Horse profile
Romanovich (IRE)
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of My Favourite Thing (GB) (Oasis Dream)
46 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · Wolverhampton (AW), Chepstow & Brighton
Last run 28 Sep 2026 · 5th of 11
Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile
Romanovich is a 7 from 46 gelding with all wins at Class 6 level. Five of those wins came over 6f – 7f and two over 1m – 1m1f, with four victories at Chepstow and two at Wolverhampton (AW). He won the BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 54. Aged 7 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished 5 of 11 in the Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW) off 53.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 27 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 7–46Wins / Runs
- 15.2%Strike rate
- 14 (30.4%)Placed
- +2.75£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=46 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating53↓ 10lb off peak
53
47–63
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 104A | 85.5 | 10 runs · 98 / 89 |
| Good | 10 | 131A | 112 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 133A | 110 | 2 runs · 113 / 110 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 133C | 128 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 27 | 133C | 98 | 12 runs · 128 / 95 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 133A | 90 | 2 runs · 89 / 77 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 46 runs · as at 6 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 from 27 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (33%) · 2 wins
- Held up 8 (30%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 6 (22%) · 1 win
- Led 4 (15%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 2 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,728 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 826 | 70 | 8.5% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,283 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,705 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 5 from 27 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,997 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 2 from 18 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,470 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 474 | 42 | 8.9% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
My Favourite Thing (GB) (Oasis Dream)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Mate (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9% | −13.25 |
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | +8.50 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +12.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 38 | 7 | 18% | +10.75 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 17 | 2 | 12% | −8.25 |
| Chepstow | 15 | 4 | 27% | +19.00 |
| Brighton | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 27 | 5 | 19% | +10.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 2 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Carson | 18 | 3 | 17% | +6.50 |
| Darragh Keenan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Gina Mangan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| David Probert | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Iesha Wilding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 22 | 5 | 23% | +13.25 |
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 2 | 14% | −0.50 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.75 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +5.50 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +7.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 26+74d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes (Div I) Settled in the pack early - pushed along and made progress from 2f out - kept going at one speed inside the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 53 | 87A | 70A | William Carson | 22/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+48d | Chepstow | Bet Now With fairplaybet.co.uk Handicap Stakes began out wide on the far rail - shifted right to move into the leading bunch after 2f - up with the pace - driven along over 2f out and faded fast inside the final furlong | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | 54 | 113A | 49A | William Carson | 14/1 |
| 29 May 26+8d | Chepstow | DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9-11th October Handicap Drifted right early - settled close to the pace - pressed for effort inside final furlong then faded to finish seventh | 7/10 | 4½ | 8-9 | 56 | 107A | 59A | Ashley Lewis | 4/1F |
| 21 May 26+17d | Chepstow | Treble Odds L15s At David Lucas Handicap Up with the front group - moved to press for second before the 2f marker then edged left under pressure inside the final furlong - dropped away 110yds out to finish fifth | 5/11 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 56 | 128A | 71A | David Probert | 9/2 |
| 04 May 26+24d | Bath | Lee Shaughnessy 60th Birthday Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Sat close behind pace early - urged forward approaching final furlong and edged toward front-runner - unable to sustain effort and slipped back inside final 100yds to finish third | 3/11 | 2 | 10-6 | 57 | 89A | 84A | Miss Iesha Wilding | 10/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Hotel And Conferencing Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap Held a middle position - wide route through the race - urged on with 2f left - found a little late progress inside the final furlong but flattened out approaching the line | 6/12 | ½ | 9-1 | 57 | 93A | 70A | Hollie Doyle | 12/1 |
| 23 Mar 26+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Handy early behind pace - pushed along inside final furlong and drifted left - hit front close home - stayed on strongly to score | 1/9 | 9-8 | 54 | 98A | 84A | Billy Loughnane | 9/4J | |
| 23 Feb 26+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) Sluggish start - settled with the pack - boxed in around 2f out - finished with running on late but held for 5th | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 55 | 81A | 69A | Ryan Kavanagh | 13/2 |
| 04 Feb 26+1d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards back - unable to challenge into finish - eventually held in 9th beaten 3.5L | 9/11 | nse | 9-1 | 57 | 80A | 66A | Ryan Kavanagh | 20/1 |
| 03 Feb 26+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Went straight to the front - lost command with 2f left and pressed for effort - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 5th | 5/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 57 | 79A | 65A | Gina Mangan | 22/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Held mid-pack early - driven approaching final furlong - dropped away late - finished sixth | 6/8 | 6 | 9-7 | 59 | 65A | 55A | William Carson | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 25+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Drifted right at the outset - held up towards the back for most of the trip - lost touch approaching the furlong marker and dropped away late | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 60 | 91A | 69A | William Carson | 22/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With Betuk Handicap Settled in the pack - pressed forward under urging to close on the front group 2f out and moved right - stayed on at one level in the last furlong to finish third | 3/9 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 61 | 98A | 78A | William Carson | 50/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+75d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Towards the back - still 6th at halfway before checked for room entering the straight - plugged on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/9 | hd | 9-1 | 62 | 97A | 71A | Gina Mangan | 40/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+11d | Chepstow | DragonBet Supporting British Racing Chepstow Mile Series Final Handicap Tracked front pack towards the near rail - urged into effort with 3f left - soon dropped away - finished 14th well held | 14/15 | 3 | 9-7 | 63 | 114C | 55C | William Carson | 40/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+20d | Chepstow | DragonBet Proud Supporter Of Autism In Racing Handicap Moved across to the far rail early - hit front before fading approaching 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong to finish fifth | 5/6 | 2 | 9-9 | 63 | 110B | 68B | William Carson | 11/4 |
| 25 Jul 25+16d | Chepstow | Robert Stephens Castle Farm Racing Club Handicap Made the running from the off before wandering right early - lost the advantage after two furlongs - regained command with 2f remaining - wavered left inside the final furlong under pressure - clung on by a whisker at the line | 1/7 | 9-5 | 60 | 114A | 77A | William Carson | 11/2 | |
| 09 Jul 25+23d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Div 1) Pulling hard early - settled in behind leaders - moved up two out - eased back finishing straight and lost place | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 61 | 81A | 67A | William Carson | 14/1 |
| 16 Jun 25+17d | Chepstow | bettingsites.co.uk Betting Sites Handicap Just in front early - pushed along over 2f out and lost the advantage - faded in the last furlong to finish 4th | 4/6 | 2½ | 8-12 | 62 | 123B | 69B | William Carson | 11/2 |
| 30 May 25+17d | Chepstow | DragonBet, Top Prices On Top Markets Handicap Held position along inner running rail early - set the pace from the front - opened up a advantage when asked for effort a furlong out - powered home unopposed to the line | 1/12 | 9-7 | 58 | 131A | 90A | William Carson | 11/1 | |
| 13 May 25+62d | Chepstow | Why Bet Elsewhere, David Lucas Bookmakers Handicap Held up at back - improved into contention 3f out - boxed in with 2f left - driven but couldn't find further gear late | 7/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 59 | 130C | 79A | William Carson | 17/2 |
| 12 Mar 25+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled towards the back - made progress wide with a furlong left - flew home late but narrowly denied | 2/10 | nk | 9-9 | 58 | 98A | 80A | Rossa Ryan | 6/1 |
| 21 Feb 25+13d | Southwell (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 2) Sluggish start - settled at the back of the field - never got involved - finished 7th | 7/9 | 2 | 9-9 | 59 | 80A | 64A | William Carson | 9/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+144d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Sat close to front pack early - urged forward with over a furlong left - couldn't quicken inside the last - finished fifth | 5/8 | nk | 9-6 | 59 | 92A | 67A | William Carson | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Sep 24+22d | Brighton | Thank You Peter O'Sullevan Trust Handicap Settled behind the front pair early - went ahead 3f out - drifted right then left inside the final furlong - caught close home to finish second by half a length | 2/7 | ½ | 9-8 | 57 | 91A | 84A | William Carson | 9/2 |
| 26 Aug 24+6d | Chepstow | Win With Eco - The Eco Scheme Handicap Sat behind pace - moved to front approaching 2f out - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on to score | 1/14 | 9-8 | 54 | 133C | 91A | David Probert | 13/2 | |
| 20 Aug 24+3d | Brighton | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - improved and drifted left approaching 2f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong and kept on to finish third | 3/7 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 54 | 103B | 76A | Joe Leavy | 13/8F |
| 17 Aug 24+10d | Bath | Andersons Waste Management Supports British Racing Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - made progress inside final 2f - stayed on without threatening the front pair | 5/8 | ½ | 9-6 | 54 | 85B | 68A | William Carson | 7/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+12d | Brighton | Star Sports Classified Stakes Settled with the pack early - moved through to close on the front-runner approaching 2f out - driven in front inside the last and kept going to win | 1/10 | 9-9 | 47 | 110B | 82A | William Carson | 5/1 | |
| 26 Jul 24+30d | Chepstow | bet365 Classified Stakes | 4/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 48 | 111A | 69A | William Carson | 9/2 |
| 26 Jun 24+18d | Ffos Las | Electrical Wholesales Swansea Classified Stakes | 3/5 | 3½ | 9-4 | 50 | 85C | 62B | Jack Doughty | 4/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+25d | Chepstow | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Handicap (Div 2) | 3/9 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 51 | 133A | 70A | Jack Doughty | 8/1 |
| 14 May 24+87d | Chepstow | Chepstow Summer Session Handicap | 12/13 | 4¼ | 9-6 | 52 | 49C | 49C | Rossa Ryan | 9/2F |
| 17 Feb 24+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) | 7/8 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 52 | 77A | 55A | Finley Marsh | 10/3 |
| 16 Jan 24+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 51 | 95B | 86A | Finley Marsh | 7/4F |
| 02 Jan 24+83d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Classified Stakes | 1/11 | 9-9 | 49 | 84A | 80A | Finley Marsh | 9/2 | |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 23+117d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap | 7/14 | 1 | 9-6 | 50 | 70B | 65A | Finley Marsh | 13/2 |
| 16 Jun 23+17d | Chepstow | Kj Services Supports Brain Tumour Research Handicap | 7/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 51 | 129A | 50A | Darragh Keenan | 10/3J |
| 30 May 23+14d | Brighton | BresBet Rewards Loyalty Handicap | 3/6 | 1½ | 9-0 | 51 | 89A | 64B | Darragh Keenan | 2/1J |
| 16 May 23+13d | Chepstow | Happy Birthday Steve Wilkins Handicap (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-3 | 49 | 112A | 79A | Darragh Keenan | 7/1 | |
| 03 May 23+36d | Brighton | Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap | 2/9 | nk | 9-1 | 47 | 89A | 78A | Darragh Keenan | 9/2J |
| 28 Mar 23+88d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Classified Stakes | 6/12 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 48 | 98A | 63A | Gina Mangan | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 22+44d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports 300 Spread Betting Cashback Handicap | 5/12 | ¾ | 8-7 | 49 | 104A | 61A | Gina Mangan | 66/1 |
| 16 Nov 22+18d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/7 | 8½ | 9-1 | — | 9C | 37C | Tyler Heard | 250/1 |
| 29 Oct 22+148d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 3¾ | 9-7 | — | 68A | 50A | Darragh Keenan | 80/1 |
| 03 Jun 22 | Doncaster | Weldricks Pharmacy Supporting WPCC Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) | 15/20 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 83C | 56C | Kevin Stott | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Romanovich won?
- Romanovich (IRE) won 7 of 46 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.2%. Placed 14 times in total (30.4% of starts).
- Who trains Romanovich?
- Romanovich (IRE) is trained by John O'Shea, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 September 2026.
- Who is Romanovich's sire?
- Romanovich (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of My Favourite Thing (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does Romanovich prefer?
- Romanovich (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Romanovich's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 28 September 2026. The highest on record is 63.
- What is Romanovich's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Romanovich's siblings?
- Out of My Favourite Thing (GB), Romanovich (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.