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Horse profile

Just A Rose (FR)

7yo mare · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Mrs Jennifer Irish Kate Andrew Brooks
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Daring Rose (FR) (Al Namix)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Taunton First-time headgear LTO Last run 9 Apr 2026 · 3rd of 4 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Just A Rose is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level in the Taunton Half Year Membership Available Today EBF National Hunt Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Jan 2025. All three wins at Taunton have come on good to soft. She raced prominently when third of four in a Class 3 handicap at Taunton in Apr 2026 on her first run in first-time headgear and last raced off an official rating of 118.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Taunton, 11 Dec 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 2 figures · best 122C · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good2122C119.52 runs · 122 / 119.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 18 Jan 2025 Official rating 118 at the last run, 9 Apr 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 3 figures · best 133A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good2130A122.52 runs · 130 / 122.5
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2133A131.51 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Saint Des Saints (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15% of 5,352 runs since Feb 2008 (643 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15—
Good to Firm35514.3%−0.7—
Good6899814.2%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft6519214.1%−0.91 from 3
Soft2,44534814.2%−0.8—
Heavy1,51225817.1%+2.1—
Standard (AW)16212.5%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−15—
1m2f – 1m4f4149.8%−5.2—
1m5f – 2m1,00116916.9%+1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f2,78640414.5%−0.51 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,23819115.4%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m2843713%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Daring Rose (FR) (Al Namix)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wonderful Everyday (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wonderful Everyday (IRE)1012m½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +3.33

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 3 1 33% +1.33
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.33
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Freddie Gingell 3 1 33% +1.33
Harry Cobden 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −0.67
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 1 33% +1.33

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 · 3 runs
09 Apr 26+40d Taunton Stag Environmental Polaris Exmoor Devon Somerset Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good · 4 ran Settled in second early - stumbled three out and had to be roused - squeezed between rivals approaching two out - lost placing before last - fought back on the run to the line to snatch third 3/4 3¼ 11-4 118122C115B Freddie Gingell 5/2
28 Feb 26+49d Newbury Simple Racing Specials Daily At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up at the back - urged along and lost touch after 3rd - eased out of contention 6th PU/9 — 11-7 120—— Harry Cobden 10/1
10 Jan 26+30d Kempton Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good · 15 ran Settled off the pace early - slipped towards the back after halfway - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/15 — 10-3 121—— Harry Cobden 18/1
2025 · 3 runs
11 Dec 25+273d Taunton Summerfield Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 11 ran Handy early - moved into second turning for home before 3 out - unable to match the front two 2 out and dropped back late 5/11 1 11-6 122117A130A Harry Cobden 9/2
13 Mar 25+54d Cheltenham Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 23 ran Prominent on the outer early - pressed for effort past the 5th and faded two out - eased and pulled up approaching the last PU/23 — 11-4 ——— Freddie Gingell 25/1
18 Jan 25 Taunton Taunton Half Year Membership Available Today EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Handy in the chasing pack - travelling well to move to the front and pull away before 2 out - further ahead before the last - kept on strongly on the run-in 1/12 10-10 ——133A Freddie Gingell 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Just A Rose won?
Just A Rose (FR) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Just A Rose?
Just A Rose (FR) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
Who is Just A Rose's sire?
Just A Rose (FR) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Daring Rose (FR), whose sire is Al Namix.
What going does Just A Rose prefer?
Just A Rose (FR) has the best record on good to 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 Just A Rose's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 9 April 2026. The highest on record is 122.
What is Just A Rose's sire's record?
Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15% of 5,352 runs since Feb 2008 (643 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Just A Rose's siblings?
Out of Daring Rose (FR), Just A Rose (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wonderful Everyday (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2025. 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.