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Horse profile

Whiskey Yankee (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer Sam Thomas · Owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd
by Hunter's Light (IRE) out of Charbelle (FR) (Poliglote)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ascot Last run 16 Mar 2026 · 2nd of 4
KTB Profile

Whiskey Yankee is a gelding who has won one of four starts, the success coming in the Class 3 BetMGM EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle at Ascot over 2m5f-3m on soft ground in Jan 2026. He has raced twice over 2m5f-3m, winning once, and has scored once from two runs on soft. His last run, at Ffos Las in Mar 2026, saw him finish second of four in a Class 4 novices hurdle after being held up.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 14 Feb 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 133C · median 121.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft2115C103.52 runs · 115 / 103.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2128A1102 runs · 128 / 110
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 17 Jan 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 132A · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft2132A129.52 runs · 132 / 129.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2132A1292 runs · 132 / 129
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Hunter's Light (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 1,328 runs since Jan 2008 (153 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.3% from 168. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 160. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.5% from 207. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 132.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+13.9—
Good to Firm541120.4%+9.3—
Good182189.9%−1.20 from 1
Good to Soft1682414.3%+3.20 from 1
Soft3124213.5%+2.41 from 2
Heavy160116.9%−4.2—
Standard (AW)448419.2%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f34823.5%+12.4—
6f – 7f2332711.6%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f386338.5%−2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f2812810%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m132107.6%−3.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2073014.5%+3.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m441022.7%+11.61 from 2
Over 3m11218.2%+7.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Charbelle (FR) (Poliglote)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ed Keeper (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Ed Keeper (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ed Keeper (FR)722m3½f–3mClass 2
Isa (FR)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +13.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +14.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 1 100% +14.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +13.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 1 33% +12.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +12.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% +12.00
NH Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
16 Mar 26+30d Ffos Las Celtic Subaru Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran Settled just behind leader - jumped awkwardly at 6th - driven on approaching three out - lost place to winner after two out - stayed on without threatening after last 2/4 7½ 11-12 115C127B Dylan Johnston 5/4
14 Feb 26+28d Haydock Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up early - serious error 3rd - settled mid-pack 4th - clouted 7th - urged into action after 10th - dropped away after 3 out - responded after last but finished 5th 5/9 2 11-2 128A126A Dylan Johnston 7/1
17 Jan 26+302d Ascot BetMGM EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran Settled off the pace early - still close enough three out - pushed along and shared front running - nudged out of it approaching two out - regained command before the last and stayed on to win 1/8 11-2 92A132A Dylan Johnston 14/1
2025 · 1 run
21 Mar 25 Ffos Las 3A's Motorhome Hire Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 5 ran Tracked the pace in a forward spot - hit the front over 3f out then had to be urged on - lost the advantage approaching 2f out - kept battling to the finish - unable to trouble the winner inside final furlong 2/5 7½ 10-7 133C121B Dylan Johnston 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Whiskey Yankee won?
Whiskey Yankee (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Whiskey Yankee?
Whiskey Yankee (GB) is trained by Sam Thomas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 March 2026.
Who is Whiskey Yankee's sire?
Whiskey Yankee (GB) is by Hunter's Light (IRE) out of Charbelle (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
What is Whiskey Yankee's sire's record?
Hunter's Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 1,328 runs since Jan 2008 (153 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.3% from 168. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 160. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.5% from 207. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 132.
Who are Whiskey Yankee's siblings?
Out of Charbelle (FR), Whiskey Yankee (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ed Keeper (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Ed Keeper (FR)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.