Kovanis (FR)
Kovanis is a gelding who has two wins from seven starts on turf. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, at Leopardstown in a 1m5f – 2m bumper on soft ground in Dec 2024 and at Clonmel in an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Nov 2025. He has raced off an official rating of 129 at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026, when he finished 9 of 15 in the Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle. He usually races held up.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.78Fair A/E n=7 · 1.54 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 77dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 72
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 99C | 94 | 2 · 94 / 75 |
| Heavy | 2 | 91C | 90.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 99C | 91 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 90C | 73 | 2 · 90 / 73 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 304 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 15.7% from 102. Weakest on heavy going: 7.4% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Good | 41 | 5 | 12.2% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 35 | 4 | 11.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 102 | 16 | 15.7% | +4.2 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −4.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 74 | 11 | 14.9% | +3.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 165 | 17 | 10.3% | −1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 40 | 5 | 12.5% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tchico Alco (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tchico Alco (FR) | 6 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| Happy Victory (FR) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Santo Bello (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Boumba (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fast And Fun (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 26+87d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) Sat handy early - third at halfway - driven straight but couldn't find more in straight - well held at finish | 9/15 | 8½ | 11-1 | 129 | 94C | 113C | Jack Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 09 Jan 26+34d | Naas | Ballymore Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Held up towards the back - stumbled slightly and urged forward at the 5th - no headway made under pressure before 2 out - dropped away and finished well behind | 9/10 | 13 | 11-10 | 130 | — | 125C | Danny Gilligan | 80/1 |
| 06 Dec 25+30d | Navan | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) Sat behind the pacesetter early - shuffled up alongside intermittently - hit the second last and pushed along without threatening in front before the last - held third under continued effort to the line | 3/4 | 4¼ | 11-3 | — | 90C | 134B | Jack Kennedy | 7/2 |
| 06 Nov 25+22d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Set the pace throughout - driven clear after the second-last - stayed on strongly to the line for an easy success | 1/12 | 11-12 | — | 56A | 135A | Jack Kennedy | 9/2 | |
| 15 Oct 25+177d | Punchestown | BetVictor Maiden Hurdle Tracked the pacesetter early but ragged over 1st - up to second by halfway - moved through to briefly go in front after 2 out - driven on turning into the straight - soon overtaken - unable to find more back in third near the last - stuck on same effort to the line finishing third | 3/13 | 4¼ | 11-12 | — | 72B | 121A | Jack Kennedy | 9/2 |
| 21 Apr 25+114d | Fairyhouse | Leinster Reinforcements & Brazil Piling (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat close to the front pack early - 4th at halfway - dropped to 5th and driven entering the straight - found nothing under pressure and faded late | 6/9 | 2¾ | 11-4 | 118 | 91C | 112C | Mr J H Williamson | 6/1 |
| 28 Dec 24 | Leopardstown | Midland Legal Solicitors Flat Race Settled behind front group early - shared second spot at halfway - closed on front pair with three furlongs left - driven approaching two furlongs out - upped effort on the front-runner inside final two furlongs - fought back into it inside the last - hit front close to home and finished strongly | 1/5 | 12-0 | — | 99C | 139B | Mr H C Swan | EvensF |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kovanis (FR) won?
- Kovanis (FR) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Kovanis (FR)?
- Kovanis (FR) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
- Who is Kovanis (FR)'s sire?
- Kovanis (FR) is by Tunis (POL) out of Nova D'auteuil (FR), whose sire is Le Nain Jaune.
- What going does Kovanis (FR) prefer?
- Kovanis (FR) has the best record on soft 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 Kovanis (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 6 April 2026. The highest on record is 130.
- What is Kovanis (FR)'s sire's record?
- Tunis (POL)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 304 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 15.7% from 102. Weakest on heavy going: 7.4% from 108.
- Who are Kovanis (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Nova D'auteuil (FR), Kovanis (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tchico Alco (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.