Kovel (IRE)
Kovel finished second of 16 at Cagnes-Sur-Mer in Feb 2025 and was beaten favourite when ninth of 15 at Chantilly in Mar 2025. The colt by Invincible Spirit out of a Galileo mare has one place from four runs, all on trips between 1m and 1m4f. He raced twice on the all-weather and once on good to soft turf.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 89dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | — |
| Good | 4,529 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,758 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 790 | 76 | 9.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,865 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,049 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 9,828 | 1,178 | 12% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,502 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,139 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 360 | 33 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Kastasa (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Kastasa (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kastasa (IRE) | 10 | 6 | 1m1½f–2m | Group 3 |
| Kassaba (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Serafina (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Kisanga (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Kasansay (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Grandin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 25+33d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Rue des Potagers (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 9/15 | 1 | 9-5 | Marvin Grandin | 16/5F |
| 19 Feb 25+69d | Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | Prix Henri Rossi (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) | 2/16 | 1 | 9-8 | Marvin Grandin | 9/1 |
| 12 Dec 24+165d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix My Swallow (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | Marvin Grandin | 59/10 |
| 30 Jun 24 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Eugene Adam (3yo) (Turf) | 7/7 | hd | 9-0 | Aurelien Lemaitre | 34/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kovel (IRE) won?
- Kovel (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Kovel (IRE)?
- Kovel (IRE) was trained by J-C Rouget on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 24 March 2025.
- Who is Kovel (IRE)'s sire?
- Kovel (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Kasanka (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What is Kovel (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Kovel (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Kasanka (IRE), Kovel (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Kastasa (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Kastasa (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.