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Horse profile

Woodbank (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2014) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner James And Jean Potter
by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Potter's Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
15 runs · 12 courses · from May 2011
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2014 — 4,450 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2014 · 7th of 9 2 wins · Huntingdon & Kempton Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Woodbank (GB) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2014. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating129↓ 1lb off peak
129 116–130

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 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 31 Jul 2014 Official rating 129 at the last run, 30 Aug 2014

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 134A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good9134A119—
Good to Firm2121B111—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5130A115—
1m5f – 2m5134A126—
2m5f – 3m2119A112.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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
Needwood Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Mar 2008 (187 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3825.3%−2.6—
Good to Firm498357%−0.90 from 2
Good572417.2%−0.72 from 12
Good to Soft275207.3%−0.60 from 1
Soft197168.1%+0.2—
Heavy6657.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,100999%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f444409%+1.1—
6f – 7f928687.3%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f444347.7%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f386328.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m347246.9%−12 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1631710.4%+2.50 from 7
2m5f – 3m3239.4%+1.50 from 2
Over 3m200%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Potter's Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Missis Potts (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Kayf Grace (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Missis Potts (GB)1251m7½f–2m2½fClass 2
Potts of Magic (GB)4452m7½f–3m½fClass 3
Kayf Grace (GB)1042m–2m1fGrade 2
Mister Potter (GB)2432m3f–2m5½fClass 4
Polly Potter (GB)40——
General Potter (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 2 17% +13.38
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 5 2 40% +20.38
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +1.38
Kempton 1 1 100% +22.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% +19.38
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Tinkler 7 1 14% +16.00
Harry Skelton 6 1 17% −3.62
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% +14.38
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 1 17% −3.62
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 3 1 33% +20.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 1 10% −7.62
Hurdle 4 1 25% +19.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 6 runs
30 Aug 14+30d Newton Abbot Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2¼ 10-7 129106A Harry Skelton 8/1
31 Jul 14+12d Stratford Sweeep Kuusakoski Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 1¾ 11-6 129121B Harry Skelton 5/6F
19 Jul 14+36d Market Rasen Betfred Summer Plate (Listed Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 10-12 129119A Harry Skelton 20/1
13 Jun 14+12d Aintree Inkerman London Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 3/10 nk 11-12 130129A Harry Skelton 4/1F
01 Jun 14+41d Fakenham Best Dressed Lady Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 4 ran F/4 — 11-8 130— Harry Skelton 11/8F
21 Apr 14+128d Huntingdon Boongate Kia 7 Year Warranty Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 123126C Harry Skelton 11/8
2013 · 4 runs
14 Dec 13+15d Doncaster Macmillan Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 4 ran F/4 — 11-0 123— Andrew Tinkler 7/2
29 Nov 13+36d Doncaster National Ice Cream Wholesalers Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 7 11-2 120130A Andrew Tinkler 11/2
24 Oct 13+15d Ludlow Bluefin Insurance Solutions Welshpool Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good · 4 ran 2/4 ½ 11-0 116119B Andrew Tinkler 7/4F
09 Oct 13+509d Ludlow October Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 4 ran UR/4 — 10-5 116— Andrew Tinkler 11/8F
2012 · 3 runs
18 May 12+31d Aintree Bet Angel For Betdaq Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 17 11-4 122115A Andrew Tinkler 14/1
17 Apr 12+17d Kempton Sika Liquid Plastics Pioneers 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 1/16 10-12 —134A Andrew Tinkler 22/1
31 Mar 12+94d Uttoxeter Betfred Goals Galore Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 45 11-2 —87C A P McCoy 9/1
2011 · 2 runs
28 Dec 11+224d Leicester Lefeuvre Family 'Help For Heroes Day' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 6 10-12 —101C Andrew Tinkler 20/1
18 May 11 Worcester Ladbrokes Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 14 10-12 —101A A P McCoy 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Woodbank won?
Woodbank (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Woodbank?
Woodbank (GB) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 30 August 2014.
Who is Woodbank's sire?
Woodbank (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Potter's Gale (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Woodbank prefer?
Woodbank (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Woodbank's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 30 August 2014. The highest on record is 130.
What is Woodbank's sire's record?
Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Mar 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Woodbank's siblings?
Out of Potter's Gale (IRE), Woodbank (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Missis Potts (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Kayf Grace (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.