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Horse profile

Love Rome (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Charlie Johnston · Owner M Doyle
by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 3 Oct 2026 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Love Rome (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Leicester (Aug 2026).

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jun 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leicester, 9 Aug 2026

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 102B · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3102B663 runs · 102 / 66
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4102B64.54 runs · 102 / 64.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 11 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 9 Aug 2026 Official rating 74 at the last run, 3 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 92B · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm392B753 runs · 92 / 75
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f492B70.54 runs · 92 / 70.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Jun 2026

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13.6—
Good to Firm1021716.7%+3.10 from 3
Good152149.2%−4.4—
Good to Soft721723.6%+100 from 1
Soft1081614.8%+1.2—
Heavy18316.7%+3.1—
Standard (AW)1771910.7%−2.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3239.4%−4.2—
6f – 7f2663111.7%−1.90 from 4
1m – 1m1f2183817.4%+3.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1051312.4%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m7114.3%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f300%−13.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Ivy League (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Java Raja (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ivy League (IRE)921m—
Ontario (IRE)1111m½f—
Java Raja (IRE)511m4fClass 5
African Star (IRE)1111m3½fClass 5
San Marco (IRE)311m1f—
Lola Paige (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rob Hornby 2 0 0% −2.00
Saffie Osborne 1 0 0% −1.00
Cieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
03 Oct 26+23d Southwell (AW) Bettingsites.co.uk Best Betting Offers Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Raced in the pack's midst - shaken up over 2f out - flagged over 1f out and finished 8th 8/10 3 9-8 7469A56A Rob Hornby 7/2F
10 Sep 26+32d Doncaster East Midlands Airport And JET2 Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up towards back of field - pushed along and made progress over 2f out - lost momentum inside final furlong - finished 7th 7/8 1½ 8-6 7762A64A Saffie Osborne 22/1
09 Aug 26+27d Leicester Catalogue Engineering Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Up with the pace - pushed along 2f out and moved up to front over 1f out - veered left shortly after - caught and wandered right inside the final furlong - kept on and carried left near the line - just denied in a short-head verdict 2/6 nk 9-9 75102B92B Cieren Fallon 2/1F
13 Jul 26+23d Ayr Supporting Ayr Racecourse, The John Cocking Irish EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 5 ran set the pace - driven over 1f out and battled on final furlong - overtaken near the finish 2/5 1 9-7 —66C75B Jason Hart 3/1
20 Jun 26 Newmarket JCB British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Handy early - driven approaching 2f out then lost touch with leading pair - stayed on for third 3/5 6½ 9-4 —63C66B Rob Hornby 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Love Rome won?
Love Rome (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Love Rome?
Love Rome (IRE) is trained by Charlie Johnston, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
Who is Love Rome's sire?
Love Rome (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Timbuktu (IRE), whose sire is Fastnet Rock.
What is Love Rome's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 3 October 2026. The highest on record is 77.
What is Love Rome's sire's record?
St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.
Who are Love Rome's siblings?
Out of Timbuktu (IRE), Love Rome (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Ivy League (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Java Raja (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.