Skip to content
Horse profile

Captain Link (AUS)

4yo gelding · Trainer C Fownes · Owner Links Racing Syndicate
by Merchant Navy (AUS) out of Stormy Publisher (ARG) (Bernstein)
1 run · 1 course · from Jun 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 3 Jun 2026 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Captain Link is a lightly raced gelding by Merchant Navy out of a Bernstein mare who made his debut in the Wong Nai Chung Gap Handicap at Happy Valley in Jun 2026. He finished 10 of 12 in the Class 4 event over 6f to 7f on good to firm ground while wearing first-time headgear and running off an official rating of 56. That remains his highest mark to date.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 8 Nov 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 4 runs since Jun 2026 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%00 from 1
Good100%0—
Good to Soft200%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%0—
6f – 7f200%00 from 1
1m – 1m1f100%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2026 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Stormy Publisher (ARG) (Bernstein)

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.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
03 Jun 26 Happy Valley (HK) Wong Nai Chung Gap Handicap (Course C) (Turf) (Div I) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran . 10/12 1¼ 9-5 56 Joao Moreira 78/10

Quick answers

How many races has Captain Link won?
Captain Link (AUS) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Captain Link?
Captain Link (AUS) is trained by C Fownes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 June 2026.
Who is Captain Link's sire?
Captain Link (AUS) is by Merchant Navy (AUS) out of Stormy Publisher (ARG), whose sire is Bernstein.
What is Captain Link's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 3 June 2026.
What is Captain Link's sire's record?
Merchant Navy (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 4 runs since Jun 2026 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.