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Horse profile

Tender Cove (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2006) · Last trainer John Rafferty · Last owner Anthony Rafferty
by Balla Cove (IRE) out of Fair Tender (GB) (Tender King)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2006 — 7,459 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2006 · 23rd of 25 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Tender Cove (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off 73, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating73↓ 30lb off peak
73 73–103

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 (flat) 53C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 22 Apr 2006 Official rating 73 at the last flat run, 27 May 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 70C the best of the last 1 rated run · Leopardstown, 9 Jan 2005 Official rating 103 at the last jumps run, 9 Jan 2005

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 63C · median 52.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy463C56—
Soft360C53—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f360C47—
1m – 1m1f363C60—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Balla Cove (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.8% of 137 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−5.8—
Good to Firm1200%−5.80 from 1
Good2414.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft14214.3%+8.5—
Soft4936.1%+0.30 from 3
Heavy3625.6%−0.20 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−5.80 from 1
6f – 7f38410.5%+4.70 from 3
1m – 1m1f2114.8%−10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f200%−5.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m1616.3%+0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3400%−5.8—
2m5f – 3m2000%−5.8—
Over 3m5240%+34.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fair Tender (GB) (Tender King)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Woodboroughqueen (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fran Berry 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Christopher Geoghegan 1 0 0% −1.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
R M Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2006 · 4 runs
27 May 06+35d Curragh (IRE) boylepoker.com Handicap 12f · Heavy · 25 ran 23/25 10 8-11 7352C Declan Cannon 33/1
22 Apr 06+7d Naas Go Racing In Kildare Handicap (50-80) 5f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 14/17 1 9-4 7553C Christopher Geoghegan 20/1
15 Apr 06+6d Leopardstown Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (60-90) 7f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 17/18 2 9-2 7736C Fran Berry 16/1
09 Apr 06+329d Curragh Four Star Keadeen Hotel Handicap (60-100) 6f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 8-0 7747C P B Beggy 20/1
2005 · 5 runs
15 May 05+14d Gowran Park (IRE) Kilkenny Handicap 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 nk 9-1 8446C Chris Hayes 16/1
01 May 05+28d Navan Ladbrokes Highly Entertaining Handicap (60-100) 8f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 hd 9-5 8763C R M Burke 33/1
03 Apr 05+6d Curragh P.G.Duffy & Sons Citroen Handicap (60-100) 6f · Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 9-5 8960C Fran Berry 25/1
28 Mar 05+78d Cork Siucra Handicap (60-100) 8.5f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2 9-8 9060C P Shanahan 12/1
09 Jan 05 Leopardstown S.M. Morris Handicap Hurdle (Rated 74-109) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 22/23 20 11-6 10370C B M Cash 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tender Cove won?
Tender Cove (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Tender Cove?
Tender Cove (IRE) was trained by John Rafferty on the most recent run on record, at Curragh (IRE) on 27 May 2006.
Who is Tender Cove's sire?
Tender Cove (IRE) is by Balla Cove (IRE) out of Fair Tender (GB), whose sire is Tender King.
What is Tender Cove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 27 May 2006. The highest on record is 103.
What is Tender Cove's sire's record?
Balla Cove (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.8% of 137 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Tender Cove's siblings?
Out of Fair Tender (GB), Tender Cove (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. 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.