Horse profile
Emotional Roller (IRE)
by Valirann (FR) out of Carleys Flight (IRE) (Busy Flight)
20 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Catterick
Last run 15 Jan 2026 · 5th of 9
Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile
Emotional Roller is 1 from 20, the win coming in a Class 5 handicap chase over 3m on good to soft at Catterick in Jan 2025. He has raced at ten different courses and is prominent in 56 per cent of his analysed runs. His last run, at Newcastle in Jan 2026, was off an official rating of 87 when he finished fifth of nine.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
Win at Class 5
- 1–20Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 7 (35%)Placed
- −15.67£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.34Fair A/E n=20 · 0.29 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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 rating87↓ 3lb off peak
87
79–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 80
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 107C | 85 | 2 runs · 69 / 48 |
| Good | 5 | 101B | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 117A | 84 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 101B | 83.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 117A | 96 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 98A | 86 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 20 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 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 Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (69%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,445 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +20.6 | — |
| Good | 455 | 49 | 10.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 343 | 24 | 7% | −3.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 449 | 56 | 12.5% | +2.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 171 | 12 | 7% | −3.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +14.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | +4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 476 | 40 | 8.4% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 558 | 54 | 9.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 284 | 35 | 12.3% | +2.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 65 | 11 | 16.9% | +6.7 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Carleys Flight (IRE) (Busy Flight)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Richieandsams Lady (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richieandsams Lady (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m2½f | — |
| Vians Hill (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.67 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Wetherby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kavanagh | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.67 |
| Tom Midgley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.67 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 15 Jan 26+15d | Newcastle | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Chase Held up handy early - scrappy over the 7th and urged on - driven up before 4 out into contention - edged into the fight briefly - dropped away to finish fifth | 5/9 | 6 | 11-2 | 87 | 27A | 89B | Peter Kavanagh | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+40d | Uttoxeter | General Sports Worldwide Handicap Chase Settled in second early - jumped awkwardly at the 11th and dropped back before 4 out - pushed along after 3 out and stayed on terms with the front group with two to jump - faded from there and gave up a spot after the last - finished fifth | 5/13 | 4¼ | 10-12 | 89 | 69B | 92A | Peter Kavanagh | 15/2 |
| 21 Nov 25+8d | Catterick | Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Went straight to front under pressure - clumsy at the 5th - kicked clear again from the 13th - challenged approaching two out then overtaken after the last - unable to find more and edged out of second near the line | 3/7 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 90 | 80A | 110B | Peter Kavanagh | 11/8 |
| 13 Nov 25+235d | Sedgefield | Resolve Group UK Handicap Chase Handy early - needed encouragement 10th before moving into second and pushed along 2 out - stayed on but no match for winner then made mistake at last | 2/6 | 9½ | 11-0 | 90 | — | 106B | Peter Kavanagh | 3/1 |
| 23 Mar 25+25d | Carlisle | Ladbrokes Go North Red Rum Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled midfield - clipped the first fence - into 5th 3 out under pressure then kept on without gaining further | 5/14 | 4¼ | 9-13 | 90 | 101B | 102A | Peter Kavanagh | 7/2F |
| 26 Feb 25+22d | Wetherby | Bet Now At racingtv.com Handicap Chase Tracked front-runner in second - dropped away 11th - made up ground from 15th to hit front 2 out - overtaken in the straight - couldn't threaten winner again and held on for 2nd | 2/8 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 88 | 73A | 111B | Peter Kavanagh | 7/2 |
| 04 Feb 25+13d | Market Rasen | TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Novices' Handicap Chase Settled close up early - stayed with the front group - needed encouragement after the 12th - unable to improve into contention 3 out - moved into 3rd 2 out but found little extra to the line | 3/10 | 16 | 11-3 | 89 | 74A | 101A | Danny McMenamin | 11/8F |
| 22 Jan 25+25d | Catterick | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Chase Up with the pace early - dropped back after 8th - made ground from 16th - moved into second despite a mistake 3 out - hit the front in the straight - kept going to win | 1/11 | 10-9 | 84 | 98A | 118A | Peter Kavanagh | 10/3F | |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+8d | Catterick | Sky Bet Super Week Supersized Handicap Chase Tracked front group on inner - urged into 4th on home turn and up to 3rd before fading between the last two furlongs - finished 5th well beaten | 5/13 | 6½ | 10-5 | 85 | 86B | 87A | Peter Kavanagh | 4/1J |
| 20 Dec 24+13d | Uttoxeter | Ashley Waller Auctioneers Novices' Handicap Chase Handy early on - error cost ground around 5th - toiling after another slip 9th - well off the pace by 12th - pulled up before three out | PU/10 | — | 10-12 | 85 | — | — | Peter Kavanagh | 4/1 |
| 07 Dec 24+26d | Wetherby | Wetherby Racecourse - Your Ideal Conference Venue Novices' Handicap Chase Held a handy spot early - hesitated over the 8th - pressed for effort 4 out and lost ground 3 out - found renewed energy before the last - moved into second on the run-in - unable to reach the winner | 2/8 | 1¾ | 10-7 | 82 | 60C | 109A | Peter Kavanagh | 5/2F |
| 11 Nov 24+75d | Carlisle | Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - stumbled 3 out and was overtaken soon after - dropped to third approaching the final flight - regained second on the run-in - kept on but never troubling the winner | 2/11 | 2½ | 10-0 | 79 | 96A | 101A | Peter Kavanagh | 13/2 |
| 28 Aug 24+66d | Worcester | Jane Earp Happy 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Held up on inside - urged into effort - dropped away for home turn - well held at finish | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-13 | 81 | 93A | 76A | Peter Kavanagh | 9/1 |
| 23 Jun 24+19d | Hexham | Langley Castle Hotel Supporting Ladies Day Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 9/14 | nse | 10-5 | 84 | 96B | 92A | Peter Kavanagh | 25/1 |
| 04 Jun 24+126d | Southwell | Prestige Safety Services PPE And Workwear Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-1 | 87 | — | — | Tom Midgley | 25/1 |
| 30 Jan 24+35d | Newcastle | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | F/11 | — | 10-13 | 87 | — | — | Charlie Maggs | 5/2F |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+32d | Wetherby | William Hill Epic Boost Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/12 | nse | 10-4 | 86 | 117A | 107A | Jamie Hamilton | 12/1 |
| 24 Nov 23+14d | Catterick | Celebrating Lilian's Retirement Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/15 | 4½ | 10-11 | — | 107C | 93C | Tom Midgley | 150/1 |
| 10 Nov 23+35d | Hexham | nationalrail.com Railway Map Of Britain Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 11-1 | — | — | — | Tom Midgley | 125/1 |
| 06 Oct 23 | Hexham | Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 19 | 11-0 | — | 95C | 88C | Ross Chapman | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Emotional Roller won?
- Emotional Roller (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 7 times in total (35% of starts).
- Who trains Emotional Roller?
- Emotional Roller (IRE) is trained by Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 January 2026.
- Who is Emotional Roller's sire?
- Emotional Roller (IRE) is by Valirann (FR) out of Carleys Flight (IRE), whose sire is Busy Flight.
- What going does Emotional Roller prefer?
- Emotional Roller (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Emotional Roller's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 15 January 2026. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Emotional Roller's sire's record?
- Valirann (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,445 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.
- Who are Emotional Roller's siblings?
- Out of Carleys Flight (IRE), Emotional Roller (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Richieandsams Lady (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.