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Kitaab: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Kitaab is a 7-year-old gelding by Showcasing, trained by Philip Kirby. He has won 2 of 36 starts and placed in 11 more, for £36,748 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 2 wins from 19 is a 11% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 7:15 at Newcastle (AW) on 16 October. His best performance rating is 76, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 36
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 13
  • Strike rate 6%
  • Prize money £36,748
  • Best rating 76
  • Official rating 50

Where Kitaab runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:15 Newcastle (AW) Central Employment & Training Partnership Handicap Stakes (Div I) —

Kitaab form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 Jul 26 Newcastle (AW) Harry Potter Droneart Show Classified Stakes Class 6 6f Standard / Slow 11 9.75 7/2 Aiden Brookes 50
10 Jul 26 Chester Fired Up Tess Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 5 7f Good 7 14 20/1 Aiden Brookes 52
5 Jun 26 Thirsk Moody Construction Handicap Class 6 6f Good 4 2 11/1 Kaiya Fraser 53
16 May 26 Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 7f Good To Soft 8 10.25 16/1 Cam Hardie 55
20 Apr 26 Newcastle (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 11 10 50/1 Cam Hardie 57
7 Apr 26 Pontefract Sue Sheppard Memorial Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Soft 7 6.5 6/1 Aiden Brookes 59
27 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 6f Standard 6 4 50/1 Cam Hardie 61
24 Feb 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 12 18.75 25/1 Cam Hardie 64
7 Feb 26 Southwell (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 4 2 25/1 Cam Hardie 65
31 Jan 26 Newcastle (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 7f Standard 8 11 40/1 Cam Hardie 67
24 Jan 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 9 9 25/1 Cam Hardie 68
31 Jan 25 Newcastle (AW) BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 7 3.75 3/1F Cam Hardie 70
13 Jan 25 Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 2 1.25 6/1 Cam Hardie 70
29 Oct 24 Newcastle (AW) 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 2 — 11/8F Kaiya Fraser 68
11 Oct 24 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 3 .75 11/4F Jason Watson 62
4 Oct 24 Newcastle (AW) Chats Bar & Lounge Apprentice Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 1 — 11/8F Kaiya Fraser 62
24 Aug 24 Redcar racingtv.com Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 5 2.75 5/1 Aiden Brookes 63
26 Jul 24 York Tomahawk Restaurants Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 7 3.75 28/1 Andrew Elliott 64
13 Jul 24 Chester Craig Charles DJ Set Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 3 2.5 25/1 Andrew Elliott 64
29 Mar 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Download The bet365 App Handicap Class 6 7f Standard 2 .75 7/2F Hector Crouch 64
22 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 7f Standard 2 1 9/4 Richard Kingscote 64
12 Mar 24 Southwell (AW) Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 7 5.25 17/2 Luke Morris 64
16 Feb 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 6f Standard 2 .25 7/2 David Probert 58
5 Feb 24 Southwell (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 6f Standard 1 — 11/1 Luke Morris 58
25 Jan 24 Southwell (AW) Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 7f Standard 6 2.75 9/2 Kieran O'Neill 60
6 Jan 24 Southwell (AW) Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 7f Standard 6 4.75 9/4F Clifford Lee 62
23 Nov 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 8 3.5 12/1 David Egan 64
20 Jun 23 Thirsk Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Class 4 7f Soft 5 4.75 11/2 Andrew Mullen 65
3 Jun 23 Doncaster Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 6f Good 3 1.5 16/5F Cieren Fallon 65
20 May 23 Thirsk Betting Better With Sky Bet Handicap Class 4 5f Good 7 3.25 50/1 Andrew Mullen 65
30 Jul 22 Hamilton Boe Handicap Class 4 6f Good 8 9.25 4/1 David Egan 67
9 Jul 22 Chester Printworks Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7.5f Good 3 2.25 7/2 Ben Sanderson 67
14 May 22 Doncaster Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 3 4.25 12/1 Paddy Mathers –
21 Apr 22 Chelmsford City (AW) Spring Beer Festival 14th May Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard 5 6.75 12/1 David Egan –
6 Oct 21 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 3 5.25 17/2 William Buick –
24 Aug 21 Salisbury Sorvio Insurance Brokers British EBF Novice Stakes Class 4 6f Good PU - 13/2 Jim Crowley –

Last time out

Finished 11 in the Harry Potter Droneart Show Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW) on 31 July 2026. Held a forward position early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 11th.

Kitaab by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 19 2 11% —
7f 12 0 0% —
5f 4 0 0% —
7.5f 1 0 0% —

Kitaab by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 18 2 11% —
Good 7 0 0% —
Good To Soft 3 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 3 0 0% —
Good To Firm 3 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Kitaab by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle (AW) 9 1 11% —
Southwell (AW) 5 1 20% —
Chester 3 0 0% —
Thirsk 3 0 0% —
Doncaster 3 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% —
Pontefract 1 0 0% —
Redcar 1 0 0% —

Kitaab breeding

  • Sire Showcasing (GB)
  • Dam Life Of Pi (GB)
  • Damsire Sea The Stars (IRE)
  • Breeder Dance Thoroughbreds
  • Foaled 24 April 2019

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