Kovu (GB)
Kovu ran nine times without a win between Jun 2023 and Dec 2023, placing once. His best effort came when third of 11 at Wetherby in Jun 2023. The gelding, by Roaring Lion out of a Dubawi mare, raced on turf and all-weather, over trips from 6f to 2m, and last finished seventh of 12 in a Class 6 handicap at Southwell on the AW in Dec 2023. He was last raced off an official rating of 50, 21lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 24dAvg 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 82
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 82A | 64 | — |
| Good | 2 | 77C | 54.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 75C | 68.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 77C | 63.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 82A | 73.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 64A | 63 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
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
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 12.5% of 1,026 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 134 | 19 | 14.2% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 258 | 33 | 12.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 108 | 14 | 13% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 130 | 15 | 11.5% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 45 | 4 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 350 | 43 | 12.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 117 | 10 | 8.5% | −4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 234 | 29 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 426 | 58 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 199 | 26 | 13.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tees Comet (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kamara Queen (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Hardie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Dec 23+70d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 7/12 | 1½ | 9-3 | 50 | 82A | 58A | Dale Swift | 40/1 |
| 28 Sep 23+16d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Course Handicap | 12/12 | 37 | 9-1 | 55 | 29C | 46C | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 12 Sep 23+14d | Catterick | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-6 | 60 | 65A | 50A | Cam Hardie | 100/1 |
| 29 Aug 23+17d | Ripon | Racing Again Next Tuesday 5th September Handicap | 12/12 | 18 | 9-5 | 65 | 32C | 39C | Sean Kirrane | 80/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+29d | Redcar | Woodsmith Construction Group Handicap (Div 1) | 9/9 | 5½ | 8-11 | 68 | 77C | 36C | Cam Hardie | 66/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+14d | York | Coopers Marquees Handicap | 11/12 | 7 | 9-0 | 71 | 52C | 43C | Clifford Lee | 80/1 |
| 30 Jun 23+17d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Delves Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 64A | 62A | Paul Mulrennan | 17/2 |
| 13 Jun 23+11d | Wetherby | Bristol Street Motors Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-4 | — | 62A | 70A | Kieran O'Neill | 100/1 |
| 02 Jun 23 | Doncaster | Ant Marketing Proudly Supports Weston Park Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) | 11/12 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 75C | 52C | Callum Shepherd | 250/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kovu (GB) won?
- Kovu (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts in 2023. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Kovu (GB)?
- Kovu (GB) was trained by Peter Niven on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 7 December 2023.
- Who is Kovu (GB)'s sire?
- Kovu (GB) is by Roaring Lion (USA) out of Dubara (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What is Kovu (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 7 December 2023. The highest on record is 71.
- What is Kovu (GB)'s sire's record?
- Roaring Lion (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,026 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.
- Who are Kovu (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Dubara (GB), Kovu (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.