Horse profile
Yccs Portocervo (FR)
10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · Last owner Mrs M C Litton
by Martaline (GB) out of Griva (FR) (Discover D'Auteuil)
41 runs · 21 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2025 — 437 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 6th of 11
9 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile
Yccs Portocervo won nine of 41 starts on turf between Apr 2018 and Aug 2025. Four of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m and four over 2m1f – 2m4f, with five on good ground. He won four of five starts at Uttoxeter, including two handicaps in 2023, and landed a Class 3 handicap chase at Market Rasen in Jun 2024 off an official rating of 130. Aged 10 at his last run in Aug 2025, he led before finishing sixth of 11 in a Class 3 handicap chase at Cartmel off 125.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 9–41Wins / Runs
- 22%Strike rate
- 14 (34.1%)Placed
- +14.61£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=39 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 36dBetween runs (median)longest 255 d
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 rating125↓ 9lb off peak
125
114–134
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 128A | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 90C | 71 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 121A | 96 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 128A | 89 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 111A | 87.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 121A | 121 | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 37 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 Mar 2025
- Led 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Martaline (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,347 runs since Aug 2008 (723 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 70 | 14 | 20% | +5.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,273 | 186 | 14.6% | +0.4 | 5 from 23 |
| Good to Soft | 1,026 | 149 | 14.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 3,137 | 409 | 13% | −1.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 1,709 | 272 | 15.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 12 | 9.4% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 120 | 12 | 10% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 269 | 29 | 10.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,521 | 236 | 15.5% | +1.3 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,525 | 516 | 14.6% | +0.4 | 4 from 18 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,495 | 204 | 13.6% | −0.6 | 4 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 375 | 40 | 10.7% | −3.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Griva (FR) (Discover D'Auteuil)
7 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Choeur De Grive (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choeur De Grive (FR) | 8 | 3 | 2m1f–2m1½f | — |
| Lefaucon (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Pasquale (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Grivatique (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norok (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grivelin (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Manon (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 23 | 5 | 22% | +6.88 |
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.27 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 13 | 1 | 8% | +0.00 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 6 | 55% | +23.11 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 5 | 4 | 80% | +17.38 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Fakenham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Stratford | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Le Touquet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 4 | 22% | −3.89 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 4 | 27% | +16.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 24 | 7 | 29% | +23.11 |
| Miss Ellie Holder | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Miss Gina Andrews | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Charlie Hammond | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thomas Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr John Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Zac Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lilly Pinchin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludovic Philipperon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alain De Chitray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 18 | 5 | 28% | +19.00 |
| None | 15 | 1 | 7% | −12.12 |
| Hood | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.73 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +16.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +11.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.73 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 30 | 7 | 23% | +13.88 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Aug 25+50d | Cartmel | EWGA Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Shared front rank early - went clear before 3rd - stumbled 4th - drew alongside again 9th - back on terms 3 out - pushed along and overtaken - dropped away up the straight to finish sixth | 6/11 | 12 | 11-7 | 125 | 73C | 104C | Miss Ellie Holder | 18/1 |
| 06 Jul 25+39d | Market Rasen | Duckworths Land Rover Dash Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled prominently early - stayed in touch with front-runner from the off - dropped away rapidly by the 8th and was pulled up before the 10th | PU/8 | — | 11-10 | 126 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
| 28 May 25+35d | Newton Abbot | Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase Went straight to front and quickly opened daylight with eventual winner - kept applying pressure approaching final stage - overtaken and could not respond up the run-in - finished second beaten 2.25 lengths | 2/6 | 2¼ | 12-1 | 125 | 90B | 134B | Miss Ellie Holder | 9/4C |
| 23 Apr 25+20d | Ludlow | Rees Jones,1619 Open Hunters' Chase Made the running - blundered at the 1st - pulled well away before the 12th - margin cut back 5 out - collared and hit 2 out - faded through the run-in to finish 4th | 4/6 | 1¼ | 12-6 | 131 | 56B | 129B | Miss Gina Andrews | 4/1 |
| 03 Apr 25+27d | Aintree | Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Tracked the front group early - stumbled at the 14th and lost ground from 3 out - dropped away and pulled up before the final fence | PU/29 | — | 12-0 | 131 | — | — | Mr John Dawson | 50/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+230d | Leicester | Leicestershire And Derbyshire Yeomanry Open Hunters' Chase Shared control early - lost front spot at 7th but stayed in touch - asked for effort and lost place after the following fence - trailing badly and eased out of contention after 3 out | PU/6 | — | 12-6 | 133 | — | — | Jack Andrews | 7/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Jul 24+29d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 14/16 | 30 | 11-10 | 134 | 78C | 108C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 16/1 |
| 21 Jun 24+23d | Market Rasen | ABP 'Summer Plate Trial' Handicap Chase | 1/12 | 11-4 | 130 | 111A | 140A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 | |
| 29 May 24+37d | Newton Abbot | Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase | 1/7 | 12-8 | 122 | 103B | 143B | Miss Gina Andrews | 2/1 | |
| 22 Apr 24+105d | Kempton | Sri Lanka, The Teardrop Island Open Hunters' Chase | 1/6 | 11-13 | 120 | 95A | 128B | Miss Ellie Holder | 9/2 | |
| 08 Jan 24+20d | Taunton | Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase | PU/11 | — | 12-6 | 122 | — | — | Mr Zac Baker | 15/2 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 23+38d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Request A Bet Female Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 12 | 12-0 | 125 | 85A | 111C | Lilly Pinchin | 18/1 |
| 11 Nov 23+156d | Aintree | BoyleSports Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) | 6/10 | 34 | 10-10 | 127 | — | 98C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 22/1 |
| 08 Jun 23+33d | Uttoxeter | Thirsky's 60th Birthday Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 12-0 | 120 | 95A | 136B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/2 | |
| 06 May 23+204d | Uttoxeter | 1834 Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 11-8 | 114 | 60A | 134B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/1 | |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 22+52d | Fakenham | Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle | 3/6 | 12 | 11-7 | 115 | 99B | 114B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| 23 Aug 22+43d | Bangor-on-Dee | Nightingale House Hospice Handicap Chase | 4/6 | 13 | 11-2 | 118 | 81C | 97C | Charlie Hammond | 15/2 |
| 11 Jul 22+58d | Newton Abbot | Just Married At The Par Inn Handicap Chase | F/5 | — | 11-8 | 120 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/3 |
| 14 May 22+24d | Bangor-on-Dee | F Jones Initiative Award Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 11 | 11-11 | 122 | 99C | 116B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| 20 Apr 22+40d | Ludlow | Suzuki ATV Handicap Chase | 4/5 | 22 | 11-12 | 125 | 48C | 105C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/1 |
| 11 Mar 22+149d | Leicester | Happy Retirement Captain Nick Lees Handicap Chase | 4/4 | 10 | 11-0 | 128 | 82C | 107B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 21+38d | Wetherby | Bobby Renton Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 9½ | 11-2 | 130 | 79C | 113B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2F |
| 05 Sep 21+17d | Perth | Six Perth Wins For Amalfi Doug Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 5½ | 11-0 | 130 | 115C | 119C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/4J |
| 19 Aug 21+36d | Stratford | Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 1½ | 10-8 | 127 | 128A | 126B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/4F |
| 14 Jul 21+34d | Uttoxeter | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 2½ | 11-0 | 125 | 118A | 134A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/8F |
| 10 Jun 21+195d | Uttoxeter | Sky Sports Racing Hd Virgin 535 Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 12-1 | 122 | 70C | 124C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 15/8F | |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Nov 20+18d | Doncaster | Visit Attheraces.com Handicap Chase | 4/8 | ¾ | 11-11 | 123 | 80A | 121A | Brian Hughes | 11/4F |
| 09 Nov 20+78d | Kempton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase | 3/9 | ½ | 11-5 | 124 | — | 122A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 |
| 23 Aug 20+15d | Cartmel | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 6½ | 10-8 | 124 | 89A | 113A | Brian Hughes | 10/3F |
| 08 Aug 20+18d | Uttoxeter | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-12 | 120 | 75A | 124B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1F | |
| 21 Jul 20+248d | Stratford | Watch On Racing TV Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 17 | 10-9 | 123 | 109A | 111B | Charlie Hammond | 12/1 |
| 2019 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 19+24d | Wetherby | William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | 6 | 10-10 | 124 | 121A | 111A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 23 Oct 19+83d | Worcester | 7bets4free.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 11/13 | 30 | 11-6 | 127 | 60C | 107C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| 01 Aug 19+29d | Stratford | Natural Flake Novices' Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-1 | 127 | 90C | 123C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/11F | |
| 03 Jul 19+31d | Worcester | Eventsi Marquee Hire For All Occasions Novices' Hurdle | 2/9 | ½ | 11-4 | 127 | 121A | 130A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| 02 Jun 19+11d | Fakenham | Wordingham Plant Hire Ltd Maiden Hurdle | 1/5 | 10-13 | — | — | 123B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 | |
| 22 May 19+255d | Warwick | Join Racing TV Now William Eborall Maiden Hurdle | RO/8 | — | 10-9 | — | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| 2018 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Sep 18+13d | Le Touquet | Prix au Roi des Gourmets (Hurdle) | 5/5 | 2½ | 11-0 | — | — | — | Thomas Henderson | 13/10F |
| 27 Aug 18+104d | Vichy | Prix dHuriel (Hurdle) | 2/3 | 5½ | 10-8 | — | — | — | Thomas Henderson | 10/1 |
| 15 May 18+17d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix Gacko (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo+ Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 8/8 | 4 | 10-8 | — | — | — | Ludovic Philipperon | 17/1 |
| 28 Apr 18 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Wild Monarch (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings unraced hurdles/chases) (Turf) | 8/15 | 1 | 10-6 | — | — | — | Alain De Chitray | 34/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Yccs Portocervo won?
- Yccs Portocervo (FR) won 9 of 41 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 22%. Placed 14 times in total (34.1% of starts).
- Who trained Yccs Portocervo?
- Yccs Portocervo (FR) was trained by Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 25 August 2025.
- Who is Yccs Portocervo's sire?
- Yccs Portocervo (FR) is by Martaline (GB) out of Griva (FR), whose sire is Discover D'Auteuil.
- What going does Yccs Portocervo prefer?
- Yccs Portocervo (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 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 Yccs Portocervo's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 25 August 2025. The highest on record is 134.
- What is Yccs Portocervo's sire's record?
- Martaline (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,347 runs since Aug 2008 (723 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
- Who are Yccs Portocervo's siblings?
- Out of Griva (FR), Yccs Portocervo (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Choeur De Grive (FR) (3). The wins came over 2m1f–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.