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Horse profile

Cover Up I (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer Sir Michael Stoute · Last owner Ballymacoll Stud
by Machiavellian (USA) out of Sought Out (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
10 runs · 7 courses · from May 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2006 — 7,398 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 10th of 15 2 wins · Lingfield & Newmarket Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Cover Up I (IRE) is 2 from 10 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 3 level. The biggest win we hold: the Jockey Club Cup at Newmarket (Oct 2005). Hasn't won since May 2006. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 108.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 1 OR at career high
Official rating108At career-high mark
108 103–108

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 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 24 Jun 2006 Official rating 108 at the last run, 3 Aug 2006

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 93C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good482C76—
Good to Firm384C72—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m782C75—
2m5f – 3m293C88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Machiavellian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.40 from 1
Good to Firm292217.2%−0.80 from 3
Good370246.5%−1.51 from 4
Good to Soft170127.1%−0.91 from 1
Soft221188.1%+0.10 from 1
Heavy68913.2%+5.2—
Standard (AW)464429.1%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6346.3%−1.7—
6f – 7f368349.2%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f264155.7%−2.3—
1m2f – 1m4f310289%+1—
1m5f – 2m337288.3%+0.32 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f206167.8%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m4636.5%−1.50 from 2
Over 3m400%−8—

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

Dam
Sought Out (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hidden Bounty (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Hidden Bounty (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hidden Bounty (IRE)2013m1fClass 3
North Light (IRE)10——
Dancer In Demand (IRE)30——
Rien Ne Vas Plus (IRE)50——
Seeking Kali (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +1.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +20.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 2 25% +18.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +4.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +20.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% +19.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieren Fallon 7 2 29% +19.00
Ryan Moore 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 4 1 25% +1.00
2005 6 1 17% +15.00

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
2006 · 4 runs
03 Aug 06+40d Goodwood ABN Amro Goodwood Cup Class 1 · 2m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 3 9-5 10869C Ryan Moore 20/1
24 Jun 06+26d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 nk 9-12 10884C Kieren Fallon 3/1F
29 May 06+26d Sandown wbx.com Henry II Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 11 9-2 10860C Kieren Fallon 11/4F
03 May 06+200d Lingfield Hesmonds Stud Sagaro Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 10875C Kieren Fallon 4/1
2005 · 6 runs
15 Oct 05+37d Newmarket Jockey Club Cup (Group 3) Class 1 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 10478C Kieren Fallon 20/1
08 Sep 05+23d Doncaster GNER Doncaster Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m2f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 29 9-1 10465C Ryan Moore 11/1
16 Aug 05+45d York Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup Class 1 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 9-1 10382C Kieren Fallon 12/1
02 Jul 05+14d Sandown Addleshaw Goddard Esher Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 8-12 10372C Kieren Fallon 7/2
18 Jun 05+19d York Queen Alexandra Stakes Class 2 · 2m6f · Firm · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 9-0 10793C Kieren Fallon 5/2
30 May 05 Sandown bonusprint.com Henry II Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 9/16 1¼ 9-0 —77C Ryan Moore 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cover Up I won?
Cover Up I (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Cover Up I?
Cover Up I (IRE) was trained by Sir Michael Stoute on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 3 August 2006.
Who is Cover Up I's sire?
Cover Up I (IRE) is by Machiavellian (USA) out of Sought Out (IRE), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What going does Cover Up I prefer?
Cover Up I (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cover Up I's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 3 August 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Cover Up I's sire's record?
Machiavellian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cover Up I's siblings?
Out of Sought Out (IRE), Cover Up I (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hidden Bounty (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Hidden Bounty (IRE)). The wins came over 3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.