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Horse profile

Killybegs Junior (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2022) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner Craig Laura Buckingham
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Youbetido (IRE) (Eurobus)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Dec 2022 — 1,419 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2022 · 5th of 12 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Killybegs Junior failed to win in eight starts on turf between Nov 2020 and Dec 2022. His best effort came when fourth of 12 at Carlisle in Oct 2022. The gelding, by Court Cave out of a Eurobus mare, raced on good, soft and heavy ground and was last seen finishing fifth of 12 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Taunton in Dec 2022 while wearing first-time headgear off an official rating of 97.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 71 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 8 Feb 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 96C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft496C71—
Heavy271B57—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f382C71—
1m5f – 2m396C58—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 20 Oct 2022 Official rating 97 at the last run, 8 Dec 2022

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 8 figures · best 120A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4120A93.5—
Good2111A105—
Heavy2102C100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4120A98.5—
1m5f – 2m3102C95—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,941 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,02834211.3%+1.20 from 2
Good to Soft1,44116111.2%+1.1—
Soft2,2292049.2%−0.90 from 4
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 2
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7871699.5%−0.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,85329410.3%+0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,52426510.5%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m6697210.8%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Youbetido (IRE) (Eurobus)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Red Rocco (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Red Rocco (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Red Rocco (IRE)2132m4f–2m7½fClass 3
Jumpandtravel (IRE)1012m4fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh Meyler 2 0 0% −2.00
Niall P Madden 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2022 · 3 runs
08 Dec 22+21d Taunton Christmas Meeting 21st December Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 2 11-7 9790C111A Jack Hogan 11/2
17 Nov 22+28d Wincanton Evelyn Partners Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 9 12-0 100—99A Paddy Brennan 7/2
20 Oct 22+594d Carlisle Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 4¾ 11-9 10060A120A Harry Skelton 5/2F
2021 · 3 runs
05 Mar 21+25d Fairyhouse Easter Festival 3rd - 5th April Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 19 11-9 9482C82C B J Foley 14/1
08 Feb 21+37d Fairyhouse Easter Festival Saturday 3rd To Monday 5th April Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 ¾ 11-12 —71B98A Donagh Meyler 20/1
02 Jan 21+37d Cork CorkRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 1 12-0 —43C102C Donagh Meyler 50/1
2020 · 2 runs
26 Nov 20+25d Thurles Thurles Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 4 11-4 —58C95C Niall P Madden 33/1
01 Nov 20 Cork Paddy's Super Enhancements Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 40 11-9 —96C92C Niall P Madden 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Killybegs Junior won?
Killybegs Junior (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2022.
Who trained Killybegs Junior?
Killybegs Junior (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 8 December 2022.
Who is Killybegs Junior's sire?
Killybegs Junior (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Youbetido (IRE), whose sire is Eurobus.
What is Killybegs Junior's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 8 December 2022. The highest on record is 100.
What is Killybegs Junior's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,941 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Killybegs Junior's siblings?
Out of Youbetido (IRE), Killybegs Junior (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Red Rocco (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Red Rocco (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. 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.