The Rabbit Catcher (IRE)
The Rabbit Catcher is a gelding by Dawn Approach out of a Holy Roman Emperor mare who failed to win in 11 starts on turf. He raced six times at Gowran Park without success and was placed on none of his 11 outings. All runs came between under 6f and 1m1f with no wins on good to soft, good or soft ground. His last run, at Roscommon in Jul 2023, was his first in headgear when he finished 15 of 15 in the Guinness Apprentice Handicap off an official rating of 47, 18lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 78C | 54 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 69C | 41 | — |
| Good | 2 | 65C | 51.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 72C | 47 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 78C | 60.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,573 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 333 | 42 | 12.6% | +4.6 | — |
| Good | 891 | 57 | 6.4% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 365 | 24 | 6.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 623 | 32 | 5.1% | −2.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,114 | 113 | 10.1% | +2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 125 | 15 | 12% | +4 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 950 | 77 | 8.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,030 | 82 | 8% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 797 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 456 | 34 | 7.5% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 179 | 9 | 5% | −3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ryan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Jul 23+42d | Roscommon | Guinness Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 15/15 | 20 | 8-11 | 47 | 13C | 31C | Hugh Horgan | 66/1 |
| 23 May 23+217d | Gowran Park | Membership At Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 16/16 | 8½ | 8-5 | 47 | 38C | 27C | Robert Whearty | 33/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 22+13d | Gowran Park | Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 9/16 | 3½ | 8-4 | 49 | 52C | 44C | James Ryan | 40/1 |
| 05 Oct 22+97d | Navan | Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 12/17 | shd | 8-13 | 52 | 54C | 37A | James Ryan | 33/1 |
| 30 Jun 22+21d | Bellewstown | Thank You Jim Corcoran Handicap (47-65) | 15/15 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 57 | 42C | 36C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/1 |
| 09 Jun 22+16d | Leopardstown | Manguard Plus Handicap (47-65) | 13/22 | hd | 8-5 | 59 | 69C | 47A | James Ryan | 20/1 |
| 24 May 22+20d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Handicap (47-75) | 5/15 | ¾ | 8-8 | 62 | 78C | 59A | James Ryan | 20/1 |
| 04 May 22+27d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Club Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 10/16 | nk | 9-8 | 65 | 72C | 55A | James Ryan | 28/1 |
| 07 Apr 22+163d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Club Maiden | 6/16 | ¾ | 9-1 | — | 65C | 60A | James Ryan | 250/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 21+38d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 13/17 | 2 | 8-11 | — | 56C | 30C | James Ryan | 300/1 |
| 18 Sep 21 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 12/13 | 2¼ | 8-12 | — | 26C | 45C | Robert Whearty | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Rabbit Catcher won?
- The Rabbit Catcher (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
- Who trained The Rabbit Catcher?
- The Rabbit Catcher (IRE) was trained by P Cluskey on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 4 July 2023.
- Who is The Rabbit Catcher's sire?
- The Rabbit Catcher (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Magia Del Corso (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What is The Rabbit Catcher's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 4 July 2023. The highest on record is 65.
- What is The Rabbit Catcher's sire's record?
- Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,573 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.