Wendigo (FR)
Wendigo is 6 from 14 on turf with six wins from ten places. He won the Grade 2 Coral John Francome Novices' Chase at Newbury in Nov 2025 and has scored over 2m5f – 3m and 2m1f – 2m4f on soft. Three of his wins came on soft ground. He finished 6 of 8 in the William Hill Mildmay Novices' Chase at Aintree in Apr 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 149.
- 6–14Wins / Runs
- 42.9%Strike rate
- 10 (71.4%)Placed
- −2.43£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.25Fair A/E n=14 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 149Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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 128
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 128A | 116 | 2 · 128 / 96 |
| Soft | 4 | 152A | 113 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 122C | 122 | 2 · 122 / 108.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 122C | 104.5 | 2 · 95 / 74.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 128A | 124.5 | 2 · 128 / 125 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 152A | 114.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (50%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +87 | — |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 711 | 98 | 13.8% | +0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 565 | 78 | 13.8% | +0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,400 | 180 | 12.9% | −0.1 | 3 from 4 |
| Heavy | 751 | 96 | 12.8% | −0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | −8.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −13 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 151 | 10 | 6.6% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 728 | 120 | 16.5% | +3.5 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,642 | 208 | 12.7% | −0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 767 | 93 | 12.1% | −0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 201 | 27 | 13.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sorceleur (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Sorceleur (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorceleur (FR) | 19 | 4 | 1m7f–2m3f | Listed |
| Sideralis (FR) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Strange Magic (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 3 | 75% | +1.04 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.47 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.25 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.80 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.91 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.20 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.09 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.27 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.59 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 13 | 6 | 46% | −1.43 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.80 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.41 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.28 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.30 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 2 | 40% | −2.38 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 26+30d | Aintree | William Hill Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - still close enough at the 8th - checked in stride and lost momentum 4 out then dropped away steadily | 6/8 | 18 | 11-7 | 149 | 64C | 123C | Jonathan Burke | 7/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+41d | Cheltenham | Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race) Settled off the pace - mistake 12th - improved into contention 3 out - pushed along and in fifth when came down at the last | F/14 | — | 11-7 | 147 | — | — | Gavin Sheehan | 11/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+34d | Ayr | Join Coral 'Bet 10 Get 50' 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Settled in third early - hit the front after the 4th and quickly opened up a big advantage before 4 out - strolled home unchallenged | 1/3 | 11-10 | 147 | 54C | 151C | Gavin Sheehan | 1/5F | |
| 26 Dec 25+28d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - still within range 8th - asked for effort 13th - finished well from 3 out to take third late | 3/6 | 1 | 11-7 | 147 | 95B | 148B | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2 |
| 28 Nov 25+37d | Newbury | Coral John Francome Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled behind pace early - third from sixth then improved into second by 11th - urged forward before four out to reach the front-runner's quarters - driven approaching two out - hit the front shortly after the final fence - powered clear to the line | 1/6 | 11-4 | 143 | 128A | 149B | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2 | |
| 22 Oct 25+222d | Worcester | Richard Davis Memorial Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards back early - progressed steadily to move up 2 out - edged in front approaching last - pushed along and jostled near the line - fought on gamely with winner - caught in final strides for second | 2/5 | hd | 11-5 | 143 | 122C | 139B | Gavin Sheehan | 5/4F |
| 14 Mar 25+30d | Cheltenham | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - found running room tight approaching 2 out and pushed through gap - squeezed for room under pressure - stumbled badly and nearly came unseated after 2 out - kept responding to the line - edged out of fourth close home | 5/20 | ¾ | 11-7 | 137 | 114B | 147A | Gavin Sheehan | 16/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+46d | Wetherby | wetherbyracing.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - opened up a big advantage nearing the final fence - allowed to coast home unchallenged | 1/10 | 11-9 | 137 | 113B | 133A | Gavin Sheehan | 1/11F | |
| 28 Dec 24+51d | Newbury | Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Held up at the back - jumped awkwardly 7th - rallied from 2 out to move into 2nd close home - unable to trouble winner | 2/7 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 127 | 127A | 143A | Gavin Sheehan | 25/1 |
| 07 Nov 24+26d | Ludlow | Pontesbury Tractors Case IH Red Power 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace almost throughout - drifted left over the 6th - challenged approaching the home bend - travelling strongly 3 out - drew away after the last for a comfortable win | 1/4 | 11-2 | — | 122C | 128B | Gavin Sheehan | 8/15F | |
| 12 Oct 24+262d | Hexham | L&R Pest Control Services Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Up with the front group - pressed the eventual winner from before 3 out and stayed on up the run-in - went down by a length at the line | 2/14 | 1 | 11-2 | — | 113B | 146A | Gavin Sheehan | 6/5F |
| 24 Jan 24+63d | Catterick | Racing Again 2nd February Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 11-9 | — | 152A | 144A | Gavin Sheehan | 7/4F | |
| 22 Nov 23+41d | Hexham | Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-2 | — | 50C | 129B | Gavin Sheehan | 1/2F | |
| 12 Oct 23 | Worcester | Richard Newland Racing Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 2¾ | 11-1 | — | 116A | 128A | Gavin Sheehan | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Wendigo (FR) won?
- Wendigo (FR) won 6 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 10 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trains Wendigo (FR)?
- Wendigo (FR) is trained by Jamie Snowden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 April 2026.
- Who is Wendigo (FR)'s sire?
- Wendigo (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Biche D'oo (FR), whose sire is Martaline.
- What going does Wendigo (FR) prefer?
- Wendigo (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Wendigo (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 149, from the run on 10 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Wendigo (FR)'s sire's record?
- Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
- Who are Wendigo (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Biche D'oo (FR), Wendigo (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sorceleur (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Sorceleur (FR)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.