Horse profile
Cougar (JPN)
by Deep Impact (JPN) out of Promise To Be True (IRE) (Galileo)
36 runs · 18 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 13 days ago · 10th of 11
Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile
Cougar won five of 36 starts with all his wins on turf. Three of those came over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft or good to soft going, including two Class 6 handicaps at Hamilton and Musselburgh in Sep 2025. He also won two 3-y-o hurdles in Ireland in 2022. Aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2026 he finished 10 of 11 at Southwell in a Class 6 amateur riders handicap on the all-weather.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 73lb off peak
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 8 (22.2%)Placed
- −20.01£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.31Fair A/E n=36 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 52dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating54↓ 73lb off peak
54
51–127
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 121A | 76 | 3 · 79 / 74 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 98A | 57 | 2 · 57 / 56.5 |
| Soft | 5 | 111A | 73 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 99C | 81.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 121A | 74 | 6 · 79 / 64 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 111C | 92 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 116B | 112 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 133B | 96.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 85C | 76 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 112B | 76.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 133B | 109 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 36 runs · as at 14 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 15 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (53%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (33%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (7%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 511 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 109. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 24.8% from 113.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +81.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 18 | 22.5% | +4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 131 | 22 | 16.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 69 | 15 | 21.7% | +3.3 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 94 | 20 | 21.3% | +2.9 | 3 from 9 |
| Heavy | 27 | 7 | 25.9% | +7.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 109 | 11 | 10.1% | −8.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −18.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 59 | 12 | 20.3% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 113 | 28 | 24.8% | +6.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 258 | 46 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 3 from 18 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 60 | 7 | 11.7% | −6.7 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −12.1 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −18.4 | 0 from 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
Promise To Be True (IRE) (Galileo)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Maybe Just Maybe (JPN) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybe Just Maybe (JPN) | 8 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Succeed (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 3 | 33% | −2.51 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 6 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.75 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Musselburgh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 3 | 17% | −7.34 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Tabti | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.25 |
| Mark Walsh | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.33 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Miss S L Watson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Sophia Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cara Tuke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 3 | 12% | −18.76 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.75 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −4.25 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.24 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 25 | 3 | 12% | −14.34 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.67 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct 26+19d | Southwell (AW) | bettingsites.co.uk Price Boosts Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Missed the break - well adrift at the back - made progress wide over 4f out - went backwards and in trouble 2f out - drifted left and faded over 1f out - finished 10th | 10/11 | 7 | 10-8 | 54 | 57C | 50C | Miss S L Watson | 150/1 |
| 17 Sep 26+17d | Southwell (AW) | Download The At The Races App Novice Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (Riders Who Have Ridden 3 Winners Or Fewer At Start Of Season) Handy early - dropped away 5f out - trailed off through final 2f - finished ninth | 9/9 | ¾ | 10-12 | 56 | 56C | 51C | Miss S L Watson | 66/1 |
| 31 Aug 26+47d | Ripon | Aja Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Settled among the pack early - dropped back approaching 3f out - unable to close from 2f out - finished well held in 7th | 7/10 | 2 | 10-5 | 58 | 58A | 59A | Miss S L Watson | 150/1 |
| 15 Jul 26+55d | Catterick | AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (For Riders With 3 Wins Or Fewer At Start Of Season) Sat behind the front-runner - dropped from second with six furlongs left - driven with two furlongs to run and soon dropped out of contention | 5/6 | 9 | 10-5 | 59 | 62C | 42C | Miss Sophia Watson | 80/1 |
| 21 May 26+22d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Settled just behind the leader - urged forward approaching 3f out then dropped a place under pressure with 2f left - faded from there to finish fifth | 5/6 | 9 | 8-8 | 60 | 79A | 48B | Mohammed Tabti | 12/1 |
| 29 Apr 26+11d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Rugby Handicap Fought for control early - handy with the front group before pressed for effort 3f out - dropped away soon after finishing well held | 7/9 | 7 | 9-0 | 61 | 66C | 46C | Cara Tuke | 11/2 |
| 18 Apr 26+209d | Thirsk | Happy 21st Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - well beaten in 12th | 12/12 | 13 | 8-4 | 61 | 74C | 42C | Andrew Mullen | 33/1 |
| 21 Sep 25+7d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Handicap Settled close up early - hit the front after 5f and eased the tempo - lost the advantage 2f out under pressure - fought back to regain command inside the last and stayed on well to win | 1/6 | 9-4 | 51 | 107A | 77B | Mohammed Tabti | 7/4F | |
| 14 Sep 25+11d | Musselburgh | Musselburgh Racecourse Premium Annual Membership Handicap Set the pace from the start - shaken up and went further ahead in the closing stages - won without extra effort needed | 1/5 | 8-4 | 51 | 90C | 74B | Mohammed Tabti | 5/1 | |
| 03 Sep 25+53d | Hamilton | Book Your Christmas Party Hamilton Park Handicap Struggled from the outset - never in contention - finished well held in 8th | 8/8 | 1 | 8-13 | 53 | 62A | 49A | Mohammed Tabti | 6/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+11d | Hamilton | Follow Us On X At HamiltonParkRC Handicap Settled in the pack early - nudged forward but slipped back approaching 3f out - unable to close the gap inside the final furlong - eventually finished sixth well beaten | 6/8 | ½ | 9-0 | 57 | 74A | 50A | Mohammed Tabti | 14/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+16d | Musselburgh | Alan Steel For Retirement Planning Handicap Held up early - never a factor - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 60 | 76A | 53A | Mohammed Tabti | 6/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+18d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Price Boosts Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack early - unable to improve position through the race - finished ninth well behind | 9/14 | ¾ | 8-10 | 63 | 73C | 63A | Aiden Brookes | 80/1 |
| 28 May 25+17d | Hamilton | Proctors Group Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up early - never a factor - finished well held in 12th | 12/13 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 68 | 111C | 53C | Mohammed Tabti | 50/1 |
| 11 May 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekend Winners On At The Races Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) Settled at the back of the field - pushed along with three furlongs left - dropped away quickly - eventually well beaten in 9th | 9/9 | 12 | 9-3 | 72 | 44C | 52C | Andrew Mullen | 66/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+18d | Ayr | Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - still with work needed a furlong out - kept on inside final furlong but outpaced throughout | 5/10 | 1½ | 9-6 | 75 | 93A | 74A | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+21d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Handy early - urged on approaching 3f out - unable to quicken and dropped away inside final 2f | 6/7 | 4½ | 9-4 | 80 | 98A | 61A | Mohammed Tabti | 100/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+38d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Held up at the back - no impact on the race - well held at the finish | 9/11 | 2 | 9-4 | 85 | 77C | 61C | Mohammed Tabti | 25/1 |
| 10 Feb 25+15d | Catterick | racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Handy early in third - moved up into second having been fifth and held that spot until 3 out - dropped away quickly soon after - well held at the finish | 9/9 | 54 | 11-9 | 114 | 60C | 101C | Richie McLernon | 50/1 |
| 26 Jan 25+75d | Sedgefield | Premier Flex Plus Canine Joint Supplement Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - still adrift with three furlongs left - eased out of contention before two out | PU/9 | — | 12-2 | 117 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 20/1 |
| 12 Nov 24+28d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Student Day Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held in 8th | 8/14 | ½ | 11-6 | 115 | — | 109A | Peter Smithers | 8/1 |
| 15 Oct 24+11d | Punchestown | William Hill Extra Places Daily Handicap Hurdle Dwelt start - held towards back - improved into midfield before 2 out under pressure - 5th at last then held on for 6th | 6/16 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 116 | 116B | 115A | Peter Smithers | 12/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+37d | Gowran Park | Golf Societies At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-123) Held up towards the back - urged into 12th two out but unable to close - stayed on same gallop to finish sixth | 6/15 | 4½ | 11-3 | 116 | 86B | 120A | Peter Smithers | 28/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+53d | Bellewstown | Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway before fading before 3 out - well held and allowed to finish steadily from the last | 14/15 | 18 | 11-1 | 119 | — | 103C | Mark Walsh | 9/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+41d | Bellewstown | Bia Energy Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle | 8/14 | 1½ | 10-8 | 120 | 112B | 107A | Aidan Kelly | 33/1 |
| 26 May 24+300d | Curragh | Fleetwood Paints Handicap | 12/17 | ½ | 9-9 | 88 | 73C | 77A | Jamie Powell | 40/1 |
| 31 Jul 23+112d | Galway | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) | 19/20 | 11 | 11-10 | 92 | 70C | 80C | Mr Derek O'Connor | 18/1 |
| 10 Apr 23+105d | Fairyhouse | Donohue Marquees Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) | 5/6 | 25 | 11-0 | 127 | 85C | 96C | Simon Torrens | 12/1 |
| 26 Dec 22+51d | Leopardstown | Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle (grade 2) | 8/11 | 16 | 10-13 | — | — | 113C | Mark Walsh | 6/1 |
| 05 Nov 22+35d | Down Royal | Value Cabs 3-Y-O Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-2 | — | 67B | 126B | Mark Walsh | 5/6F | |
| 01 Oct 22+97d | Gowran Park | gowranpark.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-0 | — | 133B | 136A | Mark Walsh | 5/2 | |
| 26 Jun 22+8d | Curragh | Arioneo Irish Ebf Maiden | 1/13 | 9-8 | 86 | 51C | 95A | Ryan Moore | 10/11F | |
| 18 Jun 22+35d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Extended Handicap) | 2/7 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 84 | 111A | 74A | Seamie Heffernan | 6/4F |
| 14 May 22+34d | Navan | Summer Ladies Day May 28th Maiden | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 121A | 78A | Seamie Heffernan | 13/8F |
| 10 Apr 22+196d | Curragh | TRI Equestrian Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 2/13 | 3¼ | 9-8 | — | 99C | 80A | Seamie Heffernan | 11/2 |
| 26 Sep 21 | Curragh | William Hill Ireland Play Responsibly Irish EBF Maiden | 7/15 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 74C | 70A | Seamie Heffernan | 4/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cougar (JPN) won?
- Cougar (JPN) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 8 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Cougar (JPN)?
- Cougar (JPN) is trained by Nick Kent, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is Cougar (JPN)'s sire?
- Cougar (JPN) is by Deep Impact (JPN) out of Promise To Be True (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Cougar (JPN) prefer?
- Cougar (JPN) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 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 Cougar (JPN)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 6 October 2026. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Cougar (JPN)'s sire's record?
- Deep Impact (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 511 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 109. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 24.8% from 113.
- Who are Cougar (JPN)'s siblings?
- Out of Promise To Be True (IRE), Cougar (JPN) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Maybe Just Maybe (JPN) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.