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Horse profile

Cape Dancer (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer John Wainwright · Last owner Charles Wentworth
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Yankee Dancer (GB) (Groom Dancer)
29 runs · 17 courses · from Jun 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2009 — 6,345 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 6th of 12 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Cape Dancer (IRE) is yet to win from 29 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Ripon (Apr 2008). Last raced off 46, 44lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 44lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Cape Dancer (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Sisyphus (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sisyphus (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sisyphus (GB)1521m6f–2mClass 5
Until It Sleeps (GB)80——
Official rating46↓ 44lb off peak
46 36–90

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 (flat) 53C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 6 Jun 2009 Official rating 46 at the last flat run, 6 Jun 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 23 Sep 2008 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 18 Nov 2008

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 24 figures · best 65A · median 43.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good665A43.5—
Standard (AW)653A46.5—
Good to Firm558C39—
Soft456C45.5—
Good to Soft361C52—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f961C43—
1m2f – 1m4f865A38.5—
1m – 1m1f753A49—
Jumps 4 figures · best 93A · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m282C76.5—
2m1f – 2m4f293A89—

Of 29 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 · 28 figures from 29 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.30 from 1
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.60 from 6
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 7
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 4
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.70 from 5
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.80 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 9
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.50 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+10 from 8
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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

Dam
Yankee Dancer (GB) (Groom Dancer)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Yankee George (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Yankee George (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Yankee George (IRE)1236f–7fClass 4
Millennium Dancer (IRE)70——
Call of Ktulu (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Beverley 5 0 0% −5.00
Southwell (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Ripon 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Aspell 6 0 0% −6.00
Tony Hamilton 5 0 0% −5.00
P J McDonald 5 0 0% −5.00
Paul Fessey 4 0 0% −4.00
Paul Mulrennan 4 0 0% −4.00
Matthew Lawson 1 0 0% −1.00
James Rogers 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergal Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moriarty 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 0 0% −21.00
Cheekpieces 8 0 0% −8.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 15 0 0% −15.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 25 0 0% −25.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
06 Jun 09+200d Newcastle Nestle Rowntree Randoms Maiden Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-6 4653C Paddy Aspell 100/1
18 Nov 08+34d Fakenham Prince Of Wales Stand Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 30 10-11 9082C Paddy Aspell 33/1
15 Oct 08+22d Wetherby Ramada Jarvis Hotel Wetherby Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Firm · 17 ran 10/17 10 10-7 9071C Paddy Aspell 16/1
23 Sep 08+30d Sedgefield BHP Teesside Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 1¾ 10-7 8885A Paddy Aspell 14/1
24 Aug 08+1d Beverley Racing Again On 9th September Fillies' Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 ¾ 8-9 4537C Tony Hamilton 14/1
23 Aug 08+20d Beverley Pertemps People 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 7 8-1 4530C Matthew Lawson 10/1
03 Aug 08+47d Market Rasen Embers Install Worcester Bosch Heat Pumps Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 7 10-4 8893A Paddy Aspell 100/1
17 Jun 08+13d Yarmouth 4Head Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 5 8-0 4539A James Rogers 16/1
04 Jun 08+26d Ripon Tony & Gerry Now Selling Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 hd 8-11 4554A P J McDonald 8/1
09 May 08+13d Ripon SIS Display Management Solutions Selling Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 5 9-2 4538C P J McDonald 6/1
26 Apr 08+31d Ripon Totesport Betxtra Win Only Selling Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 2 9-2 4565A P J McDonald 9/1
26 Mar 08+21d Southwell (AW) Call Hambleton Racing On 0800 321 3271 Classified Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 8-11 4551A P J McDonald 9/1
05 Mar 08+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Treat The Family To Easter At Pontin's Classified Stakes Class 7 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 3 9-0 3649A Fergal Lynch 15/2
08 Feb 08+22d Southwell (AW) Meet Captain Croc At Pontin's Fillies' Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 8-8 4553A Paul Fessey 33/1
17 Jan 08+9d Southwell (AW) arenaleisureplc.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 8-8 4344A Paul Fessey 50/1
08 Jan 08+18d Southwell (AW) southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 3 8-4 4538A Paul Fessey 100/1
21 Dec 07+53d Southwell (AW) Go Pontin's Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 10/12 1¾ 8-7 4523C Paul Fessey 33/1
29 Oct 07+10d Leicester Twenty Twenty Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 6 9-0 4837C Tony Hamilton 33/1
19 Oct 07+38d Redcar redcarracing.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 ¾ 8-9 4844C P J McDonald 50/1
11 Sep 07+59d Beverley Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 13/15 1¼ 8-12 5522C Paddy Aspell 40/1
14 Jul 07+23d Hamilton Hamilton Park Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 8-10 55— Jamie Moriarty 16/1
21 Jun 07+30d Beverley Go Racing At Redcar Tomorrow Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 9-1 5752C Tony Hamilton 16/1
22 May 07+17d Beverley Best Uk Racecourses On Turf TV Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 8-6 6235C Tony Hamilton 40/1
05 May 07+235d Thirsk totesport 0800 221 221 Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 7 8-12 6640C Paul Mulrennan 12/1
12 Sep 06+18d Yarmouth Jack Leader Challenge Trophy Fillies' Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 8-10 6935C Tom Eaves 11/1
25 Aug 06+11d Newmarket DBS St Leger Yearling Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Soft · 20 ran 11/20 nk 8-9 6956C Tony Hamilton 100/1
14 Aug 06+18d Thirsk Racing At Beverley On Wednesday Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ¾ 8-10 7061C Paul Mulrennan 20/1
27 Jul 06+33d York Four High Petergate Hotel Fillies' Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 shd 8-9 —58C Paul Mulrennan 22/1
24 Jun 06 Ayr Coral Scotland EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 7 8-12 —43C Paul Mulrennan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cape Dancer (IRE) won?
Cape Dancer (IRE) has yet to win, from 29 archived starts between 2006 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (6.9% of starts).
Who trained Cape Dancer (IRE)?
Cape Dancer (IRE) was trained by John Wainwright on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 6 June 2009.
Who is Cape Dancer (IRE)'s sire?
Cape Dancer (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Yankee Dancer (GB), whose sire is Groom Dancer.
What is Cape Dancer (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 6 June 2009. The highest on record is 90.
What is Cape Dancer (IRE)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Cape Dancer (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Yankee Dancer (GB), Cape Dancer (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Yankee George (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Yankee George (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Cape Dancer (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Cape Dancer (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sisyphus (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sisyphus (GB)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2006. 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.