Where Love Lives (IRE)
Where Love Lives is a colt by Cotai Glory out of Bettys Hope who has two wins from six runs on turf. Both wins came under 6f on good ground, including the Listed Star Sports National Stakes at Sandown in May 2026 on his first visit to the course. He also won a Class 4 maiden at Thirsk in April 2026 on his debut. Typically held up, he finished fifth of 10 in the Class 1 Blenheim Stakes at Fairyhouse in Sep 2026, racing off an official rating of 98.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.65Fair A/E n=6 · 2.23 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)
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 112
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 111A | 83.5 | 4 runs · 111 / 83.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 112A | 92.5 | 2 runs · 112 / 92.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 112A | 84 | 3 runs · 112 / 84 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 111A | 83 | 3 runs · 111 / 83 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 6 analysed runs since Apr 2026
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 3,965 runs since Mar 2021 (390 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.5% from 1,427. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 429.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | +27.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 621 | 78 | 12.6% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,051 | 92 | 8.8% | −2.6 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 320 | 29 | 9.1% | −2.3 | — |
| Soft | 429 | 30 | 7% | −4.4 | — |
| Heavy | 104 | 11 | 10.6% | −0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,427 | 207 | 14.5% | +3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 814 | 111 | 13.6% | +2.2 | 2 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,044 | 225 | 11% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 727 | 77 | 10.6% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 305 | 35 | 11.5% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 50 | 1 | 2% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2021 · as at 8 Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stott | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 26+23d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Castlebridge Consignment Blenheim Stakes (Listed) Settled midfield - 5th at halfway - urged forward approaching 2f out to move into 4th - stayed on through the final furlong but found nothing more - eased back a spot near the line finishing 5th | 5/10 | hd | 9-5 | 98 | 84A | 87A | Gavin Ryan | 12/1 |
| 29 Aug 26+30d | Curragh (IRE) | Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (Group 3) Held up in 4th - driven with two furlongs left - unable to close on the pace with a furlong to run - held to the finish - beaten into 5th | 5/5 | nk | 9-5 | 99 | 55C | 89B | Christophe Soumillon | 22/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+40d | Goodwood | Markel Richmond Stakes (Group 2) Held a forward position early - pressed for effort 2f out while drifting right from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong to finish fourth | 4/10 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 93 | 112A | 97A | Billy Loughnane | 12/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+23d | Ascot | Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) Held up wide of the field - tracking the front group - moved left with 2f left - unable to find more late and finished well held | 12/21 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 73C | 90A | Kevin Stott | 12/1 |
| 28 May 26+48d | Sandown | Star Sports National Stakes (Listed) Held up hard on the bridle early - tracked the pace-setter - pushed along with two furlongs left - a little unfurnished but knuckled down inside the final furlong - hit the front close home - held the late challenge to prevail | 1/8 | 9-2 | — | 83A | 101A | Kevin Stott | 7/2 | |
| 10 Apr 26 | Thirsk | Join Racing TV Today Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Led from the break - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 111A | 108A | Kevin Stott | 6/4F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Where Love Lives won?
- Where Love Lives (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Where Love Lives?
- Where Love Lives (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 September 2026.
- Who is Where Love Lives's sire?
- Where Love Lives (IRE) is by Cotai Glory (GB) out of Bettys Hope (GB), whose sire is Anjaal.
- What going does Where Love Lives prefer?
- Where Love Lives (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Where Love Lives's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 21 September 2026. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Where Love Lives's sire's record?
- Cotai Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 3,965 runs since Mar 2021 (390 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.5% from 1,427. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 429.