Covent Garden (GB)
Covent Garden (GB) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 2 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2005. Last raced off a career-high mark of 132.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.18Fair A/E n=5 · 1.83 incl. margin
- 132Highest OR
- 39dBetween runs (median)longest 358 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 7 | 15.2% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 90 | 14% | +2.7 | — |
| Good | 1,248 | 152 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 716 | 70 | 9.8% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,085 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 513 | 52 | 10.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 384 | 36 | 9.4% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 107 | 20 | 18.7% | +7.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 286 | 27 | 9.4% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,188 | 134 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,394 | 176 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 961 | 96 | 10% | −1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 556 | 53 | 9.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Lee | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 06+358d | Wetherby | Lucy Marries The Mackem Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 132 | 105C | Paddy Brennan | 16/1 |
| 2005 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 05+19d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | PU/19 | — | 10-3 | 132 | — | Graham Lee | 6/1 |
| 20 Nov 05+249d | Aintree | William Hill/Stanleybet Children In Need Handicap Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-3 | 127 | 123C | Graham Lee | 5/1C | |
| 16 Mar 05+39d | Cheltenham | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 4/29 | 5 | 10-7 | 128 | 109C | Tony Dobbin | 14/1 |
| 05 Feb 05 | Sandown | Totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 5/14 | 1¾ | 10-12 | 127 | 107C | Graham Lee | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Covent Garden won?
- Covent Garden (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Covent Garden?
- Covent Garden (GB) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 2 December 2006.
- Who is Covent Garden's sire?
- Covent Garden (GB) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Temple Row (GB), whose sire is Ardross.
- What going does Covent Garden prefer?
- Covent Garden (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Covent Garden's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 2 December 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Covent Garden's sire's record?
- Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.