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Badgers Cove (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2016) · Last trainer Robin Dickin · Last owner E R C Beech B Wilkinson
by Witness Box (USA) out of Celestial Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
18 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Mar 2016 — 3,870 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2016 4 wins · Kempton, Ludlow & Towcester Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Badgers Cove (IRE) is 4 from 18. Hasn't won since Mar 2014. All 4 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off 104, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 22lb off peak
104 104–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 15 Mar 2014 Official rating 104 at the last run, 23 Mar 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 147A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft7129A108—
Heavy4123B117—
Soft3128A115—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m12147A115.5—
Over 3m2123B114.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 18 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Witness Box (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2528%−1.1—
Good to Firm17374%−5.1—
Good651548.3%−0.81 from 2
Good to Soft396369.1%02 from 8
Soft7687810.2%+1.11 from 3
Heavy6536610.1%+10 from 5
Standard (AW)900%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m491408.1%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f867778.9%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,0201009.8%+0.74 from 14
Over 3m284269.2%+0.10 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Celestial Rose (IRE) (Roselier)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Richard's Sundance (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Richard's Sundance (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Richard's Sundance (IRE)3962m5½f–3m1½fClass 3
Rossmore Lad (IRE)1632m7½f–3mClass 4
Mahlers Star (IRE)1712m4fClass 5
Celestial Chimes (IRE)1013mClass 5
Jay Lo (IRE)80——
Spirit of Man (IRE)70——
Helenpark (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 2 25% +29.50
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 1 33% −0.25
Good 2 1 50% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 3 25% +28.25
Class 3 5 1 20% +0.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 6 1 17% −3.25
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 1 50% +1.50
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 2 100% +37.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 4 29% +31.25
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 4 27% +30.25
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 3 1 33% +0.50
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 2 2 100% +5.75
2010 3 1 33% +31.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 1 9% −7.50
Hurdle 7 3 43% +34.75

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
23 Mar 16+19d Warwick Executive Hire News Passionate Industry Voice Handicap Chase Class 4 · 29f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-11 104— Charlie Poste 13/2
04 Mar 16+720d Newbury Physicool Handicap Hurdle (In Aid Of West Berkshire Mencap) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 13 11-2 110107A Charlie Poste 20/1
2014 · 3 runs
15 Mar 14+22d Kempton Betdaq 25 No Lose Mobile Bet Handicap Chase (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-1 104128B Charlie Poste 5/2F
21 Feb 14+30d Warwick Gamble Family Day At Warwick Races Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 7 11-8 106115A Charlie Poste 8/1
22 Jan 14+59d Southwell 32red Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 11-8 106123B Charlie Poste 3/1F
2013 · 6 runs
24 Nov 13+20d Towcester Mike And Freda Clayton Memorial Handicap Chase (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 15 11-0 108102B Charlie Poste 2/1F
04 Nov 13+201d Kempton Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-6 111— Charlie Poste 16/1
17 Apr 13+52d Cheltenham Rundle And Co Handicap Chase Class 3 · 28f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 1 10-13 114106A Charlie Poste 33/1
24 Feb 13+24d Towcester Kevin Sullivan gg.com Forum Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 5 11-11 114102C Charlie Poste 9/4F
31 Jan 13+26d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 11 11-0 116116B Charlie Poste 15/8
05 Jan 13+10d Chepstow Get Rewards4Racing Points With Coral Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 3¾ 11-0 124111A Charlie Poste 11/2
2012 · 2 runs
26 Dec 12+18d Towcester Exclusive Mobile Offers Text Tote To 89660 Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Heavy · 5 ran SU/5 — 11-0 —— Charlie Poste 5/4
08 Dec 12+608d Chepstow Taffy Jenkins Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 3 11-12 126118A Charlie Poste 14/1
2011 · 2 runs
10 Apr 11+90d Ludlow Bet On Live Football At Totesport.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-10 123147A Charlie Poste 4/1F
10 Jan 11+25d Towcester Ladbrokes Roulette Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-5 122128A Charlie Poste 7/4F
2010 · 3 runs
16 Dec 10+5d Towcester Free Bets At gg.com Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 1 11-4 —129A Charlie Poste 7/2
11 Dec 10+19d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Bristol Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 nk 11-4 —108A Charlie Poste 33/1
22 Nov 10 Ludlow Perrott Properties / European Breeders' Fund 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 —112B Charlie Poste 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Badgers Cove won?
Badgers Cove (IRE) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2016, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
Who trained Badgers Cove?
Badgers Cove (IRE) was trained by Robin Dickin on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 23 March 2016.
Who is Badgers Cove's sire?
Badgers Cove (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Celestial Rose (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does Badgers Cove prefer?
Badgers Cove (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Badgers Cove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 23 March 2016. The highest on record is 126.
What is Badgers Cove's sire's record?
Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
Who are Badgers Cove's siblings?
Out of Celestial Rose (IRE), Badgers Cove (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Richard's Sundance (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Richard's Sundance (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.