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Commander Kev (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2014) · Last trainer Mrs K Hobbs · Last owner The Kp The Nuts Racing Club
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Grange Park (IRE) (Warcraft I)
14 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Apr 2014 — 4,571 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2014 · 10th of 12 Won at Folkestone Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Commander Kev (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since May 2012. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 97, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating97↓ 22lb off peak
97 93–119

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 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Folkestone, 17 May 2012 Official rating 97 at the last run, 15 Apr 2014

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 13 figures · best 130A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good9130A102—
Good to Soft2110C108.5—
Soft2116A111.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5130A110—
2m5f – 3m5116A107—
1m5f – 2m3117C102—

Of 14 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 · 13 figures from 14 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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−1—
Good407256.1%+1.11 from 9
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.80 from 2
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 3
Heavy190126.3%+1.3—
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 6
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.61 from 5
Over 3m5511.8%−3.2—

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
Grange Park (IRE) (Warcraft I)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gold Beach (IRE)60——
Garco (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −6.50
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 1 20% −2.50
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 2 1 50% +0.50
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −2.50
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Kennedy 8 0 0% −8.00
Tom Cheesman 2 1 50% +0.50
Mr Conor Smith 1 0 0% −1.00
James Banks 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 0 0% −12.00
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 2 1 50% +0.50
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 4 1 25% −1.50
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
15 Apr 14+698d Kempton Freddie Farmer Foundation Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 39 11-3 9792C Mr Conor Smith 50/1
17 May 12+78d Folkestone Hamlet Oak Framed Buildings Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Cuckoo Maiden Challenge Cup) Class 6 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 93110A Tom Cheesman 6/4F
29 Feb 12+346d Folkestone ladbrokes.com Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 10 11-7 —102B Tom Cheesman 4/1
20 Mar 11+1058d Newton Abbot Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 3¾ 11-5 —107A James Banks 6/1
26 Apr 08+15d Market Rasen Racing UK Focused On Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 2¾ 10-13 11996C William Kennedy 11/4F
11 Apr 08+24d Ascot Carraig Insurance Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 2¾ 11-0 114130A William Kennedy 5/1
18 Mar 08+121d Warwick Entertain Clients At Warwick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2¾ 11-2 117116A William Kennedy 6/1
18 Nov 07+30d Cheltenham Gideon Kasler Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1 11-0 115107C Richard Johnson 12/1
19 Oct 07+614d Cheltenham Club 16-24 Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 shd 11-2 115117C William Kennedy 14/1
12 Feb 06+16d Exeter Toteexacta 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 5 11-4 —110C Tom Doyle 9/2
27 Jan 06+22d Fakenham E.B.F. Outdoor Events Site NH Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 11-0 —117C William Kennedy 12/1
05 Jan 06+39d Hereford E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-1 —— William Kennedy 11/2
27 Nov 05+22d Newbury London Racing Club NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 21 ran 5/21 3 10-8 —102C William Kennedy 15/2
05 Nov 05 Wincanton Brick House Cheeses NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 shd 10-8 —97C William Kennedy 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Commander Kev (IRE) won?
Commander Kev (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2014, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 8 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Commander Kev (IRE)?
Commander Kev (IRE) was trained by Mrs K Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 15 April 2014.
Who is Commander Kev (IRE)'s sire?
Commander Kev (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Grange Park (IRE), whose sire is Warcraft I.
What going does Commander Kev (IRE) prefer?
Commander Kev (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Commander Kev (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 15 April 2014. The highest on record is 119.
What is Commander Kev (IRE)'s sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Commander Kev (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Grange Park (IRE), Commander Kev (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. 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.