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Horse profile

Upstart (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer Sir Henry Cecil · Last owner Dr Catherine Wills
by Vettori (IRE) out of Foxglove (GB) (Hernando)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2008 — 6,574 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Upstart (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 29 Jun 2008 Official rating 40 at the last run, 22 Oct 2008

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 3 figures · best 48C · median 42
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)242C41.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f248C45—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Vettori (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,775 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3126.5%−0.7—
Good to Firm258176.6%−0.60 from 1
Good454286.2%−1—
Good to Soft216146.5%−0.7—
Soft265228.3%+1.1—
Heavy9277.6%+0.4—
Standard (AW)457367.9%+0.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−7.2—
6f – 7f9655.2%−2—
1m – 1m1f258238.9%+1.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f504367.1%−0.10 from 2
1m5f – 2m450327.1%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f279155.4%−1.8—
2m5f – 3m157159.6%+2.4—
Over 3m2015%−2.2—

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
Foxglove (GB) (Hernando)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Foxcub (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Foxcub (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Foxcub (IRE)3671m7½f–3m1½fClass 2
After The Fox (GB)2522m3f–2m3½fClass 5
Ballinabearna (GB)1012m5f—
March On Rome (IRE)117f—
Handittolewi (GB)20——
Wee Tiger Tots (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Quinn 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
22 Oct 08+115d Kempton (AW) Digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 9 9-3 4042C Tom Queally 14/1
29 Jun 08+62d Windsor Bet On US Racing At totesport.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 23 9-0 4048C Tom Queally 16/1
28 Apr 08 Lingfield (AW) Conferences At Lingfield Park Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 7 9-3 4041C Jimmy Quinn 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Upstart (IRE) won?
Upstart (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Upstart (IRE)?
Upstart (IRE) was trained by Sir Henry Cecil on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 22 October 2008.
Who is Upstart (IRE)'s sire?
Upstart (IRE) is by Vettori (IRE) out of Foxglove (GB), whose sire is Hernando.
What is Upstart (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 22 October 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Upstart (IRE)'s sire's record?
Vettori (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,775 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Upstart (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Foxglove (GB), Upstart (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Foxcub (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Foxcub (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2008. 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.