Captain James Cook (GB)
Captain James Cook is a maiden who has run seven times without a win or a place. His best effort came when third of six at Cork in Sep 2026. The colt raced prominently and finished fifth of 12 in a maiden at the Curragh in Oct 2026. He last ran off an official rating of 61, which was 8 lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 22dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 80
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 86A | 70.5 | 4 runs · 86 / 70.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 80A | 79.5 | 2 runs · 80 / 79.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 86A | 72 | 7 runs · 86 / 72 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 23 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 7 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Prominent 5 (71%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 172 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 43 | 5 | 11.6% | −3.5 | — |
| Good | 51 | 7 | 13.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 26 | 7 | 26.9% | +11.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −15.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 20 | 2 | 10% | −5.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | −0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 124 | 20 | 16.1% | +1 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 29 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Arizona Blaze (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Arizona Blaze (GB)).
Family form: Ridger (IRE) finished 2nd of 9 at Wolverhampton (AW), 27 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Blaze (GB) | 16 | 6 | 5f–6f | Group 1 |
| Sailthisshipalone (GB) | 30 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Ridger (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Dreaming Spires (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. M. Lordan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 26+16d | Curragh (IRE) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Up with the pace early - second 2f out then third 1 1/2f out - nothing more to give final furlong - dropped to 5th near the line | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | 61 | 80A | 75B | W. M. Lordan | 11/1 |
| 29 Sep 26+8d | Cork (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series) Prominent early and second at halfway - moved up to hit the front over 2f out - passed by a rival over 1f out - weakened into third inside the last 100 yards | 3/6 | 4½ | 8-10 | 63 | 79C | 67B | W. M. Lordan | 9/2 |
| 21 Sep 26+16d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Fairyhouse.ie Nursery Handicap Set the pace early - overtaken before the first furlong - fought back into it approaching halfway - driven back in front with two furlongs to run - urged on and hard-chased a furlong out then weakened into third around 150 yards out - slipped back again near the line to finish 4th | 4/7 | ¾ | 8-13 | 67 | 72A | 59A | W. M. Lordan | 13/2 |
| 05 Sep 26+18d | Navan (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series) Set the pace on the far rail - pushed along with 2 1/2f left before giving way inside the final furlong - faded late to finish sixth | 6/10 | shd | 8-7 | 69 | 69A | 64A | Wayne Lordan | 5/1 |
| 18 Aug 26+41d | Roscommon (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sat behind the front group early - disputed second at halfway - urged forward turning in and asked to close 2f out - had nothing left and drifted right approaching final furlong to finish sixth | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 86A | 68A | Wayne Lordan | 8/1 |
| 08 Jul 26+35d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden sat behind the pace - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort in 4th with 2f to run before being driven and fading with a furlong left | 7/8 | nk | 9-0 | — | 37A | 56A | Jack Cleary | 8/1 |
| 03 Jun 26 | Curragh | Pension Structures Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Handy in the far pack early - pushed to hold 5th at halfway - dropped away over a furlong out and beaten off well before the line | 12/13 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 40C | 46C | Ryan Moore | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Captain James Cook won?
- Captain James Cook (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Captain James Cook?
- Captain James Cook (GB) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
- Who is Captain James Cook's sire?
- Captain James Cook (GB) is by Blackbeard (IRE) out of Liberisque (GB), whose sire is Equiano.
- What is Captain James Cook's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 15 October 2026. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Captain James Cook's sire's record?
- Blackbeard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 172 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Captain James Cook's siblings?
- Out of Liberisque (GB), Captain James Cook (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Arizona Blaze (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Arizona Blaze (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.