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Horse profile

Dickie Diver (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer John Whyte · Last owner John Whyte
by Gold Well (GB) out of Merry Excuse (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2023 — 1,271 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 Won at Chepstow Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Dickie Diver won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Chepstow in Feb 2019 on good to soft going over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding, who raced nine times on turf for one win and three places, never scored again. He last ran at Cheltenham in May 2023 in a Class 5 hunters chase off an official rating of 117, 26lb below his highest ever mark of 143.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating117↓ 26lb off peak
117 117–143

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 15 Mar 2019

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 7 figures · best 136B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4136B129.5—
Soft3108A85—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4126B83.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3136B133—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 29 Dec 2021 Official rating 117 at the last run, 5 May 2023

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 7 figures · best 138A · median 128
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4138A130.5—
Soft3133A119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4138A123—
2m1f – 2m4f3133A128—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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
Gold Well (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1241411.3%−0.9—
Good1,75222012.6%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft98012112.3%+0.11 from 4
Soft1,79219410.8%−1.40 from 3
Heavy96713714.2%+2—
Standard (AW)3313%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.2—
1m – 1m1f1900%−12.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−12.2—
1m5f – 2m1,21314612%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f1,89824312.8%+0.61 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,96722911.6%−0.60 from 5
Over 3m5356912.9%+0.7—

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
Merry Excuse (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Golden Emblem (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Golden Emblem (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Golden Emblem (IRE)1322m4½f–2m5½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.70
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −1.70
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 1 50% −0.70
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −2.70

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 5 1 20% −3.70
Mr Rupert Wilks 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Murray Dodd 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −5.70
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 3 1 33% −1.70

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% −2.70

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
2023 · 3 runs
05 May 23+25d Cheltenham Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-5 117—— Mr Murray Dodd 66/1
10 Apr 23+35d Fakenham Queen's Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 39 11-5 12285C110C Mr Rupert Wilks 40/1
06 Mar 23+432d Southwell Read Davy Russell On Starsports.Bet Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 130—— Mr Rupert Wilks 10/1
2021 · 2 runs
29 Dec 21+287d Newbury Bank A Winner With MansionBet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 6½ 11-3 140108A119A Aidan Coleman 9/1
17 Mar 21+78d Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 41 11-4 14280C113C Aidan Coleman 33/1
2020 · 1 run
29 Dec 20+655d Newbury Mansionbet's Bet 10 Get 20 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 22.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 7½ 11-1 14182A133A Aidan Coleman 10/3
2019 · 3 runs
15 Mar 19+20d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 4/20 1¾ 11-5 143126B138A Aidan Coleman 14/1
23 Feb 19+36d Chepstow Pertemps Healthcare Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-3 —133B133A Aidan Coleman 30/100F
18 Jan 19 Chepstow Event Image Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 hd 11-2 —136B128A Barry Geraghty 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Dickie Diver won?
Dickie Diver (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Dickie Diver?
Dickie Diver (IRE) was trained by John Whyte on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 5 May 2023.
Who is Dickie Diver's sire?
Dickie Diver (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of Merry Excuse (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does Dickie Diver prefer?
Dickie Diver (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Dickie Diver's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 5 May 2023. The highest on record is 143.
What is Dickie Diver's sire's record?
Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dickie Diver's siblings?
Out of Merry Excuse (IRE), Dickie Diver (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Golden Emblem (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Golden Emblem (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2019. 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.