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Horse profile

What's Up Rory (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer Richard Price · Last owner Mrs V J Morse
by Craigsteel (GB) out of Clifton Four (USA) (Forest Wildcat)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2020 — 2,432 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 Won at Chepstow Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

What's Up Rory (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2017. Last raced off 80, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 15lb off peak
80 80–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 79C · median 37.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft479C33.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m566C35—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 24 Feb 2018 Official rating 80 at the last run, 9 Mar 2020

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 13 figures · best 122A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft7122A93—
Heavy283C78.5—
Good to Soft279C77.5—
Good293B84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m11122A80—
2m1f – 2m4f293C88—

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 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
Craigsteel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since May 2008 (262 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+23.2—
Good to Firm1952010.3%+0.2—
Good1,28713610.6%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft535519.5%−0.60 from 2
Soft850799.3%−0.81 from 7
Heavy4855010.3%+0.20 from 3
Standard (AW)38513.2%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f2015%−5.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−6.8—
1m5f – 2m763536.9%−3.21 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f1,10211110.1%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,18413111.1%+1—
Over 3m2914515.5%+5.4—

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

Dam
Clifton Four (USA) (Forest Wildcat)

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
Soft 7 1 14% −3.75
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% −2.75
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 4 1 25% −0.75
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% −8.75
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Heard 10 1 10% −6.75
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Wedge 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J A Kinsella 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 1 14% −3.75
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 6 1 17% −2.75
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 1 9% −7.75
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 1 run
09 Mar 20+719d Taunton William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-1 80—— Jack Tudor 40/1
2018 · 3 runs
21 Mar 18+25d Chepstow Haasco Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 11 10-13 86—70C Liam Heard 7/1
24 Feb 18+24d Chepstow Pertemps Commercial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 9 11-2 90—80A Liam Heard 12/1
31 Jan 18+47d Leicester Six Hills Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 8 10-11 90—74C Liam Heard 25/1
2017 · 6 runs
15 Dec 17+82d Bangor-on-Dee Roberts Double Celebratory Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 9 11-7 92—83C Liam Heard 9/1
24 Sep 17+168d Uttoxeter Weekend Sentinel Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 9 11-7 9540C79C Liam Heard 7/1
09 Apr 17+27d Ffos Las Craftsman Flooring Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 4 ran 3/4 15 11-2 9566C93B Liam Heard 5/2
13 Mar 17+16d Chepstow 188bet.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 90—122A Liam Heard 9/4F
25 Feb 17+25d Chepstow Education Network Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 4½ 10-12 8632C102B Liam Heard 5/2F
31 Jan 17+31d Southwell grandnational2017.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 10-12 —79C93C Liam Heard 150/1
2016 · 2 runs
31 Dec 16+14d Warwick Local Parking Security Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 41 11-0 —35C98C Liam Heard 100/1
17 Dec 16+501d Haydock Read Paddy Brennan At 32Red.com Novices' Chase Class 2 · 1m7½f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 58 10-12 —14C90C Adam Wedge 100/1
2015 · 2 runs
04 Aug 15+43d Roscommon Eurona Brisknet Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 1¾ 11-2 ——76C Andrew Ring 66/1
22 Jun 15 Kilbeggan Racing Again July 17th Flat Race 2m · Good · 16 ran 15/16 3 11-0 ——75C Mr J A Kinsella 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has What's Up Rory won?
What's Up Rory (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained What's Up Rory?
What's Up Rory (IRE) was trained by Richard Price on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 9 March 2020.
Who is What's Up Rory's sire?
What's Up Rory (IRE) is by Craigsteel (GB) out of Clifton Four (USA), whose sire is Forest Wildcat.
What going does What's Up Rory prefer?
What's Up Rory (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is What's Up Rory's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 9 March 2020. The highest on record is 95.
What is What's Up Rory's sire's record?
Craigsteel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since May 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.

Record shown from June 2015. 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.