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Horse profile

Cliffs Of Dover (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Mr And Mrs J D Cotton
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Basanti (USA) (Galileo)
25 runs · 17 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Mar 2020 — 2,427 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 · 18th of 23 10 wins · 9 courses Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile

Cliffs Of Dover (GB) is 10 from 25, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Bet365 Summit Juvenile Hurdle at Doncaster (Dec 2016). Hasn't won since Jan 2019. 7 of 16 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 5 on softer.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating139↓ 6lb off peak
139 64–145

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 15 Dec 2018

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 10 figures · best 130A · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7130A119—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7130A108—
2m1f – 2m4f3119B109—
Flat 7 figures · best 126A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)3104A101—
Good to Firm2106C81—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6126A105—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 144B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 1 Jan 2019 Official rating 139 at the last jumps run, 13 Mar 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 17 Aug 2018 Official rating 87 at the last flat run, 13 Oct 2018

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 11 figures · best 144B · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good8142A130.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8142A130.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3144B110—
Flat 13 figures · best 84B · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm584B72—
Standard (AW)479A72—
Good to Soft273A64.5—
Good283A72—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m684B76—
1m2f – 1m4f272B70—
1m – 1m1f272A66.5—
6f – 7f273A64.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 25 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 · 24 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 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−3.9—
Good to Firm620558.9%−0.92 from 6
Good1,15213411.6%+1.85 from 10
Good to Soft605518.4%−1.41 from 3
Soft759678.8%−10 from 2
Heavy263186.8%−3—
Standard (AW)1,67417010.2%+0.42 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f406409.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f1,52916210.6%+0.80 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,078938.6%−1.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f909808.8%−10 from 2
1m5f – 2m6977811.2%+1.49 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f367359.5%−0.31 from 4
2m5f – 3m9688.3%−1.5—
Over 3m9111.1%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Basanti (USA) (Galileo)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sufi (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m5f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sufi (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sufi (GB)6041m5f–2m2½fClass 4
Man From Seville (GB)1441m6f–2m½fClass 4
Song Beam (GB)20——
Leopards Park (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 5 50% +5.29
Good to Firm 6 2 33% −0.05
Standard (AW) 4 2 50% +0.25
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 6 2 33% −1.75
Class 3 5 4 80% +8.41
Class 4 3 2 67% +5.25
Class 1 3 2 67% +1.08
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 1 33% −1.67
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +2.33
Haydock 2 1 50% +1.75
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 2 100% +2.25
Wincanton 2 1 50% +0.20
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +3.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +1.75
Kempton 1 1 100% +1.38
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +3.50
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 15 9 60% +10.49
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.50
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 8 5 63% +4.99
Megan Nicholls 7 3 43% +1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 1 50% +2.50
Darryll Holland 2 0 0% −2.00
Bryan Carver 1 0 0% −1.00
Bryony Frost 1 1 100% +3.50
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 1 1 100% +3.50
2018 10 3 30% −2.00
2016 10 6 60% +7.49
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 3 23% −5.00
Hurdle 12 7 58% +9.99

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
2020 · 1 run
13 Mar 20+437d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4½f · Soft · 23 ran 18/23 6½ 11-3 13975C106C Bryan Carver 66/1
2019 · 1 run
01 Jan 19+17d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-12 136109B144B Bryony Frost 7/2
2018 · 10 runs
15 Dec 18+21d Doncaster bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 11-10 136122A134A Harry Cobden 4/1
24 Nov 18+42d Haydock Betfair Best Odds On Itv Races Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 12 11-4 140119B110A Harry Cobden 4/1J
13 Oct 18+29d Newmarket Dubai 500,000 Cesarewitch Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 2m2f · Good To Firm · 33 ran 27/33 1½ 8-1 8756C67C Megan Nicholls 33/1
14 Sep 18+28d Doncaster William Hill Mallard Handicap Class 2 · 1m6½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1 8-4 87120C73A Megan Nicholls 25/1
17 Aug 18+7d Newbury Big Group Insight Handicap Class 3 · 1m5½f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-2 77126A83A Megan Nicholls 9/2
10 Aug 18+30d Haydock Smarkets.com Handicap Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-1 77106C84B Megan Nicholls 11/4
11 Jul 18+114d Kempton (AW) Bet At racinguk.com Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 1½ 9-4 7777A70A Megan Nicholls 5/4F
19 Mar 18+12d Lingfield (AW) Betway Stayers Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 71101A79A Megan Nicholls 1/2F
07 Mar 18+18d Lingfield (AW) Stayers Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 8-10 64104A72A Megan Nicholls 7/4
17 Feb 18+434d Wincanton Betway Kingwell Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 145—— Harry Cobden 16/1
2016 · 10 runs
10 Dec 16+43d Doncaster Bet365 Summit Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 140130A140A Harry Cobden 1/3F
28 Oct 16+7d Wetherby Weatherbys Stallion Book Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-6 139125B142A Harry Cobden 7/4
21 Oct 16+5d Cheltenham Racing Uk Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-13 11598A124A Harry Cobden 10/3
16 Oct 16+2d Kempton Racinguk.com/hd Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 115107C130C Harry Cobden 11/8
14 Oct 16+20d Wincanton Crestmoor Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 1/3 9-11 98108C125C Harry Cobden 6/5F
24 Sep 16+25d Market Rasen Premier League Betting At 188bet Juvenile Hurdle Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4 11-3 —65A116A Sam Twiston-Davies 2/1F
30 Aug 16+82d Worcester Totepool Betting On All Uk Racing Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 ——131A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
09 Jun 16+13d Newbury Insure Wiser Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 hd 9-1 64—68A Fran Berry 8/1
27 May 16+29d Bath Octagon Consultancy Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 9-0 65—72B Darryll Holland 4/1
28 Apr 16+230d Chelmsford City (AW) Book Simply Red Tickets At Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1¾ 9-4 67—72A Darryll Holland 12/1
2015 · 3 runs
11 Sep 15+21d Salisbury Booker Wholesale Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 6/10 2¼ 9-5 ——61A Steve Drowne 8/1
21 Aug 15+17d York British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 15/18 3¾ 9-5 ——56C Martin Harley 66/1
04 Aug 15 Salisbury New Jaguar XE At Westover Jaguar EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 9-5 ——73A Jim Crowley 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cliffs Of Dover won?
Cliffs Of Dover (GB) won 10 of 25 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 11 times in total (44% of starts).
Who trained Cliffs Of Dover?
Cliffs Of Dover (GB) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 13 March 2020.
Who is Cliffs Of Dover's sire?
Cliffs Of Dover (GB) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Basanti (USA), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Cliffs Of Dover prefer?
Cliffs Of Dover (GB) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cliffs Of Dover's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 13 March 2020. The highest on record is 145.
What is Cliffs Of Dover's sire's record?
Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
Who are Cliffs Of Dover's siblings?
Out of Basanti (USA), Cliffs Of Dover (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sufi (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sufi (GB)). The wins came over 1m5f–2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2015. 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.