Horse profile
Captain Cool (IRE)
by Jet Away (GB) out of Legal Proceedings (IRE) (Witness Box)
18 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 4
Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile
Captain Cool won six of 18 starts on turf, all over 2m1f – 2m4f. He has three wins from four starts at Stratford and recorded his latest success in the John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase at Bangor-on-Dee in Sep 2026 off a mark of 131. The gelding, who usually led, last ran at Wetherby in Oct 2026 when third of four off his career-high mark of 135.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 6–18Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 12 (66.7%)Placed
- +0.66£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=18 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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 rating135At career-high mark
135
99–135
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 119B | 99.5 | 7 · 119 / 101 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 104B | 87.5 | 5 · 104 / 82 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 119B | 95.5 | 9 · 119 / 93 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 105B | 98 | 4 · 105 / 99 |
Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 runs · as at 22 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 17 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Prominent 8 (47%) · 3 wins
- Led 6 (35%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (12%) · 2 wins
- Held up 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,499 runs since Jan 2008 (267 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 25 | 8 | 32% | +20.8 | 4 from 6 |
| Good | 883 | 107 | 12.1% | +0.9 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 628 | 70 | 11.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 656 | 62 | 9.5% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 272 | 29 | 10.7% | −0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | −2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 794 | 81 | 10.2% | −1 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 993 | 116 | 11.7% | +0.5 | 6 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 566 | 66 | 11.7% | +0.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 94 | 13 | 13.8% | +2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Legal Proceedings (IRE) (Witness Box)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seekthisfairland (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.34 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 4 | 67% | +7.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.41 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 4 | 3 | 75% | +6.75 |
| Sedgefield | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Perth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 6 | 50% | +6.66 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Quinlan | 11 | 4 | 36% | −0.59 |
| Luke Scott | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.25 |
| Ross Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 12 | 5 | 42% | +4.41 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 38% | +3.41 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.75 |
| Chase | 8 | 5 | 63% | +8.41 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 26+36d | Wetherby | Mary Lofthouse Supporting Spinal Research Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - moved into third place after the 4th - under pressure before 4 out and jumped awkwardly there then outpaced before 2 out - finished third | 3/4 | 6½ | 12-0 | 135 | 79C | 133B | Sean Quinlan | 9/4 |
| 08 Sep 26+19d | Bangor-on-Dee | John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Settled off the pace early - moved into contention after the 2nd - advanced smoothly to hit the front before 2 out - drifted left and eased up approaching the last - clipped it then found more to stay clear to the line | 1/4 | 11-9 | 131 | 101C | 138C | Sean Quinlan | 10/11F | |
| 20 Aug 26+32d | Stratford | Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Settled off the pace early - closed on the front-runner after the 3rd - stumbled at the 6th - moved through to hit the front 3 out - driven out approaching the last and stayed on strongly to win | 1/6 | 11-4 | 126 | 104B | 133C | Sean Quinlan | 9/4F | |
| 19 Jul 26+19d | Stratford | Silver Fox Classic Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) up with the pace - driven before 2 out - chased the winner after 2 out - awkward at the last but stayed on for third | 3/5 | shd | 11-3 | 126 | 82C | 126B | Luke Scott | 13/8F |
| 30 Jun 26+23d | Stratford | ROA/RSA Shared Ownership Day Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in third early - moved up to the front before two out despite a mistake there - kicked away before the last to score with plenty in hand | 1/3 | 10-5 | 122 | 93C | 139C | Luke Scott | 7/2 | |
| 07 Jun 26+5d | Perth | Perth Silver Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along but unable to close after 3 out - moved into second on the run home but held by a clear-cut winner | 2/5 | 5 | 11-4 | 121 | 101C | 143B | Sean Quinlan | 5/2 |
| 02 Jun 26+7d | Southwell | Enhance Your Race Day With Sponsorship Handicap Hurdle Handy early despite losing footing approaching the turn - hit the front before 5th - drifted about when challenged 2 out and lost command before the last - stayed on but held to finish second | 2/5 | 3 | 11-5 | 109 | 97C | 130B | Sean Quinlan | 8/13F |
| 26 May 26+9d | Plumpton | Kalm Club At Grange Festival Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat just behind pace - pushed to the front approaching 2 out and drew away before the last - allowed to idle near the line for a comfortable win | 1/4 | 11-1 | 107 | 75C | 139B | Luke Scott | 11/4 | |
| 17 May 26+46d | Stratford | Happy 32nd Birthday Lottie Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked pace early - hit front 5th - pushed along on home turn - matched at last - edged clear on run-in - pressed hard final 110yds but kept finding more - prevailed by a whisker | 1/6 | 12-0 | 107 | 78A | 132B | Sean Quinlan | 2/1F | |
| 01 Apr 26+22d | Sedgefield | Sedgefield Racecourse Supports Autism In Racing Handicap Hurdle Set the early gallop - urged forward after 3 out - matched up 2 out then given a squeeze and lost front spot before the last - stayed on at an even effort to finish 2nd beaten a length and a quarter | 2/7 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 106 | 114B | 135B | Sean Quinlan | 2/1F |
| 10 Mar 26+10d | Sedgefield | Fairlight Studios Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - stumbled two out under pressure then locked into a battle with the eventual winner - edged left and lost the advantage close home to finish second | 2/9 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 101 | 119B | 133A | Luke Scott | 15/8F |
| 28 Feb 26+28d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Disputed the front - fell foul of a mistake and lost pilot 3rd | UR/7 | — | 11-7 | 101 | — | — | Luke Scott | 7/4F |
| 31 Jan 26+89d | Musselburgh | bet365 Handicap Hurdle Settled into second early - clipped the fence three out then driven when dropping back two out - overtaken before the last - faded through the run-in to finish fourth | 4/9 | 2¼ | 11-5 | 103 | 105B | 124A | Sean Quinlan | 12/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+26d | Plumpton | Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - jumped awkwardly 6th before losing command approaching 2 out - stayed in 3rd but couldn't find more from the last | 3/5 | 6½ | 11-3 | 104 | 91C | 112B | Ross Chapman | 11/4 |
| 08 Oct 25+8d | Sedgefield | Case IH The Team Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the outset - pressed three out - pushed clear two out - stayed on strongly to hold on for the win | 1/11 | 12-0 | 99 | 98B | 126A | Sean Quinlan | 5/4F | |
| 30 Sep 25+22d | Sedgefield | Nigel Hawke Raceday Experiences Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - pushed along after the second-last then lost the advantage approaching the final fence - stayed on well to the line finishing second beaten a length and a half | 2/11 | 1½ | 11-10 | 99 | 118B | 125A | Luke Scott | 5/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+67d | Perth | Auto Services Perth 24 Hour Recovery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot before the 5th then regained it approaching 2 out - hit last obstacle awkwardly and faded to finish third | 3/8 | 7½ | 11-0 | — | 98B | 112A | Sean Quinlan | 5/1 |
| 03 Jul 25 | Perth | Horizon Group Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Fought for control early - sat close to pace - hit front before 3 out - overtaken before 2 out - dropped away on the run-in | 4/9 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | 83B | 111A | Sean Quinlan | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Captain Cool (IRE) won?
- Captain Cool (IRE) won 6 of 18 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 12 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Captain Cool (IRE)?
- Captain Cool (IRE) is trained by Jennie Candlish, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Captain Cool (IRE)'s sire?
- Captain Cool (IRE) is by Jet Away (GB) out of Legal Proceedings (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box.
- What going does Captain Cool (IRE) prefer?
- Captain Cool (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Captain Cool (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 14 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Captain Cool (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Jet Away (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,499 runs since Jan 2008 (267 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Captain Cool (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Legal Proceedings (IRE), Captain Cool (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.