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Horse profile

Classic Cause (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer Charles Hills · Last owner Mrs Fitri Hay
by Classic Empire (USA) out of Foolish Cause (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jun 2025 — 496 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 · 3rd of 5 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

Classic Cause (USA) is a maiden who has shown placed form twice from seven starts. His best effort came when second of seven at Wolverhampton (AW) in Jun 2025. The gelding, by Classic Empire (USA) out of a Giant's Causeway mare, finished third of five as beaten favourite at Lingfield in Jun 2025 when last seen off an official rating of 57. He raced on turf and all-weather surfaces without success.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 10 Jun 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 7 figures · best 94A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)394A86—
Good to Firm272C62.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f486A68.5—
1m – 1m1f394A73—

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 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 10 Jun 2025 Official rating 57 at the last run, 18 Jun 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 7 figures · best 78A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)378A70—
Good to Firm267B64.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f470A64.5—
1m – 1m1f378A67—

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 from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Classic Empire (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 18 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%0—
Good to Firm300%00 from 2
Good100%00 from 1
Good to Soft200%00 from 1
Standard (AW)1100%00 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%00 from 4
1m – 1m1f900%00 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f400%0—
1m5f – 2m100%0—

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
Foolish Cause (USA) (Giant's Causeway)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Foolish Humor (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Kingscote 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Watson 2 0 0% −2.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

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 · 4 runs
18 Jun 25+8d Lingfield HighBet Club WC Acca Boost Handicap Class 6 · 9f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Drifted right at the break causing interference - travelled with eagerness tracking the front pair - moved into second after two furlongs - pressed for effort a furlong out but unable to gain further ground - drifted left approaching the final furlong then dropped back to third close home 3/5 hd 9-6 5772C67B Richard Kingscote EvensF
10 Jun 25+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 7 ran Pulled hard early - travelled close to the pace - urged along with 2f left - pushed out inside final furlong to hit the front despite drifting left - caught in the last 110 yards but battled on for second 2/7 nk 9-7 5894A78A Billy Loughnane 6/4F
01 Jun 25+32d Nottingham Jimmys Killer Mountain Of Prawns Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8.5f · Good · 10 ran Wide in the early stages before shifting over to hit the front - driven clear approaching 2f out - overtaken soon after - faded in final furlong to finish sixth 6/10 4½ 9-5 5873A60A Jason Watson 7/2
30 Apr 25+222d Southwell (AW) Golf And Gallop Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Sat close to the pace on the wide side - swung extremely wide entering the straight - asked for effort and drifted markedly left inside the final furlong - stayed on to the line but narrowly denied for 3rd 3/8 hd 9-7 5886A70A Rob Hornby 10/3
2024 · 3 runs
20 Sep 24+48d Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Held a forward spot early - driven and lost touch with the pace over 2f out - unable to find more thereafter - well held 13/13 3 9-7 —42C67C Cieren Fallon 80/1
03 Aug 24+17d Goodwood British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Settled towards the back early - unable to land a challenge - finished ninth beaten just over 11 lengths 9/11 2 9-2 —53A62A Richard Kingscote 66/1
17 Jul 24 Ffos Las Tax Assist Accountants Llanelli / EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 9-7 —84B62A Jason Watson 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Classic Cause won?
Classic Cause (USA) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Classic Cause?
Classic Cause (USA) was trained by Charles Hills on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 18 June 2025.
Who is Classic Cause's sire?
Classic Cause (USA) is by Classic Empire (USA) out of Foolish Cause (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
What is Classic Cause's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 18 June 2025. The highest on record is 58.
What is Classic Cause's sire's record?
Classic Empire (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 18 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Classic Cause's siblings?
Out of Foolish Cause (USA), Classic Cause (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.