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Horse profile

Rum Cove (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Nick Gifford · Last owner Hope Springs Too
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of First Wonder (FR) (Mansonnien)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2024 — 895 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Rum Cove is a gelding by Black Sam Bellamy out of First Wonder who was yet to win from six starts on turf. He raced at four different courses without placing, recording his highest official rating of 78. All six runs came between 1m5f and over 3m on good or softer ground, with two starts at both Plumpton and Exeter. His last run, at Huntingdon in May 2024, was off an official rating of 77 in a Class 5 novices handicap chase.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 3 figures · best 115C · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good2115C106.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 24 Mar 2024 Official rating 77 at the last run, 9 May 2024

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 3 figures · best 102C · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good2102C87.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 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
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3331138.5%−1.80 from 3
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 1
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.60 from 2
Heavy6278313.2%+2.9—
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,31814110.7%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m3703710%−0.30 from 1

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
First Wonder (FR) (Mansonnien)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Quieto Sol (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Quieto Sol (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Quieto Sol (FR)1512m2½fClass 4
First Strike (FR)40——
Ludo Sol (FR)130——
Johnny Boy (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 5 0 0% −5.00
Tabitha Worsley 1 0 0% −1.00

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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
09 May 24+25d Huntingdon Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-13 77—— James Davies 22/1
14 Apr 24+21d Plumpton Dorothy Bridle Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 10-2 78115C73C James Davies 33/1
24 Mar 24+62d Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Sensory Room Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 10 11-4 —98C102C Tabitha Worsley 250/1
22 Jan 24+40d Plumpton Thank You To All Raceday Staff Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-3 ——— James Davies 250/1
13 Dec 23+23d Exeter Kenn Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 ——— James Davies 125/1
20 Nov 23 Exeter Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 3½ 11-2 —103C97C James Davies 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rum Cove (GB) won?
Rum Cove (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Rum Cove (GB)?
Rum Cove (GB) was trained by Nick Gifford on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 9 May 2024.
Who is Rum Cove (GB)'s sire?
Rum Cove (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of First Wonder (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
What is Rum Cove (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 9 May 2024. The highest on record is 78.
What is Rum Cove (GB)'s sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Who are Rum Cove (GB)'s siblings?
Out of First Wonder (FR), Rum Cove (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Quieto Sol (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Quieto Sol (FR)). The wins came over 2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.