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Horse profile

Upgrade (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer K R Burke · Last owner Mrs Melba Bryce
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Pinch Of Posh (IRE) (Pivotal)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jan 2017 — 3,556 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 · 1st of 5 Won last time out Won at Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Upgrade (GB) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 4 level. Won last time out at Southwell (AW) (Class 4).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating69↓ 6lb off peak
69 69–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 5 Jan 2017

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 8 figures · best 106C · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7106C85—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7106C82—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 26 Jan 2017 Official rating 69 at the last run, 26 Jan 2017

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 10 figures · best 87B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)787B73—
Good281A68.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f887B74.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Excelebration (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+4.3—
Good to Firm452439.5%+0.5—
Good8639611.1%+2.10 from 2
Good to Soft4684910.5%+1.5—
Soft578559.5%+0.50 from 1
Heavy228198.3%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,001626.2%−2.81 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822011%+2—
6f – 7f1,0891019.3%+0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f941869.1%+0.11 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f679558.1%−0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m469418.7%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f206188.7%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m36513.9%+4.9—
Over 3m300%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pinch Of Posh (IRE) (Pivotal)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Posh Perfect (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Posh Perfect (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Posh Perfect (GB)916fClass 5
Nana Patsy (IRE)1017f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 1 14% +0.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +3.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +6.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 1 13% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dougie Costello 6 1 17% +1.00
Joey Haynes 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +0.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 1 50% +5.00
2016 8 0 0% −8.00

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
26 Jan 17+21d Southwell (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-1 69106C87B Dougie Costello 6/1
05 Jan 17+16d Chelmsford City (AW) totepoolracing Win Racing Tickets On Twitter Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 3 8-7 7185B65B Joey Haynes 9/1
20 Dec 16+32d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store Nursery Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 nk 9-5 7382B76A Dougie Costello 40/1
18 Nov 16+7d Newcastle (AW) For The Thirsty Nursery Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 3½ 9-7 7571A57A Joey Haynes 6/1
11 Nov 16+17d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Nursery Class 2 · 8.5f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 8-2 7588A64B Joey Haynes 20/1
25 Oct 16+10d Newcastle (AW) At The Races On Virgin 535 Nursery Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 3 9-7 7485C73B Dougie Costello 8/1
15 Oct 16+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Contact Us At fclgf.com EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-5 7568A76A Dougie Costello 7/2
15 Sep 16+14d Ayr H&V Commissioning Services EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 ¾ 9-2 —67A58A Dougie Costello 9/1
01 Sep 16+13d Haydock 188 Bet EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 6 9-0 ——81A Dougie Costello 33/1
19 Aug 16 York British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 ½ 9-5 ——56A Ben Curtis 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Upgrade (GB) won?
Upgrade (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Upgrade (GB)?
Upgrade (GB) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 26 January 2017.
Who is Upgrade (GB)'s sire?
Upgrade (GB) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Pinch Of Posh (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
What going does Upgrade (GB) prefer?
Upgrade (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Upgrade (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 26 January 2017. The highest on record is 75.
What is Upgrade (GB)'s sire's record?
Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Upgrade (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Pinch Of Posh (IRE), Upgrade (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Posh Perfect (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Posh Perfect (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2016. 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.