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Horse profile

Wonderful Friend (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Edward Bethell · Last owner Paul Clare Rooney
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Oct 2025 — 394 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Wonderful Friend is a maiden who has run seven times without a win and placed once. His best effort came when second of 10 at Redcar in Aug 2025. The gelding, by Bungle Inthejungle out of a Dansili mare, showed form on turf and AW up to 1m1f on good to firm through good to soft. He finished fifth of eight in a Class 5 nursery at Newcastle on AW in Oct 2025, last raced off an official rating of 69.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 12 Sep 2025

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 7 figures · best 94C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good394C81—
Good to Firm280B74.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f380A80—
Under 6f394C81—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chester, 12 Sep 2025 Official rating 69 at the last run, 9 Oct 2025

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 7 figures · best 73A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good373A71—
Good to Firm272A70.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f373A72—
Under 6f371B69—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 6 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,248 runs since Mar 2018 (353 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3625.6%−3.2—
Good to Firm7087410.5%+1.70 from 2
Good1,077968.9%+0.10 from 3
Good to Soft428296.8%−20 from 1
Soft486438.8%0—
Heavy12332.4%−6.4—
Standard (AW)1,3901269.1%+0.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,53517611.5%+2.70 from 3
6f – 7f2,1051597.6%−1.20 from 3
1m – 1m1f434358.1%−0.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f12432.4%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m3800%−8.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−8.8—
2m5f – 3m100%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2018 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Shrew (GB) (Dansili)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Jm Jungle (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Jm Jungle (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jm Jungle (IRE)4475f–5½fGroup 2
Lila Girl (IRE)737fClass 4
Petruchio (IRE)311m½fClass 5
Caitie (IRE)1616fClass 5
Darkest Hour (IRE)220——
Playwriter (IRE)20——
Corrida De Toros (IRE)170——
Cherryblossom Time (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Connor Beasley 2 0 0% −2.00
Hector Crouch 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Rowan Scott 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Rodriguez 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
2025 · 7 runs
09 Oct 25+12d Newcastle (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Nursery Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran Settled midfield keen in the run - shaken up to stay 4th approaching 2f out - lost ground under pressure inside final furlong to finish 5th 5/8 4½ 9-9 6959A56A Connor Beasley 4/1
27 Sep 25+15d Haydock Coterie Vaults Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Pulled hard behind the front group early - pressed for effort but couldn't find another gear inside the last two furlongs - dropped away close home to finish sixth beaten 3 lengths 6/9 nk 9-7 7170A70A Hector Crouch 5/1
12 Sep 25+20d Chester Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left then found extra late - stayed on to finish fourth 4/9 2½ 9-5 7480A73A Hollie Doyle 4/1
23 Aug 25+42d Redcar Bakers Tailoring EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Held up close to the pace - driven with a real threat inside final furlong - kept battling but couldn't overhaul the winner close home 2/10 1½ 9-4 7580B72A Oisin Orr 7/4F
12 Jul 25+21d Hamilton John & Margaret McCluskey Memorial Celebrations EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 4 ran Settled at the back early - pushed along with two furlongs left and closed on the leader entering the final furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish second 2/4 2¼ 9-7 —94C71B Connor Beasley 4/1
21 Jun 25+9d Redcar Free Racing TV At racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Fretting before the off - tracked the pace in 4th tight to the far rail - pressed for effort with a furlong left and faded to finish 4th 4/7 ½ 9-4 —69A69A Rowan Scott 10/1
12 Jun 25 Nottingham pricedup.bet EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 8 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back - made no impact through the race - finished well behind in 6th 6/8 ¾ 9-7 —81A61A Callum Rodriguez 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Wonderful Friend won?
Wonderful Friend (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2025. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Wonderful Friend?
Wonderful Friend (IRE) was trained by Edward Bethell on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 9 October 2025.
Who is Wonderful Friend's sire?
Wonderful Friend (IRE) is by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of The Shrew (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Wonderful Friend's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 9 October 2025. The highest on record is 75.
What is Wonderful Friend's sire's record?
Bungle Inthejungle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,248 runs since Mar 2018 (353 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
Who are Wonderful Friend's siblings?
Out of The Shrew (GB), Wonderful Friend (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Jm Jungle (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Jm Jungle (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.