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Horse profile

Severus (GER)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer D Donovan · Last owner W P Flynn
by Shirocco (GER) out of Shikoku (GB) (Green Desert)
18 runs · 14 courses · from May 2016
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Aug 2017 — 3,343 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 10th of 12 3 wins · Curragh, Limerick & Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Severus (GER) is 3 from 18. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
Official rating86↓ 1lb off peak
86 72–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh, 15 Jul 2017

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.

Flat 14 figures · best 108A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft3101A100—
Good399A85—
Good to Firm3108A86—
Standard (AW)3102A101—
Heavy296C79.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f11108A99—
1m – 1m1f393B85—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 15 Jul 2017 Official rating 86 at the last run, 19 Aug 2017

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.

Flat 18 figures · best 108A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft590A86—
Good486A68.5—
Standard (AW)489A87—
Good to Firm3108A90—
Heavy283A75.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f14108A86—
1m – 1m1f486A81.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,154 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses).

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

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.52 from 3
Good2,72531511.6%+0.40 from 4
Good to Soft1,80521712%+0.8—
Soft2,47025710.4%−0.80 from 5
Heavy1,03012311.9%+0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.31 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.83 from 14
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.70 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69528310.5%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2,68431511.7%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m1,65622213.4%+2.2—
Over 3m4044511.1%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shikoku (GB) (Green Desert)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Savile Row (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Savile Row (FR)2631m2f–1m2½f—
Seto (GER)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +3.50
Good to Firm 3 2 67% +10.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 1 25% +3.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 1 25% +1.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +7.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +6.50
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 14 3 21% +6.50
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Probert 4 0 0% −4.00
Nathan Crosse 2 1 50% +6.00
Killian Leonard 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Donnacha O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 1 100% +4.00
Shane B Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Mitch Godwin 1 1 100% +6.50
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 3 19% +4.50
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 9 2 22% +4.00
2016 9 1 11% −1.50

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
19 Aug 17+14d Curragh Paddy Power Acca Insurance Handicap 7f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 3½ 9-1 86101A69A Donnacha O'Brien 10/1
05 Aug 17+21d Thirsk totepool Thirsk Summer Cup Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 1 9-7 8785C84A Martin Lane 14/1
15 Jul 17+13d Curragh K Club Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-1 84108A90A Pat Smullen 4/1F
02 Jul 17+15d Curragh RTE Radio One Handicap (60-90) 7f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nk 9-0 8399A86A Nathan Crosse 7/1
17 Jun 17+34d Limerick Racing Again June 23rd Handicap 6.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 9-7 7586C108A Nathan Crosse 7/1
14 May 17+14d Curragh Newbridge Parishes Race Day Handicap 8f · Good · 18 ran 18/18 6½ 8-11 7781C44C Killian Leonard 14/1
30 Apr 17+13d Limerick (IRE) Family Fun Day May 21st Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 shd 9-8 7779A85A Shane B Kelly 8/1
17 Apr 17+12d Cork Friday Evening Meetings At Cork Racecourse Handicap 6f · Yielding · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 9-12 7896C90A Seamie Heffernan 8/1
05 Apr 17+103d Leopardstown Leopardstown 'summer Pass' Handicap (50-80) 7f · Soft · 18 ran 6/18 nk 9-12 78100C86A Seamie Heffernan 11/1
23 Dec 16+20d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Rated Race 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-4 7893B86A Oisin Orr 5/1
03 Dec 16+32d Wolverhampton (AW) sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 75102A88A Mitch Godwin 13/2
01 Nov 16+16d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 5/13 hd 9-7 75101B89A David Probert 7/1
16 Oct 16+14d Naas Hospitality At Naas Handicap 7f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 9-9 7596C83A Killian Leonard 12/1
02 Oct 16+68d Tipperary Thetote.com Handicap (60-100) 7.5f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 8-4 7563C68A Wayne Lordan 12/1
26 Jul 16+32d Galway Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-80) 7f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 ¾ 9-7 73—89A W J Lee 16/1
24 Jun 16+22d Newmarket Celebrating 350 Years Of Making History Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 2 9-13 72—79A David Probert 13/2
02 Jun 16+14d Kempton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 2 8-13 72—84A David Probert 66/1
19 May 16 Lingfield Daily Mirror - Best For Racing Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 6 9-7 75—53A David Probert 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Severus (GER) won?
Severus (GER) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
Who trained Severus (GER)?
Severus (GER) was trained by D Donovan on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 19 August 2017.
Who is Severus (GER)'s sire?
Severus (GER) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Shikoku (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Severus (GER) prefer?
Severus (GER) has the best record on good to firm 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 Severus (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 19 August 2017. The highest on record is 87.
What is Severus (GER)'s sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,154 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Severus (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Shikoku (GB), Severus (GER) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Savile Row (FR) (3). The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.