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Horse profile

Beg To Differ (IRE)

6yo horse (at last run, Dec 2006) · Last trainer A Oliver · Last owner J P Mcavoy
by Taipan (IRE) out of Vulcan Belle (GB) (Royal Vulcan)
1 run · 1 course · from Dec 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Dec 2006 — 7,242 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2006 · 9th of 11
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Dec 2006 as a 6yo horse. Finished 9 of 11 at Leopardstown last time. By Taipan (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79C the best of the last 1 rated run · Leopardstown, 29 Dec 2006

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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
Taipan (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+0.5—
Good to Firm141139.2%−0.3—
Good317299.1%−0.4—
Good to Soft1592012.6%+3.1—
Soft305247.9%−1.6—
Heavy2742810.2%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−9.5—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m201147%−2.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f412379%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m4615612.1%+2.6—
Over 3m13386%−3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vulcan Belle (GB) (Royal Vulcan)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hot Choc (IRE)70——
Total Sentiment (IRE)120——
The Wrong Bid (IRE)20——
Bomber Belle (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2006 · 1 run
29 Dec 06 Leopardstown Bewleys Hotels Dublin Inh Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 9/11 12 11-0 79C Mr M J O'Hare 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Beg To Differ won?
Beg To Differ (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2006.
Who trained Beg To Differ?
Beg To Differ (IRE) was trained by A Oliver on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 29 December 2006.
Who is Beg To Differ's sire?
Beg To Differ (IRE) is by Taipan (IRE) out of Vulcan Belle (GB), whose sire is Royal Vulcan.
What is Beg To Differ's sire's record?
Taipan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.
Who are Beg To Differ's siblings?
Out of Vulcan Belle (GB), Beg To Differ (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.