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Horse profile

Cahal (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2015) · Last trainer David Nicholls · Last owner D Nicholls
by Bushranger (IRE) out of Cabopino (IRE) (Captain Rio)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jan 2015 — 4,307 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2015 · 6th of 6 Won at Catterick Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

Cahal (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2014. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 6
Official rating57↓ 2lb off peak
57 53–59

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 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 9 Oct 2014 Official rating 57 at the last run, 4 Jan 2015

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 82A · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good573A60—
Good to Soft382A60—
Good to Firm364A59—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1482A59.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,449 runs since Jan 2008 (300 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm28310.7%+3—
Good to Firm713628.7%+10 from 3
Good969737.5%−0.21 from 5
Good to Soft453398.6%+0.90 from 3
Soft666456.8%−0.90 from 1
Heavy211136.2%−1.50 from 1
Standard (AW)1,4091087.7%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4504610.2%+2.5—
6f – 7f1,8891497.9%+0.21 from 14
1m – 1m1f1,012757.4%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f606396.4%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m308227.1%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f139107.2%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m3725.4%−2.3—
Over 3m800%−7.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cabopino (IRE) (Captain Rio)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Swanton Blue (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Swanton Blue (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Swanton Blue (IRE)5656fClass 5
Pranceabootthetoon (IRE)2116fClass 5
Beau Sparkle (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +8.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 1 13% +5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 4 1 25% +9.00
Ripon 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrian Nicholls 6 1 17% +7.00
Royston Ffrench 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Anna Hesketh 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Page Fuller 1 0 0% −1.00
Raul Da Silva 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 10 1 10% +3.00
2013 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
04 Jan 15+87d Southwell (AW) Daily Enhanced 'Magic Multiples' At Unibet Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 6/6 8 8-7 5730C Miss Anna Hesketh 9/1
09 Oct 14+42d Ayr Coca-Cola Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 nk 9-0 5869A Paddy Aspell 12/1
28 Aug 14+10d Hamilton Avia Signs Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-2 5560A Adrian Nicholls 10/3F
18 Aug 14+13d Thirsk Racinguk.com/anywhere: 3 Devices, 1 Price Lady Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 hd 9-10 5582A Page Fuller 7/2F
05 Aug 14+13d Catterick Betfred Racing Like Us On Facebook Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 2½ 8-13 5659A Adrian Nicholls 4/1F
23 Jul 14+16d Catterick August 15th Is Ladies' Evening Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 9-2 5651A Adrian Nicholls 5/2
07 Jul 14+10d Ripon Our Local Heroes Foundation Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 1 8-7 5665A Adrian Nicholls 16/1
27 Jun 14+35d Chester Cruise Nightclub Handicap Class 4 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 2¼ 8-2 5749B Raul Da Silva 8/1
23 May 14+11d Musselburgh Turcan Connell Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 8-10 5964A Royston Ffrench 10/1
12 May 14+19d Musselburgh Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 3 8-5 5960A Royston Ffrench 7/1
23 Apr 14+176d Catterick racinguk.com/anywhere 3 Devices 1 Price Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-1 5373A Adrian Nicholls 12/1
29 Oct 13+17d Catterick Racing Post Weekender Out Tomorrow Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 7 9-5 —49B Adrian Nicholls 66/1
12 Oct 13+14d York Join Coral.co.uk For A 50 Free Bet E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 nk 9-5 —49C Paul Quinn 66/1
28 Sep 13 Ripon Trevor Ingham Celebration E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 ½ 9-5 —37C Graham Gibbons 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cahal (IRE) won?
Cahal (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Cahal (IRE)?
Cahal (IRE) was trained by David Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 4 January 2015.
Who is Cahal (IRE)'s sire?
Cahal (IRE) is by Bushranger (IRE) out of Cabopino (IRE), whose sire is Captain Rio.
What going does Cahal (IRE) prefer?
Cahal (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Cahal (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 4 January 2015. The highest on record is 59.
What is Cahal (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bushranger (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,449 runs since Jan 2008 (300 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cahal (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Cabopino (IRE), Cahal (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Swanton Blue (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Swanton Blue (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2013. 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.