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Horse profile

A Bit of A Touch (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner Nicholas Wrigley Kevin Hart
by Arcano (IRE) out of La Vita E Bella (IRE) (Definite Article)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Sep 2017 — 3,321 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 · 5th of 7
KTB Profile

A Bit of A Touch (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Beverley, 16 Aug 2017

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 86A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f286A81—
1m – 1m1f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 9 Sep 2017

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 73A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f273A69—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,647 runs since Apr 2014 (262 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+0.5—
Good to Firm74510013.4%+2.80 from 1
Good1,006929.1%−1.5—
Good to Soft516479.1%−1.5—
Soft661548.2%−2.40 from 1
Heavy2082813.5%+2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)1,49217111.5%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5336311.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f1,72917310%−0.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f91310211.2%+0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f83410112.1%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m425399.2%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f147106.8%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m58610.3%−0.3—
Over 3m800%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Vita E Bella (IRE) (Definite Article)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Baltimore Rock (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Baltimore Rock (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Baltimore Rock (IRE)2151m7½f–2m½fGrade 3
Lifetime (IRE)3831m1f–1m6fClass 2
Aimez La Vie (IRE)1137fClass 4
At War (IRE)170——
Wittgenstein (IRE)30——
Minionette (IRE)70——
Jazzy Jan (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sammy Jo Bell 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 3 runs
30 Sep 17+21d Haydock 32Red Casino EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 8-11 44A52A Sammy Jo Bell 10/1
09 Sep 17+24d Thirsk Jenny Roberts Original British Millinery - EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 hd 9-2 76C73A David Nolan 7/2
16 Aug 17 Beverley Guest And Philips At Flemingate EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 1 9-2 86A65A Tony Hamilton 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Bit of A Touch won?
A Bit of A Touch (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2017.
Who trained A Bit of A Touch?
A Bit of A Touch (IRE) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 30 September 2017.
Who is A Bit of A Touch's sire?
A Bit of A Touch (IRE) is by Arcano (IRE) out of La Vita E Bella (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What is A Bit of A Touch's sire's record?
Arcano (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,647 runs since Apr 2014 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 147.
Who are A Bit of A Touch's siblings?
Out of La Vita E Bella (IRE), A Bit of A Touch (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Baltimore Rock (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Baltimore Rock (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.