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Horse profile

Hitthekettle (IRE)

10yo gelding · Trainer Michael Gates · Owner Michael Gates
by Ocovango (GB) out of Ballyquin Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 136 days Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Hitthekettle is a maiden who has failed to win or place from 14 starts on turf. His best effort came when third of three at Worcester in Sep 2025. He has raced five times at both Warwick and Stratford without success. He led in the Insight Surveyors Handicap Hurdle at Warwick in Jun 2026 when last raced off OR 69, 31lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 31lb off peak
Official rating69↓ 31lb off peak
69 69–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 26 Mar 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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 116B · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3100B981 · —
Good to Soft2116B111.5—
Soft291C82—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m498B73.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3116B107—
Over 3m1——1 · —

Of 14 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 26 Sep 2025 Official rating 69 at the last run, 3 Jun 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 8 figures · best 106C · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good392A861 · —
Good to Soft292A90.5—
Soft2106C104—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4106C89—
2m1f – 2m4f3102B92—
Over 3m1——1 · —

Of 14 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 14 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27829.6%+20.20 from 1
Good933929.9%+0.50 from 7
Good to Soft694699.9%+0.50 from 2
Soft911758.2%−1.20 from 2
Heavy393379.4%00 from 2
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m785638%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,090989%−0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m8929310.4%+10 from 6
Over 3m1902714.2%+4.80 from 3

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
Ballyquin Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballyquin Bay (IRE)180——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 5 0 0% −5.00
Stratford 5 0 0% −5.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Ward 6 0 0% −6.00
James Turner 4 0 0% −4.00
Conor Ring 2 0 0% −2.00
Benjamin Macey 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Doggrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Chase 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
03 Jun 26+69d Warwick Insight Surveyors Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good · 8 ran Set the pace early - driven along and lost front spot before 3 out then dropped away fast - eased down and pulled up before 2 out PU/8 — 9-11 69—— Benjamin Macey 50/1
26 Mar 26+42d Warwick JCB Mini-Excavator Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good · 7 ran Held a forward spot early - slipped back to 7th then pushed along - settled into fourth two out - couldn't close in on the leader nearing the final fence 4/7 8 10-5 70100B76B James Turner 16/1
12 Feb 26+120d Leicester Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran Settled towards the back - serious blunder at the 3rd then scrappy and drifting left at the next two - lost touch with the field - well beaten and pulled up after the 7th PU/6 — 9-11 71—— James Turner 50/1
15 Oct 25+19d Worcester Happy Birthday Chris Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 9 ran Settled in behind pace - dropped to eleventh and off the pace before four out - retired from contest ahead of the second-last PU/9 — 9-11 75—— James Turner 50/1
26 Sep 25+75d Worcester BetWright Bangers N'Cash Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23f · Good · 3 ran Settled at the back early - pushed along from 5 out then dropped away after 3 out - well beaten at the finish 3/3 84 10-11 7760C86C James Turner 50/1
13 Jul 25+357d Stratford Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Settled off the pace towards the back - lost touch two out but found renewed energy after the last - finished strongly to snatch fourth close home 4/7 7½ 10-7 7974A81B Chris Ward 18/1
21 Jul 24+73d Stratford Allan Atkinson Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-9 84—— Chris Ward 18/1
09 May 24+18d Stratford Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 hd 11-2 8798B92A Chris Ward 25/1
21 Apr 24+280d Stratford Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 nk 11-0 92116B92A Chris Ward 100/1
16 Jul 23+64d Stratford Ladies Day Is The 23rd July Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 94—— Chris Ward 12/1
13 May 23+52d Warwick Warwickshire Golf & Country Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 hd 11-6 100107A89A Chris Ward 20/1
22 Mar 23+126d Warwick Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 5½ 10-11 —91C102B Conor Ring 200/1
16 Nov 22+10d Warwick Derek Bridge Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 8½ 10-11 —73C106C Conor Ring 300/1
06 Nov 22 Sandown Falling Leaves Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-11 ——— Thomas Doggrell 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hitthekettle (IRE) won?
Hitthekettle (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2026.
Who trains Hitthekettle (IRE)?
Hitthekettle (IRE) is trained by Michael Gates, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 June 2026.
Who is Hitthekettle (IRE)'s sire?
Hitthekettle (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Ballyquin Queen (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Hitthekettle (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 3 June 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Hitthekettle (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
Who are Hitthekettle (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ballyquin Queen (IRE), Hitthekettle (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.