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Horse profile

California Soul (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer Dave Roberts · Last owner D B Roberts
by Yeats (IRE) out of Pointing North (USA) (Orientate)
21 runs · 18 courses · from Jun 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Nov 2020 — 2,172 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 · 4th of 15 Won at Tramore Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

California Soul (IRE) is 1 from 21. Hasn't won since Jun 2017. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer). Last raced off 87, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating87↓ 25lb off peak
87 87–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 23 Nov 2020

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 14 figures · best 143C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4143C90—
Soft485B45—
Heavy397A44—
Good to Soft2111B111—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m10143C67—
2m1f – 2m4f397A89—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 20 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 9 Nov 2020 Official rating 87 at the last jumps run, 23 Nov 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64A the best of the last 1 rated run · Galway, 2 Aug 2017

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 19 figures · best 118A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7114A100—
Soft6115A93—
Heavy3109A99—
Good to Soft2102A96—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m13118A92—
2m1f – 2m4f5114A103—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 21 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 21 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 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.70 from 1
Good3,44347613.8%+1.91 from 7
Good to Soft1,96321210.8%−1.10 from 2
Soft2,83930510.7%−1.20 from 8
Heavy1,16013611.7%−0.20 from 3
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−20 from 1
1m5f – 2m2,43927411.2%−0.71 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f3,29335210.7%−1.20 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,90738713.3%+1.40 from 1
Over 3m82012515.2%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 7 1 14% +2.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 1 50% +7.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 1 8% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
D G Hogan 8 1 13% +1.00
Lee Edwards 3 0 0% −3.00
Craig Nichol 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Mulcahy 2 0 0% −2.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P J Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 1 13% +1.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 10 1 10% −1.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 1 6% −9.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2020 · 4 runs
23 Nov 20+14d Ludlow Ludlow Brewery Glynis Lloyd Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 5 10-7 87111B102A Lorcan Williams 12/1
09 Nov 20+90d Chepstow Hugo Stewart Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 10 11-0 8897A109A Lee Edwards 16/1
11 Aug 20+26d Perth Thank You Cherrybank Garage Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 4¾ 11-1 92111A90A Lee Edwards 9/1
16 Jul 20+284d Uttoxeter Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 10-13 9289A103A Lee Edwards 12/1
2019 · 3 runs
06 Oct 19+5d Kelso Scottish Racing Supporting Alzheimer Scotland Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 4½ 10-0 9735C75C Danny McMenamin 25/1
01 Oct 19+22d Sedgefield Watch Sky Sports Racing In Hd Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 97—— Craig Nichol 22/1
09 Sep 19+670d Perth TGO Creative Design, Print And Web Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 5 11-9 102—92A Craig Nichol 40/1
2017 · 10 runs
08 Nov 17+71d Musselburgh Never Miss A Race On Racinguk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 4½ 11-5 11291B84A Craig Nichol 20/1
29 Aug 17+12d Ballinrobe P & D Lydon Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 nk 10-10 10441B95A D G Hogan 5/1
17 Aug 17+15d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Rated Novice Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 5½ 10-12 9985B115A D G Hogan 20/1
02 Aug 17+16d Galway Win Big With Tote (Q.R.) Maiden 1m4f · Yielding · 17 ran 8/17 4¼ 11-5 —69C64A Jack Hogan 33/1
17 Jul 17+23d Killarney Irish Examiner Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 ½ 11-9 99—114A D G Hogan 7/1
24 Jun 17+21d Gowran Park Whitfield Orthopaedic & Sports Injury Clinic Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 2m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 11-7 97105B118A D G Hogan 9/1
03 Jun 17+8d Tramore August Racing Festival 17th-20th Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-12 91143C114A D G Hogan 8/1
26 May 17+15d Down Royal Barclay Bytes Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m3½f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 3¾ 11-9 92—100A D G Hogan 16/1
11 May 17+21d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 2m4f · Good · 18 ran 15/18 8½ 10-12 9555C87C Shane Mulcahy 25/1
20 Apr 17+114d Tipperary Point To Point Evening 11th May Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 20 ran 7/20 2½ 10-11 ——88A Shane Mulcahy 100/1
2016 · 4 runs
27 Dec 16+16d Limerick Clohessy's Bar Rated Novice Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 33 11-0 —44C80C D G Hogan 33/1
11 Dec 16+17d Cork Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 ½ 11-12 —21C99C D G Hogan 50/1
24 Nov 16+163d Thurles Richard Brennan Fencing Services Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 18 11-7 —49C81C Mr P J Cawley 40/1
14 Jun 16 Roscommon 25 Free Bet At 188BET Flat Race 2m½f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3 12-0 ——94C Ms N Carberry 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has California Soul won?
California Soul (IRE) won 1 of 21 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 3 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained California Soul?
California Soul (IRE) was trained by Dave Roberts on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 23 November 2020.
Who is California Soul's sire?
California Soul (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Pointing North (USA), whose sire is Orientate.
What going does California Soul prefer?
California Soul (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is California Soul's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 23 November 2020. The highest on record is 112.
What is California Soul's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

Record shown from June 2016. 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.