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Horse profile

Rio Gael (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2012) · Last trainer Peter Bowen · Last owner Mrs Karen Bowen
by Captain Rio (GB) out of Palavera (FR) (Bikala)
38 runs · 21 courses · from Aug 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Dec 2012 — 5,072 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2012 7 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

Rio Gael (IRE) is 7 from 38. Hasn't won since May 2012. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 11 on softer). Last raced off 128, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 38 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating128↓ 8lb off peak
128 56–136

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 (jumps) 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 30 Nov 2012 Official rating 128 at the last jumps run, 8 Dec 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 20 Oct 2010 Official rating 56 at the last flat run, 26 Jul 2012

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 29 figures · best 144A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good14144A122—
Good to Firm6130A123—
Soft5120B108—
Good to Soft4133A114—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m17144A122—
2m1f – 2m4f11131A113—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 6 figures · best 70A · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good370A68—
Standard (AW)244C43.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f370A44—
1m5f – 2m268A61.5—
Under 6f1———

Of 38 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 38 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%+1.23 from 6
Good1,4201228.6%−0.94 from 18
Good to Soft773628%−1.50 from 5
Soft1,04311410.9%+1.40 from 5
Heavy3764211.2%+1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,0161819%−0.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,62816710.3%+0.80 from 1
6f – 7f3,0222889.5%00 from 3
1m – 1m1f953768%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f485469.5%0—
1m5f – 2m5625710.1%+0.66 from 20
2m1f – 2m4f211209.5%01 from 11
2m5f – 3m43511.6%+2.10 from 3
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
Palavera (FR) (Bikala)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Passibo (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Passibo (FR)621m1½f–1m2f—
Perfect Eye (IRE)117f—
Palarshan (FR)140——
Palanoverre (IRE)180——
Mal Paradiso (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 4 22% +20.50
Good to Firm 6 3 50% +11.15
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 10 2 20% +11.00
Class 2 8 2 25% +9.50
Class 4 8 2 25% −2.85
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +7.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 7 0 0% −7.00
Aintree 5 1 20% +0.50
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 1 50% +1.75
Haydock 2 1 50% +6.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +11.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +0.40
Newbury 1 1 100% +12.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +11.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 20 6 30% +23.65
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% +1.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 21 5 24% +13.65
Tom McLaughlin 5 0 0% −5.00
Donal Devereux 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Scudamore 3 1 33% +5.00
Jamie Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 1 100% +12.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Merrigan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 21 5 24% +17.15
None 15 2 13% +2.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 10 1 10% −4.50
2011 13 3 23% +13.40
2010 9 3 33% +14.75
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 3 19% +2.90
Hurdle 16 4 25% +20.75
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2012 · 10 runs
08 Dec 12+8d Aintree Betfred 'goals Galore' Grand Sefton Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Heavy · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-0 128— Jamie Moore 28/1
30 Nov 12+14d Doncaster Ice Cream Direct Independent Wholesalers Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 5 11-12 129120B Tom O'Brien 9/1
16 Nov 12+75d Cheltenham Paddypower.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 4½ 10-13 132120A Tom O'Brien 40/1
02 Sep 12+10d Newton Abbot Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 4 11-5 133114A Tom O'Brien 40/1
23 Aug 12+19d Ffos Las Totepool Mobile Text Tote To 89660 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 10-8 136109A Tom O'Brien 8/1
04 Aug 12+9d Newton Abbot Sis Live Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 12 11-7 13698C Tom O'Brien 12/1
26 Jul 12+69d Bath Visit Bath Handicap Class 6 · 13f · Firm · 12 ran 9/12 10 8-13 5655C Tom McLaughlin 4/1
18 May 12+35d Aintree Geek's Toy For Betdaq Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-0 126122B Tom O'Brien 9/2
13 Apr 12+15d Aintree John Smith's Topham Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (National Course) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 26 ran F/26 — 10-0 126— Brian Hughes 50/1
29 Mar 12+144d Ffos Las Gw Of St Clears Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 7 11-5 126102A Donal Devereux 33/1
2011 · 13 runs
06 Nov 11+15d Ffos Las Davies Chemists Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 34 10-13 127108C Tom O'Brien 7/1
22 Oct 11+22d Aintree Betfred The Bonus King Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 8 11-5 128113A Tom O'Brien 15/2
30 Sep 11+36d Fontwell Fuller's London Pride Handicap Chase Class 2 · 17.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-9 123131A Tom O'Brien 11/1
25 Aug 11+28d Ffos Las Toteswinger More Ways To Win Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 5 10-4 123126B Tom O'Brien 10/1
28 Jul 11+12d Stratford Tony And Andrea Novices' Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 11-12 —112B Tom O'Brien 6/1
16 Jul 11+10d Market Rasen totescoop6 Summer Hurdle (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran RR/16 — 11-8 128— Jamie Moore 20/1
06 Jul 11+15d Worcester Mazak & Power Panels Together Success Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 3½ 11-5 —122A Tom O'Brien 5/1
21 Jun 11+30d Newton Abbot Limerick Racecourse Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 13 11-4 —108B Tom O'Brien 4/1
22 May 11+15d Fakenham Cameron Baldock Racecard Design Winning Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-0 —120B Tom O'Brien 2/5F
07 May 11+30d Haydock totescoop6 Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 22 ran 4/22 1¾ 11-0 129129A Tom O'Brien 33/1
07 Apr 11+13d Aintree Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 13/22 1¾ 10-4 131105C Tom O'Brien 25/1
25 Mar 11+20d Newbury Floor V Davis Hl1979 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 124144A Barry Geraghty 12/1
05 Mar 11+112d Doncaster Green Tick For Better Odds At Coral.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 7 11-12 126115A Tom Scudamore 15/2
2010 · 9 runs
13 Nov 10+9d Wetherby totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 8 11-9 126133A Donal Devereux 6/1
04 Nov 10+15d Haydock Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 117138A Tom Scudamore 7/1
20 Oct 10+10d Ffos Las Bluefin Insurance Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 9-2 5768A Robert Winston 9/2
10 Oct 10+41d Ffos Las Saxton Drilling Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 10-6 117114A Tom O'Brien 6/1
30 Aug 10+6d Cartmel Mahood Marquees Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 8 11-11 117128A Tom O'Brien 5/2
24 Aug 10+12d Sedgefield John Wade Waste Recycling Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 11-11 118129B Tom O'Brien 13/8F
12 Aug 10+10d Stratford Orchard Hill Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 112129B Tom O'Brien 11/4
02 Aug 10+27d Newton Abbot Welcome Back Sean Dooner Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 11-5 115104A Donal Devereux 7/2F
06 Jul 10+201d Uttoxeter Signs 2000 Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-10 115130A Tom O'Brien 11/1
2009 · 2 runs
17 Dec 09+24d Ludlow Tanners Claret Juvenile Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 7 10-9 —103A Paddy Merrigan 13/2
23 Nov 09+363d Ffos Las Weatherbys Printing Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 7 10-12 —79B Tom Scudamore 9/1
2008 · 4 runs
25 Nov 08+18d Southwell (AW) southwell-racecourse.co.uk Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 6 9-5 6044C Tom McLaughlin 40/1
07 Nov 08+65d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 1¼ 9-3 6043C Tom McLaughlin 25/1
03 Sep 08+33d Brighton E.B.F. trainermagazine.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 nk 9-3 5770A Tom McLaughlin 14/1
01 Aug 08 Bath Gaymer Cider Company Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 8-9 5768A Tom McLaughlin 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rio Gael won?
Rio Gael (IRE) won 7 of 38 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 18.4%. Placed 14 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Rio Gael?
Rio Gael (IRE) was trained by Peter Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 8 December 2012.
Who is Rio Gael's sire?
Rio Gael (IRE) is by Captain Rio (GB) out of Palavera (FR), whose sire is Bikala.
What going does Rio Gael prefer?
Rio Gael (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rio Gael's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 8 December 2012. The highest on record is 136.
What is Rio Gael'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.
Who are Rio Gael's siblings?
Out of Palavera (FR), Rio Gael (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Passibo (FR) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2008. 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.