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Horse profile

Tara Cove (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2024) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner David Carol Shaw
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Plumton Dawn (IRE) (Helissio)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2024 — 929 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2024 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Tara Cove is a Kayf Tara gelding who was yet to win from seven starts on turf. He raced over 2m5f to 3m on soft or heavy ground and reached a highest official rating of 95. His best effort came when fourth of eight at Bangor-on-Dee in Dec 2023. He finished sixth of nine in a Class 5 novices handicap chase at Bangor-on-Dee in Apr 2024.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 22 Dec 2023

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 4 figures · best 78C · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft378C72—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m278C76.5—
1m5f – 2m272B57.5—

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 22 Dec 2023 Official rating 88 at the last run, 20 Apr 2024

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 6 figures · best 106A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft498A92—
Heavy2106A101.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3106A92—
1m5f – 2m298A95—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49952511.7%−0.9—
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.8—
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 5
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.10 from 4
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

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
Plumton Dawn (IRE) (Helissio)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Plumton (GB)20——
Advance To Go (GB)10——
Give Me More (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Theo Gillard 6 0 0% −6.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 3 runs
20 Apr 24+28d Bangor-on-Dee Mayor Of Wrexham Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 shd 11-2 88—82C Theo Gillard 14/1
23 Mar 24+52d Bangor-on-Dee Broxton Gates Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1¾ 11-7 9078C92C Theo Gillard 13/2
31 Jan 24+40d Leicester Best Ticket Deals Online At leicesterracecourse.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m6½f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-8 93—— Theo Gillard 11/2
2023 · 4 runs
22 Dec 23+20d Uttoxeter Ashley Waller Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 4¼ 11-6 9575B106A Theo Gillard 20/1
02 Dec 23+14d Bangor-on-Dee Paul & Janet Mizen Wedding Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 7½ 11-0 —72B98A Theo Gillard 28/1
18 Nov 23+21d Uttoxeter Hobgoblin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 9½ 11-4 ——97A Theo Gillard 16/1
28 Oct 23 Kelso Just Add Tonic Events 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 hd 11-4 —43A92A Brian Hughes 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Tara Cove won?
Tara Cove (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Tara Cove?
Tara Cove (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 20 April 2024.
Who is Tara Cove's sire?
Tara Cove (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Plumton Dawn (IRE), whose sire is Helissio.
What is Tara Cove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 20 April 2024. The highest on record is 95.
What is Tara Cove's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Tara Cove's siblings?
Out of Plumton Dawn (IRE), Tara Cove (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 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.