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Horse profile

Cotswolds (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
by Green Desert (USA) out of Valley of Gold (FR) (Shirley Heights)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jul 2009 — 6,318 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 2 wins · Beverley & Catterick Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Cotswolds (GB) is 2 from 6. Won last time out at Beverley (Class 4), off a mark 3lb below the previous winning one.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating73↓ 3lb off peak
73 73–76

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 83B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 3 Jul 2009 Official rating 73 at the last run, 3 Jul 2009

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 6 figures · best 91A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm491A82.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f383B82—
6f – 7f391A71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Green Desert (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+4.2—
Good to Firm8128911%02 from 4
Good6676910.3%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft269217.8%−3.2—
Soft256239%−20 from 1
Heavy5147.8%−3.2—
Standard (AW)1,22315212.4%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3464412.7%+1.7—
6f – 7f1,39416011.5%+0.51 from 3
1m – 1m1f8168310.2%−0.81 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f5516712.2%+1.2—
1m5f – 2m14785.4%−5.6—
2m1f – 2m4f4424.5%−6.5—
2m5f – 3m2414.2%−6.8—
Over 3m200%−11—

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
Valley of Gold (FR) (Shirley Heights)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Pine Creek (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Cap O'rushes (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pine Creek (GB)2241m3f–2m½fListed
Cap O'rushes (GB)1331m–1m4fGroup 3
Duke of Burgundy (FR)1922mClass 5
Authentication (GB)3221m6f–1m7½fClass 6
Fraser Canyon (GB)1813mClass 4
Witwatersrand (IRE)411mClass 5
Hills of Gold (GB)70——
Lake Moon (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 2 50% +4.25
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.25
Class 5 2 1 50% +3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Beverley 2 1 50% +1.25
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +0.25
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Greg Fairley 2 1 50% +3.00
Royston Ffrench 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Mullen 1 1 100% +2.25
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 2 40% +3.25
2008 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
03 Jul 09+15d Beverley Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Pudding Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 8-12 7383B Andrew Mullen 9/4J
18 Jun 09+14d Leicester Windmill Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 2¾ 8-12 7482A Greg Fairley 9/2
04 Jun 09+12d Sandown Extrabet.com Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 8-8 7572A Royston Ffrench 11/1
23 May 09+18d Beverley Racing Again On Wednesday Evening Handicap Class 4 · 7.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 hd 9-3 7671A Joe Fanning 3/1F
05 May 09+210d Catterick Catterickbridge.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-12 7691A Greg Fairley 4/1
07 Oct 08 Leicester ladbrokes.com Dormouse Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 hd 9-3 —53C Royston Ffrench 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cotswolds (GB) won?
Cotswolds (GB) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Cotswolds (GB)?
Cotswolds (GB) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 3 July 2009.
Who is Cotswolds (GB)'s sire?
Cotswolds (GB) is by Green Desert (USA) out of Valley of Gold (FR), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What going does Cotswolds (GB) prefer?
Cotswolds (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 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 Cotswolds (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 3 July 2009. The highest on record is 76.
What is Cotswolds (GB)'s sire's record?
Green Desert (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.
Who are Cotswolds (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Valley of Gold (FR), Cotswolds (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Pine Creek (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Cap O'rushes (GB)). The wins came over 1m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.