How many races has Winston's Folly won?

Winston's Folly (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2024.

Who trained Winston's Folly?

Winston's Folly (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 21 October 2024.

Who is Winston's Folly's sire?

Winston's Folly (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Merry Me (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.

What is Winston's Folly's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 21 October 2024. The highest on record is 61.

Who are Winston's Folly's siblings?

Out of Merry Me (IRE), Winston's Folly (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Bell Shot (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bell Shot (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Winston's Folly (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Mrs Fitri Hay

by Churchill (IRE) out of Merry Me (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

5 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2024

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 21 Oct 2024 — 745 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Oct 2024 · 9th of 12 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 59

KTB Profile

Winston's Folly is a Churchill colt out of a Merry Me mare who has yet to win from five starts. He ran on turf and all-weather, over trips from 6f to 1m4f, without placing. His last run, at Southwell in Oct 2024, was his first in first-time headgear when he finished 9 of 12 in a Class 6 nursery off an official rating of 59. He reached a highest ever mark of 61.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 6 Nov 2026

0–5Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
61Highest OR
22dBetween runs (median)

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Epsom Downs, 12 Sep 2024

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 5 figures · best 74^B · median 66

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	3	71^A	66	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f	3	74^B	62	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 60^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Epsom Downs, 12 Sep 2024 Official rating 59 at the last run, 21 Oct 2024

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 5 figures · best 62^A · median 60

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	3	62^A	51	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f	3	62^A	60	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 Aug 2024

Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Churchill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,841 runs since Apr 2021 (462 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	9	1	11.1%	+0.1	—
Good to Firm	648	79	12.2%	+1.2	0 from 1
Good	1,384	166	12%	+1	—
Good to Soft	534	51	9.6%	−1.4	—
Soft	724	63	8.7%	−2.3	0 from 1
Heavy	227	20	8.8%	−2.2	—
Standard (AW)	1,315	153	11.6%	+0.6	0 from 3

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	148	17	11.5%	+0.5	—
6f – 7f	1,311	148	11.3%	+0.3	0 from 3
1m – 1m1f	1,127	119	10.6%	−0.4	0 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f	1,306	139	10.6%	−0.4	0 from 1
1m5f – 2m	653	81	12.4%	+1.4	—
2m1f – 2m4f	251	28	11.2%	+0.2	—
2m5f – 3m	45	1	2.2%	−8.8	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Merry Me (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Bell Shot (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bell Shot (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Bell Shot (IRE)	56	9	6f–7½f	Class 4
Merry Minister (IRE)	22	2	7f–2m	Class 5
Winston's Tipple (IRE)	6	1	1m2f	Class 4
Moonlight Warrior (IRE)	3	1	7f	Class 5
Herodotus (IRE)	20	1	1m2f	Class 5

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	3	0%	−3.00
Soft	1	0%	−1.00
Good to Firm	1	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	SR	£1
Class 6	2	0%	−2.00
Class 4	2	0%	−2.00
Class 5	1	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Southwell (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Chelmsford City (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Epsom Downs	1	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Doncaster	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	SR	£1
6f – 7f	3	0%	−3.00
1m – 1m1f	1	0%	−1.00
1m2f – 1m4f	1	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
Jason Watson	3	0%	−3.00
Callum Hutchinson	1	0%	−1.00
P J McDonald	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	4	0	0%	−4.00
Blinkers	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
2024 · 5 runs
21 Oct 24+11d	Southwell (AW)	Download The Raceday Ready App Nursery Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran Held up in the pack early - unable to improve position through the race - finished well held in 9th	9/12	hd	9-4	59	71^A	51^A	Jason Watson	22/1
10 Oct 24+28d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Betfair Racing Podcasts Nursery Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Went straight to front - driven approaching 2f out then lost command inside final furlong - faded late to finish seventh	7/9	2¾	9-5	61	66^A	45^A	Jason Watson	9/2
12 Sep 24+22d	Epsom Downs	Yale British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 6 ran Handy in the pack early - drifted left with 3f remaining - dropped away steadily inside final furlong - eventually finished 5th	5/6	¾	9-7	—	74^B	60^B	Jason Watson	33/1
21 Aug 24+27d	Kempton (AW)	Unibet/British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 9th	9/12	¾	9-1	—	62^B	62^A	Callum Hutchinson	50/1
25 Jul 24	Doncaster	Sky Bet Supporting Matt Hampson Foundation EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	7/9	3¼	9-4	—	49^A	60^A	P J McDonald	16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Winston's Folly won?: Winston's Folly (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2024.
Who trained Winston's Folly?: Winston's Folly (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 21 October 2024.
Who is Winston's Folly's sire?: Winston's Folly (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Merry Me (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What is Winston's Folly's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 21 October 2024. The highest on record is 61.
What is Winston's Folly's sire's record?: Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,841 runs since Apr 2021 (462 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Winston's Folly's siblings?: Out of Merry Me (IRE), Winston's Folly (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Bell Shot (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bell Shot (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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