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Horse profile

Wine Dark Sea (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Harry Charlton · Owner Sonny Grebe, Aus Bloodstock, D Gilbert
by Ulysses (IRE) out of Ajwibah (GB) (Sea The Stars)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last run 15 Aug 2026 · 1st of 5 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Wine Dark Sea is 4 from 10 with wins at four different courses. His biggest success came when he led to take the Group 3 Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury in Aug 2026 on good to firm going, a first pattern win in the archive. All three turf wins and his sole all-weather success came over 1m2f – 1m4f or 1m5f – 2m. He last ran off his highest-ever mark of 100.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating100At career-high mark
100 69–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 24 Jun 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 10 figures · best 125A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm5125A1014 runs · 125 / 113
Standard (AW)394B91—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6125A92.52 runs · 125 / 125
1m5f – 2m2101C100.52 runs · 101 / 100.5
1m – 1m1f285A76—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 24 Jun 2026 Official rating 100 at the last run, 15 Aug 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 10 figures · best 114A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm5114A924 runs · 114 / 94
Standard (AW)384A80—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6114A852 runs · 114 / 103
1m5f – 2m296B882 runs · 96 / 88
1m – 1m1f289A73—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 10 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Prominent 5 (50%) · 3 wins
  • Led 3 (30%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ulysses (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,999 runs since May 2021 (295 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−10.5—
Good to Firm4975711.5%+13 from 5
Good7577910.4%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft260259.6%−0.90 from 1
Soft3163611.4%+0.9—
Heavy891011.2%+0.7—
Standard (AW)1,07210910.2%−0.31 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2229.1%−1.4—
6f – 7f536458.4%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f8358910.7%+0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,06813012.2%+1.73 from 6
1m5f – 2m437388.7%−1.81 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f871213.8%+3.3—
2m5f – 3m1100%−10.5—
Over 3m300%−10.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ajwibah (GB) (Sea The Stars)

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 to Firm 5 3 60% +18.33
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +5.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −1.17
Class 5 3 1 33% +5.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 1 100% +3.50
Class 3 1 1 100% +16.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +6.50
Newbury 1 1 100% +3.50
Carlisle 1 1 100% +0.83
Ascot 1 1 100% +16.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 3 50% +21.33
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +2.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Trevor Whelan 3 0 0% −3.00
Lewis Edmunds 2 1 50% −0.17
Callum Rodriguez 2 1 50% +6.50
Hector Crouch 1 1 100% +3.50
Saffie Osborne 1 1 100% +16.00
Aidan Keeley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 3 75% +19.33
2025 5 1 20% +3.50
2024 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 · 4 runs
15 Aug 26+36d Newbury Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m5½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Set the pace from the off - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on well to hold on 1/5 9-8 100101C96B Hector Crouch 7/2
10 Jul 26+16d Newmarket Betway Trophy (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran went straight to the front - driven and overtaken with a furlong left - dropped away in the final furlong 5/10 1¼ 8-12 83100A80A Lewis Edmunds 5/6F
24 Jun 26+46d Carlisle Stablemate By AGMA Cumberland Plate Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Tracked front pack early - moved into second with plenty in hand approaching 3f out - hit the front 2f out and opened up a lead from the furlong marker - strolled home unchallenged 1/10 10-1 83125A114A Lewis Edmunds 5/6F
09 May 26+211d Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Italy Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Sat behind front pack - asked for effort with 2f left - moved right and advanced to the front approaching final furlong - drifted left soon after - stayed on strongly to score 1/14 8-7 78125C92A Saffie Osborne 16/1
2025 · 5 runs
10 Oct 25+16d Newmarket bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 12 ran Took a firm hold - made the running - challenged hard inside the final furlong and kept on gamely - just caught close home 2/12 nk 8-4 7569A86A Aidan Keeley 25/1
24 Sep 25+42d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Settled in the pack - drifted right while advancing into the straight then pushed along a furlong out - stayed on without gaining ground in the closing stages to finish sixth 6/14 1¾ 9-6 7591B80A Callum Rodriguez 11/4F
13 Aug 25+44d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Settled close to the pace early - hit the front with just over a furlong to run - powered clear to the line 1/13 9-5 6994B84A Callum Rodriguez 15/2
30 Jun 25+86d Ffos Las Final Escape At 3A's Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled off the front pack - pushed along with 3f remaining - kept going without finding extra to finish 5th 5/8 1¼ 9-2 —82C65C Trevor Whelan 8/1
05 Apr 25+198d Wolverhampton (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 9 ran Jinked right at the break - settled back into touch with the front group - urged forward approaching the 3f marker then given further encouragement inside final 2f - dropped away from over a furlong out and beaten well home 7/9 2¼ 9-2 —67A57A Trevor Whelan 4/1
2024 · 1 run
19 Sep 24 Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran Held up towards back - urged forward and improving 3f out - among leading group with a furlong left - stayed on strongly inside final stretch but couldn't reach winner 2/11 1¼ 9-7 —85A89A Trevor Whelan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Wine Dark Sea won?
Wine Dark Sea (GB) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 6 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trains Wine Dark Sea?
Wine Dark Sea (GB) is trained by Harry Charlton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 August 2026.
Who is Wine Dark Sea's sire?
Wine Dark Sea (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Ajwibah (GB), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
What going does Wine Dark Sea prefer?
Wine Dark Sea (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Wine Dark Sea's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 15 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Wine Dark Sea's sire's record?
Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,999 runs since May 2021 (295 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2024. 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.