1 Sep 2026
5½f · Good · Class 5 · George Wood
Ancient Times (GB) Horse Record, Performance Stats & Odds
b gelding · by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Oriental Step (IRE)
Profile
Ancient Times (GB) is a b gelding, by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Oriental Step (IRE). From 46 career starts, Ancient Times (GB) has 8 wins, 18 total placed finishes (strike rate 17%, place rate 39%) and total recorded prize money of £101,948.
Career Record
46
Runs
8
Wins
17%
Win %
18
Placed
39%
Place %
£101,948
Earnings
Peak Ratings Achieved
93
Peak OR
1
Best finish
Performance Breakdowns
By course
| course | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 4 | 2 | 3 | 50% |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25% |
| York | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Epsom Downs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 67% |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
By going
| going | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 3 | 8 | 17% |
| Good To Firm | 16 | 4 | 7 | 25% |
| Standard | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10% |
| Standard To Slow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Good To Soft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
By distance
| distance | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5f | 31 | 4 | 12 | 13% |
| 6f | 14 | 4 | 5 | 29% |
| 7f | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Recent Form Analyst Notes
Race History
4
7/1
SP
9
7 Aug 2026
6f · Good To Firm · Class 4 · Pierre-Louis Jamin
22/1
SP
2
18 Jul 2026
5f · Good To Firm · Class 5 · Travis Ford
3/1
SP
1
9 Jul 2026
6f3y · Good To Firm · Class 4 · Callum Hutchinson
14/1
SP
13
19 Jun 2026
6f · Good · Class 5 · George Wood
33/1
SP
10
4 Dec 2025
5f · Standard · Class 4 · Pierre-Louis Jamin
40/1
SP
10
20 Nov 2025
5f6y · Standard · Class 5 · Pierre-Louis Jamin
17/2
SP
6
18 Oct 2025
5f212y · Good · Class 4 · David Nolan
8/1
SP
12
3 Oct 2025
6f · Standard · Class 5 · Kaiya Fraser
10/1
SP
3
21 Sep 2025
4f214y · Standard To Slow · Class 5 · Tom Marquand
6/1
SP
2
9 Jun 2025
5f3y · Good · Class 5 · Taryn Langley
6/1
SP
1
24 May 2025
5f212y · Good · Class 5 · David Nolan
7/2
SP
Breeding
- Date of birth
- 31 Mar 2018
- Sire
- Exceed And Excel (AUS)
- Dam
- Oriental Step (IRE)
- Damsire
- Tamayuz (GB)
- Breeder
- Hadi Al-Tajir
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Held a spot near the front - pushed along with 2f left - still in with a shout inside the final furlong - maintained effort without finding more and edged out of third close home
Held up early with an eager attitude - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find any extra pace and beaten off eventually
Settled behind the pace-setter - Improved to hit the front over 2f out and was driven to stay there past 1f out - Came under pressure inside the final furlong and was overtaken near the line
Set the pace from the start - overtaken 3f out before being roused to retake the front 2f out - driven over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong to win