Horse profile
Curious Rover (IRE)
by The Irish Rover (IRE) out of Only Live Once (GB) (Charm Spirit)
41 runs · 13 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 16 Oct 2026 · 5th of 11
Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile
Curious Rover is a gelding with five wins from 41 starts, all of them on turf over trips under 6f. He has won on good to firm, good and soft ground, most recently in a Class 5 handicap at Ayr in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 71. He has also won at Musselburgh, Redcar, Haydock and Catterick. He finished fifth of 11 at Newcastle on the all-weather in Oct 2026 when last seen, racing off an official rating of 73 which was 15lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 27 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 26 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 5–41Wins / Runs
- 12.2%Strike rate
- 17 (41.5%)Placed
- −22.61£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.90Fair A/E n=41 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating73↓ 15lb off peak
73
71–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 127A | 98 | 5 runs · 109 / 102 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 133C | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 7 | 148A | 76 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 109A | 100 | 3 runs · 109 / 101 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 90C | 78 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 148A | 90.5 | 11 runs · 109 / 101 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 113C | 103 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 41 runs · as at 24 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 from 27 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 12 (44%) · 1 win
- Led 9 (33%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 6 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 175 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 4 | 20% | +12 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 75 | 4 | 5.3% | −2.7 | 2 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −1.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +3.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −2.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | +0.5 | 5 from 38 |
| 6f – 7f | 77 | 4 | 5.2% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +14.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +32 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Only Live Once (GB) (Charm Spirit)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Baby Rover (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Baby Rover (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Rover (IRE) | 23 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Hooves Your Daddy (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 2 | 13% | −9.94 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 20 | 2 | 10% | −11.34 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.73 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.67 |
| York | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Haydock | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 5 | 13% | −19.61 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Pyle | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.67 |
| Jason Hart | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Sam James | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.27 |
| Andrew Mullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shay Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 39 | 5 | 13% | −20.61 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.67 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.27 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 26+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Northumbria Leisure For Jukeboxes Handicap Stakes Raced in the pack's middle - shoved onwards 2f out - stayed on in the final furlong - always out of the places chase - finished 5th | 5/11 | nk | 9-2 | 73 | 100A | 83A | William Pyle | 33/1 |
| 03 Oct 26+27d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays On Racingtv.com Handicap Stakes Raced in the pack away from the rails - ran out of steam over 1f out - no threat late - finished 10th | 10/13 | hd | 8-13 | 75 | 68C | 69A | Oisin Orr | 40/1 |
| 06 Sep 26+37d | York | Fine Details Car Valeting Sprint Handicap Stakes Held a spot just off the pace in the middle of the field early - driven for effort past the 2f marker - lost ground and dropped away final furlong to finish well beaten | 21/21 | 2½ | 9-8 | 76 | 56C | 43A | Jason Hart | 16/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+18d | Musselburgh | Bernard Hunter Metal Recycling Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out - lost the advantage inside final furlong - dropped away quickly - held no more in the closing stages | 4/5 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 76 | 102C | 77B | Kevin Stott | 7/2 |
| 13 Jul 26+38d | Ayr | 25% Off Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap led throughout - driven 1f out - battled on to the line | 1/11 | 9-13 | 71 | 109A | 98A | Jason Hart | 3/1 | |
| 05 Jun 26+7d | Musselburgh | Travis Perkins Edinburgh Handicap Sent clear and forced the pace under pressure - lost command approaching final two furlongs - dropped away quickly finishing seventh | 7/7 | 3½ | 9-3 | 74 | 97B | 58A | Ryan Sexton | 7/1 |
| 29 May 26+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap mid-pack early - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven with a furlong left - stayed on inside final furlong - lacked the speed to get involved - finished fourth | 4/10 | 3 | 9-8 | 74 | 101B | 83A | Rowan Scott | 11/1 |
| 16 May 26+17d | Thirsk | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Sat close to the front early - pushed along with 2f left - kept going to the line - lacked the speed to get on terms | 4/17 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 76 | 109C | 92A | Jason Hart | 17/2 |
| 29 Apr 26+25d | Musselburgh | Hibernian Community Foundation Handicap Shared front spot early - lost command 2f out and pushed along into the last furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1 | 9-7 | 78 | 108A | 87A | Darragh Keenan | 10/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+149d | Musselburgh | LiveScore Bet A Total Betting Experience Handicap Set the pace early - overtaken with over 2f left - dropped away in the final furlong to finish seventh | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-4 | 80 | 60A | 88A | Jason Hart | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 25+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Settled close to pace early - stayed in touch through midrace - dropped away inside final furlong - finished eighth | 8/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 82 | 109A | 74A | William Pyle | 25/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+41d | Catterick | William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap Settled midpack early - urged forward approaching final 2f - lost momentum under pressure inside final furlong - faded to finish ninth | 9/11 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 83 | 99A | 65A | Joanna Mason | 12/1 |
| 07 Sep 25+18d | York | Sky Bet Super Sub Sprint Handicap Hesitant break - never able to land a blow - trailed the field home well beaten | 14/14 | 16 | 8-4 | 84 | 33C | 37C | Shay Farmer | 12/1 |
| 20 Aug 25+19d | York | Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Sat close to the pace early - lost touch with the front group approaching the last two furlongs - dropped away inside the closing stages to finish 11th | 11/20 | ½ | 8-8 | 85 | 75C | 81A | William Pyle | 25/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+21d | Musselburgh | Lens Self Storage Handicap Sat close to front early - driven on approaching 2f out - urged clear inside final furlong - hit front close home - kept up the pressure to the line | 1/7 | 9-11 | 82 | 123A | 91A | William Pyle | 10/3 | |
| 11 Jul 25+26d | York | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Tracked the front pack on the wide flank - stayed on strongly inside the closing furlong - edged into third close home but denied by a short margin | 3/16 | ½ | 9-7 | 81 | 117C | 95A | William Pyle | 5/1F |
| 15 Jun 25+24d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along and lost advantage inside final furlong - dropped away quickly - finished ninth | 9/12 | shd | 9-6 | 83 | 76A | 77A | Jason Hart | 10/1 |
| 22 May 25+5d | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Held up behind pace on the far flank - moved into second by halfway - pushed along a furlong out - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-3 | 81 | 87A | 86A | Jason Hart | 4/1 |
| 17 May 25+15d | Thirsk | Josh Mullins Rules Supreme Handicap (Div 2) Handy early - pushed into contention for command 2f out - edged behind soon after - kept battling in final furlong but narrowly denied | 2/9 | nk | 9-6 | 81 | 93A | 98A | Connor Beasley | 3/1F |
| 02 May 25+30d | Musselburgh | Kirkton Controls Ltd Handicap Sat close to the pace early - drifted right approaching 2f out then dropped away inside final two furlongs - allowed to finish steadily in 7th | 7/9 | 2½ | 9-9 | 82 | 108A | 78A | Sam James | 4/1 |
| 02 Apr 25+146d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Settled in the pack early - found extra pace with a furlong left - closed strongly to grab second in the closing strides - couldn't quite reel in the winner | 2/8 | 1 | 9-0 | 81 | 127A | 94A | Jason Hart | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Nov 24+19d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort inside final furlong when overtaken - form gave way quickly - finished sixth | 6/6 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 82 | 97A | 67B | Oisin Orr | 8/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+14d | Catterick | William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap Went straight to front early - held the near rail through the straight - overtaken inside final 2f and slipped back to third - dropped away rapidly in the closing furlong to finish eighth | 8/10 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 83 | 106A | 69A | P J McDonald | 11/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+14d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays On racingtv.com Handicap Set the pace from the start - pushed along with a furlong left - stayed on to score | 1/11 | 9-7 | 79 | 76A | 99A | Oisin Orr | 10/3 | |
| 21 Sep 24+13d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Held up on the far rail - tracking the pace pair - driven into contention 2f out - lost touch quickly after and beaten well home | 13/22 | shd | 8-9 | 83 | 113C | 74A | Rhys Elliott | 28/1 |
| 08 Sep 24+21d | York | Fine Details Vehicle Valeting Handicap Jumped badly and lost ground at the break - settled in the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - kept going late but couldn't reach the leading group - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/13 | nk | 9-0 | 81 | 90C | 80A | Jason Hart | 13/2 |
| 18 Aug 24+16d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap Tracked the front group on the outside - fell back sharply inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/7 | 6 | 8-4 | 83 | 90A | 54A | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 |
| 02 Aug 24+7d | Musselburgh | Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes Handicap Sat handy behind the front group - drifted a touch right approaching 2f out - asked for effort and made ground - locked in a battle to the line and edged out into second | 2/5 | shd | 9-5 | 80 | 133C | 89B | Sean Kirrane | 4/5F |
| 26 Jul 24+20d | York | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap | 2/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 80 | 90C | 104A | Sam James | 7/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+21d | Haydock | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-5 | 81 | 88C | 80A | Tom Marquand | 3/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+14d | Chester | Edinburgh Gin Spritz Handicap | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 82 | 148A | 91A | Cieren Fallon | 6/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+15d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 3YO 'Dash' Handicap | 5/19 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 84 | 80C | 93A | William Pyle | 22/1 |
| 17 May 24+27d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 14/17 | nse | 9-6 | 87 | 80C | 74A | Sam James | 40/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+173d | Thirsk | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 6/8 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 88 | 73A | 73A | Oisin Orr | 10/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 23+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Nursery | 2/8 | nk | 9-4 | 85 | 91A | 90A | William Pyle | 7/2 |
| 13 Oct 23+14d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery | 2/9 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 81 | 88A | 89A | William Pyle | 9/4F |
| 29 Sep 23+24d | Haydock | cavani.co.uk Glorious Gallop Gala Nursery | 1/4 | 8-2 | 77 | 71C | 86B | William Pyle | 3/1 | |
| 05 Sep 23+6d | Hamilton | Hamilton Park EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-6 | — | 81A | 96A | Jason Hart | EvensF |
| 30 Aug 23+18d | Catterick | Dave Watson Memorial/EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-5 | — | 70A | 94A | Sam James | 8/11F | |
| 12 Aug 23+8d | Ayr | EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | nk | 9-7 | — | 103B | 82A | Andrew Mullen | 4/1 |
| 04 Aug 23 | Musselburgh | Thistle TBS - Hanson Cement EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 81B | 81A | Shane Gray | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Curious Rover won?
- Curious Rover (IRE) won 5 of 41 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.2%. Placed 17 times in total (41.5% of starts).
- Who trains Curious Rover?
- Curious Rover (IRE) is trained by Katie Scott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Curious Rover's sire?
- Curious Rover (IRE) is by The Irish Rover (IRE) out of Only Live Once (GB), whose sire is Charm Spirit.
- What going does Curious Rover prefer?
- Curious Rover (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Curious Rover's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Curious Rover's sire's record?
- The Irish Rover (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 175 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Curious Rover's siblings?
- Out of Only Live Once (GB), Curious Rover (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Baby Rover (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Baby Rover (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.