Horse profile
Waistcoat (GB)
27 runs · 16 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 7th of 12
Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile
Waistcoat is a gelding who has won five of 27 starts, all over 6f – 7f. Four of those wins came in handicaps on good or good to firm ground, the latest at Newbury in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 74. He has also won on the all-weather at Chelmsford City. Typically held up, he finished seventh of 12 at Kempton in Oct 2026 on his last run, off a mark of 79.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 5–27Wins / Runs
- 18.5%Strike rate
- 9 (33.3%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=27 · 1.19 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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.
Official rating79↓ 1lb off peak
79
55–80
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 111A | 91 | 4 runs · 111 / 97 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 113B | 94 | 3 runs · 113 / 101 |
| Good | 6 | 103A | 99.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 67C | 65 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 113B | 96 | 8 runs · 113 / 98 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 101C | 86 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 27 runs · as at 22 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 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 13 (59%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 6 (27%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 2 (9%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 3 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,529 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 456 | 42 | 9.2% | −6.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,562 | 424 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | 5 from 19 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,100 | 335 | 16% | +0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,419 | 758 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,891 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Americana (GB) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Seigneur (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Good | 6 | 3 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 5 | 26% | +9.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mitchell | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Sean Levey | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| William Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Fletcher Yarham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kyle Strydom | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Morgan Cole | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alec Voikhansky | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 23 | 5 | 22% | +5.50 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.50 |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 26+25d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap Stakes In the pack's centre early - struggled for pace over 2f out and made no dent - modest late gain to finish 7th | 7/12 | 1 | 9-8 | 79 | 96A | 84A | Jack Mitchell | 20/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+33d | Newmarket | Turners Parks Group Ltd Handicap Stakes (Div II) Held up at rear - shifted left and pushed along approaching 2f out - stayed on late to pick off some tired runners near the line | 5/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 80 | 98A | 87A | Jack Mitchell | 9/1 |
| 17 Aug 26+25d | Windsor | #Matchbook Loves Racing Handicap Stakes Settled at the back early - boxed in with two furlongs left - improved position approaching the furlong marker - squeezed for space again then unable to close - finished sixth beaten two lengths | 6/8 | 1 | 9-7 | 80 | 94B | 82A | Jack Mitchell | 10/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+75d | Newbury | Country & Town House Handicap Stakes settled at the back early - switched left to make progress 2f out - driven into third passing the furlong marker - roused to the front 110 yards out and stayed on well to prevail | 1/8 | 10-2 | 74 | 113B | 101A | Jack Mitchell | 5/1 | |
| 09 May 26+108d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Blue Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one gait through the closing stages - finished 10th | 10/18 | hd | 9-4 | 75 | 101C | 84A | Jack Mitchell | 12/1 |
| 21 Jan 26+10d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Settled off the early leaders - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on without gaining finished 9th | 9/11 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 69 | 98A | 68A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 5/1 |
| 11 Jan 26+32d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfred Best Odds All Races Handicap Settled towards the back - moved through into the middle of the track approaching 2f out - pressed for effort inside the last furlong - hit the front close home and pulled clear | 1/10 | 9-3 | 69 | 111A | 92A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 11/2 | |
| 2025 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 25+49d | Kempton (AW) | Kennet Valley & Heros Celebrate Tullius Handicap Settled towards the back early - began closing ground with a furlong to go - squeezed for space entering the last furlong - found strong finish over the closing 110yds - snatched second close home | 2/12 | nk | 9-1 | 67 | 94A | 80A | Jack Mitchell | 5/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+12d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Sat wide behind the pace - checked in stride with 6f left then pushed along 2f out - faded quickly to finish ninth | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-13 | 68 | 74A | 69A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 4/1 |
| 10 Oct 25+25d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Towards the rear early - swept wide to challenge approaching the final furlong - driven and powered through inside the last - grabbed second near the line and fell a neck short | 2/12 | nk | 9-10 | 66 | 90A | 85A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 11/1 |
| 15 Sep 25+21d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap (Div 1) Settled in the pack going wide early - still with work required approaching final two furlongs - improved into contention behind the front three inside the last - stayed on without getting closer - finished fourth | 4/10 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 66 | 88A | 75A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 15/2 |
| 25 Aug 25+17d | Chepstow | DragonBet WRF The Value Festival Handicap Settled midfield early - pressed on into contention with two furlongs left - edged in front approaching the final furlong under pressure - held on gamely to repel the challenger to the line | 1/7 | 9-10 | 63 | 99A | 91A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 6/4F | |
| 08 Aug 25+21d | Newmarket | Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap Held up towards the back - moved across to the rail approaching final two furlongs and pushed along - kept on inside final furlong without threatening the front | 5/14 | ¾ | 8-12 | 64 | 109C | 80A | William Carver | 20/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+21d | Newmarket | JCB Handicap Settled midpack on the far rail early - moved through into contention 2f out - fighting for the front approaching final furlong - edged out into third close home | 3/9 | shd | 9-5 | 64 | 80A | 88A | Paddy Bradley | 7/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+14d | Doncaster | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Checked early and settled towards the back holding an eager grip - shifted left approaching the final furlong - made strong late progress wide of rivals - stayed on to the line but lacked the speed to get involved in the finish - fourth beaten three quarters of a length | 4/12 | hd | 9-5 | 64 | 78A | 85A | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 13 Jun 25+9d | Chester | HRS Cladding Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Held up early - pushed along with 1f left - finished strongly to the line | 4/13 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 58 | 84C | 81A | Mr Fletcher Yarham | 13/2 |
| 04 Jun 25+18d | Nottingham | PricedUp.Bet Handicap Settled midfield early - urged forward to make ground past the furlong marker - closed on the front-runner inside the final furlong - hit the front close home while edging left - held on to score | 1/8 | 9-6 | 58 | 103A | 101A | Jim Crowley | 7/2 | |
| 17 May 25+21d | Thirsk | Limec Logistics 10th Anniversary Handicap Sluggish start - settled near back and asked for effort with 2f left - stayed on steadily to finish eighth beaten 4.5 lengths | 8/13 | 1½ | 9-7 | 58 | 78C | 76A | Harry Davies | 9/4F |
| 26 Apr 25+21d | Leicester | Salt Jute IPA Handicap Held up towards the back - made progress into contention 2f out and angled left before quickening over a furlong out - stayed on to hit the front close home | 1/11 | 9-4 | 55 | 100A | 88A | Sean Levey | 8/1 | |
| 05 Apr 25+7d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Handicap Settled at the back early fighting the bridle - progress made outside final 2f - pushed along - stayed on at one tempo close home to finish sixth beaten 5.5 lengths | 6/15 | ¾ | 9-6 | 56 | 101C | 75A | Kyle Strydom | 4/1F |
| 29 Mar 25+39d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the front spot 2f out - dropped away fast late - well held in 17th | 17/19 | hd | 9-3 | 59 | 63C | 49A | Morgan Cole | 10/1 |
| 18 Feb 25+195d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Held a forward spot early - pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 6th | 6/8 | nk | 9-8 | 61 | 92A | 68A | Jonny Peate | 7/4F |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Aug 24+93d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - unable to close - finished sixth | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 63 | 82A | 67A | Sean Levey | 15/2 |
| 06 May 24+16d | Windsor | Get Raceday Ready Handicap | 3/10 | 4½ | 9-8 | 64 | 57A | 70A | Sean Levey | 6/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+12d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) | 11/17 | 3¼ | 9-4 | — | 67C | 59A | Alec Voikhansky | 66/1 |
| 08 Apr 24+186d | Lingfield (AW) | Try The Racing App This Afternoon Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 4¾ | 9-1 | — | 86A | 64A | Sean Levey | 5/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 23 | Salisbury | Radcliffe & Co British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 55A | 66A | Sean Levey | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Waistcoat won?
- Waistcoat (GB) won 5 of 27 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.5%. Placed 9 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Waistcoat?
- Waistcoat (GB) is trained by Ross Burdon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Waistcoat's sire?
- Waistcoat (GB) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Swansdown (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What going does Waistcoat prefer?
- Waistcoat (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Waistcoat's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 80.
- What is Waistcoat's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Waistcoat's siblings?
- Out of Swansdown (GB), Waistcoat (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.