Story Horse

Foal Date

23-Feb-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Bated Breath

Dam

Salutare

Prize Money

$179376

Trainer

W J Knight

Owners

Badgers Set Iii

About

Story Horse, a 5yo trained by W J Knight in Newmarket, was born from the stallion Bated Breath and the dam Salutare. In its career to date, Story Horse has won 3 races. On 4th May 2025 at Newmarket, Story Horse achieved its most notable victory, taking first place in the $51540 Betfred Handicap (Heritage Handicap).

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Newmarket 11-Jul-25 m R3 CL2 Hcp (of $98,370), Winning Time: 02:55.340, SP: 7/1	S Osborne 55.3kg, Cd 0 12.05L	9 (13)
Goodwood 24-May-25 2816m GOOD R5 Hcp $10,876 (of $23,193), Winning Time: 03:06.910, SP: 11/1 Prominent, led over 1f out and ridden, stayed on, faced strong challenges final 100 yards, headed towards finish	S Osborne 54.9kg 0.30L	2 (8)
Newmarket 04-May-25 2816m GOOD R3 Hcp $51,540 (of $51,540), Winning Time: 02:59.810, SP: 9/2 Disputed early, clearly led after 2f, raced keenly, shaken up over 2f out, ridden when faced sustained challenge final furlong, kept on, bumped by rival but held on gamely towards finish	S Osborne 54kg	1 (10)
Southwell 05-Apr-25 2835m GOOD R6 Hcp $1,227 (of $5,234), Winning Time: 03:01.210, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader on outer, ridden 2f out, kept on but no impression on winner, lost 2nd towards finish	N Callan 59.9kg 1.50L	3 (7)
Newmarket 12-Oct-24 3621m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $90,195), Winning Time: 03:57.420, SP: 50/1 Held up towards rear, switched to near side halfway, never on terms	T Heard 51.7kg, Cd 0 21.50L	20 (24)
Newmarket 21-Sep-24 3621m GOOD R5 Hcp $1,510 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 03:53.370, SP: 10/1 Towards rear, closer over 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, soon pushed along and led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on but well held	C Fallon 55.3kg, Cd 0 9.50L	5 (11)
Southwell 04-Sep-24 2835m GOOD R5 Hcp $3,684 (of $7,851), Winning Time: 03:01.640, SP: 6/1 Held up in last trio, headway switched left over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd final furlong, stayed on, always just held	J Crowley 60.8kg 0.30L	2 (7)
Windsor 16-Aug-24 2303m GOOD R4 Hcp $3,020 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 02:26.560, SP: 10/1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong	D Muscutt 57.2kg, Cd 0 3.75L	4 (8)
Yarmouth 26-Jul-24 2831m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $27,000), Winning Time: 03:01.820, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong	C Shepherd 59.9kg, Cd 0 8.25L	8 (9)
Haydock 19-Jul-24 2816m GOOD R4 Hcp $6,281 (of $6,281), Winning Time: 03:06.520, SP: 7/2 Bit keen, led early, tracked leader, challenged bit wide 2f out, ridden and led again 1f out, always doing enough	S Osborne 58.5kg	1 (8)
Nottingham 27-Jun-24 2816m GOOD R1 Hcp $1,965 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 03:06.890, SP: 5/2 In touch, wide and headway over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ran on , not reach winner	F Daly 65.8kg 0.20L	2 (8)
Lingfield 23-Jun-24 2334m GOOD R2 Hcp $3,716 (of $3,716), Winning Time: 02:26.860, SP: 15/8 Tracked leader, led going well over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly	N Callan 62.1kg	1 (8)
Doncaster 02-Jun-24 2921m GOOD R1 Hcp $257 (of $4,397), Winning Time: 03:12.850, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders on outer, pushed along over 2f out, no telling impression and faded final furlong	B Wilkie 60.8kg, Cd 0 4.75L	5 (7)
Doncaster 26-Apr-24 2393m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $4,397), Winning Time: 02:40.530, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out	N Callan 62.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L	11 (16)
Wolverhampton 19-Dec-23 2460m GOOD R4 Md $1,927 (of $4,104) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:39.230, SP: 6/4 Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, no extra	C Shepherd 60.3kg 2.00L	2 (12)
Wolverhampton 19-Nov-23 2460m GOOD R9 Hcp $1,817 (of $3,873) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:39.590, SP: 7/2 Raced keenly, led, joined when ridden and hung badly right inside final furlong, headed post	C Shepherd 59.9kg 0.15L	2 (12)
Kempton 26-Oct-23 2413m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:36.460, SP: 9/2 Led 2f, prominent, hung right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong	M Ghiani 61.2kg, Cd 0 5.50L	6 (13)
Salisbury 13-Jun-23 2418m GOOD R6 Md (of $4,590) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:33.910, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders on outer, pushed along 3f out, asked for effort over 2f out, never involved	M Ghiani 60.3kg, Cd 0 6.25L	5 (10)
Newbury 19-May-23 2011m GOOD R6 Md $761 (of $6,480) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:09.780, SP: 50/1 Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace	M Ghiani 60.3kg, Cd 0 7.75L	4 (15)
Yarmouth 02-May-23 1612m GOOD R5 Md (of $4,320) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.050, SP: 80/1 Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, well held final 2f	C Shepherd 58.5kg, Cd 0 12.00L	7 (13)