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Horse profile

Cover Drive (USA)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2009) · Last trainer Emma-Jane Bishop · Last owner Mrs M J Arnold
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Woodland Orchid (IRE) (Woodman)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Aug 2009 — 6,286 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2009
KTB Profile

Cover Drive (USA) is yet to win from 14 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Thirsk (Sep 2005).

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating53↓ 17lb off peak
53 53–70

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 (jumps) 75C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 4 Jun 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 58A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 24 Nov 2008 Official rating 53 at the last flat run, 22 Jan 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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 75C · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm275C72.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 10 figures · best 72A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)572A58—
Good269C63.5—
Good to Firm260C48—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f572A58—
1m – 1m1f469C62—
Under 6f1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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
Giant's Causeway (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3937.7%−3.9—
Good to Firm6058313.7%+2.10 from 4
Good6556710.2%−1.40 from 4
Good to Soft290227.6%−40 from 1
Soft394287.1%−4.5—
Heavy1582012.7%+1.1—
Standard (AW)87712614.4%+2.80 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27518.5%+6.90 from 1
6f – 7f5957312.3%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f7368912.1%+0.50 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f84610712.6%+10 from 5
1m5f – 2m422358.3%−3.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f202199.4%−2.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m123118.9%−2.7—
Over 3m671014.9%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Woodland Orchid (IRE) (Woodman)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Sir Frank Morgan (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sir Frank Morgan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sir Frank Morgan (IRE)3162m–2m1fClass 4
Cd Europe (IRE)826f–7fClass 6
California Cherish (IRE)211mClass 5
African Pursuits (USA)811m2fClass 6
Tamalain (USA)60——
Lady Slippers (IRE)70——
Merlin's Oak (IRE)30——
Toogood (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Eddie Creighton 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Quinlan 3 0 0% −3.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Cray 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2009 · 6 runs
11 Aug 09+44d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 10-9 —— Sean Quinlan 100/1
28 Jun 09+24d Uttoxeter King George At Ascot In A 6box.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 10-12 —— Richie McLernon 66/1
04 Jun 09+29d Newton Abbot Come Racing Here 8th June Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 17 10-11 —75C Sean Quinlan 33/1
06 May 09+104d Huntingdon Racing Uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 8 10-9 —70C Sean Quinlan 200/1
22 Jan 09+16d Kempton (AW) Blue Square Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 25 8-9 5354C Eddie Creighton 50/1
06 Jan 09+43d Kempton (AW) williamhill.com Sale - Why Bet Elsewhere? Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 24 9-8 5551C Eddie Creighton 15/2
2008 · 5 runs
24 Nov 08+26d Lingfield (AW) Anna Busbridge Memorial Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 hd 9-0 5758A Eddie Creighton 12/1
29 Oct 08+21d Kempton (AW) Epsom Owners & Trainers Awards Dinner Nov 22nd Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 1½ 9-6 5967A Eddie Creighton 11/1
08 Oct 08+34d Kempton (AW) Barrettstown Stud Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 nk 9-3 6072A Eddie Creighton 33/1
04 Sep 08+28d Salisbury Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 shd 9-7 6658A Billy Cray 33/1
07 Aug 08+1069d Sandown Inkerman London Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1 9-10 7064A Sam Hitchcott 50/1
2005 · 3 runs
03 Sep 05+11d Thirsk E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 1¾ 8-11 —60C Hayley Turner 10/1
23 Aug 05+131d Yarmouth Totesport.com E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 hd 9-0 —69C Neil Callan 7/1
14 Apr 05 Newmarket E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 8-11 —36C Richard Mullen 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Cover Drive won?
Cover Drive (USA) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2009.
Who trained Cover Drive?
Cover Drive (USA) was trained by Emma-Jane Bishop on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 11 August 2009.
Who is Cover Drive's sire?
Cover Drive (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Woodland Orchid (IRE), whose sire is Woodman.
What is Cover Drive's official rating?
Cover Drive (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 70.
What is Cover Drive's sire's record?
Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
Who are Cover Drive's siblings?
Out of Woodland Orchid (IRE), Cover Drive (USA) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sir Frank Morgan (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sir Frank Morgan (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.