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Horse profile

The Recovery (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner Mrs Judith Matthews
by Karinga Bay (GB) out of Gigi First (GB) (Sure Blade)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Jun 2011 — 5,618 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 8th of 20 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

The Recovery (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 16 at Punchestown (May 2010).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 19 Jun 2011 Official rating 102 at the last run, 19 Jun 2011

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 119A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy3104A94—
Good to Firm2119A99.5—
Good1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3119A104—
2m1f – 2m4f297A90—
2m5f – 3m294C93.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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
Karinga Bay (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,407 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−10.10 from 1
Good to Firm305278.9%−1.20 from 2
Good1,0781049.6%−0.50 from 1
Good to Soft730628.5%−1.6—
Soft8229311.3%+1.20 from 1
Heavy3945112.9%+2.80 from 4
Standard (AW)7368.2%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f400%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f6646.1%−4—
1m5f – 2m839758.9%−1.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,10712411.2%+1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,08311710.8%+0.70 from 2
Over 3m307237.5%−2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gigi First (GB) (Sure Blade)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 6 0 0% −6.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
I M Carter 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 5 runs
19 Jun 11+129d Gowran Park Paulstown Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m4f · Good · 20 ran 8/20 1¾ 11-9 10297A B J Cooper 20/1
10 Feb 11+14d Thurles Cashel Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Heavy · 18 ran 15/18 30 10-13 —93C B J Cooper 25/1
27 Jan 11+19d Thurles I.N.H. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 12/18 2½ 10-13 —94C B J Cooper 20/1
08 Jan 11+7d Punchestown I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 2½ 11-7 —104A B J Cooper 8/1
01 Jan 11+211d Fairyhouse New Year Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran F/10 — 11-7 —— Ian McCarthy 16/1
2010 · 4 runs
04 Jun 10+17d Tramore Firstofthesummerwine.com Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Firm · 13 ran 8/13 1 10-11 —83A B J Cooper 6/5F
18 May 10+30d Punchestown Motivate Challenge Supporting Barrettstown Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 2½ 11-5 —119A B J Cooper 10/1
18 Apr 10+80d Tramore Metal Man (c & G) (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 5½ 11-7 —80A Paddy Kennedy 9/2
28 Jan 10 Thurles Www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 17 ran F/17 — 10-11 —— I M Carter 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Recovery won?
The Recovery (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained The Recovery?
The Recovery (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 19 June 2011.
Who is The Recovery's sire?
The Recovery (IRE) is by Karinga Bay (GB) out of Gigi First (GB), whose sire is Sure Blade.
What is The Recovery's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 19 June 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Recovery's sire's record?
Karinga Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,407 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.