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Canavan (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Owner Lycett Racing Ltd J Scott
by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Nordkappe (GER) (High Chaparral)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 23 Apr 2026 · 6th of 14 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Canavan is a maiden who has been placed once from 11 starts on turf. His best effort came when third of seven at Musselburgh in Sep 2024. The gelding has raced five times at Musselburgh without success and has contested races over trips from 6f to 2m on good to soft and softer ground. He finished sixth of 14 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Perth in Apr 2026.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating95↓ 3lb off peak
95 67–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 22 Jan 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 5 figures · best 130B · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3108A943 runs · 108 / 94
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5130B945 runs · 130 / 94
Flat 6 figures · best 83B · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good383B78—
Soft271A44.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f383B77—
6f – 7f278A74.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 22 Jan 2026 Official rating 95 at the last jumps run, 23 Apr 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 11 Jun 2025 Official rating 67 at the last flat run, 4 Jul 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 95A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft395A833 runs · 95 / 83
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m595A835 runs · 95 / 83
Flat 6 figures · best 85A · median 60.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good385A62—
Soft270A61.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f362A59—
6f – 7f285A77.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 11 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 7 (64%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (9%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kodi Bear (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+17—
Good to Firm5356512.1%+1.8—
Good1,02710810.5%+0.20 from 4
Good to Soft375349.1%−1.20 from 4
Soft536519.5%−0.80 from 3
Heavy141149.9%−0.4—
Standard (AW)1,32213310.1%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5526912.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f2,23423910.7%+0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f731648.8%−1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f257197.4%−2.90 from 3
1m5f – 2m112119.8%−0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4848.3%−2—
2m5f – 3m10220%+9.7—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

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
Nordkappe (GER) (High Chaparral)

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

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Narnia Dawn (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Meteor Light (IRE)421m½f–1m2fClass 4
Narnia Dawn (IRE)1117fListed
Hoffman (IRE)711m4fClass 5
Norse Power (IRE)30——
Kappa Kayleigh (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 5 0 0% −5.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Orr 4 0 0% −4.00
Gregor Walkingshaw 3 0 0% −3.00
David Nolan 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Wadge 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
23 Apr 26+67d Perth One Place. Every Race. Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - clipped the second fence - pushed for effort with much still to accomplish after three out - scratchy at the second last - unable to close the gap late 6/14 nk 10-5 9578B82A Gregor Walkingshaw 9/1
15 Feb 26+24d Musselburgh Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - clumsy at the 4th and again 5th - failed to land a blow throughout - well beaten in 6th 6/9 ½ 10-4 98108A83A Gregor Walkingshaw 16/1
22 Jan 26+21d Wetherby William Hill Racing Price Boosts Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran Settled midpack early - blundered at the 5th - slipped towards the back after the 6th - pushed for effort 3 out - out of it with 2 to jump - faded to finish sixth 6/10 2¼ 10-4 —130B88A Gregor Walkingshaw 50/1
01 Jan 26+34d Musselburgh Virgin Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - clumsy over 6th - shown the whip before 2 out where knocked off stride - stayed on through the finish without threatening - finished 6th beaten 12.5 lengths 6/10 nk 10-11 —94B95A Alan Doyle 50/1
2025 · 4 runs
28 Nov 25+147d Musselburgh Watch On Racing TV Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled at rear early - crept clear of faltering others approaching 3 out - pressed for a run soon after and dropped away tamely from there - finished 7th 7/8 10 11-2 —75C71C Patrick Wadge 18/1
04 Jul 25+23d Haydock Pullman & Novotel Paddington Liverpool Hotels Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back - urged forward with 3f left - unable to challenge - finished eighth 8/10 ¾ 9-6 6783B59A Oisin Orr 12/1
11 Jun 25+53d Hamilton Robert Graham Millar Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 11f · Good · 7 ran Sent clear early - overtaken with under 2f left - dropped away in closing stages to finish 4th 4/7 3½ 9-2 7077B62A Oisin Orr 18/1
19 Apr 25+182d Musselburgh Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 12.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled at the back of the field - pushed along with 3f to travel - unable to close from over a furlong out - finished a well-beaten fourth 4/5 3¼ 9-7 7256C59B Oisin Orr 33/1
2024 · 3 runs
19 Oct 24+35d Catterick John Sharp Memorial EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the back early - made ground through the middle from 2f out and kept going under pressure - unable to close further finishing 4th beaten 6.25 lengths 4/11 2¾ 9-7 —71A70A Oisin Orr 17/2
14 Sep 24+22d Musselburgh EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Settled third early - moved onto the pace 3f out - pushed along with 2f left - finished strongly in the closing stages - edged out for second right on the line finishing third 3/7 nk 9-7 —78A85A David Nolan 40/1
23 Aug 24 Hamilton Whysettle It Networks Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8.5f · Soft · 6 ran Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong - finished fourth 4/6 8 9-7 —18C53C David Nolan 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Canavan won?
Canavan (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Canavan?
Canavan (IRE) is trained by Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 April 2026.
Who is Canavan's sire?
Canavan (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Nordkappe (GER), whose sire is High Chaparral.
What is Canavan's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 23 April 2026. The highest on record is 98.
What is Canavan's sire's record?
Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Canavan's siblings?
Out of Nordkappe (GER), Canavan (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Meteor Light (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Narnia Dawn (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 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.