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Horse profile

Welcome Spirit (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2007) · Last trainer J S Haldane · Last owner J S Haldane
by Most Welcome (GB) out of Valadon (GB) (High Line)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2007 — 7,054 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2007 Last raced off OR 18
KTB Profile

Welcome Spirit (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off 18, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

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 34C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 22 Jun 2007 Official rating 18 at the last run, 14 Jul 2007

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 4 figures · best 37C · median 27
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f220C18.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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
Most Welcome (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 479 runs since Jan 2008 (28 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 19.3% from 145. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.8% from 103.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7228.6%+16.30 from 1
Good to Firm10365.8%−6.50 from 1
Good113119.7%−2.60 from 1
Good to Soft56712.5%+0.20 from 1
Soft3937.7%−4.60 from 1
Heavy16212.5%+0.2—
Standard (AW)1452819.3%+7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f991717.2%+4.9—
6f – 7f1351914.1%+1.8—
1m – 1m1f4724.3%−80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f811619.8%+7.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m7434.1%−8.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3226.3%−6—
2m5f – 3m1100%−12.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valadon (GB) (High Line)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Raffish (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Raffish (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Raffish (GB)2741m2f–2m½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Russ Kennemore 3 0 0% −3.00
Gary Bartley 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Nicol 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
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
2007 · 2 runs
14 Jul 07+22d Hamilton Lead The Field Virgin Media Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m3f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 8-10 18— Gary Bartley 100/1
22 Jun 07+257d Musselburgh Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 12/14 2½ 9-12 4534C Adam Nicol 100/1
2006 · 2 runs
08 Oct 06+18d Musselburgh Racing UK For £15 Per Month Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1½ 8-6 —17C Russ Kennemore 100/1
20 Sep 06+341d Redcar Transmore Van Hire Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Firm · 17 ran 16/17 1 8-2 —20C Russ Kennemore 100/1
2005 · 1 run
14 Oct 05 Redcar Transmore Van Hire 23 Years Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 30 8-7 —37C Russ Kennemore 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Welcome Spirit won?
Welcome Spirit (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Welcome Spirit?
Welcome Spirit (GB) was trained by J S Haldane on the most recent run on record, at Hamilton on 14 July 2007.
Who is Welcome Spirit's sire?
Welcome Spirit (GB) is by Most Welcome (GB) out of Valadon (GB), whose sire is High Line.
What is Welcome Spirit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 18, from the run on 14 July 2007. The highest on record is 45.
What is Welcome Spirit's sire's record?
Most Welcome (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 479 runs since Jan 2008 (28 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 19.3% from 145. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.8% from 103.
Who are Welcome Spirit's siblings?
Out of Valadon (GB), Welcome Spirit (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Raffish (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Raffish (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 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.