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Horse profile

Curlew (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2014) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner F G Hollis
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Billbill (USA) (Storm Cat)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Mar 2014 — 4,598 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2014 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Curlew (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Lingfield (AW) (May 2010). Last raced off 45, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 30lb off peak
45 45–75

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 (flat) 45A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 11 Apr 2012 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 26 Mar 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 95C the best of the last 1 rated run · Taunton, 4 Apr 2013

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 86A · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)686A43.5—
Heavy267C60—
Good to Firm269A53.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f686A47—
1m2f – 1m4f467C49—
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.60 from 3
Good2,86638213.3%0—
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 2
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.7—
Heavy477408.4%−4.90 from 2
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.80 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.50 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+10 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−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
Billbill (USA) (Storm Cat)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Copybook (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Millman 5 0 0% −5.00
Joey Haynes 2 0 0% −2.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss C Nosworthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert L Butler 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 2 runs
26 Mar 14+27d Kempton (AW) Betdaq 500 In Free Bets Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 6 8-2 4531C Joey Haynes 66/1
27 Feb 14+329d Kempton (AW) BetVictor Non-Runner Free Bet At Cheltenham Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 hd 8-7 4632C Joey Haynes 50/1
2013 · 1 run
04 Apr 13+358d Taunton Totequadpot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 53 11-0 —95C James Davies 100/1
2012 · 2 runs
11 Apr 12+23d Lingfield (AW) Chartplan Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 hd 9-0 5345A Dane O'Neill 50/1
19 Mar 12+136d Kempton (AW) 32Redbet.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 5 9-5 5745C James Millman 12/1
2011 · 4 runs
04 Nov 11+77d Ffos Las Gorrel Equipment Solutions Ltd Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Heavy · 11 ran 9/11 18 9-7 6253C James Millman 40/1
19 Aug 11+12d Salisbury Savills Lady Riders' Handicap (For Lady Amateur Riders) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 15 9-10 6549C Miss C Nosworthy 16/1
07 Aug 11+153d Windsor Reading Post Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 1 9-11 6569A Robert L Butler 66/1
07 Mar 11+124d Newton Abbot Bhe & St Racing To School Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-1 —— Andrew Thornton 22/1
2010 · 3 runs
03 Nov 10+50d Nottingham B & M Installations Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 10f · Heavy · 12 ran 11/12 18 9-10 7567C James Millman 33/1
14 Sep 10+115d Lingfield (AW) Breeders' Cup Live On At The Races Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 2 9-2 —42C James Millman 11/2
22 May 10+326d Lingfield (AW) T Frost (Bawtry) Racing Saddlers Maiden Stakes (Div 1) (AWT) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 hd 9-10 —86A James Millman 33/1
2009 · 1 run
30 Jun 09 Hamilton Scot Industrial Products Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 ¾ 9-3 —38C Joe Fanning 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Curlew won?
Curlew (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2009 and 2014. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trained Curlew?
Curlew (IRE) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 26 March 2014.
Who is Curlew's sire?
Curlew (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Billbill (USA), whose sire is Storm Cat.
What is Curlew's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 26 March 2014. The highest on record is 75.
What is Curlew's sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Curlew's siblings?
Out of Billbill (USA), Curlew (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2009. 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.