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Horse profile

Captain Cutter (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2014) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Westerner (GB) out of Hollygrove Samba (IRE) (Accordion)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Mar 2014 — 4,603 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2014 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 147
KTB Profile

Captain Cutter (IRE) is 4 from 7, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfred Goals Galore Challow Novices' Hurdle at Newbury (Dec 2013). Hasn't won since Dec 2013. Last raced off a career-high mark of 147.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 140B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 28 Dec 2013 Official rating 147 at the last run, 14 Mar 2014

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 6 figures · best 144A · median 136.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy3144A140—
Good to Soft2132A131.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3144A140—
2m1f – 2m4f2140B135.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,823 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,40642912.6%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft2,10725111.9%−0.22 from 2
Soft3,77645212%−0.10 from 1
Heavy2,10525912.3%+0.22 from 3
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,36539511.7%−0.41 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4,27853512.5%+0.42 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,97437512.6%+0.51 from 2
Over 3m7668811.5%−0.6—

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
Hollygrove Samba (IRE) (Accordion)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Gowel Road (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Gowel Road (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gowel Road (IRE)3052m½f–3mGrade 2
Yes Daddy (IRE)3941m4f–2m½fClass 4
Tommie Gun (IRE)1712mClass 4
On Lovers Walk (IRE)2113mClass 5
Without Frontier (IRE)130——
Blackborow (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 2 67% +9.75
Good to Soft 2 2 100% +0.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 2 67% +9.75
Class 4 3 2 67% −0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 1 50% +1.75
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +8.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +0.14
Kempton 1 1 100% +0.36
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +0.75
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% −0.64
2m1f – 2m4f 2 2 100% +8.14

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 5 3 60% +6.50
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 1 100% +2.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 5 3 60% +6.50
2012 1 1 100% +2.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 3 75% +7.50
NH Flat 3 1 33% +0.75

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
14 Mar 14+76d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-7 147— A P McCoy 7/1
28 Dec 13+23d Newbury Betfred Goals Galore Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-7 130140B A P McCoy 8/1
05 Dec 13+31d Market Rasen Expert Guide At marketrasenracecoursetips.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 —131A A P McCoy 1/7F
04 Nov 13+193d Kempton Weatherbys Bank Foreign Exchange 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 —132A A P McCoy 4/11F
25 Apr 13+68d Punchestown Kildare Post Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 9 11-9 —140A Nico de Boinville 5/1
16 Feb 13+57d Ascot Follow AscotInsider On Twitter Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 3½ 11-6 —133A A P McCoy 13/8
21 Dec 12 Ascot Ascot Championship Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 —144A Barry Geraghty 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Captain Cutter (IRE) won?
Captain Cutter (IRE) won 4 of 7 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 57.1%. Placed 6 times in total (85.7% of starts).
Who trained Captain Cutter (IRE)?
Captain Cutter (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 14 March 2014.
Who is Captain Cutter (IRE)'s sire?
Captain Cutter (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Hollygrove Samba (IRE), whose sire is Accordion.
What going does Captain Cutter (IRE) prefer?
Captain Cutter (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 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 Cutter (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 147, from the run on 14 March 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Captain Cutter (IRE)'s sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,823 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Captain Cutter (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Hollygrove Samba (IRE), Captain Cutter (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Gowel Road (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Gowel Road (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2012. 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.