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Horse profile

Rift Valley (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2006) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Mrs Kathy Stuart
by Good Thyne (USA) out of Necochea (GB) (Julio Mariner)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Apr 2006 — 7,518 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2006 · 9th of 10 3 wins · Market Rasen, Ludlow & Wincanton Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Rift Valley (IRE) is 3 from 15. Hasn't won since Jul 2005. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer). All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating110↓ 6lb off peak
110 93–116

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 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 21 Mar 2006 Official rating 110 at the last run, 6 Apr 2006

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 113C · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5113C104—
Good to Soft592C82—
Soft394C93—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f893C86—
2m5f – 3m5113C104—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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
Good Thyne (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%+6.9—
Good to Firm5511.8%−3.81 from 1
Good123108.1%+2.52 from 5
Good to Soft7211.4%−4.20 from 5
Soft13885.8%+0.20 from 3
Heavy10776.5%+0.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m6845.9%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f158127.6%+20 from 8
2m5f – 3m20173.5%−2.13 from 6
Over 3m7656.6%+1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Necochea (GB) (Julio Mariner)

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

The wins came over 2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Seveneightsix (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Seveneightsix (IRE)1612m4½fClass 4
Talking Cents (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +1.25
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 2 22% −4.25
Class 4 6 1 17% −2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 1 50% +0.75
Ludlow 2 1 50% +0.00
Wincanton 2 1 50% +1.50
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 6 3 50% +2.25
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 6 3 50% +2.25
Darren O'Dwyer 3 0 0% −3.00
Robert Stephens 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Malone 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul W Flynn 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Visor 7 3 43% +1.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 10 3 30% −1.75

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
2006 · 5 runs
06 Apr 06+16d Taunton Southwestracing.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 8 11-9 11076C Tom Malone 20/1
21 Mar 06+14d Exeter Punch Taverns 'Retailer' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 3 11-2 11591C Darren O'Dwyer 100/1
07 Mar 06+10d Exeter Sydney John Dart Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 11 11-12 11590C Richard Johnson 33/1
25 Feb 06+13d Sandown Coral Backing The NSPCC Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 17 10-5 11667C Darren O'Dwyer 20/1
12 Feb 06+169d Exeter Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 7 10-12 11682C Darren O'Dwyer 16/1
2005 · 10 runs
27 Aug 05+42d Market Rasen Henderson Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 16 11-8 11694C Richard Johnson 7/2
16 Jul 05+65d Market Rasen Lys-Line Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m6f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-13 109108C Richard Johnson 7/4F
12 May 05+18d Ludlow Weatherbys Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 10-11 105— Richard Johnson EvensF
24 Apr 05+7d Ludlow Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 8 11-3 100104C Richard Johnson 4/5F
17 Apr 05+40d Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 10-13 93113C Richard Johnson 5/2F
08 Mar 05+5d Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 3½ 10-0 9758C Robert Stephens 33/1
03 Mar 05+31d Taunton Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 3½ 11-3 9764C Paddy Brennan 16/1
31 Jan 05+9d Exeter SIS Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Soft · 19 ran 10/19 3½ 11-2 10093C Robert Stephens 20/1
22 Jan 05+19d Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 shd 10-8 10494C Robert Stephens 33/1
03 Jan 05 Exeter Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 5 11-5 10792C Paul W Flynn 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rift Valley won?
Rift Valley (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Rift Valley?
Rift Valley (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 6 April 2006.
Who is Rift Valley's sire?
Rift Valley (IRE) is by Good Thyne (USA) out of Necochea (GB), whose sire is Julio Mariner.
What going does Rift Valley prefer?
Rift Valley (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rift Valley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 6 April 2006. The highest on record is 116.
What is Rift Valley's sire's record?
Good Thyne (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rift Valley's siblings?
Out of Necochea (GB), Rift Valley (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Seveneightsix (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Seveneightsix (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.