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Densworth (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer J M B Cookson · Owner J M B Cookson
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Mariah's Way (GB) (Shirocco)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses Last run 9 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Densworth is a gelding who has won five of 16 starts on turf. He gained his biggest success in the Colin Baldwin Memorial Handicap Chase at Wetherby in Nov 2024 off an official rating of 127 and has also won over 1m5f – 2m on heavy ground at Doncaster. All five wins came at different courses. He last ran at Aintree in Apr 2026.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating127↓ 9lb off peak
127 120–136

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 139 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 11 Jun 2022

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 10 figures · best 139A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good6139A102—
Good to Soft495C67.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5139A951 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f4107C67.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 6 Mar 2026 Official rating 127 at the last run, 9 Apr 2026

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 12 figures · best 162A · median 120.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good6144B121.5—
Good to Soft4122C104.51 run · —
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6162A123.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f5124B106—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 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 from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 4 (57%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,741 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49052411.7%−0.93 from 6
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.80 from 6
Soft3,75949313.1%+0.51 from 3
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.61 from 1
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.53 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f4,75859312.5%−0.12 from 6
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%00 from 2
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Harmony Heights (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Harmony Heights (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Harmony Heights (IRE)812m7½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 6 3 50% +12.62
Soft 3 1 33% −0.62
Heavy 1 1 100% +5.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 3 60% +6.50
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +10.00
Class 3 3 1 33% +0.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% +4.50
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +2.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +1.62
Newcastle 1 1 100% +1.38
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +12.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 3 38% +14.12
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% −0.62
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Pritchard 3 1 33% +0.00
Ben Jones 3 1 33% +3.50
Luca Morgan 3 2 67% +2.00
Kielan Woods 3 1 33% +10.00
Miss Natasha Cookson 2 0 0% −2.00
Beau Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 5 42% +15.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 5 2 40% +4.50
2023 3 2 67% +2.00
2022 3 1 33% +10.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −4.00
Hurdle 7 3 43% +4.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% +11.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
09 Apr 26+34d Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 24 ran Sat close to the front pack - blundered badly and slipped back through the field - lost touch before two out and was pulled up before the last PU/24 — 12-0 127—— Miss Natasha Cookson 125/1
06 Mar 26+329d Leicester Leicestershire And Derbyshire Yeomanry Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Held up behind front group early - moved into second spot 4th - upsides the front-runner 4 out - pushed along after 2 out and stayed on for second 2/4 7 11-13 13195C122C Miss Natasha Cookson 5/2
2025 · 2 runs
11 Apr 25+29d Ayr Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Tracked the pace early - pushed along and dropped away after 4 out - well held at the finish 8/11 13 11-7 13562C103C Callum Pritchard 25/1
13 Mar 25+85d Cheltenham Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran Settled in the pack early - up into 4th and pressing the front group - dropped away 3 out - eventually beaten a long way finishing 14th 14/19 17 10-3 13653C106C Callum Pritchard 50/1
2024 · 5 runs
18 Dec 24+32d Newbury BetVictor Home Of The Lucky Dip Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled towards the back early - improved into contention on the home turn to lie 4th - lost ground before 3 out under pressure - well beaten in 5th when eased and pulled up before the last PU/6 — 11-9 136—— Ben Jones 7/2
16 Nov 24+20d Wetherby Colin Baldwin Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran Settled just off the pace early - stumbled slightly 12th - made ground into it 4 out - hit the front 3 out - drifted left and blundered 2 out - opened a big gap last - powered on to score easily 1/5 10-7 127107C124B Callum Pritchard 2/1F
27 Oct 24+198d Aintree Jason Salleh Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace early before yielding at the 1st - sat close to the front into the 2nd and through the group - lost touch 2 out and held on for 5th 5/7 10 11-9 13055A114B Ben Jones 7/1
12 Apr 24+41d Aintree Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders') (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-4 130—— Beau Morgan 9/2
02 Mar 24+323d Doncaster Get Raceday Ready Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 12-0 120—162A Ben Jones 11/2
2023 · 3 runs
14 Apr 23+39d Aintree Abersoch Land And Sea Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-0 124—— Luca Morgan 20/1
06 Mar 23+58d Southwell Call Star Sports On 08000 521321 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 12197B144B Luca Morgan 13/8
07 Jan 23+43d Newcastle Join The Bet Club At Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-13 ——124A Luca Morgan 11/8F
2022 · 3 runs
25 Nov 22+36d Doncaster Eden Farm Hulleys Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 4¾ 11-0 —107C119B Kielan Woods 4/1
20 Oct 22+131d Carlisle Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 9 11-0 —73C96C Kielan Woods 8/1
11 Jun 22+210d Worcester Amodil Group Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-2 —139A125B Kielan Woods 12/1
2021 · 1 run
13 Nov 21 Uttoxeter Jennings Cumberland Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 60 11-0 —60C83C David Bass 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Densworth won?
Densworth (IRE) won 5 of 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 31.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Densworth?
Densworth (IRE) is trained by J M B Cookson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
Who is Densworth's sire?
Densworth (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Mariah's Way (GB), whose sire is Shirocco.
What going does Densworth prefer?
Densworth (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Densworth's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 9 April 2026. The highest on record is 136.
What is Densworth's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,741 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Densworth's siblings?
Out of Mariah's Way (GB), Densworth (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Harmony Heights (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Harmony Heights (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. 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.