Very First Time (GB)
Very First Time (GB) is 6 from 38. Hasn't won since Jan 2020. Last raced off 120, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–38Wins / Runs
- 15.8%Strike rate
- 11 (28.9%)Placed
- −16.16£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.85Fair A/E n=38 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 59dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 117A | 78 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 117A | 62 | — |
| Good | 6 | 114A | 102.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 107C | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 11 | 117A | 96 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 111A | 83 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 107A | 87 | — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 32 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,119 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 53 | 13 | 24.5% | +13 | — |
| Good to Firm | 838 | 120 | 14.3% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 1,840 | 195 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 1,084 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 2 from 9 |
| Soft | 1,151 | 116 | 10.1% | −1.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 391 | 31 | 7.9% | −3.6 | 3 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,762 | 224 | 12.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 387 | 29 | 7.5% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 882 | 92 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,996 | 262 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,037 | 238 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,067 | 121 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 598 | 58 | 9.7% | −1.8 | 4 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 141 | 15 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 1 from 14 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Impressions (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| King Fong (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ghetto Diva (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.50 |
| Heavy | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.84 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −11.00 |
| Class 4 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +4.84 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Newcastle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.89 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 4 | 29% | −1.66 |
| Over 3m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hughes | 13 | 3 | 23% | −0.39 |
| Harry Skelton | 9 | 2 | 22% | −5.77 |
| Bridget Andrews | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Mr William Easterby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Reveley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Cook | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Tinkler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Harding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 6 | 18% | −11.16 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −5.77 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.39 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 23 | 5 | 22% | −9.16 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Very First Time (GB) won?
- Very First Time (GB) won 6 of 38 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 11 times in total (28.9% of starts).
- Who trained Very First Time (GB)?
- Very First Time (GB) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 3 October 2021.
- Who is Very First Time (GB)'s sire?
- Very First Time (GB) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Like A Virgin (IRE), whose sire is Iron Mask.
- What going does Very First Time (GB) prefer?
- Very First Time (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Very First Time (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 3 October 2021. The highest on record is 135.
- What is Very First Time (GB)'s sire's record?
- Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,119 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
- Who are Very First Time (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Like A Virgin (IRE), Very First Time (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.