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Horse profile

Sir Francis Drake (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer Robert Eddery · Last owner Ms Trisha Keane Paul Shrives
by Pivotal (GB) out of Cape Verdi (IRE) (Caerleon)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Sep 2012 — 5,167 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 10th of 16 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Sir Francis Drake (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Ripon (Jun 2011). Last raced off 70, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 31 Aug 2012 Official rating 70 at the last run, 12 Sep 2012

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 86A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good586A76—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f486A60.5—
1m2f – 1m4f285A80.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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
Pivotal (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm82911%−2.6—
Good to Firm1,93725012.9%−0.7—
Good2,83738513.6%00 from 5
Good to Soft1,60420012.5%−1.1—
Soft2,07128213.6%0—
Heavy7029713.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)3,55651414.5%+0.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,16413411.5%−2.1—
6f – 7f4,40659413.5%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f3,13149515.8%+2.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,46834013.8%+0.20 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,09511910.9%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3974511.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10887.4%−6.2—
Over 3m20210%−3.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cape Verdi (IRE) (Caerleon)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Benandonner (USA) (13 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Nabucco (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Benandonner (USA)117137f–1m2fClass 2
Nabucco (GB)2381m2f–2m3½fListed
Thouwra (IRE)1131m–1m½fClass 3
Salsa Verdi (USA)311m1½fClass 5
Tarrafal (IRE)90——
Prize Magic (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ripon 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ahmed Ajtebi 3 0 0% −3.00
Nick Connorton 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 3 runs
12 Sep 12+12d Doncaster Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str) Class 5 · 1m · Good · 16 ran 10/16 7 11-0 7059C Nick Connorton 25/1
31 Aug 12+23d Sandown Duralock Fencing Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1 9-2 7562A George Baker 22/1
08 Aug 12+422d Kempton (AW) Download Racing Plus App Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 10/10 4 9-10 7957C Andrea Atzeni 8/1
2011 · 3 runs
13 Jun 11+12d Windsor Vestra Wealth Management Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 3½ 9-0 —76A Ahmed Ajtebi 2/1F
01 Jun 11+17d Ripon Sis Picture Services Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 ½ 8-11 —85A Ahmed Ajtebi 6/4F
15 May 11 Ripon Gottohavediamonds.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3¼ 9-3 —86A Ahmed Ajtebi 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Sir Francis Drake won?
Sir Francis Drake (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2011 and 2012. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Sir Francis Drake?
Sir Francis Drake (GB) was trained by Robert Eddery on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 12 September 2012.
Who is Sir Francis Drake's sire?
Sir Francis Drake (GB) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Cape Verdi (IRE), whose sire is Caerleon.
What is Sir Francis Drake's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 12 September 2012. The highest on record is 79.
What is Sir Francis Drake's sire's record?
Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
Who are Sir Francis Drake's siblings?
Out of Cape Verdi (IRE), Sir Francis Drake (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Benandonner (USA) (13). Highest grade won: Listed (Nabucco (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.