A Likeable Rogue (IRE)
A Likeable Rogue is 2 from 3 on turf with both wins at 1m5f – 2m. The gelding won a Class 5 at Wetherby on soft ground in Dec 2025 and took the Listed William Hill Racing Bet Builder Beacons at Newbury on heavy ground in Feb 2026, his biggest win to date. He made all three career starts at different courses and won on his first visit to both Newbury and Wetherby. His last run, at Newbury in Feb 2026, was a win.
- 2–3Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- +13.75£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 42dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 101
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 101B | 89 | 2 · 101 / 89 |
Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,625 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.5% from 164.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +7.1 | — |
| Good | 547 | 59 | 10.8% | +1.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 402 | 36 | 9% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 380 | 31 | 8.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 164 | 9 | 5.5% | −3.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 99 | 6 | 6.1% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 510 | 53 | 10.4% | +1.4 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 567 | 53 | 9.3% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 300 | 22 | 7.3% | −1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 60 | 9 | 15% | +6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cray (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cray (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cray (IRE) | 30 | 3 | 1m6f–2m4f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Feb 26+42d | Newbury | William Hill Racing Bet Builder Beacons (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race) Handy early - moved through strongest around 2f out - edged in front inside the last furlong and quickened away - won comfortably | 1/10 | 11-7 | 77A | 159A | Brian Hughes | 12/1 | |
| 27 Dec 25+41d | Wetherby | William Hill Extra Places With B.O.G Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled prominently on the rail - hit the front just before 5f out - driven and met a serious challenge past 2f out - shifted left under pressure inside the final furlong then found more to score in the last 100yds | 1/15 | 11-2 | 101B | 125A | Brian Hughes | 11/4F | |
| 16 Nov 25 | Cheltenham | Three Counties Christmas Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - lost touch with the pace 3f out - pushed along and moved left approaching the final furlong - finished off going late to take fourth | 4/13 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | 130A | Brian Hughes | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has A Likeable Rogue (IRE) won?
- A Likeable Rogue (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains A Likeable Rogue (IRE)?
- A Likeable Rogue (IRE) is trained by John Dawson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 February 2026.
- Who is A Likeable Rogue (IRE)'s sire?
- A Likeable Rogue (IRE) is by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Amaya (USA), whose sire is Kingmambo.
- What is A Likeable Rogue (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kingston Hill (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,625 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.5% from 164.
- Who are A Likeable Rogue (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Amaya (USA), A Likeable Rogue (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cray (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cray (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.