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Horse profile

Cara's Way (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Jan 2019) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner W R Kinsey
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Dare To Venture (IRE) (Darazari)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Jan 2019 — 2,829 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2019 · 6th of 8 Won at Doncaster Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Cara's Way (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2019. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 109.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Cara's Way (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
A Chara (GB)30——
Way Horn (GB)10——
Georgia's Cross (GB)20——

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 25 Nov 2018

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 7 figures · best 133A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3133A110—
Good3112B110—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4112B103.5—
1m5f – 2m2133A120.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 9 Jan 2019 Official rating 109 at the last run, 28 Jan 2019

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 7 figures · best 104B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3101A98—
Good3104B99—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4104B100—
1m5f – 2m298A94—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.60 from 1
Good1,07215914.8%+1.51 from 3
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.10 from 3
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.1—
Heavy71710414.5%+1.2—
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,54920813.4%+0.11 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−10 from 1
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dare To Venture (IRE) (Darazari)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Movewiththetimes (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Movewiththetimes (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Movewiththetimes (IRE)1641m7½f–2m7fClass 4
Venture Capital (IRE)622m–2m2f—
Youcannotbeserious (IRE)90——
Capital Pursuit (IRE)70——
Rockwiththetimes (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 1 33% +1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +3.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Quinlan 2 1 50% +2.00
Keith Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms L O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Wildman 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 1 50% +2.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2019 · 2 runs
28 Jan 19+19d Ludlow Join Racing TV Now Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 5 11-10 109110C95C Sean Quinlan 6/1
09 Jan 19+40d Doncaster Sky Bet Extra Place Races Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 105110C104B Sean Quinlan 3/1
2018 · 5 runs
30 Nov 18+5d Limerick Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 4/14 4 11-5 —97B101A Keith Donoghue 9/2
25 Nov 18+17d Navan www.navanracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 6½ 11-5 —112B99A Keith Donoghue 33/1
08 Nov 18+31d Thurles Templemore Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 9½ 10-13 —108B90A Jack Kennedy 14/1
08 Oct 18+18d Tipperary Season Finale Flat Race 20f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 nk 11-7 —83A91A Ms L O'Neill 20/1
20 Sep 18 Clonmel Munster (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 11-0 —133A98A Jack Wildman 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Cara's Way won?
Cara's Way (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Cara's Way?
Cara's Way (IRE) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 28 January 2019.
Who is Cara's Way's sire?
Cara's Way (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Dare To Venture (IRE), whose sire is Darazari.
What going does Cara's Way prefer?
Cara's Way (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cara's Way's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 28 January 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Cara's Way's sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cara's Way's siblings?
Out of Dare To Venture (IRE), Cara's Way (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Movewiththetimes (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Movewiththetimes (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Cara's Way produced winners?
As a dam, Cara's Way (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. 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.