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Horse profile

Captain Bill (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Nigel Hawke · Last owner Thorne Farm Racing Ltd
by Sageburg (IRE) out of Pomme (GB) (Observatory)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2024 — 781 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Captain Bill is a Sageburg gelding who was yet to win from six starts on turf up to Aug 2024. He raced five times over hurdles between 1m5f and 3m, failing to place on good, good to soft and soft ground at four different courses. His last run, at Fontwell in Aug 2024, was in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle where he ran prominently off an official rating of 68. He reached a highest ever mark of 71.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 3 figures · best 51C · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good246C40.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m351C46—

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 30 Nov 2023 Official rating 68 at the last run, 30 Aug 2024

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 4 figures · best 99C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft281C70—
Good299C92—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m399C85—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sageburg (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,472 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.3% from 353.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10—
Good to Firm45715.6%+5.6—
Good1,06410810.2%+0.20 from 3
Good to Soft6477111%+10 from 2
Soft1,0311009.7%−0.30 from 1
Heavy3895213.4%+3.4—
Standard (AW)29372.4%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f44613.6%+3.6—
6f – 7f292227.5%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f320299.1%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f215167.4%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m9659710.1%+0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,22712310%00 from 1
2m5f – 3m3534713.3%+3.30 from 1
Over 3m56610.7%+0.7—

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
Pomme (GB) (Observatory)

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
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Noonan 4 0 0% −4.00
Lorcan Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH 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
30 Aug 24+40d Fontwell Rapunzel Me Bouncy Blow And Go Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran Handy early - hit front after 3rd but jumped awkwardly and lost lead 7th - driven and faded from 3 out - eased and pulled up after following fence PU/13 — 10-5 68—— Lorcan Murtagh 125/1
21 Jul 24+50d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 32 10-3 71—59C David Noonan 80/1
01 Jun 24+184d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 4 11-2 —35C85C David Noonan 40/1
30 Nov 23+32d Taunton Taunton Racecourse Business Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 3 11-0 —46C99C David Noonan 250/1
29 Oct 23+223d Wincanton Anlore Haulage & Plant Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-3 ——— David Noonan 250/1
20 Mar 23 Taunton Royal National Lifeboat Institution Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 14 10-3 —51C81C Tom Buckley 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Captain Bill (IRE) won?
Captain Bill (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Captain Bill (IRE)?
Captain Bill (IRE) was trained by Nigel Hawke on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 30 August 2024.
Who is Captain Bill (IRE)'s sire?
Captain Bill (IRE) is by Sageburg (IRE) out of Pomme (GB), whose sire is Observatory.
What is Captain Bill (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 30 August 2024. The highest on record is 71.
What is Captain Bill (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sageburg (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,472 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.3% from 353.

Record shown from March 2023. 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.