Bective Cave (IRE)
Bective Cave (IRE) is 6 from 62. Hasn't won since Jul 2020. Last raced off 108, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–62Wins / Runs
- 9.7%Strike rate
- 11 (17.7%)Placed
- −14.25£1 level staken=62 at SP
- 1.44Fair A/E n=62 · 1.13 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 116
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 20 | 124B | 94 | — |
| Soft | 9 | 96A | 63 | — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 116B | 74.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 99B | 85 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 79B | 57.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 124B | 83.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 112B | 85.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 49 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 49 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,928 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 3,024 | 341 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 3 from 26 |
| Good to Soft | 1,438 | 160 | 11.1% | +1 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 2,226 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 2 from 17 |
| Heavy | 934 | 64 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,785 | 168 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 5 from 31 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,846 | 294 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 26 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,521 | 264 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | +0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cave Hunter (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 3m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cave Hunter (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Hunter (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 3m–3m2f | Class 4 |
| Key Holder (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Its A Ruby (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 26 | 3 | 12% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 17 | 2 | 12% | −1.25 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Downpatrick | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Down Royal | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Clonmel | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Bellewstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Roscommon | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.75 |
| Thurles | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 31 | 5 | 16% | +11.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 26 | 1 | 4% | −20.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A E Lynch | 11 | 2 | 18% | +2.75 |
| Paul Townend | 6 | 2 | 33% | +17.00 |
| Adam Short | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Robbie Power | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Peter Carberry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dillon Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms H Mooney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J P McKeown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam McKenna | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J O'Hare | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Browne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Mooney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M P Fogarty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr R P Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 41 | 6 | 15% | +6.75 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| HT | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +11.00 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −0.25 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 45 | 6 | 13% | +2.75 |
| Chase | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Bective Cave (IRE) won?
- Bective Cave (IRE) won 6 of 62 archived starts between 2012 and 2021, a strike rate of 9.7%. Placed 11 times in total (17.7% of starts).
- Who trained Bective Cave (IRE)?
- Bective Cave (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 20 September 2021.
- Who is Bective Cave (IRE)'s sire?
- Bective Cave (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Beasty Maxx (GER), whose sire is Keen.
- What going does Bective Cave (IRE) prefer?
- Bective Cave (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bective Cave (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 20 September 2021. The highest on record is 123.
- What is Bective Cave (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,928 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
- Who are Bective Cave (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Beasty Maxx (GER), Bective Cave (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cave Hunter (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cave Hunter (IRE)). The wins came over 3m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.