Skip to content
Horse profile

Spirit River (FR)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2015) · Last trainer Dave Roberts · Last owner D B Roberts
by Poliglote (GB) out of Love River (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
25 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jul 2015 — 4,115 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2015 · 11th of 12 3 wins · Cheltenham & Auteuil (FR) Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Spirit River (FR) is 3 from 25, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Coral Cup at Cheltenham (Mar 2010). Hasn't won since Mar 2010. Last raced off 105, 47lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 47lb off peak
Official rating105↓ 47lb off peak
105 105–152

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 120C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 22 Jul 2014 Official rating 105 at the last run, 31 Jul 2015

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 16 figures · best 149A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6149A96.5—
Soft5140A127—
Heavy2105B104—
Good to Soft2121C115—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m10149A101—
2m1f – 2m4f3140A120—
1m5f – 2m3134A109—

Of 23 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 · 16 figures from 23 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
Poliglote (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−15.6—
Good to Firm771114.3%−1.30 from 1
Good5678615.2%−0.41 from 10
Good to Soft4656914.8%−0.80 from 4
Soft1,92232817.1%+1.51 from 6
Heavy94814315.1%−0.50 from 3
Standard (AW)234166.8%−8.81 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f12216.7%+1.1—
6f – 7f8433.6%−12—
1m – 1m1f196126.1%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3714311.6%−4—
1m5f – 2m69113119%+3.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,96333717.2%+1.62 from 7
2m5f – 3m72411015.2%−0.41 from 14
Over 3m1831910.4%−5.20 from 1

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
Love River (FR) (Epervier Bleu)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Black River (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Black River (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Black River (FR)1232m½f–2m2fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 1 10% +5.00
Soft 6 1 17% −2.25
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +10.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 1 13% −4.25
Class 1 7 1 14% +8.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheltenham 5 2 40% +13.75
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Auteuil (FR) 2 1 50% +9.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 1 7% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% +7.75
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 10 2 20% +8.75
Lee Edwards 8 0 0% −8.00
Andrew Tinkler 2 0 0% −2.00
Jeremiah McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Cyrille Gombeau 1 1 100% +10.00
Bruno Hardou 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 3 13% +5.75
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 4 1 25% +11.00
2009 3 2 67% +11.75
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 3 20% +14.75
Chase 10 0 0% −10.00

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
2015 · 3 runs
31 Jul 15+35d Bangor-on-Dee Clogau Gold Tree Of Life Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1 10-1 10582C Lee Edwards 40/1
26 Jun 15+17d Cartmel Cumbria Grand Hotel At Grange Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 7 10-11 10593A Lee Edwards 50/1
09 Jun 15+322d Fontwell Call Star Spreads On 0808 234 9709 Handicap Chase (For The Alan Arnell Trophy) Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good · 8 ran BD/8 — 10-13 105— Lee Edwards 25/1
2014 · 5 runs
22 Jul 14+57d Bangor-on-Dee Betdaq Exchange 25 Free Bet Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2/3 12 10-12 117120C Lee Edwards 16/1
26 May 14+25d Cartmel Swan Hotel & Spa Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m6f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 10-1 11094A Lee Edwards 33/1
01 May 14+85d Ffos Las Davies Chemists Llanelli Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 55 11-11 11893C Lee Edwards 50/1
05 Feb 14+17d Ludlow Wedding Receptions At Ludlow Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 6 11-12 125105B Lee Edwards 8/1
19 Jan 14+266d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 46 11-12 130103C Lee Edwards 33/1
2013 · 3 runs
28 Apr 13+26d Ludlow Your Favourite Pool Bets At Totepool.com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good · 6 ran 5/6 8 10-12 13099C Andrew Tinkler 10/1
02 Apr 13+52d Exeter Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-12 133— Andrew Tinkler 8/1
09 Feb 13+44d Newbury Betfair. Don't Settle For Less Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 3m½f · Soft · 18 ran 15/18 4 11-4 142118C Jeremiah McGrath 28/1
2012 · 4 runs
27 Dec 12+31d Kempton William Hill - No.1 Downloaded Betting App Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-11 137— Barry Geraghty 4/1
26 Nov 12+228d Kempton Starlight Children's Foundation Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2½ 11-2 —127B Barry Geraghty 2/1
12 Apr 12+29d Aintree Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 21 ran PU/21 — 11-7 145— Barry Geraghty 10/1
14 Mar 12+110d Cheltenham Coral Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good · 28 ran F/28 — 11-2 145— Barry Geraghty 16/1
2011 · 2 runs
25 Nov 11+300d Newbury Fuller's London Pride Novices' Chase (Registered As The Berkshire Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 15 11-1 —109C A P McCoy 9/2
29 Jan 11+50d Cheltenham Rewards4Racing Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 12/14 15 11-4 152121C Barry Geraghty 15/2
2010 · 4 runs
10 Dec 10+14d Cheltenham Injured Jockeys' Fund Oaksey House Novices' Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 11-0 —— Barry Geraghty 11/8F
26 Nov 10+254d Newbury Fuller's London Pride Novices' Chase (Registered As The Berkshire Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 5 ran F/5 — 11-1 —— Barry Geraghty 10/11F
17 Mar 10+32d Cheltenham Coral Cup (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good · 28 ran 1/28 11-2 141149A Barry Geraghty 14/1
13 Feb 10+64d Newbury totesport Trophy Hurdle (Grade 3 handicap) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 17/23 4½ 10-12 141109C Barry Geraghty 15/2
2009 · 3 runs
11 Dec 09+15d Cheltenham Caspian Caviar Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 128140A Barry Geraghty 11/4F
26 Nov 09+243d Newbury Sportingbet.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 11-4 128134A David Bass 9/1
28 Mar 09+177d Auteuil (FR) Prix Romantisme (Hurdle) (Colts & Geldings) 2m2f · Holding · 3 ran 1/3 10-5 —— Cyrille Gombeau 10/1
2008 · 1 run
02 Oct 08 Auteuil (FR) Prix de l'Hippodrome d'Orleans (Prix Pride of Kildare) (Hurdle) 2m2f · Very Soft · 6 ran 5/6 2½ 10-3 —— Bruno Hardou 27/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spirit River won?
Spirit River (FR) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2008 and 2015, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 4 times in total (16% of starts).
Who trained Spirit River?
Spirit River (FR) was trained by Dave Roberts on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 31 July 2015.
Who is Spirit River's sire?
Spirit River (FR) is by Poliglote (GB) out of Love River (FR), whose sire is Epervier Bleu.
What going does Spirit River prefer?
Spirit River (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Spirit River's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 31 July 2015. The highest on record is 152.
What is Spirit River's sire's record?
Poliglote (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.
Who are Spirit River's siblings?
Out of Love River (FR), Spirit River (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Black River (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Black River (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.