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Horse profile

Barford Groover (GB)

6yo mare (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Kayley Woollacott · Last owner S Rushworth
by Pether's Moon (IRE) out of Briska Des Bordes (FR) (Vendangeur)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 May 2025 — 545 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 6th of 7 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Barford Groover is a maiden who has failed to win in six starts on turf, with one placing. Her best effort came when second of eight at Bangor-on-Dee in Apr 2023. She raced over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f, on good or softer ground. The mare, by Pether's Moon out of a Vendangeur mare, last ran when sixth of seven at Newton Abbot in May 2025. She contested that Class 5 mares handicap off her career-high mark of 89.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 7 May 2025

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 106A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3106A89—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4106A84—
2m1f – 2m4f289B76—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 24 Mar 2025 Official rating 89 at the last run, 7 May 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 112A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3112A97—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4112A89.5—
2m1f – 2m4f289A87—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 4 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pether's Moon (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 913 runs since May 2020 (106 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm13215.4%+2.3—
Good3263811.7%−1.40 from 3
Good to Soft2643312.5%−0.60 from 1
Soft2113215.2%+2.10 from 1
Heavy841416.7%+3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1516.7%−6.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−13.1—
1m – 1m1f100%−13.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−13.1—
1m5f – 2m3454513%−0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3244413.6%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m1882814.9%+1.8—
Over 3m4037.5%−5.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Briska Des Bordes (FR) (Vendangeur)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Briskalo (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 5 0 0% −5.00
Alan Johns 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 4 runs
07 May 25+18d Newton Abbot Antiques Fair On 17th May Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran Settled midfield - hit the third-last awkwardly - driven to keep on terms - lost touch approaching the second-last - eventually finished sixth beaten some distance 6/7 5 10-12 8989B85B Sean Houlihan 12/1
19 Apr 25+26d Newton Abbot Welcome To Easter Raceday 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m2½f · Heavy · 11 ran Sat close to the front group early - driven into contention after 3 out - soon dropped away and beaten a long way 4/11 19 10-13 —63A89A Sean Houlihan 16/1
24 Mar 25+60d Wincanton Andy McDonald's 70th Birthday 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7f · Good · 7 ran Drifted right over first fence - settled midpack early - driven up to challenge before two out - lost touch with pace after that - unable to close on run-in and finished third 3/7 10 10-13 —81B97B Sean Houlihan 25/1
23 Jan 25+642d Huntingdon Pertemps Network Mares' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran Held up rear from the off - took no part - finished well beaten in 7th 7/8 8½ 11-4 —87C82C Alan Johns 11/1
2023 · 2 runs
22 Apr 23+44d Bangor-on-Dee tote 'Wrexham FC Good Luck Tonight' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 10-7 —106A112A Sean Houlihan 150/1
09 Mar 23 Wincanton Salisbury Hospice Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 62 10-2 —25C82C Sean Houlihan 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Barford Groover won?
Barford Groover (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Barford Groover?
Barford Groover (GB) was trained by Kayley Woollacott on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 7 May 2025.
Who is Barford Groover's sire?
Barford Groover (GB) is by Pether's Moon (IRE) out of Briska Des Bordes (FR), whose sire is Vendangeur.
What is Barford Groover's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 7 May 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Barford Groover's sire's record?
Pether's Moon (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 913 runs since May 2020 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Barford Groover's siblings?
Out of Briska Des Bordes (FR), Barford Groover (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.