Horse profile
The Retriever (IRE)
7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Micky Hammond · Last owner Rmt Holdings Limited Partners
by Shamardal (USA) out of Silent Secret (IRE) (Dubai Destination)
42 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Sep 2022 — 1,504 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 15th of 15
2 wins · Southwell (AW)
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
The Retriever (IRE) is 2 from 42, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2021. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 16 on turf. Last raced off 45, 15lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 42 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 2–42Wins / Runs
- 4.8%Strike rate
- 10 (23.8%)Placed
- −29.17£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 0.55Fair A/E n=42 · 0.46 incl. margin
- 60Highest OR
- 30dAvg 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 rating45↓ 15lb off peak
45
45–60
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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) | 26 | 98A | 83 | — |
| Good | 6 | 83C | 67.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 98A | 67 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 89C | 74 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 101B | 72 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 101B | 82.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 96A | 75 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 42 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 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,387 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | 2 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | 2 from 30 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 21 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
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
Dam
Silent Secret (IRE) (Dubai Destination)
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Unspoken (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Sparkle'n'joy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unspoken (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 6f–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Mr Jetman (IRE) | 27 | 3 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Sparkle'n'joy (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 6f–7f | Listed |
| Boolass (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Gwen Lady Byron (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Headley George (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Selati (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Secretinthesky (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 2 | 8% | −13.17 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 35 | 2 | 6% | −22.17 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 15 | 2 | 13% | −2.17 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Catterick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 2 | 7% | −17.17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Brookes | 19 | 1 | 5% | −10.50 |
| Graham Lee | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 20 | 2 | 10% | −7.17 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 41 | 2 | 5% | −28.17 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Sep 22+27d | Pontefract | Solutions 4 Cleaning Apprentice Handicap | 15/15 | 2 | 8-8 | 45 | 56C | 21C | Aiden Brookes | 66/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Handicap (Div 2) | 9/10 | 4 | 9-5 | 56 | 79A | 51A | Aiden Brookes | 16/1 |
| 02 Aug 22+60d | Catterick | Gaspara Asset Management Classified Stakes | 4/11 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 45 | 101B | 60A | Aiden Brookes | 20/1 |
| 03 Jun 22+13d | Catterick | Racing Again 6th July Handicap (Div 2) | 8/14 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 45 | 80C | 50A | Aiden Brookes | 16/1 |
| 21 May 22+15d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Orange And Basil Handicap | 9/12 | nk | 8-2 | 45 | 78A | 46A | Aiden Brookes | 18/1 |
| 06 May 22+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cazoo Handicap | 2/11 | shd | 8-12 | 56 | 98A | 67A | Aiden Brookes | 22/1 |
| 17 Apr 22+30d | Southwell (AW) | Craggs & Co Flour Power Handicap (Div 1) | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 56 | 87A | 72A | Billy Garritty | 8/1 |
| 18 Mar 22+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | AWC Mile Handicap (Div 2) | 4/10 | nse | 9-1 | 56 | 93A | 69A | Aiden Brookes | 17/2 |
| 24 Feb 22+16d | Southwell (AW) | MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) | 5/11 | ¾ | 8-13 | 57 | 95A | 67A | Aiden Brookes | 18/1 |
| 08 Feb 22+62d | Southwell (AW) | Mansionbet Proud Partners Of The Awc Handicap | 9/10 | nk | 8-3 | 59 | 91A | 48A | Aiden Brookes | 100/1 |
| 2021 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 21+36d | Wolverhampton (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap (Div 2) | 9/11 | ½ | 8-9 | 60 | 77A | 58A | Aiden Brookes | 50/1 |
| 02 Nov 21+130d | Redcar | Thanks And See You Next Season Handicap | 18/19 | 1½ | 8-4 | 50 | 43C | 40C | Aiden Brookes | 100/1 |
| 25 Jun 21+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Sportvision Stadia & Event Branding Handicap | 12/14 | 2½ | 9-2 | 60 | 68B | 45A | Aiden Brookes | 14/1 |
| 04 Jun 21+3d | Catterick | Racing Again 7th July Handicap (Div 1) | 4/14 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 53 | 89C | 69A | Aiden Brookes | 10/1 |
| 01 Jun 21+18d | Redcar | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 12/20 | nse | 8-7 | 53 | 83C | 45A | Aiden Brookes | 18/1 |
| 14 May 21+15d | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap | 6/10 | ¾ | 8-6 | 55 | 98A | 60A | Aiden Brookes | 7/1 |
| 29 Apr 21+41d | Southwell (AW) | MansionBet At Southwell Handicap | 1/13 | 8-11 | 52 | 96B | 90A | Aiden Brookes | 15/2 | |
| 19 Mar 21+22d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap | 4/9 | nk | 8-6 | 52 | 77A | 63A | Aiden Brookes | 10/3F |
| 25 Feb 21+16d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 4/10 | hd | 8-7 | 53 | 79A | 69A | Aiden Brookes | 4/1 |
| 09 Feb 21+53d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Apprentice Handicap | 2/6 | shd | 8-10 | 51 | 85A | 81B | Aiden Brookes | 7/2 |
| 2020 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 20+12d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 1) | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 51 | 52A | 63A | Jack Garritty | 15/8F |
| 06 Dec 20+9d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier Handicap | 2/11 | 2 | 8-12 | 51 | 78A | 80A | Jack Garritty | 9/2 |
| 27 Nov 20+29d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Selling Handicap | 1/13 | 8-13 | 46 | 85B | 88A | Jack Garritty | 10/3J | |
| 29 Oct 20+13d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier Handicap | 7/13 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 46 | 57B | 53A | Phil Dennis | 13/2 |
| 16 Oct 20+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap | 4/14 | nk | 9-0 | 48 | 84B | 69A | Jack Garritty | 9/1 |
| 02 Oct 20+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Attheraces App Handicap (Div 1) | 11/13 | 1½ | 9-0 | 48 | 73B | 48A | P J McDonald | 9/2 |
| 22 Sep 20+40d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap (Div 1) | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | 48 | 96A | 77A | P J McDonald | 16/1 |
| 13 Aug 20+181d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Apprentice Handicap | 11/11 | 12 | 8-11 | 50 | 15C | 37C | Connor Murtagh | 16/1 |
| 14 Feb 20+9d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 48 | 71A | 75A | Graham Lee | 5/2 |
| 05 Feb 20+24d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 8-9 | 48 | 85A | 75A | Graham Lee | 5/1 |
| 12 Jan 20+34d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 8-12 | 45 | 91A | 74A | Paul Mulrennan | 5/1 |
| 2019 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 19+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap | 11/14 | ½ | 8-7 | 45 | 81B | 47A | Luke Morris | 9/2 |
| 29 Nov 19+35d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap | 2/14 | 7 | 8-12 | 45 | 81B | 72A | Graham Lee | 6/1 |
| 25 Oct 19+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap | 4/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 46 | 82A | 72A | Graham Lee | 5/1 |
| 07 Oct 19+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Greensleeves Lawn Care Treatment Services Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-0 | 46 | 87B | 73A | Graham Lee | 14/1 |
| 14 Sep 19+39d | Musselburgh | JMC Healthcare Handicap (Div 1) | 7/11 | 1 | 8-10 | 47 | 74A | 62A | Graham Lee | 25/1 |
| 06 Aug 19+13d | Catterick | ABF The Soldiers' Charity Handicap (Div 2) | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-1 | 50 | 54A | 50A | Graham Lee | 16/1 |
| 24 Jul 19+48d | Catterick | Never Miss A Race On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2) | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-3 | 52 | 80A | 73A | Graham Lee | 25/1 |
| 06 Jun 19+17d | Ripon | Cwmt Mental Wellbeing Maiden Stakes | 7/10 | 5 | 10-0 | — | 57C | 74C | Andrew Mullen | 100/1 |
| 20 May 19+13d | Carlisle | Durdar Novice Stakes | 5/7 | 3¾ | 9-13 | — | 70A | 65A | Dougie Costello | 150/1 |
| 07 May 19+22d | Wetherby | Follow Racing TV On Twitter Novice Stakes | 12/12 | nk | 10-0 | — | 52C | 66C | Paul Mulrennan | 150/1 |
| 15 Apr 19 | Hexham | Smooth Radio Plays Adele And Robbie Standard Open NH Flat Race | 12/13 | 2½ | 10-8 | — | 82C | 90C | Jamie Hamilton | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Retriever won?
- The Retriever (IRE) won 2 of 42 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 10 times in total (23.8% of starts).
- Who trained The Retriever?
- The Retriever (IRE) was trained by Micky Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 15 September 2022.
- Who is The Retriever's sire?
- The Retriever (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Silent Secret (IRE), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
- What going does The Retriever prefer?
- The Retriever (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 26 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Retriever's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 15 September 2022. The highest on record is 60.
- What is The Retriever's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are The Retriever's siblings?
- Out of Silent Secret (IRE), The Retriever (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Unspoken (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Sparkle'n'joy (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.