Horse profile
The Groove (GB)
55 runs · 20 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Feb 2020 — 2,436 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2020 · 10th of 10
6 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
The Groove (GB) is 6 from 55. Hasn't won since Sep 2019. Last raced off 60, 37lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 55 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 37lb off peak
- 6–55Wins / Runs
- 10.9%Strike rate
- 19 (34.5%)Placed
- −19.05£1 level staken=55 at SP
- 0.88Fair A/E n=55 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 23dAvg 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↓ 37lb off peak
60
60–97
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 104A | 88 | — |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 130A | 100 | — |
| Good | 5 | 128A | 110 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 103C | 80 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 97C | 85 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 115C | 67 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 29 | 128A | 92 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 130A | 85 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 81C | 74 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 95C | 87 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 94B | 80 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 55 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 52 figures from 55 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 4,328 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 215.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 5 | 25% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 626 | 88 | 14.1% | +1 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 1,171 | 162 | 13.8% | +0.7 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 564 | 68 | 12.1% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 767 | 92 | 12% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 251 | 28 | 11.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 928 | 122 | 13.1% | 0 | 3 from 25 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 25 | 2 | 8% | −5.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 574 | 71 | 12.4% | −0.7 | 5 from 29 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 797 | 95 | 11.9% | −1.2 | 1 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,288 | 174 | 13.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 924 | 133 | 14.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 446 | 63 | 14.1% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 215 | 19 | 8.8% | −4.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 59 | 9 | 15.3% | +2.2 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Forty Years On (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Dance Diva (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forty Years On (IRE) | 9 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 2 |
| Dance Diva (GB) | 21 | 4 | 6f–7f | Listed |
| Ben Hamrash (GB) | 9 | 2 | 7f–7½f | Class 5 |
| Thornton Le Clay (GB) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| Eastern Romance (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Faiche Ro (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 3 | 12% | −9.75 |
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | +1.20 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 33 | 4 | 12% | −4.75 |
| Class 6 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −8.30 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 14 | 3 | 21% | +1.25 |
| Chepstow | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.80 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ffos Las | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Salisbury | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 29 | 5 | 17% | −3.05 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina Mangan | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.50 |
| Trevor Whelan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.80 |
| Paddy Brennan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cameron Iles | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Manuel Fernandes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Mr Philip Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Shoemark | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Angus Villiers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Greatrex | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Jack Dinsmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Georgia Dobie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gabriele Malune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Poppy Bridgwater | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 51 | 6 | 12% | −15.05 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 22 | 4 | 18% | +1.75 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.80 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 47 | 6 | 13% | −11.05 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Feb 20+20d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap (Div 2) | 10/10 | 36 | 9-2 | 60 | -30C | 39C | Kieran Shoemark | 16/1 |
| 06 Feb 20+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Peter Andre Ladies Day Handicap | 8/10 | nse | 8-11 | 62 | 89A | 60A | Gina Mangan | 16/1 |
| 25 Jan 20+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 63 | 88A | 69A | P J McDonald | 7/2F |
| 11 Jan 20+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-5 | 63 | 98B | 80A | Richard Kingscote | 8/1 |
| 2019 · 22 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 19+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 5/10 | hd | 8-10 | 64 | 98A | 68A | Cameron Iles | 12/1 |
| 11 Dec 19+4d | Lingfield (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 5/10 | 4 | 9-8 | 66 | 80A | 67A | Cameron Iles | 7/2J |
| 07 Dec 19+45d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 3/12 | 2¾ | 8-10 | 66 | 96A | 76A | Cameron Iles | 14/1 |
| 23 Oct 19+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bombardier Handicap | 10/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 68 | 81A | 67A | Ben Curtis | 9/2 |
| 15 Oct 19+28d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap (Div 1) | 3/11 | 2½ | 9-0 | 68 | 83A | 78A | Eoin Walsh | 40/1 |
| 17 Sep 19+12d | Chepstow | IDC Conveyors Belt And Roller Track Handicap | 5/12 | ¾ | 8-12 | 68 | 128A | 72A | Angus Villiers | 10/1 |
| 05 Sep 19+24d | Lingfield | Consolidated Timber Holdings Ltd Handicap | 1/7 | 8-10 | 66 | 109A | 75A | Thomas Greatrex | 15/2 | |
| 12 Aug 19+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | This Is Gonna Get Tasty Baby Claiming Stakes | 4/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 68 | 92A | 73A | Jack Dinsmore | 16/1 |
| 09 Jul 19+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Fit Fitters Mitre & Saws Classified Claiming Stakes | 1/7 | 9-4 | 68 | 100A | 89A | Harry Bentley | 7/4F | |
| 01 Jul 19+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | smartvetmeds.com Apprentice Claiming Stakes | 5/11 | 1½ | 9-3 | 69 | 92A | 75A | Georgia Dobie | 5/1 |
| 07 Jun 19+15d | Goodwood | Grogger Handicap | 10/12 | 3¼ | 9-6 | 69 | 57B | 50A | Harry Bentley | 7/2 |
| 23 May 19+9d | Chepstow | Alliance Leisure Handicap | 4/10 | 1 | 8-9 | 70 | 108A | 74A | Gina Mangan | 9/1 |
| 14 May 19+12d | Chepstow | County Marquees Handicap | 7/14 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 70 | 92C | 70A | Gina Mangan | 11/4F |
| 02 May 19+19d | Salisbury | William Hill Retail Bookmaker Of The Year Handicap | 2/17 | ½ | 9-0 | 68 | 91C | 90A | Gina Mangan | 7/1 |
| 13 Apr 19+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Amateur Riders' Handicap | 7/12 | 1½ | 10-6 | 69 | 77B | 68A | Mr Philip Thomas | 4/1 |
| 10 Apr 19+4d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Classified Claiming Stakes | 3/7 | shd | 8-10 | 69 | 90A | 81A | Gina Mangan | 4/1 |
| 06 Apr 19+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 5/10 | ½ | 8-8 | 69 | 96B | 69A | Gina Mangan | 12/1 |
| 15 Mar 19+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet toteplacepot At totesport.com Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1) | 2/10 | ¾ | 10-6 | 69 | 82A | 80A | Mr Philip Thomas | 7/1 |
| 23 Feb 19+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Casino Classified Selling Stakes | 1/5 | 9-3 | 66 | 89C | 85B | Gina Mangan | 6/1 | |
| 04 Feb 19+6d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Like Sun Racing On Facebook Classified Selling Stakes | 1/7 | 8-5 | 66 | 104A | 77A | Gina Mangan | 9/2 | |
| 29 Jan 19+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow Sun Racing On Twitter Claiming Stakes | 3/5 | ¾ | 8-6 | 66 | 45C | 74B | Gina Mangan | 20/1 |
| 11 Jan 19+42d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow Top Tipsters At Sun Racing Classified Selling Stakes | 6/6 | 6 | 8-12 | 68 | 52C | 56C | Rossa Ryan | 3/1 |
| 2018 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 18+28d | Southwell (AW) | sunracing.co.uk Handicap | 5/14 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 69 | 68B | 75A | Ray Dawson | 25/1 |
| 02 Nov 18+11d | Uttoxeter | Scropton Riding For The Disabled Handicap Hurdle | 9/11 | 10 | 11-1 | 86 | 73C | 75C | Brendan Powell | 16/1 |
| 22 Oct 18+3d | Windsor | Solario Racing Personal Racehorse Syndication Handicap | 2/14 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 68 | 97C | 94A | Rossa Ryan | 9/4F |
| 19 Oct 18+36d | Redcar | Best Flat Races Live On Racing UK Handicap (Div 1) | 4/13 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 68 | 103C | 85A | Cieren Fallon | 7/2F |
| 13 Sep 18+7d | Ffos Las | Mintbet The Home Of Refreshing Odds Handicap | 2/8 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 66 | 110A | 83A | Rossa Ryan | 4/1 |
| 06 Sep 18+3d | Salisbury | Shadwell Stud Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap | 2/8 | 1½ | 9-1 | 66 | 85A | 86A | Cieren Fallon | 15/8F |
| 03 Sep 18+11d | Ffos Las | Live Betting Coming Soon At interbet.com Handicap | 4/6 | 2½ | 8-7 | 66 | 85A | 64B | Gabriele Malune | 2/1J |
| 23 Aug 18+9d | Chepstow | Casino At Bet365 Handicap | 1/10 | 9-5 | 61 | 116A | 90A | Rossa Ryan | 6/5F | |
| 14 Aug 18+26d | Ffos Las | Archive Playlists Available On Attheraces.com Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 61 | 85A | 83A | Rossa Ryan | 2/1J |
| 19 Jul 18+24d | Chepstow | Daily Specials And Price Pushes At starsports.bet Handicap | 3/9 | 1½ | 9-5 | 61 | 130A | 86A | Rossa Ryan | 15/2 |
| 25 Jun 18+41d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sportingjobs.co.uk Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 8-11 | 62 | 85A | 66A | Poppy Bridgwater | 9/1 |
| 15 May 18+17d | Chepstow | Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Handicap | 11/13 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 65 | 117C | 45C | Trevor Whelan | 14/1 |
| 28 Apr 18+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | FCL Global Forwarding Making Logistics Personal Handicap | 8/9 | 1 | 8-12 | 66 | 85A | 66A | Trevor Whelan | 28/1 |
| 11 Apr 18+176d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap | 12/13 | ½ | 9-8 | 66 | 62B | 56A | Kieran Shoemark | 4/1F |
| 2017 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 17+7d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 5/13 | nk | 9-4 | 67 | 94B | 79A | Trevor Whelan | 10/1 |
| 10 Oct 17+15d | Leicester | Red Deer Handicap (Div 1) | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-1 | 67 | 80A | 84A | Manuel Fernandes | 13/8F |
| 25 Sep 17+8d | Leicester | Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap | 2/14 | ¾ | 9-12 | 65 | 115C | 97A | Manuel Fernandes | 9/4F |
| 17 Sep 17+10d | Ffos Las | Peterson Family Supporting The NSPCC Cymru/Wales Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 9-7 | 65 | 63A | 88A | Trevor Whelan | 8/1 |
| 07 Sep 17+30d | Salisbury | Shadwell Stud Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap | 1/10 | 9-5 | 63 | 80A | 82A | Manuel Fernandes | 9/1 | |
| 08 Aug 17+15d | Nottingham | 10 Free At 32red.com Maiden Stakes | 4/8 | 12 | 10-0 | — | 67C | 72C | Trevor Whelan | 50/1 |
| 24 Jul 17+14d | Windsor | Sky Bet Horseracing Cash Out Maiden Stakes | 9/16 | nse | 10-0 | — | 81C | 76A | Trevor Whelan | 150/1 |
| 10 Jul 17+15d | Windsor | BGC Racing Text BGC To 60777 Maiden Stakes | 5/7 | 1 | 10-0 | — | 47A | 70A | Trevor Whelan | 100/1 |
| 25 Jun 17+10d | Worcester | totepool Racecourse Debit Card Betting Available Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-0 | 91 | — | — | Conor Shoemark | 25/1 |
| 15 Jun 17+59d | Uttoxeter | Ashstead Plant Hire Handicap Hurdle | 11/12 | 1½ | 11-6 | 97 | 43C | 87C | Conor Shoemark | 25/1 |
| 17 Apr 17+35d | Chepstow | Hugh James Supporting NSPCC Schools Service 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 4/4 | 12 | 10-9 | — | 87C | 78B | Paddy Brennan | 33/1 |
| 13 Mar 17+15d | Stratford | Sky Bet First Race Special Juvenile Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 10-12 | — | — | — | Paddy Brennan | 18/1 |
| 26 Feb 17+30d | Southwell | Porto Racing Saddlery Novices' Hurdle | 10/14 | 10 | 10-7 | — | — | 84C | Paddy Brennan | 20/1 |
| 27 Jan 17+101d | Taunton | EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) | 8/10 | 1 | 10-4 | — | 95C | 86C | Paddy Brennan | 20/1 |
| 2016 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 16 | Exeter | Champions League Betting At 188Bet 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race | 5/7 | 5 | 10-12 | — | 94B | 96A | Noel Fehily | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Groove won?
- The Groove (GB) won 6 of 55 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 10.9%. Placed 19 times in total (34.5% of starts).
- Who trained The Groove?
- The Groove (GB) was trained by David Evans on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 26 February 2020.
- Who is The Groove's sire?
- The Groove (GB) is by Azamour (IRE) out of Dance East (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does The Groove prefer?
- The Groove (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Groove's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 26 February 2020. The highest on record is 97.
- What is The Groove's sire's record?
- Azamour (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 4,328 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 215.
- Who are The Groove's siblings?
- Out of Dance East (GB), The Groove (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Forty Years On (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Dance Diva (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.