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Horse profile

Upton's Mighty Oak (GB)

4yo filly · Trainer Dr Richard Newland · Owner Upton House Stud
by Nathaniel (IRE) out of The Bay Birch (IRE) (Beneficial)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Market Rasen New yard Last run 8 Oct 2026 · 1st of 5 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Upton's Mighty Oak is a filly by Nathaniel out of The Bay Birch who has one win from five starts on turf. The success came in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Market Rasen over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Oct 2026 when she last ran off an official rating of 79. Her last run at Market Rasen in Oct 2026 was her first for Dr Richard Newland and she won it. She is 0 from four on soft or heavier.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 20 Dec 2025

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 5 figures · best 90A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft290A732 runs · 90 / 73
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m490A78.54 runs · 90 / 78.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 16 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 8 Oct 2026 Official rating 79 at the last run, 8 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 93B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft290A81.52 runs · 90 / 81.5
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m490A794 runs · 90 / 79
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 16 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 5 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Nathaniel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,072 runs since Jan 2008 (635 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.5% from 325.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21419%+7.3—
Good to Firm78410213%+1.3—
Good1,86723212.4%+0.71 from 1
Good to Soft1,00411411.4%−0.30 from 1
Soft1,22914111.5%−0.20 from 2
Heavy4054711.6%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1,76018410.5%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−11.7—
6f – 7f325216.5%−5.2—
1m – 1m1f878788.9%−2.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2,49833313.3%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m2,13925211.8%+0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f8219111.1%−0.61 from 1
2m5f – 3m338329.5%−2.2—
Over 3m691724.6%+12.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Bay Birch (IRE) (Beneficial)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 1 100% +3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +3.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Scott 3 1 33% +1.00
Charlie Hammond 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +0.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 1 25% +0.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
08 Oct 26+224d Market Rasen Book Boxing Day At The Races Today! Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran Raced close behind the pacesetters - moved into second after 3 out - edged ahead 2 out - pushed along on the run-in and kept finding for the last 110yds to win 1/5 10-6 7977C93B Luke Scott 3/1
26 Feb 26+15d Wetherby wetherbyracing.co.uk EBF Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran Settled just behind the pace - nudged for effort approaching 3 out - dropped away soon after - well beaten in 7th 7/7 21 11-0 —56C73C Charlie Hammond 80/1
11 Feb 26+25d Hereford Hereford Easter Monday Family Raceday Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch after 3 out - well beaten before the final fence - finished a distant 4th 4/9 14 11-2 —82A85A Charlie Hammond 22/1
17 Jan 26+28d Taunton Martin Baker's 60th Birthday Bash Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held up early - urged forward 4 out - found nothing under pressure - well beaten in 11th 11/13 nk 10-2 —75C71C Luke Scott 40/1
2025 · 1 run
20 Dec 25 Hereford Merry Christmas From Hereford Racecourse 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Up with the pace early - took over at the front 6f out - surrendered advantage on the home turn 3f out and found rivals going away from 1f out - faded to finish fourth 4/12 4½ 10-6 —90A90A Luke Scott 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Upton's Mighty Oak won?
Upton's Mighty Oak (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Upton's Mighty Oak?
Upton's Mighty Oak (GB) is trained by Dr Richard Newland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 October 2026.
Who is Upton's Mighty Oak's sire?
Upton's Mighty Oak (GB) is by Nathaniel (IRE) out of The Bay Birch (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What is Upton's Mighty Oak's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 8 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Upton's Mighty Oak's sire's record?
Nathaniel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,072 runs since Jan 2008 (635 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.5% from 325.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.