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Horse profile

Barlovento (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Olly Murphy · Owner Mrs Diana L Whateley
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Playhara (IRE) (King's Theatre)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last run 22 Apr 2026 · 1st of 7 Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Barlovento is a gelding who has won four of ten starts on turf. He won the Balnakeilly Novices' Limited Handicap Chase at Perth in Apr 2026, a Class 3 event over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 124. All four wins have come at different courses. He has three wins from seven runs over 2m1f – 2m4f. Aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2026, he won last time out.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating124↓ 1lb off peak
124 117–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton, 14 Mar 2026

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 9 figures · best 149C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good399A783 runs · 99 / 78
Soft2104A88.51 run · —
Heavy2107A92—
Good to Soft2149C132.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6116B77.54 runs · 99 / 75.5
1m5f – 2m2107A105.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 135B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 22 Apr 2026 Official rating 124 at the last run, 22 Apr 2026

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 10 figures · best 135B · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3135B1353 runs · 135 / 135
Good to Soft3134A1301 run · —
Soft2123B113.51 run · —
Heavy2120A115.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7135B1305 runs · 135 / 134
1m5f – 2m2123B121.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 4 (57%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,52618812.3%+12 from 3
Good to Soft1,21613411%−0.31 from 3
Soft1,88921411.3%01 from 2
Heavy7768611.1%−0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,57219312.3%+11 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,96920210.3%−13 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,22915312.4%+1.10 from 1
Over 3m2383313.9%+2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Playhara (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Finnfaraway (GB)60——
Cupla Focal (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +5.50
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +2.50
Soft 2 1 50% +0.75
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +1.50
Class 3 3 2 67% +5.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 2 1 50% +3.00
Perth 1 1 100% +2.50
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +4.50
Southwell 1 1 100% +1.75
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 3 43% +7.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +0.75
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 9 4 44% +7.75
Fergus Gregory 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +0.50
2025 3 1 33% +2.00
2024 4 2 50% +4.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 2 40% +3.50
Hurdle 3 1 33% +2.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% +0.75

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
22 Apr 26+39d Perth Balnakeilly Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Settled behind pace early - travelling strongly 3 out - pushed into contention 2 out - hit front before last - stayed on to win 1/7 11-10 12457A135B Sean Bowen 5/2F
14 Mar 26+49d Kempton Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran Sat close to the pace early - dropped to 10th - pushed along past three out and improved to third by the last but couldn't close - held on for third 3/7 17 10-9 12599A119A Sean Bowen 11/2
24 Jan 26+29d Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - mistakes at 10th and 11th - pushed along before 4 out - a short-lived improvement past 3 out then dropped away approaching 2 out to finish well beaten 8/9 11 11-2 12573A104A Sean Bowen 4/1
2025 · 3 runs
26 Dec 25+39d Kempton 'Get Your Ladbrokes Free Kempton Bet' Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran Raced in the first half of the pack - moved into fourth before 3 out - driven after 3 out and drawing nearer - went on 2 out and asserted - untidy at the last then driven out to score 1/10 11-1 12178B135A Sean Bowen 4/1
17 Nov 25+300d Exeter Sandygate Inn, Kingsteignton Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - lacked pace and had much ground to make up approaching the home bend - driven and made swift progress from 4 out - hit the front 2 out - shoved along under pressure up the run-in - caught close home to finish second 2/9 ½ 11-1 117—134A Sean Bowen 17/2
21 Jan 25+62d Leicester Next Meeting At leicesterraces Wednesday 29th January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 6 ran Settled in second early - hit the front 4 out - lost that spot and got in a tangle 2 out - laboured through last as winner went clear then plugged on for a distant second 2/6 30 11-12 11777B111B Sean Bowen 5/4F
2024 · 4 runs
20 Nov 24+27d Warwick Denis O'Connell Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled at the back early - made progress before the 7th - urged on after the 8th - moved into second 2 out but no match for winner up the run-in 2/5 9 11-7 —149C130B Sean Bowen 7/4
24 Oct 24+220d Carlisle You Can't Park There Sir Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled at back early - made progress by 8th - up to third approaching final flight - moved left and into second on the run-in - kept going strongly to get up close home 1/14 11-0 —116B130A Sean Bowen 9/2
18 Mar 24+48d Southwell Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-8 —104A123B Sean Bowen 7/4
30 Jan 24 Chepstow Its Not Unusual Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 11 11-2 —107A120A Fergus Gregory 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Barlovento won?
Barlovento (IRE) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 8 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trains Barlovento?
Barlovento (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 April 2026.
Who is Barlovento's sire?
Barlovento (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Playhara (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Barlovento prefer?
Barlovento (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Barlovento's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 22 April 2026. The highest on record is 125.
What is Barlovento's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Barlovento's siblings?
Out of Playhara (IRE), Barlovento (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2024. 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.