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Horse profile

Rainbow Lad (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner Michael Appleby
by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Carmona (GB) (Rainbow Quest)
21 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Feb 2019 — 2,801 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 · 3rd of 11 3 wins · Southwell (AW), Beverley & Chelmsford City (AW) Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Rainbow Lad (IRE) is 3 from 21, all wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2017.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 6
Official rating55↓ 5lb off peak
55 43–60

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 29 Mar 2017

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 7 figures · best 104B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7104B85—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f594A85—
1m5f – 2m2104B69.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 19 Feb 2019 Official rating 55 at the last run, 19 Feb 2019

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 21 figures · best 76A · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1476A59—
Good to Firm470A54.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1476A61—
6f – 7f446A44—
1m5f – 2m276A67—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 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
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−2.5—
Good to Firm406307.4%−0.71 from 4
Good520448.5%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft277196.9%−1.20 from 1
Soft280238.2%+0.10 from 1
Heavy7800%−8.1—
Standard (AW)974899.1%+12 from 14
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f229208.7%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,101857.7%−0.40 from 4
1m – 1m1f571518.9%+0.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f383328.4%+0.32 from 14
1m5f – 2m176126.8%−1.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f7334.1%−4—
2m5f – 3m1400%−8.1—
Over 3m6350%+41.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Carmona (GB) (Rainbow Quest)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Princess Pheeny (IRE)30——
Knightsbridge Liam (IRE)120——
Rose Acclaim (IRE)120——
Duchesse Satin (IRE)50——
Erdiska (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 14 2 14% −6.50
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +3.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 14 3 21% +1.00
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Southwell (AW) 5 1 20% −1.25
Beverley 3 1 33% +4.50
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 1 100% +2.75
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 14 2 14% −2.75
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.75
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Curtis 6 1 17% +1.50
Andrew Mullen 5 1 20% −1.25
Miss Serena Brotherton 4 1 25% −0.25
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Alistair Rawlinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 2 1 50% +1.75
2016 13 2 15% −1.75
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

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
19 Feb 19+22d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 1¾ 11-0 5571A76A Miss Serena Brotherton 7/1
28 Jan 19+22d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Casino Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 10-2 5835A58A Miss Serena Brotherton 20/1
06 Jan 19+648d Newcastle (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 12.5f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 10/12 nk 11-0 6061C62C Miss Serena Brotherton 6/1
29 Mar 17+79d Southwell (AW) Betway Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-13 54104B76A Miss Serena Brotherton 11/4
09 Jan 17+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway App Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 9-2 5394A71A Andrew Mullen 7/1
16 Dec 16+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway App Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 2 8-13 5485A63A Luke Morris 8/1
02 Dec 16+126d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Middle Distance Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 1 8-11 5585A55A Ben Curtis 11/2
29 Jul 16+16d Thirsk Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 nk 9-1 55—67A Ben Curtis 7/2
13 Jul 16+21d Catterick St Teresa's Hospice Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 8-8 56—56A Ben Curtis 3/1
22 Jun 16+14d Bath Finders Keepers Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 3 9-0 56—47A Tom Marquand 6/1
08 Jun 16+29d Beverley Cottingham Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 53—70A Ben Curtis 13/2
10 May 16+33d Beverley Beverley Middle Distance Series Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 3 9-2 55—53A Ben Curtis 6/1
07 Apr 16+7d Southwell (AW) toteswinger Three Ways To Win Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 1¼ 8-10 52—56B Andrew Mullen 4/1
31 Mar 16+7d Chelmsford City (AW) at totepool Join The Pool Party Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 8-7 51—60A Andrew Mullen 11/4
24 Mar 16+20d Wolverhampton (AW) 32RedSport.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 1¼ 8-10 51—65A Andrew Mullen 22/1
04 Mar 16+24d Lingfield (AW) 32red Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 9-5 43—57A Andrew Mullen 66/1
09 Feb 16+21d Southwell (AW) 32red Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 4 9-2 48—36A Ben Curtis 25/1
19 Jan 16+125d Southwell (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 6 8-9 51—27C Alistair Rawlinson 16/1
16 Sep 15+18d Beverley Bet totequadpot Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 3¼ 9-5 ——42C Tom Queally 40/1
29 Aug 15+23d Redcar Bakers Tailoring And Formal Hire Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 nk 8-8 ——46A Alistair Rawlinson 12/1
06 Aug 15 Southwell (AW) British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 4 9-5 ——46C Luke Morris 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rainbow Lad (IRE) won?
Rainbow Lad (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 6 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Rainbow Lad (IRE)?
Rainbow Lad (IRE) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 19 February 2019.
Who is Rainbow Lad (IRE)'s sire?
Rainbow Lad (IRE) is by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Carmona (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What going does Rainbow Lad (IRE) prefer?
Rainbow Lad (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rainbow Lad (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 19 February 2019. The highest on record is 60.
What is Rainbow Lad (IRE)'s sire's record?
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rainbow Lad (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Carmona (GB), Rainbow Lad (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2015. 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.