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Horse profile

River Pirate (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer Martin Ward · Last owner Martin Ward
by Un Desperado (FR) out of Kigali (IRE) (Torus)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 May 2009 — 6,369 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 8th of 9 New yard Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

River Pirate (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Southwell (Feb 2006). Last raced off 83, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 32lb off peak
83 83–115

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 76C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 22 Feb 2006 Official rating 83 at the last run, 14 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 5 figures · best 78C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good278C65—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f478C73—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 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 · 5 figures from 6 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
Un Desperado (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−8—
Good to Firm5911.7%−6.30 from 1
Good130118.5%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft6457.8%−0.20 from 2
Soft751013.3%+5.30 from 1
Heavy4237.1%−0.9—
Standard (AW)300%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m6868.8%+0.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f10654.7%−3.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m121129.9%+1.9—
Over 3m7679.2%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kigali (IRE) (Torus)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them China Rock (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (China Rock (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
China Rock (IRE)2662m2f–3m1fGrade 1
Barrakilla (IRE)1842m2½f–2m4½fClass 4
Bengali (IRE)822m–2m1fClass 5
St Merryn (IRE)2612m1fClass 5
Flight To Milan (IRE)220——
Vicsaflia (IRE)90——
Jameson Prince (IRE)10——
Cruiseindottravel (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J Mahot 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Rupert Stearn 1 0 0% −1.00
Marcus Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mick Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 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
14 May 09+1151d Folkestone Nigel Collison Fuels Ltd Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 10 11-7 8356C Mr Rupert Stearn 22/1
20 Mar 06+26d Hereford Julian Graves Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 5 11-7 8352C Mr J Mahot 66/1
22 Feb 06+12d Southwell Book Tickets On-line Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 30 12-1 9376C Mr J Mahot 25/1
10 Feb 06+292d Bangor-on-Dee Gilbert Cotton Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 12-0 107— Mr J Mahot 33/1
24 Apr 05+74d Ludlow Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 8 11-3 11178C Marcus Foley 20/1
09 Feb 05 Ludlow Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 30 11-7 11570C Mick Fitzgerald 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has River Pirate (IRE) won?
River Pirate (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained River Pirate (IRE)?
River Pirate (IRE) was trained by Martin Ward on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 14 May 2009.
Who is River Pirate (IRE)'s sire?
River Pirate (IRE) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Kigali (IRE), whose sire is Torus.
What is River Pirate (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 14 May 2009. The highest on record is 115.
What is River Pirate (IRE)'s sire's record?
Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
Who are River Pirate (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Kigali (IRE), River Pirate (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: China Rock (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (China Rock (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. 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.