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Horse profile

Weekender (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner K Abdullah
by Frankel (GB) out of Very Good News (USA) (Empire Maker)
20 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Mar 2020 — 2,420 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 · 2nd of 4 5 wins · Salisbury, Chelmsford City (AW) & Newmarket Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile

Weekender (GB) is 5 from 20. Hasn't won since Sep 2019. 3 of 4 starts at Chelmsford City (AW) have ended in wins.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating111↓ 3lb off peak
111 85–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · York, 13 Jul 2019

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 20 figures · best 120C · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm7114C102—
Good6120B83—
Standard (AW)5120C111—
Good to Soft298B92.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12120C110—
1m2f – 1m4f7110A95—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 7 Mar 2020 Official rating 111 at the last run, 7 Mar 2020

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 →

Flat 20 figures · best 100A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm7100A91—
Good699A88.5—
Standard (AW)593B88—
Good to Soft290B83—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12100A89.5—
1m2f – 1m4f799A82—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,503 runs since Jan 2008 (875 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.3% from 324. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm1,28025920.2%+2.21 from 7
Good1,91536218.9%+0.91 from 6
Good to Soft1,02017517.2%−0.80 from 2
Soft1,10916214.6%−3.4—
Heavy3244012.3%−5.7—
Standard (AW)1,84034718.9%+0.93 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f641117.2%−0.8—
6f – 7f1,25823618.8%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1,97336818.7%+0.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,87854418.9%+0.92 from 7
1m5f – 2m96815115.6%−2.43 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f2673312.4%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m8467.1%−10.9—
Over 3m1100%−18—

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

Dam
Very Good News (USA) (Empire Maker)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Polemon (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Classical Wave (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Polemon (GB)3331m1½f–1m4½f—
Classical Wave (GB)831m1½f–1m2fClass 2
Media Stream (GB)1021m–1m2f—
Gradient (GB)20——
Nascent (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 1 14% −4.75
Good 6 1 17% −3.00
Standard (AW) 5 3 60% +4.29
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 2 6 3 50% +0.29
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +0.25
Class 5 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 3 75% +5.29
York 4 0 0% −4.00
Newmarket 2 1 50% +0.25
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 1 100% +2.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 3 25% −5.71
1m2f – 1m4f 7 2 29% +1.25
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie Dettori 13 3 23% −3.71
Robert Havlin 3 1 33% +0.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Bentley 1 1 100% +1.25
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 7 2 29% −2.38
2018 6 1 17% −4.33
2017 5 2 40% +3.25
2016 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
07 Mar 20+94d Chelmsford City (AW) Tote Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 16f · Standard · 4 ran 2/4 4½ 9-6 111120C93B Frankie Dettori EvensJ
04 Dec 19+68d Kempton (AW) 32Red Wild Flower Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 7/8 1¾ 9-6 112110A82A Robert Havlin 11/2
27 Sep 19+14d Newmarket Mukhadram Godolphin Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 2½ 9-5 11287C90B Frankie Dettori 4/1
13 Sep 19+20d Salisbury Nikki Coombs Birthday Celebration 'Persian Punch' Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 14f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-9 11046C85C Robert Havlin 2/1
24 Aug 19+42d York Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 20/22 10 9-8 11167C79C Graham Lee 14/1
13 Jul 19+65d York John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 2½ 9-0 112112A91A Robert Havlin 3/1
09 May 19+8d Chelmsford City (AW) Resolute And Beautiful Sri Lanka Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 14f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 9-3 112111C89B Frankie Dettori 8/13F
01 May 19+186d Ascot Longines Sagaro Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 6 9-2 11492C76C Frankie Dettori 11/4
27 Oct 18+41d Newbury Teddington Royal British Legion Stakes (Group 3) (Registered As The St Simon Stakes) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 9-4 11487C76C William Buick 7/2
16 Sep 18+22d Curragh Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1) 14f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 9-9 11479A93B Frankie Dettori 3/1
25 Aug 18+70d York Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 2/20 3¼ 9-12 112114C100A Frankie Dettori 15/2
16 Jun 18+23d York Sky Bet Grand Cup Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 nk 9-0 114109A93A Frankie Dettori 2/1
24 May 18+14d Sandown Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-1 114120B87A Frankie Dettori 9/4F
10 May 18+216d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet Scoop6 At Totesport.com Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 14f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-7 92116C88B Frankie Dettori 4/6F
06 Oct 17+13d Ascot Londonmetric Noel Murless Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 dht 9-1 9298B90B Frankie Dettori 4/1
23 Sep 17+92d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 9-4 9295A99A Frankie Dettori 13/8F
23 Jun 17+28d Newmarket Fly London Southend Airport To Milan Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 10-0 87102A94A Harry Bentley 5/4F
26 May 17+50d Haydock Watch Racing Uk On Bt Tv Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 ½ 8-11 8598C82B Andrea Atzeni 11/4
06 Apr 17+174d Chelmsford City (AW) Bookee Swipe Bet Done App Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 —95C80B Frankie Dettori 5/1
14 Oct 16 Haydock St Helens Windows EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-5 —59A81A Frankie Dettori EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Weekender (GB) won?
Weekender (GB) won 5 of 20 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 10 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Weekender (GB)?
Weekender (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 7 March 2020.
Who is Weekender (GB)'s sire?
Weekender (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Very Good News (USA), whose sire is Empire Maker.
What going does Weekender (GB) prefer?
Weekender (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Weekender (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 7 March 2020. The highest on record is 114.
What is Weekender (GB)'s sire's record?
Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,503 runs since Jan 2008 (875 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.3% from 324. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
Who are Weekender (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Very Good News (USA), Weekender (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Polemon (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Classical Wave (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2016. 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.