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In The Cove (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2021) · Last trainer Richard Hannon · Last owner Owners Group 027
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Vatrouchka (USA) (Kingmambo)
43 runs · 16 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Sep 2021 — 1,871 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2021 · 9th of 13 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

In The Cove (IRE) is 4 from 43. Hasn't won since Jul 2020. Last raced off 59, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 43 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating59↓ 15lb off peak
59 59–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Brighton, 6 Sep 2021

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 43 figures · best 131A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)25111A84—
Good to Firm9125A89—
Good398C95—
Good to Soft387A85—
Soft3131A94—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f23131A88—
1m – 1m1f20111A83.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 13 Jul 2021 Official rating 59 at the last run, 20 Sep 2021

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 43 figures · best 96A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)2589A73—
Good to Firm982A63—
Good382A73—
Good to Soft374A60—
Soft396A83—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f2396A73—
1m – 1m1f2089A73—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,804 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721622.2%+12—
Good to Firm1,91122011.5%+1.30 from 9
Good2,9462689.1%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft1,2401088.7%−1.50 from 3
Soft1,7781458.2%−21 from 3
Heavy5456211.4%+1.2—
Standard (AW)4,31148611.3%+1.13 from 25
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,12714212.6%+2.4—
6f – 7f5,04652910.5%+0.33 from 23
1m – 1m1f3,33533610.1%−0.11 from 20
1m2f – 1m4f2,1031969.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m839809.5%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f320226.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−7—
Over 3m300%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vatrouchka (USA) (Kingmambo)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Venturous Spirit (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Venturous Spirit (FR)1011m2f—
Butterfly Kisses (IRE)20——
Ville D'Avray (USA)10——
Vigee Le Brun (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 25 3 12% +3.00
Good to Firm 9 0 0% −9.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 1 33% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 24 3 13% +1.00
Class 6 15 1 7% −6.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 7 1 14% +5.00
Lingfield (AW) 6 1 17% +1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 5 1 20% +4.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Salisbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 1 50% +4.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 23 3 13% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 20 1 5% −8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rossa Ryan 12 2 17% +6.00
Sean Levey 7 1 14% +0.00
Thore Hammer Hansen 6 0 0% −6.00
Tom Marquand 5 1 20% +4.00
Luke Catton 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss Serena Brotherton 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Crehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Browne 1 0 0% −1.00
Katherine Begley 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Cronin 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 25 2 8% −7.00
None 16 2 13% +0.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 12 0 0% −12.00
2020 10 1 10% −4.00
2019 12 2 17% +7.00
2018 9 1 11% +0.00

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
2021 · 12 runs
20 Sep 21+14d Leicester Bet At racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 nk 9-9 5996C71A Liam Browne 11/1
06 Sep 21+55d Brighton Read Silvestre De Sousa's Exclusive Blog Starsportsbet.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 shd 9-4 60110A63A Katherine Begley 10/1
13 Jul 21+7d Bath Visit attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 9-9 6095A73A Thore Hammer Hansen 11/1
06 Jul 21+8d Brighton Price Promise At bet365 Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 ¾ 10-4 6285A55A Sean Levey 7/1
28 Jun 21+19d Lingfield Visit attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2¾ 9-8 6294A83A Thore Hammer Hansen 7/1
09 Jun 21+38d Yarmouth MansionBet Beaten By A Head Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 3 9-6 6483A47A Luke Catton 12/1
02 May 21+6d Salisbury AJN Steelstock 'Kentford Newmarket' Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Class 6 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 ¾ 10-5 6238C57C Miss Serena Brotherton 3/1J
26 Apr 21+14d Lingfield (AW) Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 hd 8-13 6298A75A Rossa Ryan 8/1
12 Apr 21+32d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-3 6476A75A Thore Hammer Hansen 11/2
11 Mar 21+43d Newcastle (AW) Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 6/11 nk 9-2 6586A73A Sean Levey 13/2
27 Jan 21+15d Kempton (AW) Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-2 65111A77A Rossa Ryan 15/2
12 Jan 21+125d Lingfield (AW) Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 8-6 6796A64A Luke Catton 16/1
2020 · 10 runs
09 Sep 20+19d Doncaster Mondialiste Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str) Class 5 · 1m · Good · 20 ran 6/20 nk 9-7 6898C82A Rossa Ryan 25/1
21 Aug 20+12d Salisbury Burcombe Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 11-0 7057A74A Miss Serena Brotherton 6/1
09 Aug 20+23d Salisbury AJN Steelstock Henstridge Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 9-7 7089A82A Luke Catton 16/1
17 Jul 20+8d Chepstow NB Surfacing Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 nse 9-8 63125A78A Thore Hammer Hansen EvensF
09 Jul 20+12d Chepstow Home Of Winners At valuerater.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 63131A96A Rossa Ryan 5/1
27 Jun 20+10d Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 4/8 shd 9-2 6893A73A Rossa Ryan 13/2
17 Jun 20+12d Chelmsford City (AW) Wylde Wheels Limited Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 8-12 6988A66A Thore Hammer Hansen 14/1
05 Jun 20+88d Lingfield (AW) Richard Fahey Ebor Racing Club Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 9-7 7092A73A Sean Levey 6/1
09 Mar 20+51d Wolverhampton (AW) Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 8-12 7188B68A Mark Crehan 9/1
18 Jan 20+52d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet totescoop6 At totesport.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 1¼ 8-4 7383A50A Thore Hammer Hansen 14/1
2019 · 12 runs
27 Nov 19+36d Kempton (AW) Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 8-11 7477B52A Luke Catton 12/1
22 Oct 19+7d Newcastle (AW) Bombardier Classified Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 9-0 7373A83A Sean Levey 3/1J
15 Oct 19+31d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 1 9-3 7389A88A Rossa Ryan 8/1
14 Sep 19+11d Chelmsford City (AW) What Would Johnny Do (WWJD) Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 2 9-10 7373B74A Rossa Ryan 4/1J
03 Sep 19+17d Kempton (AW) Matchbook VIP Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 7190A89A Rossa Ryan 11/1
17 Aug 19+14d Doncaster Doncaster Groundworks Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 2 9-6 6990C81A Rossa Ryan 14/1
03 Aug 19+9d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet toteswinger At totesport.com Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 1 9-6 7384A55A Fergus Sweeney 16/1
25 Jul 19+15d Newbury Matthew Fedrick Farriery Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 9-2 73104A74A Sean Levey 13/2
10 Jul 19+36d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-5 7378A75A Sean Levey 6/1
04 Jun 19+25d Lingfield (AW) Visit attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 68100B86A Sean Levey 6/1
10 May 19+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Myracing.com Free Bets And Tips Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-7 6571A80A Tom Marquand 9/1
30 Apr 19+130d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet In Play At Totesport.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 9-7 6584B83A Rossa Ryan 5/1
2018 · 9 runs
21 Dec 18+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 ½ 8-7 6788A48A Mark Crehan 7/1
05 Dec 18+18d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1 9-7 6580B70A Tom Marquand 5/2F
17 Nov 18+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes, Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-7 6084A71A Tom Marquand 8/1
06 Nov 18+10d Kempton (AW) Close Brothers Business Finance Nursery Class 6 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 3/13 8 9-8 6167B64A Rossa Ryan 4/1
27 Oct 18+12d Kempton (AW) Bet At racinguk.com Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 4/12 nk 9-2 6176A65A Seamus Cronin 5/2F
15 Oct 18+34d Yarmouth Injured Jockeys Fund Nursery (Str) (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 8-10 6287A60A Rossa Ryan 5/1
11 Sep 18+8d Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Filbert Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 7 9-2 —47C54B Tom Marquand 7/1
03 Sep 18+31d Windsor Inspire Racing Club British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10/14 1¾ 9-2 —68C63A Tom Marquand 6/1
03 Aug 18 Newmarket Fly London Southend Airport To Lyon EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-2 —84A63A Jamie Spencer 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has In The Cove won?
In The Cove (IRE) won 4 of 43 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 9.3%. Placed 11 times in total (25.6% of starts).
Who trained In The Cove?
In The Cove (IRE) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 20 September 2021.
Who is In The Cove's sire?
In The Cove (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Vatrouchka (USA), whose sire is Kingmambo.
What going does In The Cove prefer?
In The Cove (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 In The Cove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 20 September 2021. The highest on record is 74.
What is In The Cove's sire's record?
Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,804 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are In The Cove's siblings?
Out of Vatrouchka (USA), In The Cove (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Venturous Spirit (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2018. 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.