Horse profile
Alpha Capture (IRE)
34 runs · 18 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Ran 13 days ago · 5th of 10
Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile
Alpha Capture is 4 from 34 with one Listed win, the Coral Rockingham Stakes at York in Oct 2022. He has four wins from four different courses, all on turf, three of them over 6f – 7f and one over 1m – 1m1f. The gelding won a Class 5 handicap at Doncaster in Jun 2026 on good ground off 76 and finished fifth of 10 in a Class 3 handicap at Pontefract in Oct 2026. He is usually held up.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 4–34Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 15 (44.1%)Placed
- −19.00£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.69Fair A/E n=34 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 47dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating82↓ 21lb off peak
82
71–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 118
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 119B | 93 | 6 · 119 / 99 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 122A | 94.5 | 3 · 122 / 118 |
| Soft | 6 | 97C | 79 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 106A | 96 | 2 · 92 / 81 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 97A | 92 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 122A | 95 | 9 · 122 / 102 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 92A | 73 | 3 · 92 / 73 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 97C | 94.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 34 runs · as at 13 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.
Run style from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,912 runs since Jan 2008 (388 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,392. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 416.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | +27 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 78 | 12.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 1,050 | 92 | 8.8% | −2.7 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 318 | 29 | 9.1% | −2.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 416 | 29 | 7% | −4.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,392 | 204 | 14.7% | +3.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 807 | 110 | 13.6% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,010 | 223 | 11.1% | −0.4 | 3 from 25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 720 | 76 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 35 | 11.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +1 | — |
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
Dam
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Acklam Express (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Acklam Express (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acklam Express (IRE) | 29 | 4 | 5f | Listed |
| Maglev (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Walbrook (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Inns Of York (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| New York Story (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | −6.50 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −9.50 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Galway | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| York | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 3 | 12% | −15.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Marquand | 9 | 2 | 22% | −4.00 |
| Colin Keane | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Mark Winn | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kazuo Yokoyama | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.00 |
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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+11d | Pontefract | Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Stakes (Div II) raced mid-division - urged over 1f out - plugged on at same speed in final furlong to finish 5th | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 82 | 96A | 89A | Joanna Mason | 7/2J |
| 24 Sep 26+18d | Pontefract | Explore Shared Racehorse Ownership At inthepaddock.co.uk Handicap Stakes Sluggish start - settled at the back of the field - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on late without threatening the frontrunners | 9/14 | shd | 9-12 | 83 | 102C | 89A | Daniel Tudhope | 8/1 |
| 06 Sep 26+25d | York | Coopers Marquees Apprentice Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - driven to make progress with over 2f left and closed on the pack - faded in the final furlong to finish 11th | 11/19 | ½ | 9-12 | 84 | 70C | 86A | Donagh Murphy | 11/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+10d | Beverley | Jill Willows Handicap Stakes Hesitant leaving the stalls - settled at the back - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - made ground into the last furlong then closed on the leader - stayed on for second without threatening to get there | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-13 | 82 | 118B | 93A | Conor Whiteley | 13/8F |
| 02 Aug 26+9d | Chester | J20 Classified Claiming Stakes Held up in the pack - pushed along with a furlong left - finished with real purpose but denied by a nose into 2nd | 2/6 | nk | 9-4 | 82 | 88B | 99B | Kevin Stott | 9/4 |
| 24 Jul 26+15d | York | eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Stakes racing in the pack - driven 2f out - finishing well but boxed in late on | 10/18 | ¾ | 9-11 | 82 | 94C | 95A | Kevin Stott | 7/2F |
| 09 Jul 26+25d | Doncaster | Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Pound Handicap racing in the pack early - made steady progress approaching the final furlong - driven into second inside the final furlong - closed on the winner but narrowly beaten at the line | 2/10 | shd | 10-2 | 79 | 122A | 102A | Kevin Stott | 7/2F |
| 14 Jun 26+12d | Doncaster | Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap (Div 1) Settled mid-pack early - pushed along to close in with two furlongs left - moved through to front approaching final furlong - held on well to score | 1/11 | 9-10 | 76 | 106A | 103A | Kevin Stott | 4/1 | |
| 02 Jun 26+45d | Pontefract | GV Co Property Consultants Supports The YCC Handicap Settled close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f remaining - moved through to challenge inside final furlong and hit the front for a stride - stayed on but overhauled close home to score second | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 74 | 119B | 103A | Kevin Stott | 3/1F |
| 18 Apr 26+11d | Thirsk | Join Racing TV Today Handicap (Div 1) Towards the back - nudged along and progress 3f out before a gap was needed and angled left inside the final furlong - kept on into 6th but never a factor | 6/13 | nk | 8-13 | 75 | 96C | 81A | Mark Winn | 11/1 |
| 07 Apr 26+17d | Pontefract | Racing TV Sky Channel 424 Handicap (Div 1) Sat behind front group - boxed in with a furlong left before finding space and pressed forward - stayed on same gear to finish third | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 75 | 92A | 94A | Mark Winn | 5/2 |
| 21 Mar 26+231d | Newcastle (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled towards the far flank early in the pack - pushed along and made ground into the last furlong - held for pace close home to finish third | 3/11 | 1 | 9-9 | 75 | 73A | 87A | Mark Winn | 28/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+4d | Galway | McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap Held a midfield spot - pushed along 3f out then found extra to reach 6th with a furlong left - finished fourth holding effort to the line | 4/18 | nk | 9-12 | 77 | 97C | 92A | Seamie Heffernan | 5/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+15d | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap Slow to break - held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left then finished well wide late to be fifth beaten 2 lengths | 5/15 | ½ | 9-11 | 77 | 83C | 88A | Seamie Heffernan | 9/1 |
| 14 Jul 25+39d | Killarney | TXODDS Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along and finished steadily inside the closing furlong - no real threat to the front runners - finished 7th | 7/11 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 77 | 68A | 72A | Colin Keane | 11/4F |
| 05 Jun 25+306d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 1) Settled at the back early - moved into 7th by halfway - going nicely and made ground under a furlong out - squeezed for space on the rails - found extra to take 2nd but couldn't reel in winner | 2/16 | ¾ | 9-10 | 74 | 85C | 99A | Colin Keane | 13/2 |
| 03 Aug 24+4d | Galway | McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap (50-80) Settled at the back early - improving into 8th with 2f remaining - pushed forward to 6th approaching final furlong - stayed on to take second but couldn't reach winner | 2/12 | 2 | 9-10 | 74 | 92B | 88A | Colin Keane | 15/2 |
| 30 Jul 24+14d | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (50-80) | 7/16 | 2½ | 9-10 | 74 | 75C | 77A | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 16 Jul 24+18d | Killarney | Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap | 1/9 | 9-10 | 71 | 80A | 86A | Colin Keane | 4/1J | |
| 28 Jun 24+279d | Curragh | Silken Thomas And Lock 13 Handicap (50-75) | 19/21 | nse | 9-13 | 72 | 51C | 63A | Colin Keane | 11/2 |
| 23 Sep 23+9d | Newmarket | Turners Handicap | 3/5 | 1½ | 8-5 | 74 | 89C | 70B | Jack Enright | 9/1 |
| 14 Sep 23+12d | Doncaster | Meriel Tufnell Apprentice Handicap | 8/13 | nk | 8-11 | 77 | 67C | 68A | Jack Enright | 9/2 |
| 02 Sep 23+14d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap | 8/9 | 1 | 9-2 | 82 | 88A | 68A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 19 Aug 23+7d | Newbury | Heart Bingo Summer Sizzler Handicap | 7/11 | 1 | 8-8 | 85 | 96A | 78A | Tom Marquand | 7/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+14d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap) | 7/10 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 90 | 89B | 71A | Kazuo Yokoyama | 18/1 |
| 29 Jul 23+16d | Newmarket | Visit racingtv.com Handicap | 7/10 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 95 | 95B | 78A | Adam Farragher | 10/1 |
| 13 Jul 23+131d | Newmarket | bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 11/16 | 1 | 9-4 | 100 | 95C | 91A | Tom Marquand | 28/1 |
| 04 Mar 23+32d | Lingfield (AW) | talkSPORT Spring Cup Stakes (Listed) (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) | 7/7 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 103 | 97A | 74A | Richard Kingscote | 16/5 |
| 31 Jan 23+105d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) (GBB Race) | 2/3 | ¾ | 9-5 | 103 | 92C | 93C | Tom Marquand | EvensF |
| 18 Oct 22+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Talksport Download The App EBF Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-11 | 103 | 92A | 95A | Tom Marquand | 10/11F |
| 08 Oct 22+30d | York | Coral Rockingham Stakes (Listed) | 1/8 | 9-3 | 100 | 106A | 105A | Tom Marquand | 5/2F | |
| 08 Sep 22+14d | Doncaster | Weatherbys Scientific 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/15 | shd | 9-0 | — | 96C | 114A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 25 Aug 22+40d | Carlisle | Watch Racing TV Now EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/11 | 9-7 | — | 93A | 101A | Tom Marquand | 1/2F | |
| 16 Jul 22 | Newbury | bet365 EBF Novice Stakes | 2/10 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 57B | 86A | Tom Marquand | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Alpha Capture (IRE) won?
- Alpha Capture (IRE) won 4 of 34 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 15 times in total (44.1% of starts).
- Who trains Alpha Capture (IRE)?
- Alpha Capture (IRE) is trained by Roger Fell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Alpha Capture (IRE)'s sire?
- Alpha Capture (IRE) is by Cotai Glory (GB) out of York Express (GB), whose sire is Vale Of York.
- What going does Alpha Capture (IRE) prefer?
- Alpha Capture (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Alpha Capture (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Alpha Capture (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Cotai Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,912 runs since Jan 2008 (388 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,392. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 416.
- Who are Alpha Capture (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of York Express (GB), Alpha Capture (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Acklam Express (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Acklam Express (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.