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Ettore (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Nicky Henderson · Owner Exors Of The Late John Connolly
by Sottsass (FR) out of Recambe (IRE) (Cape Cross)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Off 165 days · 5th of 6 Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Ettore is a maiden who has yet to win or place from eight starts. He showed his best effort when third of seven at Taunton in Mar 2026 and last ran when fifth of six in a Class 4 novices handicap hurdle at Hereford in May 2026 off an official rating of 101. The gelding, by Sottsass out of a Cape Cross mare, was fitted with first-time headgear on that run and is usually held up.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Windsor, 4 Aug 2025

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 4 figures · best 74B · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good274B65.52 · 74 / 65.5
Good to Soft274B722 · 74 / 72
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m474B724 · 74 / 72
Flat 3 figures · best 86A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f279A74—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 104B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 24 Mar 2026 Official rating 101 at the last jumps run, 5 May 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 9 Jul 2025

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 4 figures · best 104B · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good2104B952 · 104 / 95
Good to Soft289A842 · 89 / 84
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4104B87.54 · 104 / 87.5
Flat 3 figures · best 65A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f265A62.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 666 runs since Jan 2008 (107 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.8% from 190. Weakest on soft going: 8.5% from 130. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 207.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.7—
Good to Firm56916.1%+4.40 from 1
Good174169.2%−2.50 from 4
Good to Soft8478.3%−3.40 from 2
Soft130118.5%−3.2—
Heavy28517.9%+6.2—
Standard (AW)1903015.8%+4.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.7—
6f – 7f1391611.5%−0.2—
1m – 1m1f207188.7%−30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2603413.1%+1.40 from 2
1m5f – 2m53815.1%+3.40 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6233.3%+21.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Recambe (IRE) (Cape Cross)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Laurens (FR) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Laurens (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Laurens (FR)1787f–1m2½fGroup 1
Anemoi (FR)1251m5½f–2m½fClass 3
Autignac (FR)1312m2f—
Scottish Reel (IRE)90——
Murviel (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 4 0 0% −4.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Keeley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
05 May 26+23d Hereford Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran Settled last of all - niggled at from 4 out - under pressure after 3 out - responded to challenge a fence last and contested fourth on the run-in - flattened out to finish fifth 5/6 ¾ 11-5 10157C86C Nico de Boinville 4/1
12 Apr 26+19d Ffos Las Paned At 3A's Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Handy in the early stages - hit the second and third obstacles awkwardly - driven up before 3 out - lost touch and dropped away before 2 out 7/12 2 10-9 —74B89A Nico de Boinville 10/1
24 Mar 26+25d Taunton Join The Johnson White Racing Syndicate Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran Drifted left at odd points early - hit the front before giving it up 5th - urged on after 6th - driven out after 3 out - asked for more effort 2 out - dropped to third and drifted right approaching the line - found renewed energy close home - kept going to finish 3rd 3/7 2 10-9 —74B104B Nico de Boinville 5/1
27 Feb 26+207d Newbury BetVictor Simple Things Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up in the pack early - pushed along after the 5th - unable to close from 3 out - finished well held in 6th 6/9 1 11-0 —70C79C Nico de Boinville 11/2
04 Aug 25+8d Windsor Windsor Oktoberfest Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 6 ran Held up at back - driven on approaching 4f out - made ground under 2f out - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch third close home 3/6 2½ 9-4 —86A61B Silvestre De Sousa 13/2
27 Jul 25+18d Pontefract JCT600 Kia Castleford Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 7 ran Knocked by another runner at the break - dislodged jockey immediately UR/7 — 9-7 ——— Aidan Keeley 50/1
09 Jul 25+25d Kempton (AW) Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Held up in rear of pack throughout - no meaningful progress made - finished well held in 9th 9/12 nk 9-4 —79A65A Ray Dawson 40/1
14 Jun 25 Sandown Darley British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Held up at back - urged forward around halfway - failed to get involved - finished well beaten in 11th 11/12 4½ 9-3 —69C60C Jack Mitchell 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ettore (IRE) won?
Ettore (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Ettore (IRE)?
Ettore (IRE) is trained by Nicky Henderson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 May 2026.
Who is Ettore (IRE)'s sire?
Ettore (IRE) is by Sottsass (FR) out of Recambe (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What is Ettore (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 5 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ettore (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sottsass (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 666 runs since Jan 2008 (107 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.8% from 190. Weakest on soft going: 8.5% from 130. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 207.
Who are Ettore (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Recambe (IRE), Ettore (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Laurens (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Laurens (FR)). The wins came over 7f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.