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Horse profile

Pedro The Poet (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Nicky Richards · Owner Tarzan Bloodstock
by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Hakeeka (GB) (Cape Cross)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 16 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 14 Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Typically ridden with patience — held up in 7 of 11 analysed runs — Pedro The Poet (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Redcar (Sep 2026).

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating63↓ 7lb off peak
63 61–70

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Redcar, 23 Sep 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 9 figures · best 103A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good398C933 runs · 98 / 93
Standard (AW)3103A873 runs · 103 / 87
Good to Soft293C912 runs · 93 / 91
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4103A95.54 runs · 103 / 95.5
1m – 1m1f387A433 runs · 87 / 43
6f – 7f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Jumps 2 figures · best 64C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft264C371 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f264C371 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 24 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 23 Sep 2026 Official rating 63 at the last flat run, 16 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 108C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Down Royal, 26 Dec 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 89A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good389A843 runs · 89 / 84
Standard (AW)380A713 runs · 80 / 71
Good to Soft268B662 runs · 68 / 66
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f484A74.54 runs · 84 / 74.5
1m – 1m1f371A663 runs · 71 / 66
6f – 7f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Jumps 2 figures · best 108C · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft2108C100.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2108C100.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 24 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 11 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Held up 7 (64%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.9—
Good to Firm51815.7%+5.8—
Good218177.8%−2.10 from 3
Good to Soft144139%−0.90 from 2
Soft165137.9%−20 from 2
Heavy66913.6%+3.70 from 1
Standard (AW)1081513.9%+40 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.9—
6f – 7f79810.1%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f65812.3%+2.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f9899.2%−0.70 from 4
1m5f – 2m265269.8%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1992010.1%+0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m4037.5%−2.4—
Over 3m3133.3%+23.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hakeeka (GB) (Cape Cross)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Killycarn (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Killycarn (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Killycarn (IRE)811m7½fClass 5
Muthanaa (IRE)30——
Darwasl (GB)40——
Yalla Go (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Harvey James 4 0 0% −4.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Julian Pietropaolo 2 0 0% −2.00
Wesley Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr O McGill 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D McGill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 0 0% −9.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 9 runs
16 Oct 26+23d Redcar Watch Racing Replays At racingtv.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good · 14 ran Missed the break and pulled hard early - settled at the back of the field - progress from 2f out - moved left entering the final furlong - soon third - stayed on to close at the line in 3rd 3/14 1¼ 10-9 6398C84A Mr Harvey James 4/1
23 Sep 26+15d Redcar Aja Novice Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (Riders Had Ridden No More Than 3 Winners At Start Of Season) Class 6 · 7f · Good · 12 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left and found room to close between rivals inside the final furlong - closed on the leader to grab second near the line but unable to get on terms 2/12 1 10-13 6193A89A Mr Harvey James 6/1
08 Sep 26+12d Catterick Racing Again 30th September Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 1m6f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Held up early - improved into fourth over 2f from home - kept going without extra late - finished fourth 4/6 ½ 10-9 6489A68B Mr Harvey James 20/1
27 Aug 26+93d Carlisle Paul Kavanagh Memorial AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (For Jockeys With Three Wins Or Fewer At Start Of Season) Class 5 · 1m1f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack and wide of rivals - made ground from 3f out - driven approaching the final two furlongs - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth 6/8 2½ 11-0 6743A66A Mr Harvey James 14/1
26 May 26+31d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 1m2½f · Standard · 12 ran Held up towards back - still 10th at halfway - unable to close in closing stages - finished 8th 8/12 1¼ 9-9 6882A69A Seamie Heffernan 20/1
25 Apr 26+29d Navan Future Stars Raceday 16th May Handicap 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran Handy early - hit front after a furlong and a half - asked for effort 3f out then reeled in 2f out - dropped away and faded late 15/23 ½ 9-7 7093C64A Julian Pietropaolo 40/1
27 Mar 26+12d Dundalk (AW) BAR 1 Betting 'Join Our Weekly Rewards' Maiden 1m · Standard · 12 ran Went straight to front - driven along and challenged 2f out - overtaken soon after - stayed on same gear to finish fifth beaten 5.5 lengths 5/12 ½ 9-6 —87A71A Wesley Joyce 66/1
15 Mar 26+30d Curragh Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie (C & G) Maiden 1m · Heavy · 23 ran Held up towards the back - crept into contention with 2f left - dropped away 1½f out - well beaten in 15th 15/23 1 10-0 —31C62C Julian Pietropaolo 80/1
13 Feb 26+49d Dundalk (AW) Happy Valentine's Weekend Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 10 ran Sluggish start and settled at back - pushed into 4th with 2f left - unable to close on 3rd approaching final furlong then finished steadily for 4th 4/10 1¼ 9-11 —103A80A Seamie Heffernan 200/1
2025 · 2 runs
26 Dec 25+55d Down Royal BAR 1 Betting (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m1f · Yielding · 15 ran Settled at the back early - made no impact through the race - well held at the finish 13/15 nse 11-9 —64C108C Mr O McGill 80/1
01 Nov 25 Down Royal Eventsec (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m1f · Yielding · 6 ran Settled among midfield early on straining against the bridle - up to 3rd by halfway - pressed forward still 3rd with 4f remaining - lost ground quickly after - well beaten at the finish 6/6 8 11-7 —10C93C Mr D McGill 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pedro The Poet won?
Pedro The Poet (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trains Pedro The Poet?
Pedro The Poet (IRE) is trained by Nicky Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
Who is Pedro The Poet's sire?
Pedro The Poet (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Hakeeka (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What is Pedro The Poet's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 70.
What is Pedro The Poet's sire's record?
Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
Who are Pedro The Poet's siblings?
Out of Hakeeka (GB), Pedro The Poet (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Killycarn (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Killycarn (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.