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Ararat: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Ararat is a 6-year-old gelding by Kodiac, trained by Rachel Cook & John Bridger. He has won 5 of 36 starts and placed in 5 more, for £63,878 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 3 wins from 17 is a 18% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He runs next in the 7:00 at Kempton (AW) on 23 September. His best performance rating is 87, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 36
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £63,878
  • Best rating 87
  • Official rating 63

Where Ararat runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:00 Kempton (AW) Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes —

Ararat form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
28 Aug 26 Goodwood Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes Class 5 6f Good To Firm 6 7.75 17/2 Jack Mitchell 63
14 Aug 26 Epsom Betfred 'Follow Us On X' Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Good To Firm 6 3 18/1 David Probert 65
3 Aug 26 Windsor Talk Sport Radio Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Good To Firm 5 5 8/1 Jack Mitchell 65
23 Jul 26 Sandown Billy Ocean Live At Sandown Park 29 July Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good To Firm 8 9.5 20/1 Taylor Fisher 67
11 Jul 26 Ascot Thames Hospice Trunks Across The Thames Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 13 6.75 28/1 Taylor Fisher 68
23 Jun 26 Newbury Venture Security Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 3 2.25 28/1 Mason Paetel 69
14 Jun 26 Salisbury Peter Lawrence Memorial Handicap Class 4 7f Good 4 6.75 40/1 Ryan Kavanagh 69
5 Jun 26 Goodwood Thelma Horne Memorial Apprentice Handicap Class 4 1m Good To Soft 6 5.25 100/1 Ryan Kavanagh 72
14 May 26 Salisbury Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap Class 5 6f Good 7 15.5 20/1 Jude Fernandes 74
7 Mar 26 Chelmsford City (AW) Fairwood Brasserie Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 4 2.75 7/2 Jack Callan 75
16 Feb 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 4 6f Standard 6 4.5 9/1 Harry Vigors 76
20 Jan 26 Southwell (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 10 8.25 7/1 Neil Callan 78
18 Dec 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Sky Bet Matchday Assist Handicap Class 4 7f Standard 9 6.5 9/1 Sean Levey 79
20 Nov 25 Southwell (AW) Midnight A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 6 3.25 13/2 Tom Eaves 79
23 Oct 25 Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 1 — 12/1 Tom Eaves 76
27 Sep 25 Southwell (AW) Andrew And Anthony Roy Memorial Race Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 6f Standard 1 — 8/1 Neil Callan 74
16 Jul 25 Yarmouth Doublebase Handicap Class 4 7f Good 8 8.75 12/1 Daniel Muscutt 77
26 Jun 25 Newmarket Hallgarten Wines Jockey Club Partner Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 10 8.25 14/1 Marco Ghiani 80
1 Jun 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Enter ITV7 For Free Apprentice Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 8 5.75 18/1 Brandon Wilkie 82
15 Apr 25 Newmarket Weatherbys With Venatour Racing Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Soft 13 11.75 33/1 Hollie Doyle 84
29 Mar 25 Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Class 3 6f Standard To Slow 11 9.5 40/1 Luke Morris 86
17 Oct 24 Southwell (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 2 7f Standard 7 7.25 15/2 Jamie Spencer 87
5 Oct 24 Wolverhampton (AW) bet365 Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 5 2 10/1 Trevor Whelan 87
22 Aug 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Weatherbys Chelmsford City Cup Handicap Class 2 7f Standard 1 — 13/2 Marco Ghiani 82
2 Aug 24 Newmarket Aston Martin Handicap Class 4 7f Good 6 10.25 9/2 Pat Cosgrave 83
20 Jul 24 Newmarket Adnams Longshore Vodka Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 2 1.25 10/1 Jamie Spencer 83
27 Jun 24 Newmarket Boodles Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 9 14.5 14/1 Hayley Turner 85
23 Sep 23 Newmarket Turners Handicap Class 4 7f Good 1 — 5/2F Jamie Spencer 77
26 Aug 23 Newmarket Bet With JenningsBet Handicap Class 3 7f Good 3 2.5 3/1F Callum Shepherd 78
1 Jul 23 Chester Chandon Garden Spritz Handicap Class 2 7f Good 4 4 7/2 Hayley Turner 78
24 Jun 23 Newmarket Racing TV Handicap Class 4 7f Good 1 — 17/2 Pat Cosgrave 75
14 Jun 23 Haydock Jewson Warrington Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 5 4 10/3J Tom Marquand 76
20 May 23 Newmarket Aspall Suffolk Draught Cyder Handicap Class 2 6f Good 5 3.75 25/1 Hayley Turner 77
12 Nov 22 Wolverhampton (AW) talkSPORT Powered By Fans EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 6f Standard 2 2.5 3/1 Jamie Spencer –
1 Oct 22 Redcar racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good To Soft 10 22.75 15/8F Callum Shepherd –
13 Sep 22 Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good To Soft 2 4 20/1 Jamie Spencer –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes at Goodwood on 28 August 2026. Went straight to front but under pressure from rivals - pushed along and lost command 2f out - faded quickly after - eventually held in 6th.

Ararat by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 17 3 18% —
6f 16 2 13% —
8f 3 0 0% —

Ararat by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 12 3 25% —
Good To Firm 10 0 0% —
Good 9 2 22% —
Good To Soft 4 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 0 0% —

Ararat by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newmarket 9 2 22% —
Southwell (AW) 5 2 40% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 1 25% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% —
Goodwood 2 0 0% —
Salisbury 2 0 0% —
Yarmouth 2 0 0% —
Epsom 1 0 0% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —

Ararat breeding

  • Sire Kodiac (GB)
  • Dam Recife (GER)
  • Damsire Giant's Causeway (USA)
  • Breeder E Smith & Cloneymore Farm
  • Foaled 26 February 2020

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