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Horse profile

Idaho Valley (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner Owners Group 135
by Idaho (IRE) out of Katies Fashion (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Haydock First-time headgear LTO Last run 5 Mar 2026 · 1st of 9 Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Idaho Valley is a gelding who has one win from nine starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Haydock over 2m5f-3m on good to soft in Mar 2026. He led to take that race at the course off an official rating of 103, which was also his first time wearing headgear. The son of Idaho has placed on seven of his nine runs. His last run was at Haydock in Mar 2026.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Win at Class 5
Official rating103↓ 5lb off peak
103 103–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Market Rasen, 4 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 116C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5110A1021 run · —
Soft3101C952 runs · 101 / 98
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6110A99.52 runs · 101 / 98
1m5f – 2m2116C1091 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 5 Mar 2026 Official rating 103 at the last run, 5 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 — 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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 128A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5128A1221 run · —
Soft3114B1142 runs · 114 / 113.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6122A1142 runs · 114 / 113.5
1m5f – 2m2124A1211 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 5 (56%) · 0 wins
  • Led 4 (44%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Idaho (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 289 runs since Mar 2024 (67 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−9.3—
Good9399.7%+0.4—
Good to Soft961010.4%+1.11 from 5
Soft6046.7%−2.60 from 3
Heavy39410.3%+10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m8778%−1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f127107.9%−1.40 from 6
2m5f – 3m69710.1%+0.81 from 1
Over 3m6350%+40.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Katies Fashion (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Toss Again (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m6f–2m7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Toss Again (IRE)1742m6f–2m7f—
Glenough (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +2.50
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +6.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +6.50
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +6.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 6 0 0% −6.00
Theo Gillard 3 1 33% +4.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie 1 1 100% +6.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +5.50
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
05 Mar 26+14d Haydock CopyBet Daily Profit Boost Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 7th before hitting back in front after the 9th - pushed clear approaching two out - edge narrowed at the last - stayed on strongly to the line for victory 1/9 11-12 10398A128A Theo Gillard 13/2
19 Feb 26+67d Huntingdon ITM At Huntingdon Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran Set the pace early - pushed along and overtaken before 2 out then dropped to third before the last - stayed on steadily up the run-in for 3rd 3/9 4 11-7 105116C118A Theo Gillard 4/7F
2025 · 4 runs
14 Dec 25+20d Carlisle Download The PricedUp App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 8 ran Prominent early but scrappy over the 6th - driven before the second-last - kept going for a distant third 3/8 6½ 11-4 10795B113A Brian Hughes 4/1
24 Nov 25+265d Sedgefield BetWright Bet The Wright Way Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 5 ran Sat close to leader - pressed for effort before 2 out and unable to match rival's turn of foot - continued at steady gallop to finish second beaten 5 lengths 2/5 5 11-0 107101C114B Brian Hughes 7/4
04 Mar 25+39d Market Rasen Watch On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Sent clear early but stumbled at the opening fence - lost the advantage before two out then regained front - pushed along but overtaken before the last - faded on the run-in to finish fourth 4/6 6½ 11-7 107105A111B Theo Gillard 9/2
24 Jan 25+28d Doncaster Virgin Bet EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Sent to front early but shaky at a hurdle and lost the advantage 3rd - regained command 5th - lost lead again 3 out - unable to find more up the straight finishing 6th 6/12 1¼ 11-10 10898B119A Brian Hughes 10/1
2024 · 3 runs
27 Dec 24+21d Wetherby William Hill More Top Prices Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Went forward early to command - hit rhythm slightly awkwardly two out and drew level - lost the advantage entering the run-in - unable to match winner's finishing speed but stayed on to be second 2/9 2 11-0 108102A124A Brian Hughes 7/2
06 Dec 24+25d Sedgefield Download The New Vickers.Bet iOS App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran Tracked the front group hugging the rail - stumbled slightly in second - driven and near the pace two out - dropped away quickly then drifted right and clipped the last for third 3/9 13 11-4 —87B114A Brian Hughes 7/2
11 Nov 24 Carlisle Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Handy near front early - sat second behind the pace - pressed for effort approaching two out then slipped to third before the last - kept going for third at the finish 3/8 7½ 11-4 —110A122A Brian Hughes 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Idaho Valley won?
Idaho Valley (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 7 times in total (77.8% of starts).
Who trains Idaho Valley?
Idaho Valley (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 March 2026.
Who is Idaho Valley's sire?
Idaho Valley (IRE) is by Idaho (IRE) out of Katies Fashion (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What going does Idaho Valley prefer?
Idaho Valley (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Idaho Valley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 5 March 2026. The highest on record is 108.
What is Idaho Valley's sire's record?
Idaho (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 289 runs since Mar 2024 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Idaho Valley's siblings?
Out of Katies Fashion (IRE), Idaho Valley (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Toss Again (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m6f–2m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.