I Follow Rivers (GB)
I Follow Rivers won both his handicaps at Class 6 level on the all-weather in the spring of 2025, taking a 6f to 7f event at Wolverhampton in Apr 2025 and another at Kempton the following month. The gelding, who is held up, has six places from nine runs overall. He finished second of 14 as favourite at Kempton in Jul 2025 when last seen, racing off his career-high mark of 65.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 6 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.17£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=9 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 94
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 94B | 84 | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 91A | 84 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 94B | 81 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 66A | 56.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
- Held up 5 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 755 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16% from 324. Weakest on good to firm going: 9.3% from 140.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 140 | 13 | 9.3% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 162 | 19 | 11.7% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −5.1 | — |
| Soft | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −2.4 | — |
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 324 | 52 | 16% | +3.4 | 2 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 154 | 21 | 13.6% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 438 | 54 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 104 | 13 | 12.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 49 | 7 | 14.3% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Giant (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Giant (GB)).
Family form: Zigazig Ah (GB) finished 2nd of 15 at Newmarket, 3 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant (GB) | 48 | 4 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Zigazig Ah (GB) | 8 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.17 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.83 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.83 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wood | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.83 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Eireann Cagney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.17 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 25+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap Held up towards the back along the rail - angled out to make progress a furlong out and pushed on inside the last - claimed second close to home | 2/14 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 65 | 94B | 85A | Oisin Murphy | 7/4F |
| 23 Jun 25+40d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Highbet Bet 10 Get 30 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled just behind the front group early - shifted out approaching 2f out then edged left to hit the front inside final 2f - challenged hard under pressure in the closing stages - caught close to the line | 2/13 | nk | 10-2 | 64 | 81B | 85A | Mr Eireann Cagney | 5/2F |
| 14 May 25+9d | Bath | Best Cleaning Group Handicap Sat behind the front group early - urged forward with more than two furlongs left - stayed on under strong driving with a furlong to go - unable to find more in the final stretch and finished second | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 56 | 76A | 76B | George Wood | 7/2 |
| 05 May 25+7d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Sat just off the pace early - up in third then second with 3f to run - hit the front inside the final two furlongs - shaken up to move away a furlong out - stayed on strongly to score | 1/8 | 10-1 | 52 | 82A | 83A | George Wood | 3/1 | |
| 28 Apr 25+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up eagerly behind the front group - asked for effort 3f from home - went wide entering the straight - drifted left approaching the final furlong - responded to edge in front close home and finished strongly | 1/9 | 9-6 | 52 | 91A | 68A | George Wood | 5/6F | |
| 03 Apr 25+231d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Fought for control early - travelled well on the wide side - made progress 2f out - lost momentum in the final furlong but grabbed third close to home | 3/10 | hd | 9-6 | 52 | 86A | 63A | George Wood | 85/40F |
| 15 Aug 24+29d | Chelmsford City (AW) | IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - driven approaching final furlong before being squeezed for space - unable to threaten leaders late | 8/11 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 81A | 59A | George Wood | 125/1 |
| 17 Jul 24+16d | Yarmouth | Otex EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/11 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 66A | 47A | Adam Farragher | 80/1 |
| 01 Jul 24 | Windsor | British EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 11/14 | 3 | 9-7 | — | 47C | 36A | Rob Hornby | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has I Follow Rivers (GB) won?
- I Follow Rivers (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained I Follow Rivers (GB)?
- I Follow Rivers (GB) was trained by Richard Spencer on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 9 July 2025.
- Who is I Follow Rivers (GB)'s sire?
- I Follow Rivers (GB) is by Rajasinghe (IRE) out of Rebel Surge (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
- What going does I Follow Rivers (GB) prefer?
- I Follow Rivers (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is I Follow Rivers (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 9 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is I Follow Rivers (GB)'s sire's record?
- Rajasinghe (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 755 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16% from 324. Weakest on good to firm going: 9.3% from 140.
- Who are I Follow Rivers (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Rebel Surge (IRE), I Follow Rivers (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Giant (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Giant (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.