Horse profile
Westerton (IRE)
by Belardo (IRE) out of Aubusson (IRE) (Montjeu)
32 runs · 22 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Sandown
Ran 6 days ago · 5th of 7
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Westerton is a gelding who has won one of 32 starts, the success coming at Class 2 level in the Darley British Ebf Maiden Stakes at Sandown over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to firm in Jun 2023. All wins at Class 2. He has raced 30 times on turf for that one win and is 0 from 12 on soft or slower ground. Typically held up, he finished fifth of seven at Wetherby in Oct 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 96. Aged 6 at his last run in Oct 2026.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 2
- 1–32Wins / Runs
- 3.1%Strike rate
- 9 (28.1%)Placed
- −27.67£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.23Fair A/E n=32 · 0.20 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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.
Official rating96↓ 4lb off peak
96
77–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 104B | 94 | 3 · 104 / 103 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 104B | 103 | 2 · 104 / 103.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 110A | 63 | — |
| Good | 6 | 91A | 78.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 107A | 90 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 93C | 68 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 107A | 100 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 107A | 82 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 110A | 79 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 91A | 77.5 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 90A | 79 | — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 32 runs · as at 21 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 17 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (41%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 7 (41%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (18%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,703 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 344 | 42 | 12.2% | +2 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 877 | 87 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 390 | 38 | 9.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 632 | 58 | 9.2% | −1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 215 | 25 | 11.6% | +1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,238 | 127 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 219 | 20 | 9.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,318 | 130 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 968 | 96 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 848 | 104 | 12.3% | +2.1 | 1 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 260 | 21 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 5 | 6% | −4.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.5 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Aubusson (IRE) (Montjeu)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Life's A Breeze (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life's A Breeze (IRE) | 40 | 3 | 1m–2m1f | — |
| Presence (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 1m–1m1½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.67 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossa Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Sean Quinlan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lewis Stones | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Martin Harley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ian Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Armson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 1 | 4% | −23.67 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 23 | 1 | 4% | −18.67 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 26+35d | Wetherby | Watch Race Replays On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Race Towards the back early - dropped away 2 out - well beaten in 5th | 5/7 | 8½ | 11-3 | 96 | 114A | 96B | Sean Quinlan | 12/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+18d | Sedgefield | Winning Connections Conference Hire Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Settled in the pack - clipped the 4th awkwardly - lost touch under pressure and eased before 2 out then pulled up before the last | PU/8 | — | 12-0 | 96 | — | — | Ian Power | 3/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+20d | Chester | Celebrate National Racehorse Week Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Settled at the back - driven into contention with progress from 3f out and stayed on - stumbled badly 2f out nearly losing rider - allowed to drop to an easier pace inside the final furlong - finished without further response | 5/9 | 7 | 9-12 | 77 | 64C | 73C | Darragh Keenan | 20/1 |
| 02 Aug 26+13d | Chester | Radnor Hills Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Settled in the pack early on eager terms - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on same gear from the final furlong to finish fifth beaten 6¼ lengths | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 79 | 76B | 75A | George Wood | 20/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+47d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I) settled at the back - pressed for a response after 2 out and made ground at the last - had nothing more to give on the run-in | 5/9 | 7½ | 11-11 | 97 | 85A | 107A | Sean Quinlan | 17/2 |
| 03 Jun 26+14d | Newton Abbot | Westcountry Food Supplies Handicap Hurdle Handy early - dropped back after 3 out - faded fast and pulled up before 2 out | PU/12 | — | 11-8 | 97 | — | — | Lewis Stones | 3/1F |
| 20 May 26+18d | Warwick | Cor Blimey Gallop Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - moved up to dispute for the lead before 2 out and jumped the last without fluency - stuck on into second but never able to threaten the winner near the line | 2/8 | ¾ | 11-12 | 92 | 104B | 120A | Sean Quinlan | 17/2 |
| 02 May 26+233d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - urged forward after 4 out - unable to challenge - well held in 8th | 8/16 | 3 | 11-5 | 94 | 103B | 85A | Lewis Stones | 14/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+19d | Epsom Downs | Sash & Dash By Quickslide Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Sat handy in the pack early - pressed the pace-setters with 5f left - dropped away rapidly inside the final 2f - came home well beaten in 9th | 9/10 | 11 | 11-6 | 82 | 37C | 62C | Tom Cannon | 10/3 |
| 23 Aug 25+21d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Held up at the back - pushed along over a furlong out and finished with running on - unable to challenge - fifth home | 5/7 | shd | 10-1 | 84 | 58A | 81A | Charles Bishop | 11/2 |
| 02 Aug 25+42d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Rewards Shaker Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never got involved - finished well held in 13th | 13/16 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 87 | 79C | 76A | Rossa Ryan | 18/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+15d | Ayr | Join Unite Online At unitetheunion.org Handicap (GBBPlus Race) | 5/8 | 1 | 9-1 | 88 | 91A | 81A | Hollie Doyle | 7/4F |
| 06 Jun 25+21d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled just off midpack early on the rail - lost touch with the pace 2f out - pushed along and fought back from the final furlong - moved up into third close home | 3/13 | ¾ | 8-6 | 88 | 93C | 86A | Hollie Doyle | 11/1 |
| 16 May 25+13d | York | Knights Solicitors Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Slow to break and eased across to the left early - settled towards the back - made progress over a furlong out but couldn't get to grips with the front pair - stayed on to finish sixth | 6/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 90 | 99C | 90A | Tom Marquand | 25/1 |
| 03 May 25+138d | Goodwood | Future Of Racehorse Ownership At racingclub.com Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - drifted right and made progress over 2f out but couldn't get competitive - finished 6th beaten 6 1/4 lengths | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 93 | 78A | 88A | Hollie Doyle | 25/1 |
| 16 Dec 24+33d | Plumpton | Dawson Hart Gallop Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracking pace-setter and a touch untidy 3rd - improved into contention before the 5th and went on at the 6th - opened up a healthy advantage 3 out - pushed along and overhauled approaching 2 out - lost momentum and dropped away before the last - well beaten into 9th | 9/12 | 15 | 11-0 | — | 55C | 81C | Philip Armson | 6/1 |
| 13 Nov 24+10d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Sat wide behind the pace - moved into second 9f out - driven approaching 2f out - surrendered that spot inside the final 2f - urged again but faded a furlong out | 7/8 | 1 | 9-11 | 95 | 107A | 82A | Brandon Wilkie | 20/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+27d | Huntingdon | Follow Us On X At BetRhino Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3rd - pushed into second before 2 out but drifted off a true line - edged right to be headed near the last and faded on the run-in | 5/11 | 3 | 11-4 | — | 81A | 112A | Tom Cannon | 11/8 |
| 07 Oct 24+100d | Stratford | Exim Routes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled on the rail in midfield - drifted right approaching home turn when pushed to close the gap on the front-runner - then dropped away and could not find more near the finish | 5/12 | 2¼ | 10-13 | — | 103A | 111A | Tom Cannon | 11/4 |
| 29 Jun 24+45d | Newcastle (AW) | Pertemps Handicap | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 95 | 93A | 91A | James Doyle | 17/2 |
| 15 May 24+11d | York | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-6 | 97 | 86C | 72A | Rossa Ryan | 14/1 |
| 04 May 24+204d | Newmarket | William Hill Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 12/13 | 1 | 9-4 | 98 | 78C | 67C | Rossa Ryan | 9/1 |
| 13 Oct 23+29d | Newmarket | bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 9/10 | nk | 9-7 | 100 | 47C | 77C | Rossa Ryan | 7/2 |
| 14 Sep 23+43d | Doncaster | Hippo Bamboo Wipes Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 9-0 | 93 | 103A | 102A | Ryan Moore | 9/2 |
| 02 Aug 23+19d | Goodwood | Coral Handicap | 5/11 | 1 | 9-6 | 93 | 74C | 81C | Ryan Moore | 7/2 |
| 14 Jul 23+27d | Newmarket | 6 Horse Challenge At bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 3/12 | 1 | 9-0 | 92 | 107A | 92A | Ryan Moore | 11/2 |
| 17 Jun 23+35d | Sandown | Darley British Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-4 | 83 | 88A | 97A | Ryan Moore | 10/3 | |
| 13 May 23+15d | Ascot | Carey Group Handicap | 2/7 | nk | 9-4 | 83 | 63A | 83A | Andrea Atzeni | 6/4F |
| 28 Apr 23+198d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 2/6 | 5 | 9-6 | 82 | 63A | 88B | David Probert | 5/2J |
| 12 Oct 22+68d | Nottingham | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 110A | 95A | Martin Harley | 14/1 |
| 05 Aug 22+15d | Haydock | Betfred TV EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/8 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 68A | 74A | Martin Harley | 5/1 |
| 21 Jul 22 | Doncaster | Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 90A | 75A | Liam Keniry | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Westerton (IRE) won?
- Westerton (IRE) won 1 of 32 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.1%. Placed 9 times in total (28.1% of starts).
- Who trains Westerton (IRE)?
- Westerton (IRE) is trained by Jennie Candlish, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Westerton (IRE)'s sire?
- Westerton (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Aubusson (IRE), whose sire is Montjeu.
- What going does Westerton (IRE) prefer?
- Westerton (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Westerton (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Westerton (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,703 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Westerton (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Aubusson (IRE), Westerton (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Life's A Breeze (IRE) (3). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.