Horse profile
Ridgemaster (IRE)
by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Counter Ridge (SAF) (Tiger Ridge)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle (AW)
Beaten favourite LTO
Ran 22 days ago · 10th of 12
Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile
Ridgemaster is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 6 level in a handicap at Newcastle over 6f to 7f on standard going in Dec 2025. He is 1 from 8 on the all-weather and 0 from 9 on turf. His last run, at Newcastle in Sep 2026, was a 10 of 12 finish in a Class 6 handicap when he was beaten favourite and raced off an official rating of 50, which was 8lb below his highest ever mark. He usually races held up.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 6
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 1–17Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 6 (35.3%)Placed
- +50.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.85Fair A/E n=17 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 58Highest OR
- 45dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating50↓ 8lb off peak
50
48–58
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 99B | 77 | 6 · 99 / 81 |
| Good | 6 | 103C | 84 | 4 · 103 / 89.5 |
| Soft | 3 | 80A | 54 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 103C | 85.5 | 10 · 103 / 85.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 75B | 51 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,624 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,345 | 156 | 11.6% | +1 | — |
| Good | 2,972 | 345 | 11.6% | +1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,530 | 166 | 10.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,963 | 182 | 9.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 660 | 70 | 10.6% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,130 | 310 | 9.9% | −0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,384 | 119 | 8.6% | −2 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,329 | 217 | 9.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,815 | 438 | 11.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,586 | 285 | 11% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,083 | 114 | 10.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 325 | 44 | 13.5% | +2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Counter Ridge (SAF) (Tiger Ridge)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Doctor Mozart (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Doctor Mozart (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Mozart (IRE) | 38 | 5 | 5f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +59.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +55.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +61.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | +57.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amie Waugh | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 1 | 100% | +66.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | +54.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +63.00 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 26+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Northumbrian Wateraid Sprint Handicap Stakes Held up at the back - unable to land a blow - well held in 10th | 10/12 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 50 | 78A | 55A | Amie Waugh | 11/4F |
| 09 Sep 26+14d | Redcar | Visit Racingtv.com Handicap Stakes Fronted the far-rail bunch - drew away from rivals when asked a furlong out - battled to the line but worn down late | 2/16 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 50 | 81C | 76A | Amie Waugh | 4/1 |
| 26 Aug 26+26d | Catterick | Celebrate National Racehorse Week Classified Stakes Up with the front group - driven over 2f out - tight for space just inside the final furlong and moved right - stayed on strongly to grab second close home | 2/13 | nk | 9-6 | 49 | 103C | 76A | Amie Waugh | 17/2 |
| 31 Jul 26+35d | Newcastle (AW) | Harry Potter Droneart Show Classified Stakes Close up early - moved in front over 2f out - pushed along a furlong out then drifted right inside final 110yds - overtaken close home to finish second beaten a length | 2/13 | 1 | 9-6 | 48 | 99B | 79A | Amie Waugh | 8/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+6d | Newcastle (AW) | probio-energy.com Reduced Carbon Fuels Handicap Held up in the pack - driven approaching 2f out and drifted left - faded inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/13 | nk | 8-13 | 48 | 76B | 60A | Amie Waugh | 5/1C |
| 20 Jun 26+23d | Ayr | Dalcon Civil Engineering Classified Stakes Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - handy behind the front group - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on well through the last furlong to move into second - couldn't quite get to the winner | 2/8 | 2 | 9-6 | 48 | 80A | 71A | Amie Waugh | 9/2 |
| 28 May 26+12d | Ripon | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward two out and moved into third inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish third | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 49 | 92A | 65A | Amie Waugh | 25/1 |
| 16 May 26+26d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Settled in the pack - roused with two furlongs left and made ground - lost momentum in the last furlong to finish seventh | 7/17 | ¾ | 8-11 | 51 | 87C | 65A | Amie Waugh | 50/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+100d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Sat close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left and pushed into contention inside the final furlong - lost ground and drifted left in the closing stages to finish 11th | 11/14 | 2½ | 9-3 | 52 | 75B | 53A | Amie Waugh | 20/1 |
| 10 Jan 26+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Sat close to the front group early - pushed for effort with over 2f remaining - drifted left and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 8th | 8/11 | 4½ | 8-8 | 53 | 84A | 46A | Amie Waugh | 28/1 |
| 19 Dec 25+97d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held a spot near the front early - moved into second and closed on the pacesetter approaching the final furlong - edged clear close home to score | 1/13 | 8-12 | 49 | 99B | 69A | Shane Gray | 66/1 | |
| 13 Sep 25+19d | Bath | Abbie Moon Is 18 Today Handicap Hampered at the off - went straight to the front then lost command with over 3f left - dropped away soon after and well held late | 13/14 | 11 | 8-13 | 53 | 18C | 47C | Jack Callan | 16/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+30d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Clubhouse Is Open Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Squeezed for space early - sat with front group - urged for effort before fading 3f out - well held at the finish | 9/12 | 33 | 8-7 | 56 | 19C | 49C | Joe Leavy | 12/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+247d | Chester | Pure Homes Handicap Held up towards the back on the outer - urged forward with effort 3f from home - lost ground 2f out - finished well held in 9th | 9/10 | 3 | 8-7 | 58 | 62A | 40A | Aiden Brookes | 20/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+22d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Checked at the off - settled towards the back - drifted left and dropped away in the final two furlongs | 9/9 | 11 | 9-7 | — | 27C | 45C | Jonny Peate | 33/1 |
| 30 Oct 24+20d | Nottingham | EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes Sat handy behind the front group early - asked for effort 3f out then lost touch approaching 2f out - driven inside the final furlong but unable to close - finished fifth well beaten | 5/9 | 7½ | 9-2 | — | 54A | 67A | Paul Mulrennan | 66/1 |
| 10 Oct 24 | Ayr | Patron Tequila Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Hesitant leaving the stalls - immature and struggling for pace towards the back - crept into 5th inside the final two furlongs but made no real impression | 5/7 | 6 | 9-4 | — | 48C | 46C | Paul Mulrennan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ridgemaster (IRE) won?
- Ridgemaster (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trains Ridgemaster (IRE)?
- Ridgemaster (IRE) is trained by Simon Waugh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
- Who is Ridgemaster (IRE)'s sire?
- Ridgemaster (IRE) is by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Counter Ridge (SAF), whose sire is Tiger Ridge.
- What going does Ridgemaster (IRE) prefer?
- Ridgemaster (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ridgemaster (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 25 September 2026. The highest on record is 58.
- What is Ridgemaster (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mastercraftsman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,624 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ridgemaster (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Counter Ridge (SAF), Ridgemaster (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Doctor Mozart (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Doctor Mozart (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.