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Horse profile

Kaituna River (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Alex Hales · Owner Money Down The River
by Ask (GB) out of Kaituna (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Plumpton Last run 31 Dec 2025 · 5th of 7 Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Kaituna River is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 4 level in the William Hill Epic Value National Hunt Maiden Hurdle at Plumpton in Apr 2024 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. All wins at Class 4. He has raced six times over 2m1f – 2m4f for that sole success and is 0 from 7 on good to soft or softer. Typically held up, he finished 5 of 7 at Warwick in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 112.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4
Official rating112↓ 2lb off peak
112 110–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 137 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Plumpton, 21 Apr 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 13 figures · best 137B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good6137B111.5—
Good to Soft4123C83.51 run · —
Soft3136B1291 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6136B111.5—
2m5f – 3m5129B1021 run · —
Over 3m2137B1301 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 · Uttoxeter, 27 Nov 2025 Official rating 112 at the last run, 31 Dec 2025

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 13 figures · best 133A · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good6133A117.5—
Good to Soft4118B1031 run · —
Soft3128A1131 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6121B115—
2m5f – 3m5133A1091 run · —
Over 3m2118B107.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 10 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 5 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ask (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,218 runs since Sep 2014 (283 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm7379.6%−1—
Good1,07013712.8%+2.21 from 6
Good to Soft625609.6%−10 from 4
Soft947879.2%−1.40 from 3
Heavy4274410.3%−0.3—
Standard (AW)7656.6%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.5—
1m – 1m1f3925.1%−5.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1471912.9%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m713659.1%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,05511210.6%01 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,02411611.3%+0.70 from 5
Over 3m2262511.1%+0.50 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kaituna (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fame And Hope (IRE)200——
Nicolas Fortune (IRE)70——
Kates Lilly (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −2.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% −6.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 1 50% +2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 7 0 0% −7.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Toby McCain-Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Cobden 1 1 100% +3.00
Harry Bannister 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −3.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2024 4 1 25% +0.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% −6.00
Chase 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
2025 · 8 runs
31 Dec 25+34d Warwick Download The PricedUp App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort before 3 out - dropped away rapidly from there - well held at the finish 5/7 60 11-8 112123C97C Kielan Woods 6/1
27 Nov 25+31d Uttoxeter ORS UK 25th Anniversary Race Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 7 ran Sat wide behind the front pair - pushed along before 3 out - moved into second before 2 out - closed on the front-runner approaching the last then stayed on to finish 2nd 2/7 2½ 11-11 110129B128A Kielan Woods 8/1
27 Oct 25+155d Bangor-on-Dee Countryside Day On 12th November Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 8 ran Went forward early under pressure from either flank - gave up advantage before 7th and stayed on terms with front group - dropped away 4 out - well beaten from 3 out to finish 6/8 64 11-7 11256C96C Toby McCain-Mitchell 16/1
25 May 25+34d Uttoxeter quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 5 ran Held second early - clipped another runner at the 6th then dropped away with a nudge before a blunder 3 out - faded from 2 out to finish well held in 4th 4/5 30 11-6 113102C103C Kielan Woods 6/1
21 Apr 25+23d Plumpton Cappagh Browne Utilities Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 8 ran Shared front spot before losing it by a whisker 3 out - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching 2 out - responded steadily from the last to take second 2/8 5½ 11-3 112137B118B Jamie Brace 6/1
29 Mar 25+40d Uttoxeter Visit Warren Greatrex Racing At Rhonehurst Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 12 ran Tracked the front group from a wide position - moved into second after 3 out but found nothing more approaching the last - stayed on well for a comfortable second 2/12 3 11-6 111102B133A Sam Twiston-Davies 22/1
17 Feb 25+46d Southwell Grace And Dotty Fedora's And Feathers Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back early - improved ground wide after the 9th but faded before 3 out - finished well beaten in 8th 8/9 14 11-7 11381C98C Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
02 Jan 25+30d Huntingdon Join The 20 Club At Huntingdon Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled towards rear on inner - scrappy over 15th - driven into contention but lost touch 3 out and finished well adrift 4/5 nk 11-9 11475C108B Kielan Woods 11/4
2024 · 4 runs
03 Dec 24+32d Southwell Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled in midfield - improved to sit close to the pace 3 out - asked for effort and lost ground before mistake at the last - rallied strongly on the run-in to take 2nd 2/10 10 11-9 11486B118B Kielan Woods 9/1
01 Nov 24+214d Wetherby bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 6 ran Sat close behind leader early - drifted right and awkward at the 2nd - urged forward before 3 out - dropped to third by 2 out and unable to threaten to the line 3/6 4 11-2 114124B117B Kielan Woods 15/8F
01 Apr 24+30d Plumpton William Hill Epic Value 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 —121A121B Harry Cobden 3/1
02 Mar 24+472d Doncaster Get Raceday Ready Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 5 11-7 —136B113A Harry Bannister 20/1
2022 · 1 run
16 Nov 22 Warwick Derek Bridge Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3½ 11-0 —108C109C Kielan Woods 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kaituna River won?
Kaituna River (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trains Kaituna River?
Kaituna River (IRE) is trained by Alex Hales, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 December 2025.
Who is Kaituna River's sire?
Kaituna River (IRE) is by Ask (GB) out of Kaituna (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does Kaituna River prefer?
Kaituna River (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kaituna River's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 31 December 2025. The highest on record is 114.
What is Kaituna River's sire's record?
Ask (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,218 runs since Sep 2014 (283 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Kaituna River's siblings?
Out of Kaituna (IRE), Kaituna River (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.