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Horse profile

Matako (FR)

10yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2013) · Last trainer Caroline Keevil · Last owner P M Bryant
by Nikos (GB) out of Verabatim (FR) (Pampabird)
23 runs · 14 courses · from Dec 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Dec 2013 — 4,684 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2013 · 2nd of 14 Won at Wincanton Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Matako (FR) is 1 from 23, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer). Last raced off 93, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating93↓ 20lb off peak
93 93–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 30 Dec 2013 Official rating 93 at the last run, 30 Dec 2013

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 →

Jumps 19 figures · best 128A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft10119A101—
Good6121A110—
Heavy2128A113—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8128A109—
2m1f – 2m4f6119A104—
1m5f – 2m5110A103—

Of 23 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 23 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Nikos (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 628 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 17.7% from 130. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.9—
Good to Firm60813.3%+0.4—
Good2082612.5%−0.41 from 10
Good to Soft1302317.7%+4.80 from 10
Soft1511610.6%−2.30 from 1
Heavy63711.1%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1516.7%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f700%−12.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2913.4%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m1762715.3%+2.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2343615.4%+2.51 from 6
2m5f – 3m147138.8%−4.10 from 12
Over 3m35411.4%−1.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Verabatim (FR) (Pampabird)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Verdadero (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Verdadero (FR)311m2½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 10 1 10% −1.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 1 8% −4.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Wincanton 3 1 33% +6.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 0 0% −12.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +3.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ian Popham 10 1 10% −1.00
Wayne Kavanagh 3 0 0% −3.00
Joe Tizzard 3 0 0% −3.00
James Best 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss S J Berry 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Wedge 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 7 0 0% −7.00
2010 4 1 25% +5.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 1 7% −6.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 5 runs
30 Dec 13+22d Taunton totepool.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 nk 11-10 93128A Ian Popham 7/1
08 Dec 13+14d Warwick Mayor's Charity Fund Supporting Solihull Charities Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 11-1 93105A Ian Popham 6/1
24 Nov 13+38d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 3¾ 11-10 93121A Ian Popham 20/1
17 Oct 13+17d Uttoxeter Teenage Cancer Trust Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 1 11-9 9794C Ian Popham 25/1
30 Sep 13+481d Newton Abbot At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 10-13 10290C Ian Popham 33/1
2012 · 2 runs
06 Jun 12+24d Fontwell A E Parker Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 4/4 60 11-5 11396C James Best 8/1
13 May 12+156d Worcester Freebets.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 5 10-10 10989C James Best 10/1
2011 · 7 runs
09 Dec 11+19d Cheltenham Cf Roberts Electrical + Mechanical Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 23 11-2 11391C Adam Wedge 11/2
20 Nov 11+13d Exeter Childrens Hospice South West Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 2 10-13 110119A Wayne Kavanagh 12/1
07 Nov 11+13d Hereford Best Odds Guaranteed At Victorchandler.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran UR/11 — 11-3 109— Wayne Kavanagh 10/1
25 Oct 11+185d Chepstow oddschecker.mobi Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 5 11-4 110118A Wayne Kavanagh 33/1
23 Apr 11+13d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3¾ 11-6 108120B Ian Popham 16/1
10 Apr 11+22d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Dorchester Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 108— Ian Popham 20/1
19 Mar 11+121d Uttoxeter totejackpot Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 22 11-5 10887C Ian Popham 8/1
2010 · 4 runs
18 Nov 10+21d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 101114B Ian Popham 8/1
28 Oct 10+9d Stratford Stratford Annual Members' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 4 10-9 101113A Ian Popham 50/1
19 Oct 10+212d Exeter Exeter Racecourse Christmas Raceday Hospitality Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-11 —— Miss S J Berry 20/1
21 Mar 10+507d Newton Abbot Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 16 11-5 —98B Miss S J Berry 9/2
2008 · 4 runs
30 Oct 08+204d Stratford Ben Morgan Is 18 Today Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 22f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-0 —— Tom O'Brien 100/1
09 Apr 08+55d Ludlow JP Seafoods Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 1¼ 11-4 —106A Joe Tizzard 33/1
14 Feb 08+14d Chepstow Jenkinsons Caterers Conferences Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 2½ 11-4 —97A Tom O'Brien 25/1
31 Jan 08+33d Wincanton Harry And Christine Stock Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6/17 3½ 11-4 —110A Joe Tizzard 11/1
2007 · 1 run
29 Dec 07 Newbury Thurloe Thoroughbreds Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 6 11-2 —103C Joe Tizzard 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Matako won?
Matako (FR) won 1 of 23 archived starts between 2007 and 2013, a strike rate of 4.3%. Placed 7 times in total (30.4% of starts).
Who trained Matako?
Matako (FR) was trained by Caroline Keevil on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 30 December 2013.
Who is Matako's sire?
Matako (FR) is by Nikos (GB) out of Verabatim (FR), whose sire is Pampabird.
What going does Matako prefer?
Matako (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Matako's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 30 December 2013. The highest on record is 113.
What is Matako's sire's record?
Nikos (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 628 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 17.7% from 130. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 147.
Who are Matako's siblings?
Out of Verabatim (FR), Matako (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Verdadero (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2007. 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.