Root Cause (GB)
Root Cause (GB) is 1 from 27. Hasn't won since Oct 2008. Last raced off 95, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–27Wins / Runs
- 3.7%Strike rate
- 8 (29.6%)Placed
- −20.50£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.46Fair A/E n=27 · 0.35 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 1,571 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 156. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.4% from 129. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 14.8% from 418. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.3% from 113.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +4.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 129 | 7 | 5.4% | −5.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 401 | 40 | 10% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 261 | 30 | 11.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 370 | 42 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 156 | 22 | 14.1% | +3 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 241 | 32 | 13.3% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 82 | 3 | 3.7% | −7.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 228 | 32 | 14% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 418 | 62 | 14.8% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 392 | 45 | 11.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 309 | 24 | 7.8% | −3.3 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 113 | 6 | 5.3% | −5.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +0.4 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hollow Ridge (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hollow Ridge (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollow Ridge (GB) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Miss Beat (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Panic And Run (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Captain Cornelius (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhiannon (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Power | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Emmet Mullins | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms K Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Johnny Farrelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Kington | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Toomey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob McCarth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| L McNiff | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 1 | 4% | −17.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Root Cause (GB) won?
- Root Cause (GB) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 8 times in total (29.6% of starts).
- Who trained Root Cause (GB)?
- Root Cause (GB) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 20 June 2010.
- Who is Root Cause (GB)'s sire?
- Root Cause (GB) is by Linamix (FR) out of Bolas (GB), whose sire is Unfuwain.
- What going does Root Cause (GB) prefer?
- Root Cause (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Root Cause (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 20 June 2010. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Root Cause (GB)'s sire's record?
- Linamix (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 1,571 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 156. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.4% from 129. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 14.8% from 418. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.3% from 113.
- Who are Root Cause (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Bolas (GB), Root Cause (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hollow Ridge (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hollow Ridge (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.