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Horse profile

True Dove (GB)

6yo mare (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer C L Popham · Last owner C Mrs G Scott P Mrs G Turner
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Pasja (IRE) (Posen)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Jun 2008 — 6,714 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 Won at Newton Abbot Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

True Dove (GB) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2006. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 66, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 8lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, True Dove (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gilly's Filly (GB)20——
Official rating66↓ 8lb off peak
66 66–74

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 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 4 Mar 2008 Official rating 66 at the last run, 10 Jun 2008

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 106C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft384C82—
Good to Firm2106C94.5—
Good279C73.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f584C80—
1m5f – 2m4106C80—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,744 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.30 from 2
Good4,49252411.7%−0.91 from 4
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.80 from 3
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 2
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97652113.1%+0.50 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4,75959312.5%−0.11 from 6
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%00 from 2
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

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
Pasja (IRE) (Posen)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Coozan George (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Coozan George (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Coozan George (GB)1511m7½fClass 6
Blue Dove (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 4 1 25% +6.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% +8.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jimmy McCarthy 3 1 33% +7.00
Ian Popham 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Molloy 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Bradburne 2 0 0% −2.00
Anthony Ross 2 0 0% −2.00
Derek Laverty 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 5 1 20% +5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% +6.00

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
2008 · 7 runs
10 Jun 08+28d Southwell Bet Multiples - Betdaq Mares Only Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-7 66— Ian Popham 100/1
13 May 08+23d Newton Abbot Paddock Restaurant Mares Only Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 1 10-5 6883C Ian Popham 50/1
20 Apr 08+21d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil 'National Hunt' Novices' Hdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-1 68— Tom Molloy 150/1
30 Mar 08+26d Wincanton Ilchester Cheese Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 6 10-0 7467C Tom Molloy 40/1
04 Mar 08+35d Exeter E.B.F. Mares Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10/16 22 11-0 7484C Mark Bradburne 100/1
29 Jan 08+24d Taunton Staple Fitzpaine Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-0 —— Derek Laverty 100/1
05 Jan 08+440d Chepstow EBF/Jenkinsons Caterers Mares' 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 15 11-2 6680C Mark Bradburne 33/1
2006 · 5 runs
22 Oct 06+30d Wincanton AJC Caterers 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 30 10-5 —82C Jimmy McCarthy 33/1
22 Sep 06+61d Worcester worcester-racecourse.co.uk NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 shd 11-0 —78C Jimmy McCarthy 11/4
23 Jul 06+97d Newton Abbot Winning Post Restaurant Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-7 —79C Jimmy McCarthy 9/1
17 Apr 06+67d Fakenham gg.com Mares' Only Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 4 10-9 —68C Anthony Ross 11/4J
09 Feb 06 Huntingdon Mares' NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 10-6 —106C Anthony Ross 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has True Dove won?
True Dove (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained True Dove?
True Dove (GB) was trained by C L Popham on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 10 June 2008.
Who is True Dove's sire?
True Dove (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Pasja (IRE), whose sire is Posen.
What going does True Dove prefer?
True Dove (GB) has the best record on good 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 True Dove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 10 June 2008. The highest on record is 74.
What is True Dove's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,744 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are True Dove's siblings?
Out of Pasja (IRE), True Dove (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Coozan George (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Coozan George (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has True Dove produced winners?
As a dam, True Dove (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.