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Why The Long Face (NZ)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer C Roberts · Last owner T Faulkner
by Grosvenor (NZ) out of My Charm (NZ) (My Friend Paul)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jun 2008 — 6,694 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 New yard Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Why The Long Face (NZ) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 17 at Carlisle (Oct 2005). Last raced off 95, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating95↓ 14lb off peak
95 95–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 30 Oct 2005 Official rating 95 at the last run, 24 Jun 2008

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 9 figures · best 107C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good3104C86—
Good to Firm288C82—
Good to Soft287C71—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5107C76—
1m5f – 2m3104C88—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Grosvenor (NZ)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good300%−11.10 from 5
Good to Soft3133.3%+22.20 from 3
Soft200%−11.10 from 1
Heavy100%−11.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f2150%+38.90 from 7
2m5f – 3m600%−11.10 from 2
Over 3m100%−11.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
My Charm (NZ) (My Friend Paul)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Henry Oliver 6 0 0% −6.00
Larry McGrath 4 0 0% −4.00
Barry Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J P Flavin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Moorman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 10 0 0% −10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
24 Jun 08+780d Newton Abbot Bentley Westcountry Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-2 95— Henry Oliver 20/1
06 May 06+116d Worcester Ron Sims Good Luck Arena Leisure Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 4 11-7 10588C Barry Keniry 3/1
10 Jan 06+72d Sedgefield John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 11-2 10590C Mr J P Flavin 7/1
30 Oct 05+8d Carlisle Mitchell & Heap Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Heavy · 17 ran 2/17 12 10-12 104107C Larry McGrath 40/1
22 Oct 05+14d Aintree Intercasino.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-7 107— Larry McGrath 50/1
08 Oct 05+6d Bangor-on-Dee Numark Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 8 11-1 10887C Henry Oliver 33/1
02 Oct 05+129d Market Rasen A J Glassfibre Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 18 10-9 10856C Mr J Moorman 12/1
26 May 05+12d Wetherby Helen Of Troy Ladies' Evening Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1 10-12 10886C Henry Oliver 10/1
14 May 05+6d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor Races Support Brooke Hospital Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1 11-5 109104C Larry McGrath 16/1
08 May 05+15d Worcester Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 shd 10-1 10476C Larry McGrath 16/1
23 Apr 05+20d Market Rasen Jane And Mike Perkins Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Firm · 7 ran UR/7 — 10-10 104— Henry Oliver 9/1
03 Apr 05+58d Market Rasen Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 11-7 105— Henry Oliver 7/1
04 Feb 05 Catterick Marne Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 11 10-12 10655C Henry Oliver 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Why The Long Face (NZ) won?
Why The Long Face (NZ) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trained Why The Long Face (NZ)?
Why The Long Face (NZ) was trained by C Roberts on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 24 June 2008.
Who is Why The Long Face (NZ)'s sire?
Why The Long Face (NZ) is by Grosvenor (NZ) out of My Charm (NZ), whose sire is My Friend Paul.
What is Why The Long Face (NZ)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 24 June 2008. The highest on record is 109.
What is Why The Long Face (NZ)'s sire's record?
Grosvenor (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.