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Horse profile

Kings Cave (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner Alan Rogers
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Marble Article (IRE) (Definite Article)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Mar 2021 — 2,036 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Kings Cave (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Hexham (Nov 2020). Last raced off 96, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 6 Nov 2020

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 4 figures · best 113B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft240C37.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m240C37.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2113B104.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 6 Nov 2020 Official rating 96 at the last run, 31 Mar 2021

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 4 figures · best 113B · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft291C90.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m291C90.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2113B108.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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 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%+1.2—
Good to Soft1,44116111.2%+1.10 from 2
Soft2,2292049.2%−0.90 from 2
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%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f2,85329410.3%+0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,52426510.5%+0.40 from 4
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
Marble Article (IRE) (Definite Article)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Marble Rile (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thomas Dowson 4 0 0% −4.00
Ross Chapman 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 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
2021 · 2 runs
31 Mar 21+34d Hexham Happy 30th Birthday Alex Morgan Jones Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-9 96—— Thomas Dowson 8/1
25 Feb 21+61d Sedgefield Download vickers.bet App Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-9 100—— Thomas Dowson 6/1
2020 · 4 runs
26 Dec 20+21d Wetherby William Hill Acca Freedom Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 30 11-12 10535C90C Thomas Dowson 9/1
05 Dec 20+29d Wetherby William Hill Yorkshire Christmas Meeting Up Next Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 8½ 11-0 10640C91C Thomas Dowson 11/2
06 Nov 20+23d Hexham Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 4 10-12 —113B113B Ross Chapman 11/10F
14 Oct 20 Wetherby Follow RacingTV On Twitter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 12 10-12 —96A104A Ross Chapman 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kings Cave won?
Kings Cave (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2020 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Kings Cave?
Kings Cave (IRE) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 31 March 2021.
Who is Kings Cave's sire?
Kings Cave (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Marble Article (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What is Kings Cave's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 31 March 2021. The highest on record is 106.
What is Kings Cave'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 Kings Cave's siblings?
Out of Marble Article (IRE), Kings Cave (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.