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Horse profile

Rio Branston (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer William Hayes · Last owner James Gerard Hayes
by Captain Rio (GB) out of Branston Penny (GB) (Pennekamp)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Sep 2013 — 4,802 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 · 11th of 11 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 44
KTB Profile

Rio Branston (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Killarney (Aug 2009). Last raced off 44, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Rio Branston (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Midnight In Rio (IRE)10——
Official rating44↓ 22lb off peak
44 44–66

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 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 4 Sep 2013 Official rating 44 at the last run, 4 Sep 2013

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 10 figures · best 57B · median 43
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft457B44.5—
Heavy349C43—
Good to Firm248C38—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f549C46—
1m – 1m1f457B43—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Captain Rio (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm71811.3%+1.80 from 1
Good to Firm1,21313010.7%+1.20 from 2
Good1,4201228.6%−0.9—
Good to Soft773628%−1.5—
Soft1,04311410.9%+1.40 from 4
Heavy3764211.2%+1.70 from 3
Standard (AW)2,0161819%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,62816710.3%+0.8—
6f – 7f3,0222889.5%00 from 5
1m – 1m1f953768%−1.50 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f485469.5%00 from 1
1m5f – 2m5625710.1%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f211209.5%0—
2m5f – 3m43511.6%+2.1—
Over 3m800%−9.5—

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

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Curtis 3 0 0% −3.00
M A Cleere 2 0 0% −2.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Sammy Jo Bell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2013 · 1 run
04 Sep 13+826d Gowran Park Follow Gowran Park On Facebook Fillies Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 4¾ 8-13 4448C Colin Keane 40/1
2011 · 1 run
01 Jun 11+313d Tipperary tipperaryraces.ie Handicap (47-60) 7.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 14/16 2½ 8-5 4728C Sammy Jo Bell 50/1
2010 · 3 runs
23 Jul 10+2d Wexford Blackstairs Claiming Race 10.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 8-8 5538C Sean Levey 33/1
21 Jul 10+29d Naas Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-60) 8f · Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 6 9-5 5943C B J Cooper 20/1
22 Jun 10+285d Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Handicap (50-80) 9f · Firm · 11 ran 10/11 ½ 8-4 5934C N G McCullagh 33/1
2009 · 5 runs
10 Sep 09+22d Tipperary 'Buy A Racing Post Yearling Bonus Candidate' Nursery Handicap (50-70) 7.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 1¾ 8-12 6637C M A Cleere 6/1
19 Aug 09+3d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Fillies Maiden 8.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4 8-9 6657B M A Cleere 25/1
16 Aug 09+19d Curragh Racing Academy & Centre Of Education Reunion E.B.F Maiden 8f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 2 8-7 6043C Ben Curtis 50/1
28 Jul 09+10d Galway Www.thetote.com E.B.F Fillies Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 1¼ 8-9 —49C Ben Curtis 50/1
18 Jul 09 Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 hd 8-7 —46A Ben Curtis 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rio Branston won?
Rio Branston (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2009 and 2013.
Who trained Rio Branston?
Rio Branston (IRE) was trained by William Hayes on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 4 September 2013.
Who is Rio Branston's sire?
Rio Branston (IRE) is by Captain Rio (GB) out of Branston Penny (GB), whose sire is Pennekamp.
What is Rio Branston's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 4 September 2013. The highest on record is 66.
What is Rio Branston's sire's record?
Captain Rio (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Has Rio Branston produced winners?
As a dam, Rio Branston (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2009. 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.