Horse profile
The Cookstown Cafu (GB)
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Miss Delila (USA) (Malibu Moon (USA))
43 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Newcastle (AW), Pontefract & Redcar
Last run 30 Oct 2026 · 8th of 10
Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile
The Cookstown Cafu is a gelding with six wins from 43 starts. All wins came in handicaps, four of them over 1m – 1m1f and two over 6f – 7f. He has three wins from 12 starts at Newcastle on Standard going and two from four at Pontefract. He last ran at Newcastle in Oct 2026, finishing eighth of 10 off an official rating of 61.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 12 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 6–43Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 12 (27.9%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=43 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 237 d
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 rating61↓ 24lb off peak
61
59–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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 12 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 120A | 92.5 | 6 runs · 95 / 89.5 |
| Good | 10 | 101A | 83 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 107A | 85 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 110A | 78 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 124C | 82 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 12 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 124C | 87.5 | 2 runs · 89 / 81.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 107A | 90.5 | 4 runs · 95 / 90.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 runs · as at 7 Nov 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 from 21 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (33%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (29%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (24%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,875 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,582 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 4,530 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 2,135 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,775 | 304 | 11% | −0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 796 | 78 | 9.8% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,895 | 869 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 3 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,060 | 400 | 13.1% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 9,856 | 1,181 | 12% | +0.1 | 2 from 26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,513 | 544 | 12.1% | +0.2 | 4 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,144 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 844 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 362 | 33 | 9.1% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 11 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Miss Delila (USA) (Malibu Moon (USA))
9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Mythical Madness (GB) (14 wins).
The wins came over 6f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Ashadihan (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythical Madness (GB) | 105 | 14 | 1m–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Everything For You (IRE) | 32 | 4 | 1m–3m1f | Class 2 |
| Beauty Filly (GB) | 14 | 4 | 6f–7f | Listed |
| Ashadihan (GB) | 10 | 3 | 6f–7f | Group 3 |
| Lady Of The House (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Captain Cooper (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Marching On (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Archie's Dream (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pablo Hernandez (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 3 | 19% | −4.50 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −7.50 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.50 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 12 | 3 | 25% | −0.50 |
| York | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Thirsk | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Doncaster | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 2 | 8% | −13.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 4 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Scott | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| David Nolan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 3 | 3 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Mark Winn | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Gray | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 4 | 14% | −4.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −5.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 26+34d | Newcastle (AW) | AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div II) Stumbled leaving the stalls - last throughout and never in the contest - finished 8th | 8/10 | 5 | 9-5 | 61 | 74A | 45A | Conor Whiteley | 22/1 |
| 26 Sep 26+116d | Southwell (AW) | Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Apprentice Handicap Stakes Settled midfield early - dropped away with two furlongs left - beaten well before the line | 14/14 | 12 | 9-12 | 63 | 51C | 48C | Warren Fentiman | 33/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+50d | Pontefract | KRS Property Solutions Supports The YCC Handicap Held up early - never a factor - well held in 7th | 7/8 | 1½ | 9-4 | 64 | 63B | 70A | Oisin McSweeney | 18/1 |
| 13 Apr 26+105d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Settled towards the back early - picked up strongly with over a furlong to run and closed inside the final furlong - hit the front 150yds out to score | 1/11 | 9-9 | 59 | 95A | 88A | Daniel Tudhope | 3/1F | |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Went straight to front - lost command approaching halfway but stayed close - asked for effort 3f out - dropped away final furlong | 6/12 | nk | 9-4 | 62 | 90A | 78A | Oisin McSweeney | 18/1 |
| 19 Dec 25+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Set the pace early - drifted left before halfway then lost the front - pressed for effort a furlong out - faded to finish sixth | 6/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 64 | 91A | 70A | Conor Orr | 17/2 |
| 02 Dec 25+35d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Set the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left as rivals went by - dropped away quickly after - finished ninth beaten 6 lengths | 9/11 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 66 | 89A | 66A | Oisin McSweeney | 20/1 |
| 28 Oct 25+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Held up close to the pace early - driven with 2f left - lost ground in the final furlong - finished 5th | 5/6 | nk | 9-6 | 67 | 93A | 69B | Ray Dawson | 3/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+16d | Catterick | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Held up at the back - toiling from 4f out - dropped away over the final 3f - finished a distant 10th | 10/12 | 1 | 9-8 | 69 | 78A | 59A | Oisin McSweeney | 16/1 |
| 15 Sep 25+9d | Thirsk | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Handicap Settled with the pack early - improved into contention approaching final furlong - squeezed for space inside final 110 yards but stayed on well to finish 5th | 5/11 | hd | 9-9 | 70 | 86A | 91A | Ryan Sexton | 14/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+184d | Thirsk | Moody Construction Handicap Settled just off the pace - pushed along inside final furlong - made no headway - beaten into 10th | 10/15 | 1½ | 9-1 | 72 | 84C | 73A | Oisin McSweeney | 40/1 |
| 06 Mar 25+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Knocked at the jump - settled in fourth - urged forward with 2f left - faded inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/7 | 3 | 9-3 | 74 | 90A | 70A | David Nolan | 17/2 |
| 22 Feb 25+22d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Settled towards the back early - stayed handy without much room in the closing stages - improved late but blocked for space - finished sixth beaten 3.5 lengths | 6/11 | nk | 9-7 | 76 | 92A | 82A | Mark Winn | 16/1 |
| 31 Jan 25+41d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - improved place inside final 2f but couldn't reach front-runners | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 78 | 101A | 87A | Mark Winn | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 24+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Squeezed for room at the break - settled in the pack before finding progress with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong | 6/8 | 2½ | 9-6 | 79 | 81A | 72A | David Nolan | 9/2 |
| 12 Dec 24+31d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held up in the pack - unable to make ground into contention - finished eighth well off the pace | 8/10 | 3 | 9-11 | 80 | 99A | 71A | David Nolan | 7/2F |
| 11 Nov 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Settled at the back early - moved through wide approaching the final furlong - flew home into second but narrowly missed out | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 78 | 102A | 90A | David Nolan | 5/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+11d | Doncaster | Thank You To Doncaster Annual Members Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the front group in 5th early - driven for effort with over 2f left - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 11/11 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 78 | 24C | 66C | David Nolan | 7/1 |
| 15 Oct 24+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1) Settled just off the pace - made ground 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding under pressure to win | 1/9 | 9-10 | 73 | 97A | 85A | Daniel Tudhope | 3/1F | |
| 01 Oct 24+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Apprentice Handicap Settled midpack early - made progress into contention 3f out - pressed for effort but couldn't find extra inside the final 2f - stayed on through the last furlong without reaching the front three | 4/10 | nse | 9-10 | 73 | 107A | 92A | Mark Winn | 11/8F |
| 17 Sep 24+30d | Newcastle (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled in the pack early - moved through strongly with 2f left - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept responding to the finish under pressure | 1/12 | 9-8 | 71 | 120A | 94A | Daniel Tudhope | 5/2F | |
| 18 Aug 24+23d | Pontefract | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Settled in the pack - dropped away over 1f out to finish ninth | 9/13 | ¾ | 10-0 | 73 | 68C | 67A | Rowan Scott | 6/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+20d | York | Eventmasters.Co.Uk Handicap | 5/17 | ½ | 9-3 | 74 | 94C | 84A | Hollie Doyle | 8/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+22d | Carlisle | Bee Unique 'Embrace Differences' Handicap | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-10 | 74 | 82A | 80A | Shane Gray | 6/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+14d | York | Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture Apprentice Handicap | 11/16 | 1 | 9-0 | 76 | 85C | 72A | Oisin McSweeney | 6/1 |
| 31 May 24+14d | Doncaster | Ant Marketing Proudly Supports Weston Park Handicap (Str) | 6/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 78 | 107A | 80A | Shane Gray | 10/1 |
| 17 May 24+237d | York | Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap | 10/20 | ½ | 9-7 | 80 | 89C | 82A | Rowan Scott | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 23+22d | York | Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap | 12/17 | 3¼ | 8-13 | 82 | 73C | 65A | Andrew Mullen | 20/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+65d | Thirsk | Anderson Barrowcliff Chartered Accountants Handicap | 8/9 | nk | 8-12 | 84 | 101A | 72A | Rowan Scott | 5/1 |
| 28 Jun 23+17d | Carlisle | Stablemate By Agma Carlisle Bell Handicap | 12/15 | 3¼ | 9-13 | 85 | 71C | 62A | Rowan Scott | 6/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+22d | Beverley | Sky Bet Sunday Series Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 85 | 110A | 88A | Rowan Scott | 3/1 |
| 20 May 23+17d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Handicap | 2/15 | ¾ | 9-2 | 83 | 100C | 96A | Rowan Scott | 11/2 |
| 03 May 23+23d | Pontefract | Inclusive, Supportive Training At The NHC Handicap | 1/7 | 9-3 | 79 | 93A | 89A | Rowan Scott | 3/1 | |
| 10 Apr 23+170d | Redcar | Flat Is Back On Racing TV Handicap | 1/14 | 8-10 | 77 | 124C | 94A | Rowan Scott | 8/1 | |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 22+19d | Doncaster | Think Smart At Vertem Handicap | 2/20 | nse | 9-9 | 75 | 96C | 101A | Rowan Scott | 16/1 |
| 03 Oct 22+52d | Pontefract | Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap | 1/11 | 9-2 | 73 | 86A | 80A | Kevin Stott | 13/2 | |
| 12 Aug 22+55d | Thirsk | Clark & Malhams 40th & Hawaii50 Handicap | 5/7 | ¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 78B | 74A | Kevin Stott | 3/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+21d | Ayr | Bridgend Motor Group Handicap | 7/7 | 1 | 8-11 | 78 | 75A | 66A | Tom Eaves | 7/1 |
| 28 May 22+17d | Haydock | Betfred Passionate About Sport Handicap | 5/9 | nk | 9-3 | 79 | 70A | 81A | Kevin Stott | 6/1 |
| 11 May 22+214d | York | Paddy Power 'Here For The Craic' Handicap | 3/11 | 3¾ | 9-0 | 79 | 68A | 86A | Kevin Stott | 11/2 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 21+29d | York | Coral ebfstallions.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/13 | shd | 9-2 | — | 92C | 94A | Neil Callan | 10/1 |
| 10 Sep 21+67d | Doncaster | Coopers Marquees Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/16 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 71C | 88A | Kevin Stott | 66/1 |
| 05 Jul 21 | Ayr | EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 9½ | 9-2 | — | 14C | 44C | Tom Eaves | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Cookstown Cafu won?
- The Cookstown Cafu (GB) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 12 times in total (27.9% of starts).
- Who trains The Cookstown Cafu?
- The Cookstown Cafu (GB) is trained by Fionn McSharry, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2026.
- Who is The Cookstown Cafu's sire?
- The Cookstown Cafu (GB) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Miss Delila (USA), whose sire is Malibu Moon (USA).
- What going does The Cookstown Cafu prefer?
- The Cookstown Cafu (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Cookstown Cafu's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 30 October 2026. The highest on record is 85.
- What is The Cookstown Cafu's sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,875 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
- Who are The Cookstown Cafu's siblings?
- Out of Miss Delila (USA), The Cookstown Cafu (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Mythical Madness (GB) (14). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Ashadihan (GB)). The wins came over 6f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.