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Horse profile

Roaring Forte (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2009) · Last trainer William Haggas · Last owner Flying Tiger Partnership
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Descant (USA) (Nureyev)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Aug 2009 — 6,271 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2009 · 1st of 19 Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Roaring Forte (IRE) is 4 from 9. Won last time out at York (Class 2). Last raced off a career-high mark of 99.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating99At career-high mark
99 82–99

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 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 20 Aug 2009 Official rating 99 at the last run, 20 Aug 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 116A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3116A104—
Good284C83—
Standard (AW)2106A99.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f5104B89—
1m – 1m1f4116A101—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.62 from 3
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 2
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 1
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.70 from 1
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.82 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.62 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.52 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Descant (USA) (Nureyev)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Cougar Mountain (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Cougar Mountain (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cougar Mountain (IRE)2836f–1mGroup 2
Ambiguity (IRE)1415f—
Californiadreaming (IRE)1911m—
Far Note (USA)2816fClass 6
Kings Art (IRE)120——
Poinciana (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 2 67% +9.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +4.10
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 1 25% −0.50
Class 2 3 2 67% +11.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.10

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 1 33% +0.50
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 1 100% +8.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 1 100% +4.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +0.10

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 2 40% −0.40
1m – 1m1f 4 2 50% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Jones 3 3 100% +6.60
Johnny Murtagh 2 1 50% +7.00
Tony Culhane 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Ahern 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 2 67% +9.50
2008 4 1 25% +1.00
2007 2 1 50% −0.90

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
20 Aug 09+26d York Addleshaw Goddard Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 1/19 9-0 99116A Johnny Murtagh 8/1
25 Jul 09+64d Ascot Abu Dhabi International Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 21 ran 11/21 2 8-10 9982A Ryan Moore 9/2J
22 May 09+237d Newmarket Edmondson Hall Solicitors & Sports Lawyers Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-4 93104B Liam Jones 5/2
27 Sep 08+34d Chelmsford (AW) New Holland Providence Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 8-8 86106A Liam Jones 4/1
24 Aug 08+29d Goodwood South Coast Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2 9-7 8596A Tony Culhane 9/4F
26 Jul 08+15d Newmarket Coolus Air Conditioning Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 9-4 8293A Tony Culhane 2/1F
11 Jul 08+242d Ascot Ascot Annual Badgeholders Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-0 8289B Eddie Ahern 6/4F
12 Nov 07+38d Lingfield (AW) lingfieldpark.co.uk Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-1 —93C Liam Jones 1/10F
05 Oct 07 Newmarket NGK Spark Plugs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 hd 9-3 —84C Johnny Murtagh 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Roaring Forte (IRE) won?
Roaring Forte (IRE) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Roaring Forte (IRE)?
Roaring Forte (IRE) was trained by William Haggas on the most recent run on record, at York on 20 August 2009.
Who is Roaring Forte (IRE)'s sire?
Roaring Forte (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Descant (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
What going does Roaring Forte (IRE) prefer?
Roaring Forte (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Roaring Forte (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 20 August 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Roaring Forte (IRE)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Roaring Forte (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Descant (USA), Roaring Forte (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Cougar Mountain (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Cougar Mountain (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2007. 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.