Gaelic Rover (IRE)
Gaelic Rover won the Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle at Newcastle in Jan 2026 at Class 4 level over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft. The gelding has one win and three places from five turf starts. He finished third of seven in the KOSB Novices Hurdle at Kelso in Mar 2026 when beaten favourite and last raced off his career-high mark of 118.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- −3.70£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.69Fair A/E n=5 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 126
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 126A | 118 | 3 runs · 126 / 118 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 126A | 122 | 2 runs · 126 / 122 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Prominent 4 (80%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,870 | 255 | 13.6% | +0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,558 | 213 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,452 | 318 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 991 | 128 | 12.9% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,220 | 310 | 14% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,794 | 399 | 14.3% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,535 | 171 | 11.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gaelic Rambler (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Gaelic Rambler (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelic Rambler (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
| Flames Of Passion (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Midnight Dividend (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.70 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.70 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.70 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.70 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.30 |
| Ryan Mania | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.70 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Mar 26+21d | Kelso | KOSB Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled behind the front pair - made ground into third - moved up to challenge before 2 out - pushed along to pursue the winner approaching last - drifted left at the final fence - gave way inside the final furlong to finish third | 3/7 | 2 | 11-9 | 118 | 95B | 118A | Sean Quinlan | 4/5F |
| 28 Feb 26+44d | Kelso | bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - stumbled on touchdown 4 out - slipped to the back 3 out - brought down after clouting heels on the bend before 2 out | F/10 | — | 11-5 | 118 | — | — | Jamie Hamilton | 16/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+47d | Newcastle | Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Sat behind the front group - checked and shifted right for room before 3 out - hit the front soon after and asserted - kicked away before the last to score with plenty in hand | 1/12 | 11-8 | 115 | 126A | 131A | Brian Hughes | 30/100F | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 25+28d | Newcastle | BetMGM EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy on the wide side early - pushed along to press leader before 3 out - hit front before 2 out - broke away with winner approaching last - drifted left under pressure up the run-in - caught close home to finish second | 2/7 | 1 | 11-4 | — | 118A | 124A | Jamie Hamilton | 3/1 |
| 01 Nov 25 | Ayr | Rest At Neilston EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled off the front group early - clipped the first fence - moved up to fourth by the 4th - made progress 3 out - improved into second before the last - overtaken again on the run-in - stayed on to finish third | 3/14 | 2¾ | 11-0 | — | 121B | 125A | Ryan Mania | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gaelic Rover won?
- Gaelic Rover (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Gaelic Rover?
- Gaelic Rover (IRE) is trained by Ruth Jefferson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 March 2026.
- Who is Gaelic Rover's sire?
- Gaelic Rover (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Night Of Passion (IRE), whose sire is Winged Love.
- What going does Gaelic Rover prefer?
- Gaelic Rover (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 Gaelic Rover's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 21 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Gaelic Rover's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Gaelic Rover's siblings?
- Out of Night Of Passion (IRE), Gaelic Rover (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gaelic Rambler (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Gaelic Rambler (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.