −11.50 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | +30.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 May 25+30d | Fontwell | Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - urged forward after 3 out - held position for a spell before fading before the last | 5/7 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 101 | 107A | 103B | James Davies | 22/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+23d | Fontwell | Dartagnan Menswear Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - hit the third-last awkwardly - dropping away from the pack before the final two flights - finished a distant seventh | 7/10 | 6 | 10-12 | 103 | 104B | 110A | Niall Houlihan | 28/1 |
| 02 Apr 25+18d | Exeter | Celebrate At Hawke Barn Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - tracked pace and clipped 14th fence without mishap - moved into second soon after - stayed on to finish but no answer to winner | 2/4 | 9½ | 11-9 | 105 | 82C | 128B | James Davies | 11/1 |
| 15 Mar 25+103d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early before yielding front spot - settled just off the pace - regained second by the 4th - moved back in front after the 6th until the 8th - dropped away from second soon after - dropped to the back by the 11th and fell away before being eased out of contention approaching two out | PU/6 | — | 10-9 | 111 | — | — | Niall Houlihan | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 24+392d | Plumpton | Joos Solar Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - driven from the 8th before dropping away approaching 3 out - pulled up shortly after | PU/11 | — | 12-0 | 114 | — | — | James Davies | 100/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 23+31d | Plumpton | Littlehampton Welding Ltd Handicap Chase | 10/12 | 11 | 11-6 | 122 | 86C | 98C | Tabitha Worsley | 28/1 |
| 06 Oct 23+158d | Fontwell | Broadsword Group 25th Anniversary Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 30 | 11-8 | 124 | 72C | 108C | James Davies | 6/1 |
| 01 May 23+59d | Kempton | Heart Of The Community Since 1878 Handicap Chase | 3/12 | 7 | 11-4 | 125 | 66A | 121A | Brendan Powell | 16/1 |
| 03 Mar 23+48d | Newbury | Play Pick 6 At Betvictor Handicap Hurdle | 7/7 | ¾ | 11-8 | 128 | 108A | 116A | Niall Houlihan | 22/1 |
| 14 Jan 23+77d | Kempton | Coral Bet Bundles Handicap Chase | PU/7 | — | 11-6 | 130 | — | — | James Davies | 9/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 22+29d | Ascot | Bateaux London Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 10-12 | 132 | — | — | James Davies | 11/1 |
| 30 Sep 22+160d | Fontwell | Cazoo Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 132 | 97C | 122C | James Davies | 2/1 |
| 23 Apr 22+35d | Sandown | bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 10-12 | 127 | 73A | 129B | James Davies | 9/2 | |
| 19 Mar 22+70d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 6½ | 10-5 | 128 | 106A | 116A | Tom Cannon | 7/2F |
| 08 Jan 22+22d | Sandown | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/7 | — | 10-13 | 132 | — | — | Niall Houlihan | 9/2 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 21+34d | Ascot | Howden Noel Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 18 | 11-2 | 135 | 49C | 117B | James Davies | 11/1 |
| 13 Nov 21+26d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 14/19 | 3¼ | 10-5 | 138 | 103B | 104A | Tabitha Worsley | 20/1 |
| 18 Oct 21+187d | Plumpton | Bob Champion Cancer Trust Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 1/3 | 10-11 | 138 | 52C | 121C | Niall Houlihan | 2/1 | |
| 14 Apr 21+32d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 25 | 10-6 | 139 | 74C | 104C | James Davies | 4/1 |
| 13 Mar 21+35d | Sandown | Paddy's Rewards Club Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB) | 2/9 | 6½ | 11-1 | 135 | 108A | 133B | James Davies | 11/1 |
| 06 Feb 21+23d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 38 | 11-4 | 135 | 87C | 110C | James Davies | 125/1 |
| 14 Jan 21+11d | Fontwell | Subscribe To attheraces On YouTube Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 2/4 | 3½ | 10-12 | 136 | — | 122C | James Davies | 7/4 |
| 03 Jan 21+44d | Plumpton | Follow At The Races On Twitter Novices' Chase | UR/7 | — | 10-12 | 136 | — | — | James Davies | 6/5F |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 20+28d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Supports Safer Gambling Week Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 26 | 11-1 | 136 | 54C | 113C | James Davies | 8/1 |
| 23 Oct 20+20d | Cheltenham | squareintheair.com Handicap Hurdle | 3/19 | ¾ | 11-9 | 135 | 137B | 134A | James Davies | 11/1 |
| 03 Oct 20+203d | Fontwell | TRM Kurasyn Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 135 | 152A | 127A | James Davies | 6/1 |
| 14 Mar 20+37d | Kempton | Paddy's Rewards Club Novices' Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-8 | 135 | 93A | 137A | James Davies | 5/1 | |
| 06 Feb 20+62d | Huntingdon | Betway Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Listed) | 3/5 | 4 | 11-4 | — | 128C | 129B | James Davies | 33/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 19+24d | Sandown | Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | 7/7 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 94B | 112A | James Davies | 7/1 |
| 12 Nov 19 | Lingfield | Chris Young Memorial 'National Hunt' EBF Novices' Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-12 | — | 164B | 136B | James Davies | 33/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Up The Straight won?
- Up The Straight (IRE) won 4 of 30 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 8 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Up The Straight?
- Up The Straight (IRE) was trained by Richard Rowe on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 25 May 2025.
- Who is Up The Straight's sire?
- Up The Straight (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Kings Artist (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Up The Straight prefer?
- Up The Straight (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). 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 Straight's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 25 May 2025. The highest on record is 139.
- What is Up The Straight's sire's record?
- Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Up The Straight's siblings?
- Out of Kings Artist (IRE), Up The Straight (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mare Quimby (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.