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Horse profile

Rigmarole (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2005) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Mr Mrs Mark Woodhouse
by Fairy King (USA) out of Cattermole (USA) (Roberto)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2005 — 7,822 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2005 · 4th of 6
KTB Profile

Rigmarole (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Worcester (May 2005).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 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 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 14 May 2005 Official rating 150 at the last run, 22 Apr 2005

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 133C · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3118C109—
Good to Firm2100C95—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3133C109—
2m1f – 2m4f2118C104—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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
Fairy King (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 70 runs since Jan 2005 (7 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1300%−5.70 from 3
Good1616.3%+0.60 from 3
Good to Soft1200%−5.70 from 1
Soft17211.8%+6.1—
Heavy10110%+4.3—
Standard (AW)200%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−5.7—
1m2f – 1m4f700%−5.7—
1m5f – 2m1500%−5.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f27414.8%+9.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1900%−5.70 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2005 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cattermole (USA) (Roberto)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Fire Dragon (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Fire Dragon (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fire Dragon (IRE)1522m3½f–2m7½fGrade 2
Bouillabaisse (IRE)322m–2m1f—
Balance of Power (GB)1411m4fClass 5
Spiders Web (GB)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 3 0 0% −3.00
Christian Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 7 runs
29 May 05+15d Fontwell Weatherbys Bank Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 2 11-0 —90C Christian Williams 3/1
14 May 05+6d Worcester Racing By The River Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 11 11-2 —100C R Walsh 8/13F
08 May 05+16d Worcester Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-2 —— A P McCoy 11/8F
22 Apr 05+6d Sandown Concept Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 3½ 11-10 15094C Christian Williams 33/1
16 Apr 05+29d Ayr Scottish Champion Handicap Hurdle (Grd2) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 7 11-10 150109C R Walsh 22/1
18 Mar 05+27d Cheltenham Vincent O'Brien Handicap Hurdle (Grd 3) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 30 ran 18/30 ½ 11-12 154118C Paddy Brennan 50/1
19 Feb 05 Wincanton Axminster Kingwell Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 12 11-10 157133C R Walsh 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rigmarole won?
Rigmarole (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Rigmarole?
Rigmarole (GB) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 29 May 2005.
Who is Rigmarole's sire?
Rigmarole (GB) is by Fairy King (USA) out of Cattermole (USA), whose sire is Roberto.
What is Rigmarole's official rating?
Rigmarole (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 157.
What is Rigmarole's sire's record?
Fairy King (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 70 runs since Jan 2005 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rigmarole's siblings?
Out of Cattermole (USA), Rigmarole (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Fire Dragon (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Fire Dragon (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 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.