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Horse profile

Winning Story (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer Saeed bin Suroor · Last owner Godolphin
by New Approach (IRE) out of Tanzania (USA) (Darshaan)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Sep 2017 — 3,325 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 3 wins · Lingfield (AW), Newcastle (AW) & Newmarket Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Winning Story (GB) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Apr 2017.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
Official rating107↓ 1lb off peak
107 95–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 14 Apr 2017

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 8 figures · best 136A · median 99.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)5136A117—
Good2101C97—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7136A101—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 26 Aug 2017 Official rating 107 at the last run, 28 Sep 2017

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 92A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)591A84—
Good391A89—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m791A84—
1m2f – 1m4f292A80.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,793 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.70 from 1
Good1,63020012.3%−0.30 from 3
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.21 from 2
Soft95810711.2%−1.4—
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01124112%−0.62 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.41 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,06711310.6%−22 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.70 from 1
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tanzania (USA) (Darshaan)

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Untold Story (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (True Story (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Untold Story (GB)631m4fClass 3
Serengeti (GB)531m½f–1m2fClass 3
True Story (GB)827f–1m1fListed
Gold Star (GB)421m4fClass 3
Mawenzi (GB)211m½fClass 5
Returning Glory (GB)170——
Taarab (GB)30——
Versant (GB)70——
On Safari (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 2 33% +6.50
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +5.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 2 25% +4.50
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +6.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 1 50% +5.50
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +7.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +3.50
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 2 22% +3.50
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% +5.50
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Cosgrave 2 1 50% +2.50
Martin Lane 2 0 0% −2.00
Silvestre De Sousa 2 1 50% +6.00
James Doyle 2 1 50% +5.50
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 2 33% +6.00
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% +4.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 6 1 17% +2.00
2016 6 2 33% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 6 runs
28 Sep 17+33d Newmarket Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-3 107—— Pat Cosgrave 6/1
26 Aug 17+63d York Betfred Ebor Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Good · 19 ran 7/19 ½ 9-10 108101C91A Martin Lane 33/1
24 Jun 17+43d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 1¾ 9-6 10866C78C Silvestre De Sousa 10/1
12 May 17+28d Chester Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m5½f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 2 9-0 10893A89A Joe Fanning 9/1
14 Apr 17+43d Lingfield (AW) Betway All-weather Marathon Championships Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 2m · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-1 104129B91A Silvestre De Sousa 7/1
02 Mar 17+71d Chelmsford City (AW) totepoolliveinfo.com Visit For Racing Results Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 2m · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 3 8-12 104117A84B Oisin Murphy 6/4F
2016 · 6 runs
21 Dec 16+18d Newcastle (AW) Betway Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 2m½f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 8-9 95136A84A Pat Cosgrave 7/2
03 Dec 16+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 9-0 9582A76A Kevin Stott 4/1
16 Nov 16+11d Kempton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 2 · 2m · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 2½ 8-11 9598A83A Sean Levey 6/1
05 Nov 16+182d Chelmsford City (AW) Your Breeders' Cup Guide At Attheraces.com/Breederscup Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Standard · 6 ran UR/6 — 8-10 95—— Martin Lane 9/4J
07 May 16+24d Lingfield Betfred Derby Trial Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m3½f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 8 9-0 95—69B James Doyle 3/1
13 Apr 16 Newmarket Julian Wilson Memorial EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 ——92A James Doyle 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Winning Story won?
Winning Story (GB) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Winning Story?
Winning Story (GB) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 28 September 2017.
Who is Winning Story's sire?
Winning Story (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Tanzania (USA), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Winning Story prefer?
Winning Story (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Winning Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 28 September 2017. The highest on record is 108.
What is Winning Story's sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,793 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Winning Story's siblings?
Out of Tanzania (USA), Winning Story (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Untold Story (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (True Story (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.