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Horse profile

Karbau (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer W P Mullins · Owner Barnane Studhollywood Racingtemplebstk
by Cokoriko (FR) out of Unicite (FR) (Alberto Giacometti)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Punchestown Off 172 days · 13th of 21 Last raced off OR 149
KTB Profile

Karbau won the 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown in Jan 2025 on heavy ground over 1m5f – 2m. The gelding has one win and three places from nine starts on turf, with all his wins at 1m5f – 2m on heavy. He last ran at Punchestown in Apr 2026, finishing 13 of 21 in the Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 149. He has raced twice at Cheltenham without success.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
Official rating149↓ 1lb off peak
149 140–150

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 28 Apr 2026

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 147B · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4104B933 · 104 / 94
Heavy2112B108.51 · —
Good to Soft2147B110.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7112B1043 · 105 / 104
2m1f – 2m4f2147B120.51 · —

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 150A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 13 Mar 2026 Official rating 149 at the last run, 28 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 157A · median 144
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4150A1423 · 150 / 140
Heavy2153A151.51 · —
Good to Soft2137A131.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7157A1443 · 150 / 140
2m1f – 2m4f2150A143.51 · —

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 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 2,278 runs since Jan 2008 (376 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.2% from 507.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm600%−13.2—
Good3164915.5%+2.30 from 1
Good to Soft3244413.6%+0.40 from 2
Soft95811612.1%−1.10 from 4
Heavy6679013.5%+0.31 from 2
Standard (AW)300%−13.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f3339.1%−4.1—
1m5f – 2m5078216.2%+31 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,21814912.2%−10 from 2
2m5f – 3m4175613.4%+0.2—
Over 3m1011110.9%−2.3—

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
Unicite (FR) (Alberto Giacometti)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gagne Pain (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 1 50% −0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 1 33% −1.50
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −5.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Townend 5 1 20% −3.50
Danny Mullins 2 0 0% −2.00
Anna McGuinness 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 4 1 25% −2.50
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

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
28 Apr 26+24d Punchestown Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 16.5f · Yielding · 21 ran Held up towards back of the pack - unable to make headway from 2 out - well held in 13th 13/21 2½ 11-5 149104B130A Anna McGuinness 18/1
04 Apr 26+22d Fairyhouse RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran Settled midpack and fighting for control - clipped fence one and again 3 out - driven with nothing to show 2 out - lost touch and allowed to drop away before the last 12/18 1¼ 11-12 14974B140A Paul Townend 9/4F
13 Mar 26+47d Cheltenham William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 23 ran Settled towards back of field - moved into contention and shifted left nearing final flight - stayed on same gait to finish sixth 6/23 nk 11-8 15094B150A Paul Townend 4/1F
25 Jan 26+271d Naas Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle (Grade 3) 16f · Heavy · 7 ran Sat behind the pace early - fourth at the midpoint - moved into contention after the second-last and up to second before the final fence - pushed out to stay on but couldn't reel in the winner late 2/7 1 11-3 146105A150A Paul Townend EvensF
29 Apr 25+25d Punchestown KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16.5f · Yielding · 6 ran Settled towards back early - fourth and unhurried at halfway - made ground into contention before two out - driven up to challenge in the straight - stumbled at last while fighting for second then found little more and finished third 3/6 3 11-12 14792A144B Danny Mullins 22/1
04 Apr 25+24d Aintree TrustATrader Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled midpack early - made headway past 6th to sit third by 3 out - blundered 2 out and lost momentum - stayed on gamely in the final furlong to finish third 3/9 1 11-7 140109A157A Danny Mullins 33/1
11 Mar 25+43d Cheltenham Michael O'Sullivan Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Near the head of affairs early - settled midfield wide of rivals after the first - lost momentum after the 5th and dropped away - fading badly from three out - allowed to drop away before the last and finished a distant last 10/11 12 11-7 —74C126C Sean O'Keeffe 40/1
27 Jan 25+42d Punchestown 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 16 ran Set off in front and quickened along early - two lengths to the good by halfway - moving smoothly and edged ahead approaching the straight - opened up the advantage on the run to the line - won unchallenged 1/16 11-12 —112B153A Paul Townend 1/2F
16 Dec 24 Naas Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Shared front spot early on eager terms - hit the front from 6th - jumped awkwardly soon after - driven along and matched stride for stride 2 out - overtaken shortly after that - shared 2nd at the last - up with the pace near the line - found nothing more and slipped to 4th at the post 4/18 shd 11-7 —147B137A Paul Townend 5/4J

Quick answers

How many races has Karbau (FR) won?
Karbau (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Karbau (FR)?
Karbau (FR) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 April 2026.
Who is Karbau (FR)'s sire?
Karbau (FR) is by Cokoriko (FR) out of Unicite (FR), whose sire is Alberto Giacometti.
What is Karbau (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 149, from the run on 28 April 2026. The highest on record is 150.
What is Karbau (FR)'s sire's record?
Cokoriko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 2,278 runs since Jan 2008 (376 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.2% from 507.
Who are Karbau (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Unicite (FR), Karbau (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.