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Racehorse Profile
This filly improved with every run in 2023, culminating in THREE victories over the extended nine furlongs at Wolverhampton in autumn. She is a good size, has plenty of heart, and possesses the most important attribute: the will to win! Watch a replay of her winning race in the videos above.
In 2024 she won at the first time of asking at Redcar, being the outsider, but coming with a powerful run to win over ten furlongs - and showing she is just as at home winning on turf. She then went on to be placed second by a short-head over hurdles.
Kaaress has really interesting bloodlines and added to the fact she is a good-looking sort with plenty of size about her, we were delighted when she was knocked down to us at the Tattersalls Irish Yearling Sales. By rising the first-season star of the bloodstock ranks, Kessaar, this filly has similar markings to her father, sharing the same bay colour, with white socks on her rear feet and a touch of white on her forehead. Although she could be seen as an out-and-out sprint-bred filly with an Italian influence, she actually needs a middle-distance trip to be at her best.
Kaaress’s mother won a total of eight times, racing exclusively in Italy despite being born in the United Kingdom. She earned almost £40,000 in prize-money, from the age of two to five over distances from five to eight furlongs. The dam's full sister was also a very decent racehorse taken to race in Italy, winning over £50,000 and finishing second in a premier 1500 metres Listed race in Rome (just under a mile).
Ollie Pears stated: ‘I was impressed with how this filly walked at the sales and having got her home, I was even more pleased with her as she has been well handled and is a straight-forward type with no vices. She does have a streak of devilment in her, but this is easily handled, and on her day she has a touch of class at the races.’
Kaaress’s first breakthrough came when she was placed second at Newcastle over seven furlongs on the All-Weather in late June. She was seen finishing off well on that occasion, to only be denied by a length at the line to a filly who was priced at 2/5 favourite. She was allowed off at 80/1 that day but didn’t run anything like her odds suggested. Having proven her liking for a longer trip and the artificial surface, Kaaress went on to prove her ability on the turf.
In 2024 the filly went juvenile hurdling a couple of times, more to give her something different to do, as she's the sort to get bored quite easily. She almost won first time out. In 2025 we expect her to have a flat campaign, but Ollie may spice things up with a couple of hurdles runs again, just to keep Kaaress on her toes.
Ollie Pears stated, 'She's an intelligent horse and can get bored, so sending her over hurdles not only gave her something else to think about, but it also meant she was much better when she came back to the flat.’
Kaaress has won 4 times in her fourteen runs to date, and we expect that tally to increase later this autumn, once the All-Weather meetings are in greater numbers. She is a talented filly (rated 71) and competes in decent company. As Ollie says, she possesses a touch of class and on her day is an exciting horse to watch at the races.
‘There are definitely more races to be won with this filly,’ stated Ollie Pears, ‘She is well handicapped and I expect she will develop further over the winter. We could see her improvement continue right through the range of distances, and I expect to race her over a mile to ten furlongs as a 4YO.’
If everything goes to plan, and the filly is far enough forward both mentally and physically, she will start racing in April/May and will race right through the spring and summer of 2025. We expect between 4 and 8 runs from this filly during the season, and she will most likely race around the Yorkshire, Lancashire, and North Eastern racetracks. She acts on both the All-Weather and turf, so she may make the odd visit to Southwell, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton if she can’t get her preferred ground on the turf.
Kaaress is a really interesting filly who hasn't done with improving and we anticipate she will be troubling the judge on many occasions in late 2024 and right through her 2025 campaign.
PLEASE NOTE
At this time of year we always retain shares for our current shareholders. Further shares in this racehorse may be available after November 1st 2024, when our renewal guarantee for current shareholders expires.
Form & Race Plans
The race plans for this filly will be determined by her level of ability shown at home and on the course in 2025. Based on her performances in 2023 and 2024 Kaaress is likely to start at around 10f and then possibly attempt longer distances as the season develops. She has shown a tremendous amount of stamina and Ollie believes the filly could be racing over a mile and a half by the middle of her four-year-old season.
The filly will start off in handicaps, but Ollie hasn’t ruled out her improving with the increase in distance. We may look at some of the valuable fillies-only races as the season develops, and give her the chance to prove herself in classy company.
As a handicapper with a mark in the seventies there are plenty of races available for her from late April onwards. We will assess this filly's progress and if Ollie believes she has the right level of ability she may get entries for some of the more prestigious races in the racing calendar.
Your online Racehorse Manager will provide full details of all developments in terms of the filly's progress and race planning as the season progresses.
Kaaress 2025 Guarantee
We expect to get 3-7 runs and sometimes more from all our 4YO horses per share period, however, you should expect periods of no racing as a result of recuperation from injury or training setbacks. This share period starts properly at the start of the turf season on April 1st 2025 and runs through the turf season until November 1st 2025, however, we will be reporting on the colt before the share period starts (from January 2025) should we have anything of importance to share with shareholders.
During the season the horse may be rested or have time away from the track to recover and it is quite normal for a flat horse to have periods of 3-6 weeks of rest between races.
We provide guarantees with all our racehorses. If this racehorse suffers a season-ending injury and has not already RACED TWICE during the share period, we will replace him with an alternative horse for the remainder of the season. Replacement horses may not be of the same quality, are provided with no further guarantees and no alternative choice can be provided. Prizemoney cannot be paid on any replacements, but all other benefits such as yard visits and race day badges are available.
As a shareholder you must understand that we cannot guarantee your horse's performance, a specific volume of runs (beyond our minimum guarantee) or that runs will be evenly spaced throughout the share period. This is the chance you take when owning any racehorse and participating in this ownership experience. If you will be disappointed with only 2-3 runs from your racehorse during the season, then please DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER RACEHORSE, as you could be disappointed. We believe in being crystal clear with our shareholders - any participation in racehorse ownership is a risk, and we are unable to make any refunds because of share periods that finish early due to injury or retirement - as training and livery fees for the horse still remain whether they are racing or not and part of your lease payment covers the 4-5 month build-up to the season.
This risk is the chance all shareholders take, as we do ourselves when participating in the ownership of a racehorse.