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Something Splendid: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Something Splendid is a 4-year-old colt by Postponed, trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam. He has won 3 of 16 starts and placed in 4 more, for £28,299 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 2f, where 3 wins from 8 is a 38% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:20 at Doncaster on 11 September. His best performance rating is 80, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 16
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 7
  • Strike rate 19%
  • Prize money £28,299
  • Best rating 80
  • Official rating 72

Where Something Splendid runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:20 Doncaster Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) —

Something Splendid form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
30 Aug 26 Yarmouth Bodhi Solutions - Constructing Champions Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 2f Good To Soft 1 — 9/4F Marco Ghiani 72
3 Jun 26 Nottingham Hospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good 7 7.5 18/5 Marco Ghiani 74
15 May 26 Newbury Titan Wealth Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 2f Good 9 15 18/1 Harry Vigors 76
25 Oct 25 Newbury Tony Penny 50th Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 2f Soft 4 12.5 11/1 Harry Davies 77
10 Oct 25 Newmarket bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 1m 4f Good 11 12 22/1 Luke Morris 76
14 Sep 25 Doncaster I Love Julie Parkes Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) Class 4 1m 2f Good To Soft 1 — 15/8F Billy Loughnane 76
29 Aug 25 Sandown National Racehorse Week Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Soft 2 — 15/2 Harry Davies 73
19 Jul 25 Newmarket Woodland Group Summer 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Soft 1 — 9/2 Billy Loughnane 67
3 Jul 25 Newbury Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 4 1.5 2/1F Colin Keane 67
12 Jun 25 Newbury Grosvenor Sport Cash Back Everyday Handicap (Str) Class 5 1m Good 2 .25 7/1 Billy Loughnane 65
22 Apr 25 Yarmouth Winning Experience With Moulton Racing Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 5 5 10/3 Neil Callan 66
9 Apr 25 Nottingham Beer Festival 12th April Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 1m 0.5f Good 3 1.5 18/1 Callum Hutchinson 66
2 Nov 24 Newmarket Hamburg's IDEE 156th German Derby Nursery Class 4 1m 1f Soft 6 20 33/1 Benoit De La Sayette 69
8 Oct 24 Southwell (AW) EBF Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted) (GBB Race) Class 3 7f Standard 2 4 66/1 Benoit De La Sayette –
28 Sep 24 Chelmsford City (AW) EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 7f Standard 6 5.75 150/1 Darragh Keenan –
10 Sep 24 Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes Class 4 7f Soft 10 22.75 66/1 Benoit De La Sayette –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Bodhi Solutions - Constructing Champions Handicap Stakes at Yarmouth on 30 August 2026. Settled behind the front group - moved up 3f out to get onto the pace - shaken up to hit the front over 2f out - edged off a true line when driven approaching the final furlong - rival came at inside the last - stayed on to hold off rival close home.

Something Splendid by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
10f 8 3 38%
7f 3 0 0%
8f 2 0 0%
12f 1 0 0%
8.5f 1 0 0%
9f 1 0 0%

Something Splendid by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 5 0 0%
Soft 4 0 0%
Good To Soft 3 3 100%
Good To Firm 2 0 0%
Standard 2 0 0%

Something Splendid by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Newbury 4 0 0%
Newmarket 3 1 33%
Yarmouth 2 1 50%
Nottingham 2 0 0%
Doncaster 1 1 100%
Sandown 1 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0%
Leicester 1 0 0%

Something Splendid breeding

  • Sire Postponed (IRE)
  • Dam La Chapelle (IRE)
  • Damsire Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
  • Breeder Trebles Holford Farm Thoroughbreds
  • Foaled 21 April 2022

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