Horse profile
Kap Vert (FR)
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Tavera (FR) (Turgeon)
13 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
4 wins · Ayr, Taunton & Exeter
Off 182 days · 1st of 16
Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile
Kap Vert won four of 13 starts on turf. He won the Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase at Ayr over 3m on heavy ground in Apr 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 129. All four wins came in handicaps except his first success in a novices hurdle at Exeter. He also won twice at Taunton over 2m5f to 3m on good ground. His last run at Ayr in Apr 2026 was a win.
Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 4–13Wins / Runs
- 30.8%Strike rate
- 7 (53.8%)Placed
- +30.20£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=13 · 1.81 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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.
Official rating129At career-high mark
129
118–129
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 140B | 94.5 | 2 · 140 / 116 |
| Good | 4 | 110C | 106 | 3 · 110 / 103 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 112A | 108 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 140B | 106 | 5 · 140 / 103 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 112A | 104 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 124B | 96 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
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
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
- Held up 5 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (40%) · 2 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Kapgarde (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,604 runs since Jan 2008 (722 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 98 | 13 | 13.3% | +0.8 | — |
| Good | 1,270 | 186 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,027 | 150 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,704 | 322 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,456 | 152 | 10.4% | −2.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 32 | 7 | 21.9% | +9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,352 | 207 | 15.3% | +2.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,202 | 374 | 11.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,622 | 197 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 2 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 387 | 41 | 10.6% | −1.9 | 1 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Tavera (FR) (Turgeon)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tavaco (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavaco (FR) | 5 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.20 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.80 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +15.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.20 |
| Exeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Houlihan | 6 | 3 | 50% | +22.20 |
| Micheal Nolan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Freddie Keighley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Pritchard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +20.20 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| Chase | 5 | 3 | 60% | +23.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 26+40d | Ayr | Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack and moving well - up with the front group by the 21st - forged to the front 4 out - challenged 3 out but looking the most assured 2 out - pushed along before the last - margin narrowed near the line but won with something in hand | 1/16 | 10-12 | 129 | 81B | 130B | Sean Houlihan | 20/1 | |
| 09 Mar 26+51d | Taunton | DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Dragonboosts Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - hampered and slipped back to rear - urged into contention 3 out - hit front approaching 2 out - driven out before last - pulled clear on run-in for the win | 1/5 | 11-8 | 126 | 110C | 126B | Sean Houlihan | 6/5F | |
| 17 Jan 26+21d | Ascot | BetMGM Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - still within range of the front group 3 out - pushed along into fourth - weakened after keeping on into the last | 4/11 | 4¼ | 11-4 | 127 | 92A | 129A | Sean Houlihan | 17/2 |
| 27 Dec 25+16d | Kempton | Ladbrokes 'Big Football Bet Builder Boosts' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - stumbled 2nd and again at various points - moved through to press the pace after 4 out - blundered 3 out - pushed along and dropped to third before the last - dropped away in the closing stages to finish third | 3/7 | 3½ | 11-6 | 127 | 103B | 133B | Sean Houlihan | 3/1F |
| 11 Dec 25+27d | Taunton | Prestige Holidays Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sent to front early - lost that spot after 3rd - held handy place - regained command 11th - moving strongly and pulled clear before 3 out to score | 1/7 | 12-0 | 119 | 76A | 140B | Sean Houlihan | 4/1 | |
| 14 Nov 25+22d | Cheltenham | Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - pushed along before 3 out - stayed on at one gear through the closing stages - eventually finished 7th | 7/18 | 1½ | 11-6 | 120 | 140B | 125A | Freddie Keighley | 15/2 |
| 23 Oct 25+176d | Fontwell | We Love You Goodwin Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - made ground into 6th by the turn - moved up to second after the second-last - chased the leader all the way to the line but couldn't get on terms | 2/7 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 118 | 112A | 134B | Sean Houlihan | 5/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+33d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - urged into 11th two out - improved to 7th before the last but made no dent on the leaders in the run-in | 7/25 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 118 | 93B | 127A | Callum Pritchard | 11/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+63d | Wetherby | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved to track the front group after 8th - upsides into 9th - went in front just before 3 out - pressed on into 2 out - lost the advantage nearing last with a slight mistake - unable to find more before the line finished sixth | 6/13 | 1½ | 12-0 | 120 | 109B | 130A | Micheal Nolan | 8/1 |
| 24 Jan 25+23d | Sandown | Anne Boleyn 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - urged up to challenge before two out then dropped away - unable to match the front pair on the run-in - finished third | 3/10 | 7 | 11-11 | 122 | 124B | 138A | Micheal Nolan | 6/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+26d | Exeter | Thurlestone Hotel Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace in 4th early - pressed the top group into the straight - urged along after 3 out but couldn't close on the top two - beaten off before the last and stayed on for third | 3/8 | 9 | 11-8 | — | 96A | 129B | Micheal Nolan | 6/4 |
| 06 Dec 24+26d | Exeter | JCB Fastrac British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat behind the front group - upped tempo to share second spot 2 out before being pushed along - hit the front last - powered clear on the run-in to win | 1/13 | 11-0 | — | 87B | 136A | Micheal Nolan | 14/1 | |
| 10 Nov 24 | Ffos Las | JPR Phoenix Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked the pace group early - moved up into second before two out then pressed for the lead but slipped back approaching the last - weakened on the run to the line finishing fifth | 5/15 | ¾ | 11-3 | — | 104B | 125A | Micheal Nolan | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kap Vert (FR) won?
- Kap Vert (FR) won 4 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 30.8%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
- Who trains Kap Vert (FR)?
- Kap Vert (FR) is trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 April 2026.
- Who is Kap Vert (FR)'s sire?
- Kap Vert (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Tavera (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
- What going does Kap Vert (FR) prefer?
- Kap Vert (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Kap Vert (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 18 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Kap Vert (FR)'s sire's record?
- Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,604 runs since Jan 2008 (722 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Kap Vert (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Tavera (FR), Kap Vert (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tavaco (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.