Skip to content
Horse profile

Cat O' Nine Tails (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer Brian Rothwell · Last owner Mrs Greta Sparks
by Motivator (GB) out of Purring (USA) (Mountain Cat)
25 runs · 13 courses · from May 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Aug 2012 — 5,201 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 12th of 12 4 wins · Beverley, Musselburgh & Thirsk Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) is 4 from 25, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2011. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 59, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 19lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) has 5 produce in the archive, 3 winners — most wins Al Nafoorah (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Al Nafoorah (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Nafoorah (GB)1731m–1m½fClass 4
Hallalulu (GB)1931m–1m1½fClass 5
Primrose Maid (GB)3617fClass 6
Ruby Kendyl (GB)20——
La Plusbelle (GB)30——
Official rating59↓ 19lb off peak
59 59–78

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 60C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 8 Aug 2012 Official rating 59 at the last run, 8 Aug 2012

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 25 figures · best 79A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1379A72—
Good979A61—
Good to Soft263C59.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1379A69—
1m2f – 1m4f1078A60.5—
2m1f – 2m4f271A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 25 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 5,593 runs since May 2009 (515 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,089. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,281. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 593. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21523.8%+11.7—
Good to Firm5717112.4%+0.32 from 13
Good1,31914511%−1.12 from 9
Good to Soft86011213%+0.90 from 2
Soft1,08917416%+3.90 from 1
Heavy4526714.8%+2.7—
Standard (AW)1,2811007.8%−4.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4137.3%−4.8—
6f – 7f574508.7%−3.4—
1m – 1m1f1,1111089.7%−2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,85424313.1%+12 from 10
1m5f – 2m1,21716013.1%+12 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f5939015.2%+3.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m183179.3%−2.8—
Over 3m20315%+2.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Purring (USA) (Mountain Cat)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Jeer (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Purr Along (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jeer (IRE)6181m2f–1m4fClass 3
Purr Along (GB)1537f–1mGroup 3
Katawi (GB)1735f–6fListed
Kittens (GB)2131m4fClass 6
Lady Francesca (GB)1111m½fClass 5
Kitty For Me (GB)10——
Brave Dancing (GB)50——
Vocal Anomaly (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 13 2 15% +1.53
Good 9 2 22% −0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 14 4 29% +9.03
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pontefract 4 0 0% −4.00
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 3 2 67% +5.50
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +0.53
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 1 100% +12.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 2 15% −4.50
1m2f – 1m4f 10 2 20% +4.53
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Silvestre De Sousa 6 1 17% −4.47
Joe Fanning 6 2 33% +2.50
Greg Fairley 4 0 0% −4.00
Barry McHugh 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Elliott 1 1 100% +12.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 13 1 8% −11.47
2010 10 3 30% +11.50

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
2012 · 2 runs
08 Aug 12+19d Newcastle Worthington Handicap Class 5 · 1m6½f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 47 9-6 5960C Paddy Aspell 50/1
20 Jul 12+277d Pontefract Totepool Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 3¼ 9-3 6457C Barry McHugh 33/1
2011 · 13 runs
17 Oct 11+9d Pontefract toteswinger Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 26 9-2 6757C Barry McHugh 20/1
08 Oct 11+18d York coral.co.uk Green Tick Win More Every Race Handicap Class 4 · 2m2f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1 9-2 6961C Barry McHugh 20/1
20 Sep 11+5d Beverley Season Finale Selling Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 7378A Silvestre De Sousa 8/15F
15 Sep 11+23d Pontefract Pontefract Stayers Championship Handicap (Round 6) Class 6 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 nk 9-13 7371A Franny Norton 14/1
23 Aug 11+21d Leicester Real Beer Agency Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 1½ 9-13 7475A Silvestre De Sousa 13/2
02 Aug 11+8d Catterick Eat Sleep Drink At Nags Head Pickhill Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 8 9-5 7356B Silvestre De Sousa 13/8F
25 Jul 11+19d Ayr Jockey Club Restaurant Handicap (Qualifier For The Betfair Bonus Scottish Racing Stayers Final) Class 5 · 1m5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 hd 9-7 7379A Silvestre De Sousa 5/1
06 Jul 11+19d Catterick Turmeric Handicap Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 6 9-5 7378A Silvestre De Sousa 5/1
17 Jun 11+7d Ayr Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Class 5 · 1m5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 63 9-6 7463C Royston Ffrench 4/1
10 Jun 11+13d York Bond Tyres Handicap Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 ¾ 8-9 7471A Silvestre De Sousa 12/1
28 May 11+8d Newmarket Newmarketracecourses.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 4 8-12 7765C Joe Fanning 14/1
20 May 11+14d Musselburgh Canaccord Genuity Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-1 7878A Joe Fanning 7/1
06 May 11+229d Ascot Transformers & Rectifiers Ltd Handicap Class 3 · 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 2 8-12 7870A Kieren Fallon 12/1
2010 · 10 runs
19 Sep 10+6d Hamilton Totesuper7 Handicap Class 4 · 1m5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 8 9-3 7056C Joe Fanning 9/4F
13 Sep 10+9d Musselburgh Weatherbys Bank Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-6 7179A Joe Fanning 5/2J
04 Sep 10+13d Haydock Fred's Lucky Numbers Handicap Class 3 · 1m6f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 5 8-3 7257A Greg Fairley 14/1
22 Aug 10+23d Musselburgh Daily Record Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-13 6769A Joe Fanning 4/1
30 Jul 10+14d Thirsk Thirsk Castle Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 6372A Andrew Elliott 12/1
16 Jul 10+17d Pontefract Greyhounds Make Great Pets Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 4 9-7 6548C Paul Mulrennan 13/2
29 Jun 10+25d Hamilton Racing Uk Sky 432 Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 hd 9-7 6575A Greg Fairley 5/1
04 Jun 10+15d Catterick Champions 60:60 Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 2¼ 8-6 6557A Greg Fairley 9/1
20 May 10+16d Haydock Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 6 8-6 —64A Greg Fairley 10/1
04 May 10 Newcastle PFS And Direct Technology Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 4½ 8-8 —51B Joe Fanning 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cat O' Nine Tails won?
Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) won 4 of 25 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 7 times in total (28% of starts).
Who trained Cat O' Nine Tails?
Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) was trained by Brian Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 8 August 2012.
Who is Cat O' Nine Tails's sire?
Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) is by Motivator (GB) out of Purring (USA), whose sire is Mountain Cat.
What going does Cat O' Nine Tails prefer?
Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cat O' Nine Tails's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 8 August 2012. The highest on record is 78.
What is Cat O' Nine Tails's sire's record?
Motivator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,593 runs since May 2009 (515 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,089. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,281. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 593. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
Who are Cat O' Nine Tails's siblings?
Out of Purring (USA), Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Jeer (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Purr Along (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Cat O' Nine Tails produced winners?
As a dam, Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) has 5 produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Al Nafoorah (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Al Nafoorah (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. 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.