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Vital Spark (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer O R Dukes · Last owner O R Dukes
by Primitive Rising (USA) out of Enkindle (GB) (Relkino)
18 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2010 — 5,998 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 3 wins · Southwell & Market Rasen New yard Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Vital Spark (GB) is 3 from 18. Hasn't won since Jul 2008. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating103↓ 2lb off peak
103 81–105

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 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 18 Jul 2008 Official rating 103 at the last run, 27 May 2010

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 14 figures · best 111B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm6110A89—
Good5111B97—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9111B92—
Over 3m386C79—
2m1f – 2m4f288C81—

Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 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
Primitive Rising (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.4—
Good to Firm38718.4%+6.82 from 6
Good8778%−3.61 from 7
Good to Soft5823.4%−8.20 from 2
Soft611016.4%+4.80 from 2
Heavy47714.9%+3.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m3525.7%−5.9—
2m1f – 2m4f991414.1%+2.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m1121311.6%03 from 11
Over 3m46510.9%−0.70 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Enkindle (GB) (Relkino)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Camerooney (GB) (11 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Camerooney (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Camerooney (GB)65117f–1m1fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +2.00
Good to Firm 6 2 33% +7.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 2 20% +4.00
Class 6 6 1 17% +2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 5 2 40% +12.00
Southwell 3 1 33% +2.00
Sedgefield 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 3 27% +11.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oliver Williams 11 2 18% +2.00
Phil Kinsella 2 1 50% +7.00
James Halliday 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Harriet Dukes 1 0 0% −1.00
David O'Meara 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Berridge 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −2.00
Blinkers 8 2 25% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 8 2 25% +6.00
2007 6 1 17% +2.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 3 18% +5.00
Hurdle 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
2010 · 1 run
27 May 10+347d Wetherby Go Racing At Catterick On Saturday Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 103— Miss Harriet Dukes 40/1
2009 · 1 run
14 Jun 09+301d Stratford Allens Of Wootton Hall Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 15 10-9 10474A Oliver Williams 14/1
2008 · 8 runs
17 Aug 08+30d Southwell Healthy Looks Cosmetic Clinic-Skincare Specialists Handicap Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 10 11-9 10597B Phil Kinsella 11/4
18 Jul 08+35d Southwell Cleanevent Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 11-0 96110A Oliver Williams 4/1F
13 Jun 08+5d Market Rasen ukhygiene.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-6 85111B Phil Kinsella 8/1
08 Jun 08+28d Worcester Bet Austria V Croatia - Betdaq Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 85— Oliver Williams 6/1C
11 May 08+15d Uttoxeter towergate Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 5 9-8 8877C James Halliday 4/1
26 Apr 08+20d Market Rasen AJ Glass Fibre Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 shd 9-8 8881B James Halliday 6/1
06 Apr 08+52d Market Rasen Beaumontcote Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 12-2 88110B Oliver Williams 11/4C
14 Feb 08+230d Kelso Connolly's Red Mills Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 2½ 11-12 8286C Oliver Williams 40/1
2007 · 6 runs
29 Jun 07+26d Market Rasen Smart & Cooke Insurance Brokers Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 11 10-3 8182C Oliver Williams 7/1
03 Jun 07+29d Southwell Foga Modular Display System Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 5 11-5 8879C Oliver Williams 14/1
05 May 07+20d Hexham Flying Ace Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 16 12-0 —92C Oliver Williams 7/1
15 Apr 07+19d Market Rasen Beaumontcote Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-9 —90C Oliver Williams 7/1
27 Mar 07+35d Sedgefield Stanley Thompson Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 14 11-12 —88C Oliver Williams 20/1
20 Feb 07+455d Sedgefield Oakley For Mitsubishi Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 6 11-7 —77C Oliver Williams 10/1
2005 · 2 runs
22 Nov 05+25d Sedgefield John Hellens Maiden Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 11-6 —— David O'Meara 20/1
28 Oct 05 Wetherby bet365 NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-6 —— Gary Berridge 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vital Spark won?
Vital Spark (GB) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Vital Spark?
Vital Spark (GB) was trained by O R Dukes on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 27 May 2010.
Who is Vital Spark's sire?
Vital Spark (GB) is by Primitive Rising (USA) out of Enkindle (GB), whose sire is Relkino.
What going does Vital Spark prefer?
Vital Spark (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 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 Vital Spark's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 27 May 2010. The highest on record is 105.
What is Vital Spark's sire's record?
Primitive Rising (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vital Spark's siblings?
Out of Enkindle (GB), Vital Spark (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Camerooney (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Camerooney (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.