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Horse profile

His Name Is Rio (IRE)

2yo gelding · Trainer Dr Richard Newland · Owner Urloxhey Racing
by Ten Sovereigns (IRE) out of Rio Festival (USA) (First Defence)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 13 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 8
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 2yo gelding with 1 start since Oct 2026. Finished 2 of 8 at Wolverhampton (AW) last time. By Ten Sovereigns (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 1,613 runs since Apr 2023.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run since Oct 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Wolverhampton (AW), 13 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 21 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 70B the best of the last 1 rated run · Wolverhampton (AW), 13 Oct 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 21 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 1,613 runs since Apr 2023 (245 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17% from 159. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+39.1—
Good to Firm209209.6%−1.3—
Good4044210.4%−0.5—
Good to Soft161169.9%−1—
Soft2232410.8%−0.1—
Heavy4249.5%−1.4—
Standard (AW)5726912.1%+1.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1592717%+6.1—
6f – 7f85310212%+1.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f402369%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f150117.3%−3.6—
1m5f – 2m3000%−10.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1700%−10.9—
2m5f – 3m200%−10.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rio Festival (USA) (First Defence)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Under The Radar (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Under The Radar (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Under The Radar (IRE)1715fClass 5
Kokachin (IRE)616f—
Nukanan (IRE)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
13 Oct 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse Ebf Maiden Stakes (gbb Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran Raced just behind the pacesetters - moved into runner-up spot over 1f out - unable to reel in the winner but stayed on to finish 2nd 2/8 1¾ 9-7 88A70B Gina Mangan 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has His Name Is Rio won?
His Name Is Rio (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
Who trains His Name Is Rio?
His Name Is Rio (IRE) is trained by Dr Richard Newland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 October 2026.
Who is His Name Is Rio's sire?
His Name Is Rio (IRE) is by Ten Sovereigns (IRE) out of Rio Festival (USA), whose sire is First Defence.
What is His Name Is Rio's sire's record?
Ten Sovereigns (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 1,613 runs since Apr 2023 (245 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17% from 159. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 150.
Who are His Name Is Rio's siblings?
Out of Rio Festival (USA), His Name Is Rio (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Under The Radar (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Under The Radar (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.