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Horse profile

Court Canyon (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Ian Patrick Donoghue · Owner Jarlath P Conway
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Elusive Ivy (IRE) (Elusive City (USA))
8 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Down Royal & Clonmel Last run 30 Oct 2026 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Court Canyon is 2 from 8 on turf with both wins over 2m1f – 2m4f on good going at Down Royal in May 2026 and at Clonmel in Oct 2025. Each success came on a first visit to the course. He usually races prominently and last ran at Down Royal in Oct 2026 where he led before finishing 6 of 9 in the Metcollect Handicap Steeplechase off a mark of 120.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 4 May 2026

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 7 figures · best 118A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3105A763 runs · 105 / 76
Good2118A1141 run · —
Soft270B47.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5118A1053 runs · 118 / 105
1m5f – 2m276A732 runs · 76 / 73

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 7 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 142B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 4 May 2026 Official rating 120 at the last jumps run, 30 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 4 Aug 2025

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 7 figures · best 142B · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3128A1183 runs · 128 / 118
Good2142B133.51 run · —
Soft2118C115.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5142B1253 runs · 142 / 128
1m5f – 2m2118A115.52 runs · 118 / 115.5
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 7 Nov 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 8 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,969 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,04034511.3%+1.22 from 3
Good to Soft1,45616211.1%+10 from 3
Soft2,2302049.1%−10 from 2
Heavy937646.8%−3.3—
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7971699.4%−0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,86029610.3%+0.22 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,53426710.5%+0.4—
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Elusive Ivy (IRE) (Elusive City (USA))

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Willwetakeher (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 2 67% +9.67
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +10.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +0.67
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% +6.67
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Keith Donoghue 3 1 33% −1.33
Mr D G Lavery 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
P J O'Hanlon 1 1 100% +10.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% −2.33
Tongue tie 3 1 33% +8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +7.00
2025 4 1 25% −2.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 1 33% +8.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% −1.33
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
30 Oct 26+92d Down Royal (IRE) Metcollect Handicap Steeplechase 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Made all - three lengths in front at halfway - overhauled approaching 2 out and slipped to 6th - struggled to respond after 2 out 6/9 9½ 11-12 12076A118A Keith Donoghue 15/2
30 Jul 26+87d Galway (IRE) Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m2f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Went straight to front - overtaken then regained advantage before losing it again - sat behind pace - 4th at halfway - stumbled 4 out - pushed along but couldn't close 2 out - held no more late on to finish 5th 5/7 19 11-1 —22C103B Sam Ewing 10/1
04 May 26+28d Down Royal Club Orange Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good · 6 ran Held up handy early and shared front spot after 1st - hit the front from 3rd and set the pace - scratchy over 3 out - asked for effort soon after - driven clear approaching last two - kept finding to the line 1/6 11-12 —118A142B P J O'Hanlon 10/1
06 Apr 26+111d Fairyhouse Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran Tracked the pace early - 6th at the halfway stage - improved into 4th turning for home - unable to make headway from 2 out and held to the finish 13/21 1¼ 11-5 11370B113A Sean Bowen 16/1
2025 · 4 runs
16 Dec 25+75d Catterick John Smiths Catterick - Raise A Pint Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack - still handy with two furlongs left - eased right and pushed along - shared the advantage entering the final stretch - caught near the line and edged out for second 2/9 3¾ 11-7 —105A128A Keith Donoghue 15/8F
02 Oct 25+59d Clonmel Kilmore Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 12 ran Settled just behind the pace - small stumble at the opening fence - shared the lead around the midway point and again turning into the straight - edged in front smoothly before the second-last - pushed along after that - stayed on strongly from the final flight to win 1/12 11-12 —110B125A Keith Donoghue 4/6F
04 Aug 25+94d Cork Racing Again August 14th Flat Race 2m2½f · Good · 10 ran Settled midfield - 5th turning into straight - pushed along and held same gait through final furlongs to finish 5th 5/10 3¼ 12-0 ——67C Mr D G Lavery 7/1
02 May 25 Punchestown Overlander Flat Race 2m3f · Yielding · 22 ran Held in the middle pack early - lost touch with the field entering the last 4f and asked for effort with none forthcoming - well beaten at the finish 18/22 14 12-0 —25C118C Mr D G Lavery 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Court Canyon won?
Court Canyon (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Court Canyon?
Court Canyon (IRE) is trained by Ian Patrick Donoghue, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2026.
Who is Court Canyon's sire?
Court Canyon (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Elusive Ivy (IRE), whose sire is Elusive City (USA).
What going does Court Canyon prefer?
Court Canyon (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Court Canyon's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 30 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Court Canyon's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,969 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Court Canyon's siblings?
Out of Elusive Ivy (IRE), Court Canyon (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.