Horse profile
Royal Cave (IRE)
by Court Cave (IRE) out of St Maxime (IRE) (Alhaarth)
21 runs · 14 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 6 May 2026 · 5th of 7
Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile
Royal Cave is a maiden after 21 starts with two places. She showed her best effort when second of seven at Kilbeggan in Sep 2024. The mare is held up in her races and last ran when fifth of seven at Kelso in May 2026 in the Aidan & Margaret McDonnell's Golden Anniversary Open Hunters' Chase, a Class 4 event, off an official rating of 95. Headgear returns after that run.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 0–21Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (9.5%)Placed
- −21.00£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=21 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 rating95↓ 5lb off peak
95
54–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 87
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 94C | 87 | 2 runs · 87 / 69 |
| Soft | 3 | 94A | 74 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 111B | 93 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 94A | 87 | 2 runs · 87 / 69 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 111B | 93 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 88C | 75 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 102C | 88 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 64A | 59 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (5) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 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 13 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 8 (62%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Court Cave (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,935 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,026 | 341 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,440 | 161 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,229 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 934 | 64 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,786 | 169 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,850 | 294 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,522 | 264 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
St Maxime (IRE) (Alhaarth)
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieren Buckley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Milo Malone | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss Natasha Cookson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss S A Carter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack G Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 May 26+23d | Kelso | Aidan & Margaret McDonnell's Golden Anniversary Open Hunters' Chase Held up early - urged forward at the 13th - dropped away 2 out - well held in 5th | 5/7 | ¾ | 10-12 | 95 | 87A | 101A | Miss Natasha Cookson | 40/1 |
| 13 Apr 26+173d | Fakenham | Sandcliff Cromer 'Grassroots' Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Turner Trophy) Drifted right at the start - settled at the rear - untidy at the 5th and again at the 7th - pushed for effort after 3 out - the front pair well clear before the last and finished 3rd | 3/4 | 11 | 11-0 | 100 | 51C | 87C | Miss Natasha Cookson | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 25+13d | Navan | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap (0-60) Held up at the back throughout - driven early in straight but made no headway 2f out - one paced to the line finishing 18th | 18/23 | 1 | 9-10 | 54 | 75C | 62C | Robbie Colgan | 66/1 |
| 09 Oct 25+42d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Handy early with encouragement needed - 5th at halfway - slipped back and asked for effort 7f out - beaten off towards the tail from 4f out and held on well beaten to finish 11th | 11/12 | 19 | 9-1 | 57 | 102C | 51C | Robbie Colgan | 80/1 |
| 28 Aug 25+14d | Navan | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 6th Handicap (0-60) Settled towards rear early - pushed along with no headway over 2f out - stayed on at the same rate through the closing stages - well beaten in 11th | 11/15 | hd | 9-6 | 60 | 88C | 55A | Milo Malone | 50/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+13d | Tramore | Join Us For Hurling For Cancer Research Supported By Centra 18th August (Ladies) Maiden Sat close to the front - third at halfway and fourth with 6f left - couldn't find extra in fifth approaching the final furlong - slipped a place inside it and finished sixth unable to quicken further | 6/10 | 1½ | 10-2 | 92 | — | 56A | Miss S A Carter | 66/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+8d | Galway | Guinness Irish EBF Fillies Maiden Held up towards the back - driven and losing touch turning for home - stayed on same speed late but well held | 8/10 | 7 | 9-3 | 92 | 54B | 44A | Milo Malone | 80/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+12d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Held up towards the back - made no impression on the pack - eased and pulled up before 7 out | PU/14 | — | 11-7 | 92 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 16/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+78d | Dundalk (AW) | Border Boutique Hire Fillies Maiden Slow to break - settled at the back of the field - asked for effort trailing at halfway - lost touch approaching 3f out and off the pace throughout | 7/10 | 6 | 8-8 | 92 | 64A | 45A | Milo Malone | 100/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+131d | Kilbeggan | Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back early - improved a touch approaching 4 out - urged into 10th from 2 out and unable to find more finishing weakly | 10/16 | ½ | 11-11 | 94 | 59C | 92C | Keith Donoghue | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+69d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Settled with the pack early - 8th at halfway - dropped away approaching two out and beaten well before the finish | 16/18 | 18 | 10-7 | 95 | 74C | 85C | Daniel King | 11/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+33d | Fairyhouse | House Restaurant Open For All Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled with the pack early - moved through to hit the front at the 2nd - looked to go clear approaching the last but blundered and came down | F/11 | — | 11-11 | 92 | — | — | Kieren Buckley | 5/2F |
| 04 Sep 24+35d | Kilbeggan | Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Sat close up early - hit front 6th before being passed - held in touch through midfield then error two out - still down in fifth turning for home - stayed on late to grab second near the line | 2/7 | 2¼ | 10-5 | 90 | 94A | 100A | Jordan Gainford | 5/2F |
| 31 Jul 24+122d | Galway | Tote.ie Maiden Hurdle | 8/18 | 15 | 11-5 | — | 94C | 96A | Kieren Buckley | 66/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+27d | Cork | O'Flynn Motors Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle | 5/11 | 11 | 11-7 | — | 75A | 107A | Kieren Buckley | 12/1 |
| 04 Mar 24+83d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Driving Range Mares Maiden Hurdle | 6/9 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 111B | 97A | Kieren Buckley | 22/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 23+44d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/8 | hd | 10-10 | — | — | 53B | Alex Harvey | 8/1 |
| 29 Oct 23+22d | Galway | Front Door 4-Y-O Fillies (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 5/16 | 3½ | 10-12 | — | — | 64C | Jack G Gilligan | 25/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+12d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race | 3/8 | 4¾ | 10-9 | — | — | 61B | Alex Harvey | 16/1 |
| 25 Sep 23+158d | Roscommon | Roscommon On-Course Vets Flat Race | 4/8 | 5½ | 11-3 | — | — | 65B | Mr D G Lavery | 14/1 |
| 20 Apr 23 | Kilbeggan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race | 6/13 | 2¼ | 10-10 | — | 89B | 95A | Alex Harvey | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Cave won?
- Royal Cave (IRE) has yet to win, from 21 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (9.5% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Cave?
- Royal Cave (IRE) is trained by Tom Fife, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 May 2026.
- Who is Royal Cave's sire?
- Royal Cave (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of St Maxime (IRE), whose sire is Alhaarth.
- What is Royal Cave's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 6 May 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Royal Cave's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,935 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.