Western Hymn (GB)
Western Hymn (GB) is 8 from 27, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Eugene Adam at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (Jul 2014). Hasn't won since May 2017. Last raced off 108, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 8–27Wins / Runs
- 29.6%Strike rate
- 12 (44.4%)Placed
- +1.38£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.56Fair A/E n=27 · 1.38 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 112
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 130A | 112 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 91C | 71 | — |
| Good | 2 | 96A | 96 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 130A | 94.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 96A | 58.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 7 | 14.6% | +4.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,254 | 135 | 10.8% | +0.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 2,216 | 224 | 10.1% | −0.2 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,076 | 123 | 11.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,678 | 154 | 9.2% | −1.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 630 | 70 | 11.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,828 | 188 | 10.3% | 0 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 10 | 26.3% | +16 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 726 | 72 | 9.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,440 | 154 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,865 | 323 | 11.3% | +1 | 6 from 24 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,226 | 221 | 9.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 956 | 88 | 9.2% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 419 | 26 | 6.2% | −4.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 60 | 7 | 11.7% | +1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Blue Nova (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Blue Nova (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Nova (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Moonlight Sonata (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.25 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 22 | 5 | 23% | −5.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.75 |
| Ascot | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.25 |
| Newbury | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Chester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 6 | 25% | −7.12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.25 |
| William Buick | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.38 |
| James Doyle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 6 | 32% | +2.63 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.75 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.25 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.38 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Western Hymn won?
- Western Hymn (GB) won 8 of 27 archived starts between 2013 and 2017, a strike rate of 29.6%. Placed 12 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Western Hymn?
- Western Hymn (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 29 November 2017.
- Who is Western Hymn's sire?
- Western Hymn (GB) is by High Chaparral (IRE) out of Blue Rhapsody (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What going does Western Hymn prefer?
- Western Hymn (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 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 Western Hymn's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 29 November 2017. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Western Hymn's sire's record?
- High Chaparral (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.
- Who are Western Hymn's siblings?
- Out of Blue Rhapsody (GB), Western Hymn (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Blue Nova (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Blue Nova (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.