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Horse profile

Usk Poppy (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer David Elsworth · Last owner Usk Valley Stud
by Mark Of Esteem (IRE) out of Wars (IRE) (Green Desert)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2006 — 7,375 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 9th of 12 Won at Salisbury Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Usk Poppy (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2006.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating77At career-high mark
77 77–77

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 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 27 Aug 2006 Official rating 77 at the last run, 27 Aug 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 98C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good298C94.5—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f498C84—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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
Mark Of Esteem (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2727.4%−1.1—
Good to Firm488428.6%+0.10 from 2
Good653548.3%−0.21 from 2
Good to Soft288248.3%−0.2—
Soft343236.7%−1.80 from 2
Heavy1281511.7%+3.2—
Standard (AW)730669%+0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f163116.7%−1.8—
6f – 7f519417.9%−0.61 from 4
1m – 1m1f621518.2%−0.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f5075310.5%+2—
1m5f – 2m409266.4%−2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f290289.7%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m124129.7%+1.2—
Over 3m24416.7%+8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wars (IRE) (Green Desert)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Deeds Not Words (IRE) (17 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Deeds Not Words (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Deeds Not Words (IRE)130175f–6fClass 2
Heroes (GB)3126f–1mClass 5
Fawley Green (GB)250——
Redrightreturning (GB)20——
Sangrail (GB)110——
Miss Victory (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% +1.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.50
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Salisbury 2 1 50% +1.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 1 25% −0.50
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J F Egan 3 1 33% +0.50
Liam Keniry 2 0 0% −2.00
T Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 6 1 17% −2.50
2005 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
2006 · 6 runs
27 Aug 06+15d Goodwood Chichester Observer Fillies' Stakes (Handicap) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 hd 8-13 7798C Liam Keniry 7/1
12 Aug 06+28d Newmarket E.B.F. Fillies' Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 9-11 77— J F Egan 2/1F
15 Jul 06+17d Salisbury E.B.F. Ladies Evening Fillies' Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 hd 8-11 77— J F Egan 4/1
28 Jun 06+19d Salisbury Smith & Williamson Maiden Fillies' Stks Class 4 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 9-0 7791C J F Egan 5/2F
09 Jun 06+20d Goodwood Goodwood Organic Farm Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 shd 9-0 7768C T Quinn 4/1
20 May 06+186d Newbury Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3½ 8-12 —77C Liam Keniry 12/1
2005 · 1 run
15 Nov 05 Lingfield (AW) Daily Offers From Betdirect Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 8-9 —50C Frankie McDonald 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Usk Poppy won?
Usk Poppy (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Usk Poppy?
Usk Poppy (GB) was trained by David Elsworth on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 27 August 2006.
Who is Usk Poppy's sire?
Usk Poppy (GB) is by Mark Of Esteem (IRE) out of Wars (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
What is Usk Poppy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 27 August 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Usk Poppy's sire's record?
Mark Of Esteem (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
Who are Usk Poppy's siblings?
Out of Wars (IRE), Usk Poppy (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Deeds Not Words (IRE) (17). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Deeds Not Words (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.