Horse profile
Capote's Dream (IRE)
by Dream Ahead (USA) out of Capote West (USA) (Capote)
52 runs · 16 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Windsor, York & Kempton (AW)
Last run 23 May 2026 · 11th of 14
Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile
Capote's Dream is a gelding with six wins from 52 starts, all over 6f – 7f. He has three wins from 11 runs at Windsor, two from 10 at Kempton (AW) and one from two at York, with victories on good to firm, good and standard (AW) going. His last win came at Windsor in Aug 2023 in a Class 4 handicap off a mark of 77. He finished 11 of 14 at Windsor in May 2026, last raced off OR 62 which is 30lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 52 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 30lb off peak
- 6–52Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 18 (34.6%)Placed
- −19.65£1 level staken=52 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=52 · 0.97 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating62↓ 30lb off peak
62
62–92
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 85
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 135A | 101.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 108A | 92 | 3 runs · 85 / 76 |
| Soft | 10 | 121A | 96.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 105A | 86 | — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 107A | 97.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 4 | 97A | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 135A | 95 | 4 runs · 100 / 80.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 71C | 69 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 52 figures from 52 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 from 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,682 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | +11.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 704 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 1,086 | 120 | 11% | +1.9 | 3 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 687 | 62 | 9% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 831 | 63 | 7.6% | −1.5 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 296 | 26 | 8.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,049 | 164 | 8% | −1.1 | 2 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 866 | 98 | 11.3% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,024 | 286 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 6 from 50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,109 | 82 | 7.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 425 | 34 | 8% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 11 | 6% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Capote West (USA) (Capote)
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Sister Slew (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Mister X (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sister Slew (IRE) | 52 | 5 | 7f–1m | — |
| Mister X (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| The Special One (IRE) | 39 | 3 | 7f–7½f | Class 6 |
| Cotai West (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Capeslew (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Lady Sparkler (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| First Responder (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| On The Cat Walk (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 3 | 21% | +2.62 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 2 | 18% | −0.77 |
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 4 | 19% | −2.15 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 11 | 3 | 27% | +2.12 |
| Kempton (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +0.23 |
| Goodwood | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Newbury | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 6 | 12% | −17.65 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Levey | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Tom Marquand | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.38 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Richard Kingscote | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alec Voikhansky | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Wright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Georgia Dobie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 5 | 24% | +5.85 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Visor | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 56% | +17.85 |
| 2020 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 May 26+136d | Windsor | Trev's Final Furlong Handicap Settled in the pack early - dropped away with 3f left - no impact from 2f out - finished 11th | 11/14 | ½ | 9-6 | 62 | 100C | 65A | Lewis Edmunds | 33/1 |
| 07 Jan 26+28d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Settled midpack early travelling keenly - moved closer to front group after 2f - shared advantage 3f out - urged forward 2f out - dropped away in a hurry 1f out and beaten well home | 8/8 | 15 | 9-4 | 65 | 40C | 51C | Sean Levey | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 25+15d | Kempton (AW) | Kennet Valley & Heros Celebrate Tullius Handicap Held up at the back - lost touch a furlong out - found some late response to finish 10th | 10/12 | shd | 9-1 | 67 | 85A | 68A | Alec Voikhansky | 50/1 |
| 25 Nov 25+186d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled around midfield - pressed for effort 2f out - found nothing and dropped away - well held at the finish | 10/11 | nk | 9-6 | 70 | 76A | 53A | Alec Voikhansky | 12/1 |
| 23 May 25+21d | Goodwood | BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Set the pace early - driven and challenged for the front two out before conceding it - dropped away inside the last | 9/9 | 2 | 8-5 | 72 | 62A | 53A | Saffie Osborne | 25/1 |
| 02 May 25+17d | Goodwood | Elston Supports UK Financial Advisers Handicap Sat close to leading duo - asked for effort 2f out - unable to threaten and stayed on same rate to finish fourth | 4/7 | 1½ | 8-8 | 73 | 106A | 79A | Trevor Whelan | 12/1 |
| 15 Apr 25+157d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Tracked front group on rail - pushed along with 1f left - unable to close the gap - dropped to 4th near the line | 4/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 73 | 104A | 82A | Daniel Muscutt | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 24+15d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Settled towards the back early - made smooth progress from 3f out - stuck for space inside 2f out then drifted left in pursuit over final furlong - stayed on to go down by half a length | 2/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 71 | 91A | 89A | Liam Wright | 18/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+14d | Newbury | West Berkshire Racing Club Handicap Started in the middle of the track - moved across to the far-rail pack after a furlong - travelling in the pack - progress 2f out - up to 3rd over 1f out - challenged at the front and drifted left in the final furlong - close throughout but just denied | 2/8 | nk | 8-7 | 68 | 93A | 100A | Silvestre De Sousa | 17/2 |
| 11 Oct 24+16d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Held up eagerly behind the front pair early - stayed handy until asked for effort 2f out - gave ground inside final furlong - finished sixth | 6/14 | 1 | 10-0 | 70 | 95B | 80A | Edward Greatrex | 33/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+12d | Goodwood | Heineken Handicap Bumped into another runner at the off - settled towards the back - pushed along over 2f out but failed to threaten | 4/9 | 7 | 9-5 | 71 | 97A | 69A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 13 Sep 24+8d | Salisbury | S H Jones Wines & Champagne Joseph Perrier Handicap Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left - couldn't quicken over 1f out and held on for ninth | 9/10 | ¾ | 8-13 | 70 | 74A | 67A | Tom Marquand | 4/1J |
| 05 Sep 24+10d | Newbury | Use The BetVictor Safer Gambling Portal Handicap Settled in the pack early - improved into contention over 2f out - hit the front a furlong out - overtaken close home - kept going to go down by a whisker | 2/9 | shd | 9-4 | 70 | 97A | 98A | Pat Dobbs | 13/2 |
| 26 Aug 24+11d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Sat just behind the pace - driven and in contention 2f out - held no more late | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 106C | 80A | Sean Levey | 18/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+24d | Windsor | Tote Placepot Leg 6 Racing League Race 27 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Settled midfield early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to challenge - finished seventh | 7/9 | 1½ | 8-6 | 73 | 107A | 73A | Sam Hitchcott | 25/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+11d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap | 8/15 | nk | 9-11 | 75 | 95C | 80A | Sean Levey | 11/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+43d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap | 5/7 | nse | 10-2 | 77 | 86B | 84A | Ross Coakley | 11/1 |
| 29 May 24+18d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 9/11 | 1 | 9-3 | 79 | 100A | 69A | Sean Levey | 14/1 |
| 11 May 24+26d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Blue Ribbon Handicap | 14/26 | hd | 9-9 | 80 | 91C | 83A | Tom Marquand | 25/1 |
| 15 Apr 24+201d | Windsor | Paul Dean's First Visit To Windsor Handicap (Div 2) | 2/11 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 80 | 112A | 94A | Sean Levey | 7/1 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 23+18d | Goodwood | Heineken Handicap | 6/10 | 1 | 10-2 | 82 | 108A | 81A | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 09 Sep 23+13d | Ascot | Fever-Tree Handicap | 9/11 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 83 | 93A | 77A | Ross Coakley | 14/1 |
| 27 Aug 23+10d | Goodwood | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap | 2/6 | ¾ | 8-9 | 80 | 121A | 85B | Trevor Whelan | 9/2 |
| 17 Aug 23+12d | Windsor | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Racing League Race 16 Handicap | 1/13 | 9-4 | 77 | 102C | 90A | Sean Levey | 9/2J | |
| 05 Aug 23+14d | Goodwood | Coral Stewards' Sprint Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 76 | 96C | 90A | Tom Marquand | 17/2 |
| 22 Jul 23+25d | Newmarket | Visit racingtv.com Handicap | 3/8 | 2 | 9-10 | 76 | 90B | 91A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/1 |
| 27 Jun 23+12d | Newbury | Maurice Adams Memorial Handicap | 7/11 | nse | 10-3 | 76 | 85A | 87A | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 15 Jun 23+26d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap | 3/9 | hd | 9-4 | 75 | 110A | 87A | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 20 May 23+15d | Newbury | Connect IT Utility Services Handicap | 10/18 | nk | 8-7 | 77 | 87C | 79A | Georgia Dobie | 20/1 |
| 05 May 23+18d | Goodwood | William Hill Bet Boost Handicap | 4/7 | 2 | 8-12 | 79 | 105A | 83A | Richard Kingscote | 9/2 |
| 17 Apr 23+178d | Windsor | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap | 3/10 | nk | 9-3 | 79 | 97A | 97A | Sean Levey | 11/2 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 22+22d | Newbury | West Berkshire Racing Club Handicap | 8/15 | 3½ | 9-4 | 82 | 74C | 77A | Rob Hornby | 33/1 |
| 29 Sep 22+14d | Salisbury | Archie Ford 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap | 7/14 | nk | 9-11 | 84 | 104C | 91A | Tom Marquand | 16/1 |
| 15 Sep 22+19d | Yarmouth | National Horseracing Museum Supported By ARC Handicap | 4/9 | nk | 9-3 | 86 | 97A | 92A | Jack Mitchell | 16/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+25d | Windsor | Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 5/11 | nk | 10-1 | 86 | 86A | 87A | Richard Kingscote | 12/1 |
| 02 Aug 22+72d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 9-3 | 89 | 108A | 79A | Richard Kingscote | 33/1 |
| 22 May 22+34d | York | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 20/21 | nk | 9-3 | 91 | 65C | 61A | Sean Levey | 22/1 |
| 18 Apr 22+166d | Kempton (AW) | Wise Betting At Racing TV Handicap | 9/9 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 92 | 75A | 62A | Jim Crowley | 7/1 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 21+93d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 4/7 | ¾ | 9-4 | 92 | 89A | 81A | David Probert | 4/1 |
| 02 Aug 21+23d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Final Handicap | 1/14 | 8-7 | 88 | 128C | 95A | Tom Marquand | 4/1J | |
| 10 Jul 21+12d | York | John Smith's Sprint Handicap | 1/19 | 9-7 | 85 | 91C | 109A | Jim Crowley | 8/1 | |
| 28 Jun 21+30d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap | 2/8 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 83 | 113A | 80A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/1 |
| 29 May 21+26d | Haydock | Betway Handicap | 12/16 | shd | 8-9 | 83 | 77C | 65A | Tom Marquand | 9/2 |
| 03 May 21+21d | Windsor | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 1/9 | 9-7 | 81 | 135A | 100A | Tom Marquand | 13/8F | |
| 12 Apr 21+26d | Windsor | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap | 2/9 | 3 | 8-12 | 81 | 119A | 93A | Kieran Shoemark | 4/1 |
| 17 Mar 21+21d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 1/8 | 9-5 | 77 | 104A | 87A | Hollie Doyle | 8/11F | |
| 24 Feb 21+126d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 1/11 | 9-4 | 72 | 92A | 89A | Kieran Shoemark | 15/2 | |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 20+18d | Gowran Park | Holden Plant Rentals Maiden | 8/12 | nk | 9-7 | 74 | 67A | 73A | Gary Carroll | 7/1 |
| 03 Oct 20+19d | Tipperary | Thank You To All The Frontline Workers From Tipperary Racecourse Handicap | 5/15 | ¾ | 9-1 | 74 | 78C | 85A | Gary Carroll | 10/1 |
| 14 Sep 20+16d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden | 6/15 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 92C | 73A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 29 Aug 20+52d | Navan | Athlumney Maiden | 7/17 | nk | 9-7 | — | 71C | 79A | Shane Foley | 11/1 |
| 08 Jul 20 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/15 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 77C | 77A | Shane Foley | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Capote's Dream won?
- Capote's Dream (IRE) won 6 of 52 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 18 times in total (34.6% of starts).
- Who trains Capote's Dream?
- Capote's Dream (IRE) is trained by Tom Ward, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 May 2026.
- Who is Capote's Dream's sire?
- Capote's Dream (IRE) is by Dream Ahead (USA) out of Capote West (USA), whose sire is Capote.
- What going does Capote's Dream prefer?
- Capote's Dream (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 14 starts (21.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Capote's Dream's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 23 May 2026. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Capote's Dream's sire's record?
- Dream Ahead (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,682 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.
- Who are Capote's Dream's siblings?
- Out of Capote West (USA), Capote's Dream (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Sister Slew (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Mister X (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.