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Cato's Revenge (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer P J Rothwell · Last owner J J Leckey
by Notnowcato (GB) out of Pidgeon Bay (IRE) (Perugino)
16 runs · 11 courses · from May 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Oct 2025 — 375 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 6th of 15 Won at Limerick Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Cato's Revenge is a gelding who has won one of 16 starts on turf. His sole success came in the Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in Dec 2023 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground off an official rating of 109. He has raced off a mark as high as 121 and last ran off 117 when sixth of 15 in the W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle at Galway in Oct 2025.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating117↓ 4lb off peak
117 109–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Naas, 23 Feb 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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 128B · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft6100B86—
Heavy4128B92.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5128B100—
2m1f – 2m4f498B85.5—
1m5f – 2m388B77—

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 23 Feb 2025 Official rating 117 at the last jumps run, 25 Oct 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 65C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Punchestown, 27 Apr 2023

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 130A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft6118A106—
Heavy5130A116—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5123A115—
2m1f – 2m4f4130A109.5—
1m5f – 2m4119A109—
Flat 2 figures · best 65C · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 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 3 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,370 runs since May 2011 (226 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1700%−9.8—
Good to Firm2662710.2%+0.4—
Good6546810.4%+0.60 from 2
Good to Soft3865614.5%+4.70 from 2
Soft466347.3%−2.50 from 7
Heavy171179.9%+0.11 from 5
Standard (AW)410317.6%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5247.7%−2.1—
6f – 7f349236.6%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f3624612.7%+2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f3663910.7%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m5265410.3%+0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4024010%+0.21 from 5
2m5f – 3m274238.4%−1.40 from 6
Over 3m39410.3%+0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pidgeon Bay (IRE) (Perugino)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Carr Hall (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (High Calibre (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Carr Hall (IRE)4631m2f–1m4fClass 6
High Calibre (IRE)1021m7½f–2mClass 4
Dreaming On (IRE)712m4f—
High Bay (IRE)50——
Whenugetup Wakeup (IRE)10——
The Roestone (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 5 1 20% +6.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +10.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss P Elvin 4 1 25% +7.00
Conor Owens 3 0 0% −3.00
James O'Sullivan 3 0 0% −3.00
Simon Torrens 2 0 0% −2.00
Tiernan Power Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
P J O'Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 1 13% +3.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 7 1 14% +4.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 1 8% −1.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
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
2025 · 3 runs
25 Oct 25+188d Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Yielding · 15 ran Held up at the back - still 12th early after 9th - moved into contention approaching last two - hampered slightly at final fence then continued at an unchanged effort to the line 6/15 7 10-7 117100B117A Simon Torrens 25/1
20 Apr 25+56d Cork Bar One Racing Easter Handicap Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 15 ran Held up towards the back - untidy 6 out then driven on after 4 out with nothing more to give from 3 out - well beaten at the finish 13/15 20 10-5 11884C99C Tiernan Power Roche 9/1
23 Feb 25+272d Naas Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 2m7f · Heavy · 19 ran Settled towards the back early - made headway approaching the straight - pushed into 7th out wide two out then unable to threaten leaders in 4th despite a small stumble at the last - stayed on same gear to finish fifth 5/19 ½ 10-4 118128B123A Tiernan Power Roche 28/1
2024 · 5 runs
27 May 24+23d Ballinrobe McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle 2m6½f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 2¼ 10-11 118112B115A Simon Torrens 33/1
04 May 24+35d Punchestown SBK Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m4½f · Soft · 23 ran 18/23 3¼ 10-2 12076B103A Sean O'Keeffe 66/1
30 Mar 24+34d Fairyhouse I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed) 3m · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 3 10-0 12185C96C Conor Owens 33/1
25 Feb 24+50d Naas Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 2m6½f · Soft · 14 ran UR/14 — 9-11 121—— Conor Owens 18/1
06 Jan 24+10d Cork EASYFIX Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 9½ 10-9 12198B116A James O'Sullivan 13/2
2023 · 7 runs
27 Dec 23+18d Limerick Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-3 10987B130A Miss P Elvin 10/1
09 Dec 23+13d Navan Headfort Arms Hotel Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 25 ran 5/25 5½ 11-5 ——96C Conor Owens 80/1
26 Nov 23+24d Cork I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 17 ran 7/17 ¾ 11-9 —52B100A James O'Sullivan 28/1
02 Nov 23+171d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 6 11-1 —97B109A James O'Sullivan 50/1
15 May 23+18d Killarney Beaufort Golf Club Ladies (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 20 11-7 ——61C Miss P Elvin 11/4J
27 Apr 23+77d Punchestown JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 6/9 nk 11-0 ——65C Miss P Elvin 80/1
09 Feb 23+647d Thurles John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race 1m7½f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 11-12 —77B119A Miss P Elvin 50/1
2021 · 1 run
03 May 21 Down Royal Play Lotto On The Boylesports App (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m½f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 11-2 —88B118A P J O'Hanlon 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cato's Revenge won?
Cato's Revenge (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Cato's Revenge?
Cato's Revenge (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 25 October 2025.
Who is Cato's Revenge's sire?
Cato's Revenge (IRE) is by Notnowcato (GB) out of Pidgeon Bay (IRE), whose sire is Perugino.
What going does Cato's Revenge prefer?
Cato's Revenge (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cato's Revenge's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 25 October 2025. The highest on record is 121.
What is Cato's Revenge's sire's record?
Notnowcato (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,370 runs since May 2011 (226 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.
Who are Cato's Revenge's siblings?
Out of Pidgeon Bay (IRE), Cato's Revenge (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Carr Hall (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (High Calibre (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2021. 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.