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Followcato (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner Highclere And The Followers
by Notnowcato (GB) out of Follow The Icon (GB) (Black Sam Bellamy)
12 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last run 6 Mar 2026 · 1st of 3 Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Followcato is 4 from 12 with all wins in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f or 2m5f – 3m on good to soft or soft. He won four times between Dec 2025 and Mar 2026 at Ludlow, Exeter, Hereford and Leicester, each on his first visit to the course. Aged 7 at his last run in Mar 2026, he led to take the Class 3 Betting And Gaming Council Novices' Limited Handicap Chase at Leicester off a mark of 127. He has led in 4 of 7 analysed runs.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating127At career-high mark
127 111–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 8 Mar 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 9 figures · best 131C · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4127C972 runs · 127 / 106.5
Good3125A1161 run · —
Soft2131C120.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4131C110.53 runs · 131 / 127
2m1f – 2m4f4125A1051 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 26 Jan 2026 Official rating 127 at the last run, 6 Mar 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 11 figures · best 143C · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6138A127.53 runs · 138 / 128
Good3131A1211 run · —
Soft2143C1331 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6138A127.52 runs · 138 / 133
2m5f – 3m4143C123.53 runs · 143 / 128
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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 11 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Led 4 (36%) · 4 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Notnowcato (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,369 runs since Jan 2008 (226 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1700%−9.8—
Good to Firm2662710.2%+0.4—
Good6536710.3%+0.50 from 4
Good to Soft3865614.5%+4.73 from 6
Soft466347.3%−2.51 from 2
Heavy171179.9%+0.1—
Standard (AW)410317.6%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5247.7%−2.1—
6f – 7f349236.6%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f3624612.7%+2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f3663910.7%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m5255310.1%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4024010%+0.22 from 7
2m5f – 3m274238.4%−1.42 from 4
Over 3m39410.3%+0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Follow The Icon (GB) (Black Sam Bellamy)

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

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Followango (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Followango (IRE)2122m–3mClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 3 50% +12.50
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 2 29% +2.50
Class 3 3 2 67% +9.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +2.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +2.50
Exeter 1 1 100% +8.50
Ludlow 1 1 100% +5.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% +8.50
2m5f – 3m 4 2 50% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 8 4 50% +14.00
Ben Jones 4 0 0% −4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 4 4 100% +18.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 3 100% +13.00
2025 6 1 17% +0.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 4 67% +16.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
06 Mar 26+39d Leicester Betting And Gaming Council Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 3 ran Set the pace from the start - driven along before 2 out when challenged - a touch untidy at the last - found extra close home to prevail 1/3 11-10 127127C128C Kielan Woods 2/1
26 Jan 26+17d Hereford Hereford Quarries Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 4 ran Set the pace early - stumbled at the 12th but restored to the front - asked for effort to open a gap approaching 3 out - kept up the pace to the line unchallenged 1/4 11-8 119131C143C Kielan Woods 5/2
09 Jan 26+23d Exeter Download The PricedUp App Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Shared the front early - took over before the 5th - a length to the good 4 out - shaken up soon after - two lengths in front 2 out - margin narrowing as the last loomed and veered left but stuck on gamely 1/10 11-2 113—128A Kielan Woods 17/2
2025 · 6 runs
17 Dec 25+29d Ludlow G C Rickards Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Shared front spot early - went on alone 3rd - challenged for top spot 4 out - opened two lengths 3 out - continued finding more towards final fence - edge shrinking up the straight but held on grimly 1/9 12-1 11186A138A Kielan Woods 5/1
18 Nov 25+7d Lingfield At The Races Supports SGWEEK25 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Good · 10 ran Inclined to drift right over obstacles - pushed along and shared third place three out - weakened on the run to the line - finished fifth 5/10 4 11-7 11383B119A Ben Jones 11/4F
11 Nov 25+219d Lingfield Peter Black 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack - jumped awkwardly and lost rider at the 2nd UR/8 — 11-8 113—— Ben Jones 10/3
06 Apr 25+29d Ffos Las RHN Travel VIP Transport Service Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Handy early tracking the front group - into second turn briefly before third - drifted right passing four out - urged forward and made ground quickly - dropped back before two out - drifted left approaching last under pressure - kept going steadily to the line 3/8 shd 11-6 113—127B Kielan Woods 5/2
08 Mar 25+35d Sandown European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Settled towards the middle of the pack on the outer - urged forward and lost ground before 2 out - unable to challenge from there to the line - finished well beaten in 7th 7/16 6 10-13 114100B113A Kielan Woods 25/1
01 Feb 25+43d Wetherby Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran Settled off the pace early - improved into contention by the 6th and tracked the front rank wide with a mistake 4 out - edged in front but jumped awkwardly at the last - overtaken and unable to find more up the run-in 3/14 2¼ 11-4 —110B123A Kielan Woods 10/3
2024 · 3 runs
20 Dec 24+41d Ascot Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up early towards the front - stumbled at the 1st and hampered at the 3rd - dropped back by the 6th - gave best 2 out 5/11 10 11-4 —94B108B Ben Jones 7/1
09 Nov 24+198d Aintree BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Held up at the back - progress wide on the home turn - edged in front nearing 2 out but blundered slightly and driven on - overtaken close to the last then weakened on the run-in to finish 4th 4/9 3 11-0 —125A131A Kielan Woods 25/1
25 Apr 24 Huntingdon Watch Replays On Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 11-6 —116B121A Ben Jones 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Followcato won?
Followcato (IRE) won 4 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trains Followcato?
Followcato (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 March 2026.
Who is Followcato's sire?
Followcato (IRE) is by Notnowcato (GB) out of Follow The Icon (GB), whose sire is Black Sam Bellamy.
What going does Followcato prefer?
Followcato (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Followcato's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 6 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Followcato's sire's record?
Notnowcato (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,369 runs since Jan 2008 (226 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.
Who are Followcato's siblings?
Out of Follow The Icon (GB), Followcato (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Followango (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Followango (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.