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Horse profile

Country Mile (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Stephen Bough
by Ocovango (GB) out of Uncatchable (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses Last run 17 Oct 2026 Last raced off OR 137
KTB Profile

Country Mile won four of nine starts on turf between Apr 2024 and Oct 2026. All four wins came at different courses with three at 1m5f – 2m and one at 2m1f – 2m4f on good or good to soft. The gelding won a Class 3 beginners chase at Uttoxeter in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 137 and his last run came at Newton Abbot off the same mark. He has never won on soft.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
Official rating137↓ 1lb off peak
137 131–138

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 155 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 23 Nov 2024

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 8 figures · best 155A · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3128A1191 run · —
Good to Soft3107C78—
Soft2155A119.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6155A108.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2107C95.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 148C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 5 Oct 2025 Official rating 137 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

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 8 figures · best 148C · median 140
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3148C1441 run · —
Good to Soft3143B128—
Soft2148B133—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6148C140.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2143B130.5—

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 25 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 17 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 17 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 4 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (38%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (13%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,015 runs since Oct 2019 (308 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28828.6%+19.1—
Good947949.9%+0.42 from 4
Good to Soft7127110%+0.52 from 3
Soft916758.2%−1.30 from 2
Heavy396379.3%−0.2—
Standard (AW)1600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m794658.2%−1.33 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,099988.9%−0.61 from 2
2m5f – 3m9099510.5%+10 from 1
Over 3m1962713.8%+4.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2019 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Uncatchable (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Great Catch (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 2 50% +0.36
Good to Soft 3 2 67% +4.30
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 2 67% +4.36
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.30
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% −0.64
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +4.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +0.30
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 3 50% −0.34
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 8 4 50% +3.66
Kielan Woods 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 3 43% +3.30
Hood + tongue tie 2 1 50% −0.64

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% −0.64
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 5 3 60% +5.30

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 1 25% −2.64
Hurdle 4 2 50% +3.30
NH Flat 1 1 100% +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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
17 Oct 26+13d Newton Abbot Dartmoor Magazine Intermediate Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good · 4 ran prominent in second - scrappy jumping at 2nd - came down 10th F/4 — 10-10 137—— Harry Skelton 5/4J
04 Oct 26+345d Uttoxeter F Ball Stick With It Chasing Excellence Beginners' Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 3 ran Pinged off in front and never headed - pressed by a rival after 4 out - went clear 2 out - blundered at the last - kept up the effort to score comfortably 1/3 11-5 137119C144C Harry Skelton 4/11F
2025 · 2 runs
24 Oct 25+19d Cheltenham Holland Cooper 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held up in 4th early - moved into 2nd after 3 out but blundered and made no headway - dropped back from 2nd soon after - held on for 3rd without finding more 3/7 7½ 11-4 13767A126B Harry Skelton 9/4J
05 Oct 25+283d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Daily Free Bet 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 3 ran Tracked the pacesetter early - awkward at the 4th - driven on after two out but unable to close the gap - held for second 2/3 3½ 11-5 13798C148C Harry Skelton 3/1
2024 · 5 runs
26 Dec 24+13d Aintree William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m1f · Soft · 7 ran Held up towards the back - made up ground by 4 out - unable to challenge from 2 out and dropped away 5/7 32 11-8 13884C118C Kielan Woods 11/2
13 Dec 24+20d Cheltenham British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Settled towards the back - moved through smoothly turning for home - went to the front approaching the final fence - opened up in style - eased down to the line unchallenged 1/4 11-6 131107C143B Harry Skelton 5/1
23 Nov 24+26d Haydock Betfair Supports Safer Gambling Week Newton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Soft · 6 ran Tracked front group on the inner - moved up to 2nd early before drifting right at the 4th and dropping back after an untidy leap - regained 2nd past the 6th - erred two out then edged right and around a length adrift when stumbling at the last - unable to find more on the run-in - beaten 3 lengths in 2nd 2/6 3 11-2 —155A148B Harry Skelton 5/1
28 Oct 24+210d Ayr Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled just off the pace on the rail - made progress into contention 3 out - moved right to take second spot 2 out - stumbled slightly in the drive at the last and hung fire momentarily - driven out to get up close home 1/7 11-0 —78B128A Harry Skelton 30/100F
01 Apr 24 Huntingdon Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-3 —128A137A Harry Skelton 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Country Mile won?
Country Mile (IRE) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trains Country Mile?
Country Mile (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Country Mile's sire?
Country Mile (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Uncatchable (IRE), whose sire is Catcher In The Rye.
What going does Country Mile prefer?
Country Mile (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Country Mile's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 138.
What is Country Mile's sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,015 runs since Oct 2019 (308 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
Who are Country Mile's siblings?
Out of Uncatchable (IRE), Country Mile (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.