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Horse profile

Dive Bomber (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer C Scandella · Last owner Mlle Veronique Agosta
by Green Desert (USA) out of Kathy College (IRE) (College Chapel)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2012 — 5,107 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Dive Bomber (IRE) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Jul 2011.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Green Desert (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+4.2—
Good to Firm8128911%0—
Good6676910.3%−0.70 from 2
Good to Soft269217.8%−3.2—
Soft256239%−2—
Heavy5147.8%−3.2—
Standard (AW)1,22315212.4%+1.41 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3464412.7%+1.7—
6f – 7f1,39416011.5%+0.51 from 5
1m – 1m1f8168310.2%−0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f5516712.2%+1.2—
1m5f – 2m14785.4%−5.6—
2m1f – 2m4f4424.5%−6.5—
2m5f – 3m2414.2%−6.8—
Over 3m200%−11—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kathy College (IRE) (College Chapel)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rosendhal (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Genius Step (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rosendhal (IRE)1245f–7f—
Genius Step (IRE)417fClass 5
Passage To India (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +2.90
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 1 33% +2.90
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mickael Barzalona 2 1 50% +3.90
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 4 1 25% +1.90
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 3 1 33% +2.90
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

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 Jockey SP
26 Oct 12+436d Deauville (FR) Prix de Cloture du Meeting de Clairefontaine (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 13 ran —/13 9-5 Maxime Guyon 83/10
17 Aug 11+42d Deauville (FR) Prix De Bonnebosq (Claimer) (3yo) (Fibresand) 6.5f · Standard · 16 ran 2/16 1½ 9-2 Olivier Peslier 43/10
06 Jul 11+37d Deauville (FR) Prix Des Brousses (Handicap) (3yo) (Fibresand) 6.5f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-4 Mickael Barzalona 49/10
30 May 11+342d Longchamp (FR) Prix De La Sequana (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 hd 8-9 Mickael Barzalona 17/1
22 Jun 10 Chantilly (FR) Prix D'Halatte (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 6f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 3 8-7 Ioritz Mendizabal 83/10

Quick answers

How many races has Dive Bomber (IRE) won?
Dive Bomber (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Dive Bomber (IRE)?
Dive Bomber (IRE) was trained by C Scandella on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 26 October 2012.
Who is Dive Bomber (IRE)'s sire?
Dive Bomber (IRE) is by Green Desert (USA) out of Kathy College (IRE), whose sire is College Chapel.
What going does Dive Bomber (IRE) prefer?
Dive Bomber (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 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 Dive Bomber (IRE)'s sire's record?
Green Desert (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.
Who are Dive Bomber (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Kathy College (IRE), Dive Bomber (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rosendhal (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Genius Step (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2010. 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.