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West Sleekburn Lad (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Peter Niven · Owner Fairweather Hedley Little Tomkins
by Golden Horn (GB) out of Cat Hunter (GB) (One Cool Cat (USA))
6 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle (AW) Last run 4 Nov 2026 · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

West Sleekburn Lad (GB) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 6 level. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 51.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 12 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 6

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 19 Sep 2026

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 6 figures · best 88A · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)288A812 runs · 88 / 81
Good248C43.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f388A463 runs · 88 / 46
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 6 Oct 2026 Official rating 51 at the last run, 4 Nov 2026

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 6 figures · best 57A · median 47.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)257A56.52 runs · 57 / 56.5
Good241C39.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f356A513 runs · 56 / 51
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 12 Nov 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 since Oct 2025

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,765 runs since May 2019 (348 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+13.5—
Good to Firm4416915.6%+1.80 from 1
Good1,02714313.9%+0.10 from 2
Good to Soft4848016.5%+2.7—
Soft5827312.5%−1.30 from 1
Heavy163159.2%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,05713813.1%−0.71 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.8—
6f – 7f233198.2%−5.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f617609.7%−4.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,42820614.4%+0.61 from 3
1m5f – 2m98515515.7%+1.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4106616.1%+2.3—
2m5f – 3m861416.3%+2.5—
Over 3m5120%+6.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2019 · as at 12 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cat Hunter (GB) (One Cool Cat (USA))

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Statuario (GB) (10 wins).

The wins came over 7f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Statuario (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Statuario (GB)60107f–3mClass 2
Arabescato (GB)4551m2f–2m2fClass 4
Portoro (GB)3037f–1m2fClass 6
General Allenby (GB)4112mClass 6
Tibibit (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +5.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 1 33% +4.50
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +6.50
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +4.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cam Hardie 2 0 0% −2.00
Oisin McSweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Eireann Cagney 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Garritty 1 1 100% +6.50
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% +2.50
2025 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
2026 · 5 runs
04 Nov 26+29d Musselburgh Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 6 · 1m4½f · Soft · 10 ran Settled well behind the field - detached 3f out and never involved - finished 9th 9/10 1¼ 8-9 5146C44C Oisin McSweeney 10/1
06 Oct 26+17d Southwell (AW) bettingsites.co.uk Price Boosts Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 1m6f · Standard · 11 ran raced freely early - handy just behind the front group - moved up to challenge over 3f out and went on over 2f out - overtaken over 1f out and soon dropped to third - weakened inside the final furlong to finish 4th 4/11 1 10-6 5174A57A Mr Eireann Cagney 11/2
19 Sep 26+49d Newcastle (AW) Quinnbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 1m4½f · Standard · 11 ran Sat handy early on a firm grip - fourth at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - moved into second soon after - hit the front a furlong out and challenged again - stayed on strongly to prevail 1/11 9-0 4088A56A Billy Garritty 13/2
01 Aug 26+57d Thirsk Theakston Great Yorkshire Pint Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good · 5 ran Held up towards the back - driven into contention approaching 3f out - moved into third a furlong out but always adrift of the front pair 3/5 16 9-4 —39C38C Cam Hardie 300/1
05 Jun 26+230d Doncaster Support Weston Park Cancer Charity Today Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Handy early - shifted wide entering home bend 4f out then dropped away and driven out over 3f left - finished well beaten 8/8 16 9-2 —44C51C Cam Hardie 200/1
2025 · 1 run
18 Oct 25 Catterick EBF 'Confined' Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back on the inner - lost touch inside final two furlongs and beaten well into 10th 10/10 hd 9-7 —48C41C David Nolan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has West Sleekburn Lad won?
West Sleekburn Lad (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains West Sleekburn Lad?
West Sleekburn Lad (GB) is trained by Peter Niven, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 November 2026.
Who is West Sleekburn Lad's sire?
West Sleekburn Lad (GB) is by Golden Horn (GB) out of Cat Hunter (GB), whose sire is One Cool Cat (USA).
What is West Sleekburn Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 4 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is West Sleekburn Lad's sire's record?
Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,765 runs since May 2019 (348 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.
Who are West Sleekburn Lad's siblings?
Out of Cat Hunter (GB), West Sleekburn Lad (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Statuario (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Statuario (GB)). The wins came over 7f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.