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Horse profile

Caventara (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Sandy Thomson · Last owner Chris Harriman
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of L'aventure (FR) (Cyborg)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Mar 2021 — 2,032 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 2 wins · Kelso & Ayr Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Caventara (GB) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Nov 2019. Last raced off 108, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating108↓ 11lb off peak
108 108–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 9 Nov 2019

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 127C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3127C108—
Soft369A67—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4122A68—
Over 3m2108A82.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 6 Dec 2020 Official rating 108 at the last run, 28 Mar 2021

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 9 figures · best 123B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3106A98—
Soft399A91—
Heavy3123B123—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4123B95—
Over 3m2106A102—
1m5f – 2m2107A97.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 15 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49052411.7%−0.9—
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.80 from 3
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.50 from 6
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.62 from 6
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4,75859312.5%−0.11 from 1
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%01 from 8
Over 3m1,00312612.6%00 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Eurobot (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m6f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Braventara (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Eurobot (GB)1422m6f–3m—
Braventara (GB)1313m2fClass 4
L'aventara (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 6 2 33% +6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% −2.50
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +5.50
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 3 1 33% +3.50
Kelso 3 1 33% +2.50
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% −2.50
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +5.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mania 7 1 14% −1.50
Danny Cook 3 1 33% +3.50
Rachael McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Lizzie Kelly 2 0 0% −2.00
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 8 1 13% −2.50
None 5 1 20% +1.50
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 1 25% +1.50
2018 3 1 33% +3.50
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 1 9% −5.50
Hurdle 3 1 33% +3.50
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
28 Mar 21+15d Carlisle Northern Lights Staying Chase Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 108—— Ryan Mania 16/1
13 Mar 21+11d Ayr Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (For The James Barclay Challenge Trophy) Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-2 110—— Ryan Mania 5/2J
02 Mar 21+86d Catterick Visit racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 18 11-5 11357A98B Ryan Mania 13/2
06 Dec 20+25d Kelso William Hill Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 6 11-10 11569A99A Ryan Mania 10/3F
11 Nov 20+339d Ayr William Hill Racing Radio Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 44 10-6 11546C80C Ryan Mania 15/8F
08 Dec 19+29d Kelso Persimmon Homes Scottish Borders National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 32.5f · Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-4 115—— Ryan Mania 7/2F
09 Nov 19+240d Kelso Bruce Farms Supporting World Horse Welfare Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 108122A123B Ryan Mania 9/2
14 Mar 19+18d Hexham Visit Our New Website www.hexham-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 32f · Heavy · 12 ran BD/12 — 10-13 108—— Rachael McDonald 15/2
24 Feb 19+70d Carlisle Live Racing TV On Facebook Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 7 11-10 112108A106A Rachael McDonald 11/1
16 Dec 18+15d Carlisle Smarkets Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 12 10-7 11767A91B Danny Cook 8/1
01 Dec 18+333d Newcastle GVA Building Newcastles Future Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-6 119—— Danny Cook 12/1
02 Jan 18+80d Ayr Racing Uk Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 ——123B Danny Cook 11/2
14 Oct 17+245d Hexham Intu Eldon Square Shop,eat,repeat Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 7 10-12 ——107A Nico de Boinville 40/1
11 Feb 17+73d Warwick Racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-13 ——— Lizzie Kelly 25/1
30 Nov 16 Ffos Las Admiral Maiden NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 5 11-0 —127C88C Lizzie Kelly 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Caventara (GB) won?
Caventara (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Caventara (GB)?
Caventara (GB) was trained by Sandy Thomson on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 28 March 2021.
Who is Caventara (GB)'s sire?
Caventara (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of L'aventure (FR), whose sire is Cyborg.
What going does Caventara (GB) prefer?
Caventara (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 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 Caventara (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 28 March 2021. The highest on record is 119.
What is Caventara (GB)'s sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Caventara (GB)'s siblings?
Out of L'aventure (FR), Caventara (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Eurobot (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Braventara (GB)). The wins came over 2m6f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. 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.