Horse profile
The Caribbean (IRE)
by No Nay Never (USA) out of Shermeen (IRE) (Desert Style)
29 runs · 14 courses · from May 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Wolverhampton (AW), Cork & Fairyhouse
Last run 27 Oct 2026 · 7th of 11
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
The Caribbean is a gelding with three wins from 29 starts, all over 6f – 7f. Two of those wins came on turf at Cork and Fairyhouse in 2023 while the third came at Wolverhampton (AW) in Dec 2025 in a Class 6 handicap. He has raced 11 times on the all-weather for one win. His last run, at Wolverhampton (AW) in Oct 2026, saw him finish 7 of 11 off an official rating of 60, which was 30lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 30lb off peak
- 3–29Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 8 (27.6%)Placed
- −15.92£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=29 · 0.73 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 45dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating60↓ 30lb off peak
60
60–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 109A | 88 | 6 runs · 103 / 93 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 101C | 95 | 2 runs · 93 / 91.5 |
| Good | 5 | 84A | 81 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 96B | 59.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 109A | 86 | 8 runs · 103 / 91.5 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 80A | 64.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 29 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 13 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 13 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 21 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 8 (38%) · 0 wins
- Held up 6 (29%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 6 (29%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,354 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 618 | 56 | 9.1% | −3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 848 | 110 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,171 | 259 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 914 | 123 | 13.5% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,401 | 443 | 13% | +0.9 | 3 from 26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,189 | 131 | 11% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Shermeen (IRE) (Desert Style)
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Sudirman (USA) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Sudirman (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudirman (USA) | 9 | 3 | 6f | Group 1 |
| Montalvan (IRE) | 30 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Star Of India (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 7f–1m2½f | Listed |
| S J Tourbillon (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Mount Fuji (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Rayyan (USA) | 12 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Bintazzo (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Henrietta Rose (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.75 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.83 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 3 | 12% | −12.92 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cieren Fallon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Darragh Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killian Hennessy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ebrahim Nader | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mason Paetel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Grace McEntee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 20 | 3 | 15% | −6.92 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.75 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.83 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div II) Missed the break - raced among the backmarkers - made ground approaching 1f out but flattened out late - finished 7th | 7/11 | nse | 9-9 | 60 | 88A | 73A | Robert Havlin | 7/1 |
| 13 Oct 26+80d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Champion Style Handicap Stakes Settled in rear of the pack - crept closer over 1f out - stuck on inside the final furlong to snatch 4th near the line | 4/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | 62 | 98A | 77A | Finley Marsh | 17/2 |
| 25 Jul 26+32d | Salisbury | Brokerswood Holiday Park Handicap Stakes settled mid-division showing eagerness before drifting off a line when impeded approaching halfway - driven over 1f out - faded fast inside the final furlong | 8/10 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 64 | 90B | 54A | Ebrahim Nader | 28/1 |
| 23 Jun 26+123d | Newbury | Jebel Ali Racecourse Handicap Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 2f out - driven approaching final furlong then lost ground steadily to finish 7th | 7/12 | 1 | 9-12 | 66 | 93A | 76A | Rob Hornby | 11/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+39d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Responsibly With SBK Handicap (Div 2) Slow to leave stall - settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left before dropping away inside final furlong | 12/12 | 4 | 9-5 | 66 | 50C | 48C | Billy Loughnane | 11/2 |
| 12 Jan 26+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled in the pack early - swung wide rounding the turn and gained ground 2f out - stayed on strongly to claim third close home | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 67 | 100A | 80A | Saffie Osborne | 5/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 25+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Handy early - pushed clear along inner rail from 2f out - hit the front a furlong out and kept finding more - held on to score | 1/10 | 9-8 | 63 | 103A | 90A | Cieren Fallon | 9/4 | |
| 06 Dec 25+63d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled towards the back - swung wide on the home bend - unable to quicken - finished 9th beaten 6 lengths | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 80A | 66A | Darragh Keenan | 9/2 |
| 04 Oct 25+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing Value At bet365 Handicap (Div 1) Checked and moved across early - settled towards back - swung wide entering straight - gained ground out wide inside final two furlongs - drifted left brushing rival while closing final furlong - denied victory close home by a short margin | 2/10 | nk | 9-1 | 62 | 109A | 91A | Darragh Keenan | 14/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Independent Stone & Restorative Cleaning Handicap Held up eagerly with the pack on the inner - unable to land a blow - finished seventh | 7/9 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 64 | 84A | 63A | Mason Paetel | 9/1 |
| 10 Aug 25+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Claiming Stakes Went straight to the front - came under pressure approaching the final furlong and lost the advantage - faded without fight and finished well held in 4th | 4/4 | 9 | 9-4 | 66 | 78C | 48B | Daniel Muscutt | 2/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+22d | Newmarket | MDCV UK Handicap Knocked at the off - travelled close to the pace - driven and drifted left over a furlong out with nothing more to offer - faded inside the closing furlong to finish fifth | 5/6 | 4 | 8-6 | 68 | 80B | 59B | Aidan Keeley | 10/1 |
| 10 Jul 25+7d | Newbury | Highclere Castle Gin Handicap Tracked the front group early - pressed on for the effort past the two-furlong marker and into the final furlong - lost ground close to home to finish sixth | 6/14 | 1 | 9-9 | 70 | 101C | 80A | Jack Dace | 5/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+20d | Newbury | Sequoia Spirit & Style Handicap Settled in the pack - moved left and asked for effort 2f out - still holding claims over 1f out - driven approaching the last but unable to find more inside final furlong | 5/12 | hd | 9-6 | 70 | 95B | 81A | Hollie Doyle | 10/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+34d | York | Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap Settled on a tight hold tracking the pace on the inner - dropped away in the last two furlongs - well held in 11th | 11/11 | 4 | 9-1 | 72 | 68A | 52A | Kaiya Fraser | 11/1 |
| 10 May 25+124d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Blue Ribbon Handicap (Div 1) Sat close behind the pace - moved left approaching 2f out - into 3rd inside final furlong - outpaced by the top two but stayed on to finish 3rd | 3/12 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 96A | 90A | Cieren Fallon | 22/1 |
| 06 Jan 25+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Settled midpack early - improved into contention over 2f out - drifted left and moved up to second inside the final furlong - dropped back out of the placing 150 yards out - rallied to reclaim second close home - no match for the winner but held on for the runner-up spot | 2/10 | 1 | 9-7 | 70 | 109A | 93A | Cieren Fallon | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 24+50d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Settled midpack pulling hard early - shifted right approaching 2f out - unable to improve position from the final furlong and beaten home | 8/11 | nk | 9-0 | 73 | 77A | 72A | Grace McEntee | 28/1 |
| 02 Nov 24+51d | Newmarket | 155th Grosser Preis Von Baden Handicap Sat close to pace early - pushed along and gave way inside final 2f - finished well held in 10th | 10/11 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 76 | 62A | 44A | Trevor Whelan | 18/1 |
| 12 Sep 24+14d | Epsom Downs | Quickslide Quick Ride Handicap Settled towards the back - made progress into contention over 2f out - pushed along and drifted left with a furlong left - dropped away to finish seventh | 7/12 | ½ | 9-10 | 78 | 96B | 77A | Jack Mitchell | 33/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+313d | Newbury | Play The BetVictor Predictor Now Handicap Held a midfield position - pressed for effort a furlong out - dropped away fast close home - finished 13th | 13/16 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 80 | 99C | 70A | Silvestre De Sousa | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 23+45d | Leopardstown | Killavullan Stakes (Group 3) | 6/6 | 4½ | 9-5 | 90 | 64A | 58B | Killian Hennessy | 28/1 |
| 06 Sep 23+11d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race | 1/4 | 9-3 | 86 | 81C | 87B | Seamie Heffernan | 9/2 | |
| 26 Aug 23+19d | Curragh | Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (Group 3) | 9/10 | 1 | 9-5 | 86 | 84A | 70A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 25/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+16d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race | 2/4 | ¾ | 9-1 | 84 | 49C | 82B | Ryan Moore | 4/5F |
| 22 Jul 23+10d | Curragh | Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey Stakes (Group 3) | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 85 | 57A | 54A | Seamie Heffernan | 25/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+33d | Fairyhouse | Kilminfoyle House Stud Irish EBF Maiden | 1/14 | 9-2 | — | 82C | 93A | Killian Hennessy | 10/3 | |
| 09 Jun 23+23d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 2/9 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 62A | 85A | Wayne Lordan | 8/11F |
| 17 May 23 | York | British EBF 40th Anniversary Novice Stakes | 5/7 | nk | 9-2 | — | 80A | 78A | Ryan Moore | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Caribbean won?
- The Caribbean (IRE) won 3 of 29 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 8 times in total (27.6% of starts).
- Who trains The Caribbean?
- The Caribbean (IRE) is trained by Thomas Faulkner, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2026.
- Who is The Caribbean's sire?
- The Caribbean (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Shermeen (IRE), whose sire is Desert Style.
- What going does The Caribbean prefer?
- The Caribbean (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Caribbean's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 27 October 2026. The highest on record is 90.
- What is The Caribbean's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,354 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
- Who are The Caribbean's siblings?
- Out of Shermeen (IRE), The Caribbean (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Sudirman (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Sudirman (USA)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.