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Horse profile

Racketeer (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Duke Of Roxburghe
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Flirtation (GB) (Pursuit Of Love)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 May 2009 — 6,355 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 5th of 6 2 wins · Sandown & Southwell (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Racketeer (IRE) is 2 from 4. Hasn't won since Apr 2009.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

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 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 24 Apr 2009 Official rating 99 at the last run, 28 May 2009

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 4 figures · best 106A · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good2106A94.5—
Standard (AW)282A82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f3106A83—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.6—
Good2,86638213.3%01 from 2
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.5—
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.7—
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.81 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.52 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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

Dam
Flirtation (GB) (Pursuit Of Love)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Big Ben (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Attraction (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Ben (GB)911m2f—
Attraction (GB)211mGroup 1
Federation (GB)511mClass 4
Titivation (GB)511m½fClass 5
Fusion (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% +2.33
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 1 50% +1.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +3.33

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 2 1 50% +2.33
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +2.50
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 2 67% +4.83
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nicky Mackay 3 2 67% +4.83
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 1 50% +2.33
2008 2 1 50% +1.50

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
28 May 09+34d Sandown Blue Square SP Guarantee Heron Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 ½ 8-12 9983B Jimmy Fortune 11/10F
24 Apr 09+132d Sandown Bet365.com Esher Cup Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-4 85106A Nicky Mackay 10/3
13 Dec 08+14d Southwell (AW) E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 8582A Nicky Mackay 5/2
29 Nov 08 Wolverhampton (AW) Book Now For Boxing Day Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-3 8582A Nicky Mackay 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Racketeer (IRE) won?
Racketeer (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trained Racketeer (IRE)?
Racketeer (IRE) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 28 May 2009.
Who is Racketeer (IRE)'s sire?
Racketeer (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Flirtation (GB), whose sire is Pursuit Of Love.
What is Racketeer (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 28 May 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Racketeer (IRE)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Racketeer (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Flirtation (GB), Racketeer (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Big Ben (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Attraction (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.