Horse profile
Deep Cave (IRE)
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Lady Knightess (IRE) (Presenting)
22 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 23 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 6 courses
Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 7th of 10
Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile
Deep Cave is a gelding with six wins from 22 starts on turf, three of them in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m on good or soft ground. He won the Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase at Ascot in Dec 2025 off 139, the Weatherbys And Birdie Calendars Handicap Chase at Bangor-on-Dee the previous month off 135, and the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle at Aintree off 129 in Apr 2025. His last run, at Chepstow in Oct 2026, was off an official rating of 134 when he finished 7 of 10. Typically ridden with patience, he was held up in four of five analysed runs.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 23 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 6–22Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 7 (31.8%)Placed
- +41.55£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 2.58Fair A/E n=22 · 2.11 incl. margin
- 141Highest OR
- 68dAvg 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 rating134↓ 7lb off peak
134
129–141
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 102
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 131A | 104.5 | 2 · 95 / 92 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 102A | 78 | 3 · 102 / 78 |
| Good | 3 | 121A | 120 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 131A | 97 | 5 · 102 / 89 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 120B | 110.5 | — |
Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 runs · as at 19 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 13 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 8 (62%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (15%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Court Cave (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,930 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,025 | 341 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,438 | 160 | 11.1% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,227 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 4 from 12 |
| Heavy | 934 | 64 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,785 | 168 | 9.4% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,847 | 294 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 3 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,522 | 264 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 3 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 23 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lady Knightess (IRE) (Presenting)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Jpr One (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Jpr One (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jpr One (IRE) | 24 | 7 | 2m–2m4½f | Grade 2 |
| Red Oak (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Truckers Pass (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jpr Two (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 4 | 33% | +11.55 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| Class 1 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +34.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 50% | +27.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.40 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.40 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 3 | 25% | +40.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +2.55 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tudor | 10 | 3 | 30% | +42.00 |
| Felix De Giles | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.40 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Nick Scholfield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Nabet | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.40 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 5 | 26% | +41.15 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.40 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +46.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.40 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.60 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 3 | 21% | +23.15 |
| Chase | 8 | 3 | 38% | +18.40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 26+155d | Chepstow | Dragonbet Cefnogi Rasio Ceffylau Cymreig Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Towards the back from the start - no impact at any stage - 7th and well beaten | 7/10 | 3½ | 12-0 | 134 | 102A | 124A | Jack Tudor | 20/1 |
| 09 May 26+28d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to pace early - driven three out and dropped back - stayed on without finding more near final flight - finished sixth beaten 5.5 lengths | 6/15 | nk | 11-4 | 135 | — | 135A | Jack Tudor | 28/1 |
| 11 Apr 26+49d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - clipped the first fence - urged into contention by the 12th - toiling by the 15th and pulled up before three out | PU/13 | — | 11-9 | 140 | — | — | Jack Tudor | 18/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+28d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - error at the 3rd - toiling by the 13th - dropped away soon after and faded out of it | 10/13 | 24 | 11-4 | 141 | 78C | 112C | Jack Tudor | 18/1 |
| 24 Jan 26+35d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Chase (Premier Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - jumped awkwardly around 6th and 12th - pushed along 4 out - short-lived progress after 2 out - couldn't land a blow - faded after the last | 5/8 | 3½ | 12-0 | 141 | 89A | 130B | Jack Tudor | 9/2 |
| 20 Dec 25+38d | Ascot | Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - pushed along and made progress two out - closing on the front-runner into the final furlong - finished strongly to get up right on the line | 1/12 | 10-13 | 139 | 71B | 138A | Jack Tudor | 10/1 | |
| 12 Nov 25+221d | Bangor-on-Dee | Weatherbys And Birdie Calendars Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - made headway to post 11th - closing on the pace-setters 3 out - driven 2 out and moved into 2nd - gained the advantage inside the final 110 yards - kept on strongly to win | 1/7 | 11-7 | 135 | 95A | 142B | Jack Tudor | 11/1 | |
| 05 Apr 25+63d | Aintree | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - clipped a fence 9th - made progress from 3 out - eased across right approaching last - joined the frontrunner near the line - edged clear to score | 1/17 | 11-2 | 129 | 108B | 132A | Jack Tudor | 28/1 | |
| 01 Feb 25+13d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sat close behind pace-setters early - driven for effort in mid-race - dropped away 2f out - well held at the finish | 6/13 | 5½ | 10-13 | 130 | 70C | 115C | Jack Tudor | 9/1 |
| 19 Jan 25+18d | Windsor | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked front pack - edged in front approaching final two furlongs then driven and overtaken on the run home - unable to find more late and finished fourth | 4/12 | ½ | 11-3 | 129 | 97C | 131A | Jack Tudor | 18/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+46d | Cheltenham | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made ground to be 9th - lost touch after two out - moved left approaching the last - kept on without threatening - finished 5th | 5/9 | 3¼ | 11-1 | 130 | 124A | 130A | Jonathan Burke | 15/2 |
| 16 Nov 24+22d | Cheltenham | From The Horses Mouth Podcast Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up early - lost touch approaching 2 out - moved right after last then finished with running on to take 5th | 5/12 | 2½ | 11-1 | 130 | 121A | 129A | Nick Scholfield | 40/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+100d | Cheltenham | Foundation Developments Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back early - never troubled the leaders - well held at the finish | 10/13 | 1½ | 11-10 | 132 | 120B | 123A | Nick Scholfield | 50/1 |
| 17 Jul 24+22d | Clairefontaine (FR) | Prix Jacques Peillon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) | 1/10 | 10-8 | — | — | — | Kevin Nabet | 17/5 | |
| 25 Jun 24+212d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Dawn Run (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf) | 5/8 | 9½ | 10-9 | — | — | — | Kevin Nabet | 13/1 |
| 26 Nov 23+54d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix General Donnio (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) | F/8 | — | 10-6 | — | — | — | Felix De Giles | 59/10 |
| 03 Oct 23+25d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Xanthor (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) | F/12 | — | 11-3 | — | — | — | Felix De Giles | 9/5F |
| 08 Sep 23+152d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix Summit (Chase) (Conditions) (4-5yo) (Turf) | 1/6 | 10-4 | — | — | — | Felix De Giles | 12/5 | |
| 09 Apr 23+64d | Fairyhouse | Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (grade 2) | 4/11 | 9 | 11-3 | 135 | 110A | 126B | Rachael Blackmore | 4/1 |
| 04 Feb 23+38d | Leopardstown | Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors '50,000 Cheltenham Bonus For Stable Staff' Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 5/8 | hd | 11-10 | 130 | 131A | 139A | Rachael Blackmore | 11/1 |
| 28 Dec 22+39d | Leopardstown | Savills Maiden Hurdle | 1/20 | 11-7 | — | 99B | 135A | Rachael Blackmore | 11/4 | |
| 19 Nov 22 | Punchestown | O'Connor Heating & Plumbing Supporting Longford GAA Maiden Hurdle | 2/22 | 3¾ | 11-7 | — | 111B | 132A | Davy Russell | 9/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Deep Cave (IRE) won?
- Deep Cave (IRE) won 6 of 22 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 7 times in total (31.8% of starts).
- Who trains Deep Cave (IRE)?
- Deep Cave (IRE) is trained by Christian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Deep Cave (IRE)'s sire?
- Deep Cave (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Lady Knightess (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Deep Cave (IRE) prefer?
- Deep Cave (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 12 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 Deep Cave (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 11 October 2026. The highest on record is 141.
- What is Deep Cave (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,930 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
- Who are Deep Cave (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lady Knightess (IRE), Deep Cave (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Jpr One (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Jpr One (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.