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Horse profile

Castle Cove (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer William Haggas · Owner Jon And Julia Aisbitt
by Camelot (GB) out of Lavender Lane (IRE) (Shamardal)
8 runs · 7 courses · from May 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Doncaster, Chester & Leicester First-time headgear LTO Last run 8 Nov 2025 · 1st of 22 Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Castle Cove is a gelding who has won three of eight starts on turf, all over 1m2f – 1m4f. Each win came on a first visit to the course, including a Class 4 novice at Leicester on good to soft in May 2024, a Class 3 handicap at Chester on soft in June 2025 off 85, and the Virgin Bet November Handicap at Doncaster in Nov 2025 off 92 on heavy. He won last time out at Doncaster in Nov 2025, his first run in first-time headgear. The son of Camelot has reached an official rating of 93.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating92↓ 1lb off peak
92 85–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 30 Aug 2025

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 113C · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3104A101—
Soft2101A100—
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7113C991 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 8 Nov 2025 Official rating 92 at the last run, 8 Nov 2025

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 111A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft393A89—
Soft298A94.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7111A911 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 5 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Held up 5 (100%) · 2 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Camelot (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,691 runs since Jan 2008 (755 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm8179111.1%−0.60 from 1
Good1,99223711.9%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft1,09413112%+0.31 from 3
Soft1,49019813.3%+1.61 from 2
Heavy5545810.5%−1.21 from 1
Standard (AW)1,72918310.6%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2613.8%−7.9—
6f – 7f713669.3%−2.4—
1m – 1m1f1,60817911.1%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f2,87934912.1%+0.43 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,67021813.1%+1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5956310.6%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m1712011.7%0—
Over 3m29413.8%+2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lavender Lane (IRE) (Shamardal)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lilac Road (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Lilac Road (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lilac Road (IRE)1641m–1m2½fGroup 2
Canterbury Bell (IRE)1037f–1m2fClass 4
Carmichael (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +7.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 1 25% +1.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +3.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +8.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +4.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 1 100% +8.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 3 43% +12.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Marquand 3 1 33% +2.00
Cieren Fallon 2 1 50% +7.00
Jason Hart 1 1 100% +4.00
Adam Farragher 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 2 29% +7.00
Hood 1 1 100% +4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 2 40% +9.00
2024 3 1 33% +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
2025 · 5 runs
08 Nov 25+49d Doncaster Virgin Bet November Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 12f · Heavy · 22 ran Held up towards the back - improved into the pack with 3f left - urged into 6th 2f out then hit front approaching the final furlong - a little unfurnished but stayed on strongly to score 1/22 8-11 92113C111A Jason Hart 4/1J
20 Sep 25+21d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Autumn Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled towards the back early - driven into contention from over 2f out - asked for effort inside final furlong - held to 4th finishing spot without further response 4/14 1 9-1 92101C89A Cieren Fallon 9/4F
30 Aug 25+32d Sandown Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back - moved into contention entering last 2f - stayed on inside final furlong but couldn't land a blow 4/12 2¼ 9-4 93101A91A Tom Marquand 7/2
29 Jul 25+45d Goodwood Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 18 ran Settled at the back - nudged into contention 2f out - short of room and angled right inside the final furlong to thread through - plugged on without the speed to close on the front group - sixth 6/18 nse 8-9 9374C90A Tom Marquand 7/2F
14 Jun 25+338d Chester Horseradish Catering & Events Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 10.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back early - still with work needed 2f out - roused to move up on the outside approaching the final furlong - hit the front close to home - stayed on strongly under pressure - won comfortably 1/12 8-13 8599A98A Cieren Fallon 8/1
2024 · 3 runs
11 Jul 24+20d Newbury Pump Technology Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-11 8894B86A Adam Farragher 15/8
21 Jun 24+25d Redcar Celebrate The Life Of Joe Newton Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 nk 9-11 —58B87A Paul Mulrennan EvensF
27 May 24 Leicester Filbert Fox EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 —104A93A Tom Marquand 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Castle Cove won?
Castle Cove (IRE) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Castle Cove?
Castle Cove (IRE) is trained by William Haggas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2025.
Who is Castle Cove's sire?
Castle Cove (IRE) is by Camelot (GB) out of Lavender Lane (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
What going does Castle Cove prefer?
Castle Cove (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Castle Cove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 8 November 2025. The highest on record is 93.
What is Castle Cove's sire's record?
Camelot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,691 runs since Jan 2008 (755 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Castle Cove's siblings?
Out of Lavender Lane (IRE), Castle Cove (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lilac Road (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Lilac Road (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.