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Horse profile

Forged Ahead

Too Darn Hot × Perfect News (Frankel (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2024
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Oct 2026, Southwell (AW) (7/9)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Forged Ahead has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize
15 Oct 26	Southwell (AW)	7/9	5/1	14¼	Clifford Lee	Karl Burke	Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com EBF Maiden Stakes	Class 3	Flat AW	1m	Standard	9-7	Grove Street (GB)	£7,020

7/915 Oct 26 · Southwell (AW)5/1
Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com EBF Maiden Stakes
Class 31mStandard
All fields
Date
15 Oct 26
Course
Southwell (AW)
Pos
7/9
SP
5/1
Btn
14¼
Jockey
Clifford Lee
Trainer
Karl Burke
Race
Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com EBF Maiden Stakes
Class
Class 3
Type
Flat AW
Dist
1m
Going
Standard
Wgt
9-7
Winner / 2nd
Grove Street (GB)
Winner prize
£7,020

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Karl Burke	15 Oct 26	15 Oct 26	7/9	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Karl Burke

Trainer: Karl Burke
First run: 15 Oct 26
Last run: 15 Oct 26
First run for yard: 7/9
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	15 Oct 26	15 Oct 26

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 15 Oct 26
Last run: 15 Oct 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchToo Darn Hot

Parent · 1

SireToo Darn Hot

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDubawi (IRE)
Sire's damDar Re Mi (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchPerfect News

Parent · 1

DamPerfect News

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFrankel (GB)
Dam's damBesharah (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireKodiac (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Too Darn Hot

Perfect News

Dubawi (IRE)

Dar Re Mi (GB)

Frankel (GB)

Besharah (IRE)

Not traced

Kodiac (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseForged Ahead

Sexgelding

Foaled2024

SireToo Darn Hot

DamPerfect News

DamsireFrankel (GB)

Sire's sireDubawi (IRE)

Sire's damDar Re Mi (GB)

2nd damBesharah (IRE)

2nd dam's sireKodiac (GB)

Dam's own recordGroup 3 winner

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Perfect News (GB) · by Frankel (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners · Group 3 winner
Besharah (IRE) · by Kodiac (GB) · 2 winners from 3 runners · Group 2 winner (2 black-type wins)
Dixieland Kiss (USA) · 2 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Too Darn Hot	Perfect News	Frankel (GB)	19 Feb 24	bay	gelding	Flat 8.1f · NH 2m	Flat 8.0f · NH 2m½f

Too Darn Hot

Sire: Too Darn Hot
Dam: Perfect News
Damsire: Frankel (GB)
Foaled: 19 Feb 24
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.1f · NH 2m
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.0f · NH 2m½f

Progeny of Too Darn Hot in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	2,048	295	664	14.4%	32.4%	1
At 7f to 1m	1,061	155	353	14.6%	33.3%	1
On AW going	627	89	218	14.2%	34.8%	1
At 7f to 1m on AW going	376	50	127	13.3%	33.8%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 2,048
Wins: 295
Placed: 664
Win %: 14.4%
Place %: 32.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 1,061
Wins: 155
Placed: 353
Win %: 14.6%
Place %: 33.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 627
Wins: 89
Placed: 218
Win %: 14.2%
Place %: 34.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on AW going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on AW going
Runs: 376
Wins: 50
Placed: 127
Win %: 13.3%
Place %: 33.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Too Darn Hot × Frankel mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	8	4	50.0%	0	48	6	10	12.5%	£159,506	€16,000

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 8
Winners: 4
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 48
Wins: 6
2nd/3rd: 10
Win %: 12.5%
Prize GB (£): £159,506
Prize IRE (€): €16,000

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Stormy Monday (GB)	12	3	£24,737	€0
Spartan (GB)	1	1	£7,020	€0
Cathedral (GB)	9	1	£110,430	€16,000
Tabasko (GB)	10	1	£13,535	€0
Forged Ahead (GB)	1	0	£0	€0
Gut Reaction (FR)	2	0	£1,268	€0
Bjorn Ironside (GB)	4	0	£2,516	€0
Hot Frank (GB)	9	0	£0	€0

Stormy Monday (GB)

Horse: Stormy Monday (GB)
Runs: 12
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £24,737
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spartan (GB)

Horse: Spartan (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,020
Prize IRE (€): €0

Cathedral (GB)

Horse: Cathedral (GB)
Runs: 9
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £110,430
Prize IRE (€): €16,000

Tabasko (GB)

Horse: Tabasko (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £13,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

Forged Ahead (GB)

Horse: Forged Ahead (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Gut Reaction (FR)

Horse: Gut Reaction (FR)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,268
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bjorn Ironside (GB)

Horse: Bjorn Ironside (GB)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,516
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hot Frank (GB)

Horse: Hot Frank (GB)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Perfect News (GB)

Record: Group 3 winner
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Forged Ahead is the only foal out of Perfect News (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Forged Ahead is the only foal out of Perfect News (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Perfect News (GB) · by Frankel (GB)
2Besharah (IRE) · by Kodiac (GB)
3Dixieland Kiss (USA)

Notable relatives

2nd dam

Besharah (IRE)4W · 11R · 2 black-type

Dam

Perfect News (GB)3W · 9R · 1 black-type

View full Dixieland Kiss family

In brief

How old is Forged Ahead?

Forged Ahead is a 2-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 19 February 2024.

Who are the sire and dam of Forged Ahead?

Forged Ahead is by Too Darn Hot out of Perfect News, a daughter of Frankel (GB).

Who trains Forged Ahead?

Forged Ahead is trained by Karl Burke and owned by Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Forged Ahead's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Forged Ahead has run 1 time and is yet to win.

When did Forged Ahead last run?

Forged Ahead last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 October 2026 at Southwell (AW) in the Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com EBF Maiden Stakes, finishing 7th of 9.

Is Forged Ahead related to any top horses?

Forged Ahead's black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Perfect News (GB) (dam, Group 3 winner) and Besharah (IRE) (2nd dam, Group 2 winner), from the Dixieland Kiss (USA) family.