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Horse profile

River of Light (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2007) · Last trainer John Groucott · Last owner Roy Swinburne
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Stillbyherself (IRE) (Le Bavard)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2007 — 6,889 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2007 Won at Chepstow Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

River of Light (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2006. Last raced off 78, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 13lb off peak
78 78–91

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 110C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 23 Nov 2006 Official rating 78 at the last run, 26 Dec 2007

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 8 figures · best 110C · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy4110C80.5—
Soft392C88—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f492C88—
Over 3m387C74—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05744310.9%−1—
Good to Soft2,93535412.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 5
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.11 from 4
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48654812.2%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f6,08272411.9%00 from 4
2m5f – 3m5,26062311.8%−0.10 from 3
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.21 from 3

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
Stillbyherself (IRE) (Le Bavard)

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 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 1 25% +5.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% +4.50
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +8.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 3 1 33% +6.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 4 1 25% +5.50
Neil Mulholland 3 0 0% −3.00
Gareth Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Lee Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +0.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 6 1 17% +3.50
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% +2.50
Hurdle 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
2007 · 2 runs
26 Dec 07+31d Towcester 'Doshy's Forty And Not Happy' Classified Chase Class 5 · 3m½f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-7 78— Gareth Thomas 25/1
25 Nov 07+344d Towcester No Fakes At specialistauctions.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-2 83— Lee Edwards 16/1
2006 · 6 runs
16 Dec 06+23d Haydock Tim Molony Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m4½f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 24 10-0 8874C Neil Mulholland 66/1
23 Nov 06+11d Uttoxeter Network Security Freephone 0800 389 7489 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 30 11-10 91110C Neil Mulholland 12/1
12 Nov 06+246d Carlisle Racing UK For £15 Per Month Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 9 ran 9/9 42 10-13 9166C Neil Mulholland 100/30
11 Mar 06+54d Chepstow 32Red Online Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-11 8387C Daryl Jacob 17/2
16 Jan 06+15d Plumpton You're Either Vegas Or You're Not Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1½f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 17 11-3 8449C Daryl Jacob 16/1
01 Jan 06+20d Plumpton Play Poker Keno On Sky Channel 272 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 shd 10-13 8688C Daryl Jacob 100/1
2005 · 2 runs
12 Dec 05+268d Plumpton Coralcasino.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 2 10-5 —92C Daryl Jacob 100/1
19 Mar 05 Uttoxeter Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 14/17 6 11-1 —88C Andrew Tinkler 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has River of Light won?
River of Light (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained River of Light?
River of Light (IRE) was trained by John Groucott on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 26 December 2007.
Who is River of Light's sire?
River of Light (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Stillbyherself (IRE), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What going does River of Light prefer?
River of Light (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is River of Light's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 26 December 2007. The highest on record is 91.
What is River of Light's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from March 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.