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Horse profile

River Canon (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer E J O'Grady · Last owner John Mcmanus
by Verglas (IRE) out of Kanonette (FR) (Kaldoun)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 May 2009 — 6,381 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 20th of 23 Won at Clonmel Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

River Canon (FR) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Feb 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 123.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 22 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 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 19 Feb 2009 Official rating 123 at the last run, 2 May 2009

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 4 figures · best 134A · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft4134A126.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4134A126.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Verglas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 6,977 runs since Jan 2008 (499 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6169.8%−0.4—
Good to Firm1,01910410.2%0—
Good1,56216810.8%+0.6—
Good to Soft787779.8%−0.4—
Soft1,1761079.1%−1.11 from 5
Heavy396369.1%−1.1—
Standard (AW)1,97321410.8%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5196612.7%+2.5—
6f – 7f2,3212269.7%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f1,70919911.6%+1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,3271299.7%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m735648.7%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f300289.3%−0.91 from 5
2m5f – 3m5811.7%−8.5—
Over 3m800%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kanonette (FR) (Kaldoun)

9 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Quebir Bere (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m3½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Quebir Bere (FR)1022m1½f–2m3½f—
Romance Bere (FR)50——
Soliste Bere (FR)10——
Uclea Bere (FR)40——
Armonie Bere (FR)30——
Bohe Bere (FR)20——
Voyou Bere (FR)10——
Earl (FR)10——
Fantastic Bere (FR)100——

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +2.50
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 3 1 33% +0.50
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Plouganou 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 1 33% +0.50
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

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
02 May 09+27d Punchestown (IRE) Whitewater Shopping Centre Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 23 ran 20/23 4½ 10-4 123104C Sean Flanagan 16/1
05 Apr 09+45d Limerick Meteor Mobile Novice Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 shd 11-6 123133A Andrew J McNamara 7/1
19 Feb 09+55d Clonmel Demense Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 18 ran 1/18 11-12 —134A Andrew J McNamara 5/2
26 Dec 08+299d Leopardstown Durkan New Homes Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft · 23 ran 4/23 1¼ 11-12 —120A Andrew J McNamara 20/1
02 Mar 08 Auteuil (FR) Prix Rohan (Hurdle) () 18f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 15 10-8 —— Jonathan Plouganou 41/1

Quick answers

How many races has River Canon (FR) won?
River Canon (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained River Canon (FR)?
River Canon (FR) was trained by E J O'Grady on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown (IRE) on 2 May 2009.
Who is River Canon (FR)'s sire?
River Canon (FR) is by Verglas (IRE) out of Kanonette (FR), whose sire is Kaldoun.
What is River Canon (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 2 May 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is River Canon (FR)'s sire's record?
Verglas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 6,977 runs since Jan 2008 (499 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are River Canon (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Kanonette (FR), River Canon (FR) has 9 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Quebir Bere (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.