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Horse profile

Spring Lover (FR)

12yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2011) · Last trainer Richard Hawker · Last owner Richard Hawker
by Fijar Tango (FR) out of Kailasa (FR) (R B Chesne)
35 runs · 14 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jul 2011 — 5,572 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2011 · 9th of 9 4 wins · Ludlow, Fakenham & Wincanton New yard Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Spring Lover (FR) is 4 from 35. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off 88, 36lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 35 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 36lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 36lb off peak
88 88–124

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 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 19 Mar 2009 Official rating 88 at the last run, 20 Jul 2011

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 29 figures · best 127C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good15116C95—
Good to Soft8115C91.5—
Soft4122A100.5—
Good to Firm2127C104.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f15127C95—
2m5f – 3m13116C93—
Over 3m1———

Of 35 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 35 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
Fijar Tango (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 10 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%00 from 3
Good300%02 from 16
Good to Soft400%02 from 10
Soft200%00 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f400%01 from 19
2m5f – 3m600%02 from 15

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kailasa (FR) (R B Chesne)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Magic Sky (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Magic Sky (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magic Sky (FR)5662m–3mClass 2
Cleni Boy (FR)2252m–2m6f—
Cleni Wells (FR)2622m–2m2½fClass 2
Cleni Girl (FR)112m2½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 2 13% −5.75
Good to Soft 10 2 20% +31.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 26 3 12% −8.75
Class 4 6 1 17% +28.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 16 2 13% +25.50
Wincanton 3 1 33% +4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 3 0 0% −3.00
Fakenham 3 1 33% −0.25
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 19 1 5% +15.00
2m5f – 3m 15 2 13% −5.25
Over 3m 1 1 100% +6.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Thomas 15 1 7% −8.00
Christian Williams 4 0 0% −4.00
Alan O'Keeffe 4 2 50% +32.75
Liam Treadwell 3 1 33% +4.50
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
P C O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Robert Hawker 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr William Biddick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Dobbin 1 0 0% −1.00
Lee Stephens 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 30 4 13% +21.25
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 8 1 13% −0.50
2006 8 0 0% −8.00
2005 9 3 33% +34.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 33 4 12% +18.25
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
20 Jul 11+853d Worcester 3663.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 nse 10-13 8882C Mr Robert Hawker 33/1
19 Mar 09+10d Ludlow Charity Meeting On 9 April Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 23 11-8 11598C Sam Thomas 13/2
09 Mar 09+19d Stratford Betfair Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 24 11-9 11593C Christian Williams 8/1
18 Feb 09+34d Doncaster Status Quo Live - July 23rd Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 hd 10-0 11583C Liam Treadwell 12/1
15 Jan 09+52d Ludlow Racing Uk On Sky 432 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 11-4 110122A Aidan Coleman 15/2
24 Nov 08+229d Ludlow Concha Y Toro Wines Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-9 112— Christian Williams 9/1
09 Apr 08+15d Ludlow Bowyer Styles Ltd Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 19 11-7 11493C Christian Williams 14/1
25 Mar 08+26d Fontwell John Ireland Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-12 114— Christian Williams 16/1
28 Feb 08+54d Ludlow Forbra Gold Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 30 11-7 11693C Paul Moloney 14/1
05 Jan 08+16d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-5 117— Aidan Coleman 7/1
20 Dec 07+7d Ludlow Tanners Wines Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 11-11 109107C Liam Treadwell 9/4F
13 Dec 07+17d Ludlow Boyne Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-11 109111C Liam Treadwell 13/2
26 Nov 07+191d Ludlow Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3½ 11-2 109101C Sam Thomas 11/2
19 May 07+64d Bangor-on-Dee Erbistock Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-9 111— Sam Thomas 11/1
16 Mar 07+15d Fakenham Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 10 11-6 11489C P C O'Neill 15/8F
01 Mar 07+10d Ludlow Forbra Gold Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 19 11-4 11590C Sam Thomas 8/1
19 Feb 07+21d Market Rasen wbx.com World Bet Exchange Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 8 11-7 11584C Sam Thomas 9/2
29 Jan 07+34d Ludlow HRH Prince Of Wales Amateurs' Hcp Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 11-7 115115C Mr William Biddick 15/2
26 Dec 06+36d Wetherby Racing UK For 15 Call 08700 50 69 57 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 3½ 11-0 11683C P C O'Neill 9/1
20 Nov 06+27d Ludlow Colonel Jock Cleghorn Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 15 11-10 11781C Sam Thomas 3/1
24 Oct 06+179d Cheltenham 4182 Winners In 32 Years Winning Post Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 2 10-11 117102C Sam Thomas 50/1
28 Apr 06+15d Sandown betfredpoker.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 30 10-9 12178C Sam Thomas 14/1
13 Apr 06+19d Ludlow Bromfield Sand & Gravel Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 122— Sam Thomas 8/1
25 Mar 06+45d Bangor-on-Dee bangorondeeraces.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-13 122— Tony Dobbin 7/2J
08 Feb 06+23d Ludlow Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 1 11-9 121127C Sam Thomas 14/1
16 Jan 06+50d Fakenham At The Races Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 16 11-9 12279C Sam Thomas 16/1
27 Nov 05+11d Newbury Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 17 10-6 10084C Sam Thomas 25/1
16 Nov 05+201d Wincanton Betfred.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 4 11-6 12395C Sam Thomas 7/1
29 Apr 05+36d Bangor-on-Dee Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 3½ 10-10 12480C Lee Stephens 9/2F
24 Mar 05+6d Ludlow Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 12-2 122115C Sam Thomas 9/4
18 Mar 05+8d Fakenham Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-13 113116C Alan O'Keeffe 7/4F
10 Mar 05+42d Wincanton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 10699C Sam Thomas 6/1
27 Jan 05+7d Plumpton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 11 10-7 101117C Alan O'Keeffe 9/4
20 Jan 05+14d Ludlow Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 nk 10-12 10190C Alan O'Keeffe 11/4J
06 Jan 05 Ludlow Moore Scott Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-7 9295C Alan O'Keeffe 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spring Lover (FR) won?
Spring Lover (FR) won 4 of 35 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 11.4%. Placed 12 times in total (34.3% of starts).
Who trained Spring Lover (FR)?
Spring Lover (FR) was trained by Richard Hawker on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 20 July 2011.
Who is Spring Lover (FR)'s sire?
Spring Lover (FR) is by Fijar Tango (FR) out of Kailasa (FR), whose sire is R B Chesne.
What going does Spring Lover (FR) prefer?
Spring Lover (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Spring Lover (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 20 July 2011. The highest on record is 124.
What is Spring Lover (FR)'s sire's record?
Fijar Tango (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 10 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Spring Lover (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Kailasa (FR), Spring Lover (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Magic Sky (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Magic Sky (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.