Horse profile
Lady Caro (IRE)
by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Springinherstep (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
25 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Taunton & Plumpton
Last run 24 Jul 2026 · 11th of 16
Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile
Lady Caro is 2 from 25 with both wins in Class 5 handicap hurdles on good ground. She won at Plumpton over 1m5f – 2m in Mar 2025 off 90 and at Taunton over 2m5f – 3m in Mar 2026 off 92. The mare usually led in 5 of 9 analysed runs. She last ran at Uttoxeter in Jul 2026, finishing 11 of 16 while prominent off her career-high mark of 101.
Based on 25 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 5
OR at career high
- 2–25Wins / Runs
- 8%Strike rate
- 9 (36%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 0.63Fair A/E n=25 · 0.54 incl. margin
- 101Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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.
Official rating101At career-high mark
101
89–101
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 117A | 93 | 6 runs · 117 / 100.5 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 102C | 89 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 94A | 75.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 112B | 93.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 117A | 108 | 5 runs · 117 / 108 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 84B | 81 | — |
Flat
Of 25 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 25 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 14 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 5 (36%) · 1 win
- Led 5 (36%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (14%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,538 | 189 | 12.3% | +1 | 2 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 1,227 | 136 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,897 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,579 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,986 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,239 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 239 | 33 | 13.8% | +2.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Springinherstep (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Firestep (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Firestep (IRE)).
Family form: The Dotski (IRE) won at Punchestown (IRE), 14 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firestep (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 2m | Class 5 |
| The Dotski (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 2m½f–2m2f | — |
| Lightfoot Lady (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 2 | 13% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Fontwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Jones | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rex Dingle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 2 | 9% | −13.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 21 | 2 | 10% | −12.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Jul 26+93d | Uttoxeter | Eaton Hall Shooting Ground Handicap Hurdle Race raced prominently - dropped away 3 out - faded before 2 out | 11/16 | 11 | 10-12 | 101 | 85C | 89C | Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 22/1 |
| 22 Apr 26+29d | Taunton | Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 20 June Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - stuck in tight and denied clear passage approaching 2 out despite strong progress - driven out after the last and drifted left inside the final furlong - stayed on for third | 3/8 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 100 | 89B | 108A | Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 10/3 |
| 24 Mar 26+15d | Taunton | Experience The Thrill With HotToTrot Racing Mares' Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the pace early - awkward jump into second - closed on the front pair after the 9th - hit the front travelling strongest before three out - opened up a big advantage after the second last - given a quick reminder on the run-in then allowed to coast home | 1/10 | 11-1 | 92 | 108B | 108A | Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 4/1 | |
| 09 Mar 26+69d | Taunton | DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Welcome Offer Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after the 6th - hit the front 3 out - driven out after 2 out - overtaken at the last but battled on for second | 2/8 | 5½ | 10-8 | 90 | 116A | 114B | Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 11/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 25+40d | Taunton | Boyle Sports Home Of Early Payout Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the front-runner on the inside - closed to challenge nearing 2 out and drifted left there - stayed on at one gear over the last - finished fourth | 4/9 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 91 | 117A | 98A | Ben Jones | 9/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+31d | Wincanton | PricedUp Daily Racing Boosts Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held up towards the back - error at 1st - made progress after 2 out but squeezed for room and lost momentum last - dropped away on the run-in to finish 7th | 7/8 | 4¼ | 11-10 | 93 | 93B | 97A | Harry Cobden | 5/1 |
| 20 Oct 25+29d | Plumpton | Peter Gander Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled on the rail in front - driven and overtaken entering straight - dropped away from second soon after - weary and stumbled two out then never able to trouble the front pair late on | 3/5 | 21 | 11-7 | 94 | 102C | 91B | Ben Jones | 13/8F |
| 21 Sep 25+15d | Plumpton | Happy 70th Birthday Martin Quinn Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - travelling strongly turning for home before being challenged and put under pressure - stayed on from the final obstacle to finish third | 3/9 | 1 | 11-9 | 93 | 105B | 119A | Ben Jones | 7/2J |
| 06 Sep 25+157d | Stratford | Andy Townsend Memorial Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group - moved into 2nd on the home bend - stayed on at one speed on the run-in to finish 3rd | 3/11 | hd | 11-9 | 93 | 112B | 124A | Ben Jones | 25/1 |
| 02 Apr 25+23d | Ludlow | Weatherbys Hamilton Mares' Handicap Hurdle Raced handy - drifted left in dramatic fashion then pulled up before 3 out | PU/6 | — | 11-10 | 93 | — | — | Ben Jones | 10/3 |
| 10 Mar 25+61d | Plumpton | Horse PWR Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Sharp early enthusiasm - showed in front until before the 2nd then yielded ground as rival opened daylight - made inroads 4 out - roused into command at the home turn - drifted right and clipped the runner-up approaching the last - matched stride for stride to the line - prevailed by the barest of margins | 1/5 | 11-9 | 90 | 110C | 117B | Ben Jones | 3/1 | |
| 08 Jan 25+28d | Taunton | Saturday Meeting 18th January Mares' Handicap Hurdle Drifted right over obstacles early - hit the front before being overtaken and giving way approaching 2 out - faded before the last | 5/10 | 16 | 11-6 | 92 | 57B | 93B | Rex Dingle | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 24+33d | Hereford | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - driven along and challenged approaching the final fence where the winner got the better in the air - edge shrank on the run-in and just caught in the last strides | 2/9 | hd | 11-3 | 90 | 89A | 111A | Ben Jones | 11/4 |
| 08 Nov 24+18d | Fontwell | Broadsword Confidence In Construction Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - challenged for the running approaching two out where overtaken then eased back through gears before the last - stayed on at same rate to finish second | 2/14 | 12 | 11-6 | 89 | 84B | 111A | Ben Jones | 6/1 |
| 21 Oct 24+19d | Plumpton | Mighty Trotter Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early before going back in front from the 5th - overtaken approaching 2 out - dropped back and gave up 3rd place there - finished 4th well beaten | 4/15 | 6 | 11-4 | 90 | 100B | 114A | Ben Jones | 16/1 |
| 02 Oct 24+123d | Kempton (AW) | Minerva Innovation Group Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Missed the break - stayed at the tail throughout - pushed along with two furlongs left but made no headway late - finished well held in 11th | 11/14 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 57B | 55A | David Probert | 150/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+24d | Stratford | Squab Storage Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle | 8/12 | 3 | 11-12 | 91 | 63C | 82C | Tom Bellamy | 11/2 |
| 08 May 24+19d | Fontwell | starsportsbet.co.uk Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 6/10 | 3½ | 11-7 | 92 | 66A | 101A | Joe Anderson | 6/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+73d | Fontwell | Best Odds Guaranteed At Yeeehaaa.bet Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 4 | 11-11 | 90 | 81B | 114A | Ben Jones | 13/8F |
| 06 Feb 24+25d | Taunton | Stables Business Park Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/11 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 80A | 95A | Tom Bellamy | 80/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+78d | Wincanton | Two Mile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/17 | 1¼ | 11-1 | — | 69B | 103A | Tom Bellamy | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 23+199d | Ludlow | Tom Calvert Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 6/15 | 2½ | 10-9 | — | 78B | 100A | Tom Bellamy | 10/1 |
| 10 Apr 23+45d | Fakenham | Racing TV Mares' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/11 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 94A | 110A | A P Heskin | 11/1 |
| 24 Feb 23+115d | Warwick | Join Hot To Trot Racing EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 4/12 | 11 | 11-0 | — | 108A | 108A | Tom Bellamy | 10/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 22 | Warwick | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 11/16 | 2¼ | 11-0 | — | — | 93A | Tom Bellamy | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lady Caro won?
- Lady Caro (IRE) won 2 of 25 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 8%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
- Who trains Lady Caro?
- Lady Caro (IRE) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 July 2026.
- Who is Lady Caro's sire?
- Lady Caro (IRE) is by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Springinherstep (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Lady Caro prefer?
- Lady Caro (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 16 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lady Caro's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 24 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Lady Caro's sire's record?
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Lady Caro's siblings?
- Out of Springinherstep (IRE), Lady Caro (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Firestep (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Firestep (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.