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Rust To Riches (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer C A McBratney · Owner Michael Phillips Pamela Ballantine
by Shirocco (GER) out of Blueanna (IRE) (Blueprint)
18 runs · 10 courses · from May 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 1 Nov 2025 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Rust To Riches is a maiden who has won none of 18 starts on turf and has placed once. His best effort came when third of 10 at Down Royal in Apr 2025. All his runs have been over 2m5f – 3m or over 3m, on good to soft, good or soft going. He last ran at Down Royal in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 75, 35lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 35lb off peak
75 75–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 13 Apr 2025

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 9 figures · best 106B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4106B79—
Soft375A70—
Good289A82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m588C75—
Over 3m4106B79.5—

Of 18 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 13 Apr 2025 Official rating 75 at the last run, 1 Nov 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 104A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft497A90—
Soft490C82—
Good3104A85—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m797A83—
Over 3m4104A89.5—

Of 18 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 18 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 from 6 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,73931611.5%+0.30 from 7
Good to Soft1,81021812%+0.80 from 6
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 5
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69928410.5%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2,68931611.8%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m1,66922313.4%+2.20 from 12
Over 3m4054511.1%−0.10 from 6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blueanna (IRE) (Blueprint)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Metersandmasks (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Metersandmasks (IRE)1232m4f–3m1f—
Tossapenny (IRE)80——
Snowbird (IRE)90——
Mill Island (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 6 0 0% −6.00
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 0 0% −12.00
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
G B Noonan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 2 0 0% −2.00
Philip Byrnes 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Bromley 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D McGill 2 0 0% −2.00
Patrick M O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Cleary-Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin P Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gearoid Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr O McGill 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Higgins 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 12 0 0% −12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 0 0% −14.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 6 runs
01 Nov 25+100d Down Royal Racing TV Handicap Chase 3m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Sat close to the pace early - lost touch from the 9th and dropped towards the rear - pulled up before 3 out PU/13 — 9-9 75—— Patrick M O'Brien 33/1
24 Jul 25+10d Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 3m · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - needed encouragement after the 4th - unable to close the gap and pulled up before the 9th PU/14 — 10-9 85—— G B Noonan 80/1
14 Jul 25+37d Downpatrick AJC Group Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m7½f · Good · 8 ran Settled just behind the front-runner early - faded to 4th after the 7th - rallied to challenge for the front by the 8th - pushed along and overtaken after 4 out - form gave way rapidly and came down losing footing before 2 out UR/8 — 10-6 78—— G B Noonan 18/1
07 Jun 25+29d Punchestown Ladbrokes Handicap Chase 3m½f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Sat close to the pace - 6th at halfway - driven approaching 5 out then found little and dropped away 11/18 nk 9-7 7870B71A Sean Cleary-Farrell 33/1
09 May 25+26d Downpatrick Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m7½f · Good · 11 ran Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command before 3 out then dropped away in a hurry 9/11 shd 10-6 78—76C Jordan Gainford 10/1
13 Apr 25+520d Down Royal Fibrus Total Home Wi-Fi Handicap Chase (0-100) 3m2f · Good · 10 ran Settled behind the front-runner early - moved up to 2nd by halfway and hit the front 4 out - driven and overtaken nearing 2 out - dropped to 3rd with no threat to those ahead and stayed on without further gain to the line 3/10 5½ 10-9 7889A104A Jordan Gainford 22/1
2023 · 12 runs
10 Nov 23+19d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 2m6½f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 3¾ 11-7 ——90C Philip Byrnes 250/1
22 Oct 23+16d Sedgefield Roflow Enviromental Engineering Specialist Ventilation Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m3f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 19 10-12 9170B73B Ben Bromley 10/1
06 Oct 23+39d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers Handicap Chase (0-95) 2m7½f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 11-4 9075A82B Philip Byrnes 25/1
28 Aug 23+4d Downpatrick Ulster Carpets Maiden Hurdle 2m5½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 8½ 10-11 —75C85C Benjamin P Kennedy 50/1
24 Aug 23+11d Stratford Walls & Ceilings International Ltd Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m3½f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-9 100—— Ben Bromley 25/1
13 Aug 23+11d Downpatrick MacNabb Waste Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 4½ 11-4 —88C83C Michael O'Sullivan 33/1
02 Aug 23+19d Perth Auto Services Perth Ltd. Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 104—— Mr D McGill 33/1
14 Jul 23+22d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 3m1f · Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-7 99—— Gearoid Brouder 66/1
22 Jun 23+12d Uttoxeter Bri-Stor Systems 40th Celebrations Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 8 10-9 11045C82C Mr O McGill 12/1
10 Jun 23+5d Punchestown Live Music After Racing Tomorrow Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m · Good To Yielding · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 105—— James O'Sullivan 16/1
05 Jun 23+17d Listowel Beasley Engineering Hunters Chase 3m · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 2 11-0 —49A97A Mr D McGill 14/1
19 May 23 Downpatrick Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Hunters Chase 3m4½f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 5/7 13 11-7 —106B97B Mr D Higgins 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rust To Riches won?
Rust To Riches (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (5.6% of starts).
Who trains Rust To Riches?
Rust To Riches (IRE) is trained by C A McBratney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 November 2025.
Who is Rust To Riches's sire?
Rust To Riches (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Blueanna (IRE), whose sire is Blueprint.
What is Rust To Riches's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 1 November 2025. The highest on record is 110.
What is Rust To Riches's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Rust To Riches's siblings?
Out of Blueanna (IRE), Rust To Riches (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Metersandmasks (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.