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Horse profile

Rainbow Rising (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2007) · Last trainer Adrian McGuinness · Last owner Goose Syndicate
by Desert King (IRE) out of Fantastic Bid (USA) (Auction Ring)
16 runs · 12 courses · from May 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Nov 2007 — 6,921 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2007 · 1st of 14 Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Rainbow Rising (IRE) is 4 from 16. Won last time out at Dundalk (AW). Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating100At career-high mark
100 81–100

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 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 16 Nov 2007 Official rating 100 at the last run, 16 Nov 2007

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 16 figures · best 96C · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft590C73—
Good485C78—
Heavy390C78—
Standard (AW)296C92.5—
Soft294C76—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1196C77—
Under 6f594C86—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11—
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.8—
Good3844010.4%+1.41 from 4
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.40 from 5
Soft267197.1%−1.90 from 2
Heavy13996.5%−2.51 from 3
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.62 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−93 from 11
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−2—
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.2—
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.7—
Over 3m29310.3%+1.3—

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
Fantastic Bid (USA) (Auction Ring)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Louis Ludwig (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Louis Ludwig (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Louis Ludwig (IRE)4222m–2m½fClass 5
Vanilla Delight (IRE)1117fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 1 25% −1.38
Heavy 3 1 33% +5.50
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +7.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ripon 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh (IRE) 2 1 50% +6.50
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 1 100% +2.00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1 1 100% +5.50
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 3 27% +1.12
Under 6f 5 1 20% +3.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Declan McDonogh 3 2 67% +8.50
Tom Eaves 3 0 0% −3.00
Royston Ffrench 3 0 0% −3.00
Pat Smullen 2 1 50% +4.50
Robert Winston 2 1 50% +0.62
Jamie Moriarty 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Pollard 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Ahern 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 5 3 60% +13.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 6 1 17% −3.38

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
2007 · 5 runs
16 Nov 07+26d Dundalk (AW) Anthony Duffy Construction Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-12 10096C Declan McDonogh 2/1F
21 Oct 07+56d Curragh (IRE) www.hacketts.ie Joe McGrath European Breeders Fund Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f · Yielding · 21 ran 17/21 dht 9-9 10058C Pat Smullen 6/1J
26 Aug 07+42d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) MCR Environmental Mourne Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-5 9389C Pat Smullen 11/2J
15 Jul 07+16d Curragh (IRE) Ladbrokes Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) 5f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 8-9 8790C Declan McDonogh 15/2
29 Jun 07+256d Curragh Silken Thomas Handicap (60-90) 5f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 hd 9-13 8494C Declan McDonogh 10/1
2006 · 5 runs
16 Oct 06+31d Pontefract totequadpot Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 1 8-11 8286C Jamie Moriarty 15/2
15 Sep 06+14d Ayr Totesport.Com Ayr Silver Cup (Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 26 ran 10/26 shd 9-2 8473C Tom Eaves 40/1
01 Sep 06+25d Haydock Vale UK E.B.F. Classified Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 3 8-13 8449C Tom Eaves 8/1
07 Aug 06+72d Ripon Armstrong Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 shd 9-0 8179C Tom Eaves 20/1
27 May 06+217d Catterick totequadpot Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 8-9 8356C Neil Pollard 20/1
2005 · 6 runs
22 Oct 05+28d Doncaster Whitetobrown Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Heavy · 21 ran 7/21 shd 8-7 8678C Eddie Ahern 40/1
24 Sep 05+28d Haydock Betfredpoker.com Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 13/17 nk 8-11 8854C Royston Ffrench 16/1
27 Aug 05+26d York William Hill Trophy (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 20 ran 6/20 hd 8-7 8977C Royston Ffrench 33/1
01 Aug 05+42d Ripon Armstrong Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 9-4 9076C Royston Ffrench 14/1
20 Jun 05+44d Ripon Norman Wells Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nk 9-0 9090C Robert Winston 10/3
07 May 05 Thirsk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 8-11 9085C Robert Winston 13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Rainbow Rising won?
Rainbow Rising (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Rainbow Rising?
Rainbow Rising (IRE) was trained by Adrian McGuinness on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 16 November 2007.
Who is Rainbow Rising's sire?
Rainbow Rising (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Fantastic Bid (USA), whose sire is Auction Ring.
What going does Rainbow Rising prefer?
Rainbow Rising (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rainbow Rising's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 16 November 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Rainbow Rising's sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
Who are Rainbow Rising's siblings?
Out of Fantastic Bid (USA), Rainbow Rising (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Louis Ludwig (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Louis Ludwig (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.