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Horse profile

Ben Tally Ho (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2007) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner Mr Mrs John Poynton
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Poussetiere Deux (FR) (Garde Royale)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2007 — 7,044 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2007 · 2nd of 12 Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Ben Tally Ho (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Newton Abbot (Jul 2007).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating92↓ 7lb off peak
92 90–99

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 109C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 22 Jul 2007 Official rating 92 at the last run, 22 Jul 2007

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 109C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good383C83—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m283C83—
2m1f – 2m4f285C82—
Over 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 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
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.10 from 1
Good784739.3%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.30 from 2
Soft533397.3%−0.70 from 2
Heavy273176.2%−1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f710578%00 from 5
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.20 from 3
Over 3m320319.7%+1.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Poussetiere Deux (FR) (Garde Royale)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Wishfull Thinking (GB) (12 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Wishfull Thinking (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wishfull Thinking (GB)42122m–2m5fGrade 2
Wishfull Dreaming (GB)4171m6f–3mListed
Tara Royal (GB)2442m–2m4fClass 3
No Pushover (GB)412m½fClass 6
Djess (GB)712m1fClass 4
Nine Arches (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Willie McCarthy 4 0 0% −4.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
David Dennis 1 0 0% −1.00
Joffret Huet 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 0 0% −4.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 4 runs
22 Jul 07+50d Newton Abbot Packexe Ltd Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 5 10-12 92109C Dominic Elsworth 16/1
02 Jun 07+74d Worcester Jennifer Caton's 40 Soon Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 15 ran 8/15 2½ 11-7 9083C David Dennis 9/1
20 Mar 07+27d Exeter Elizabeth Finn Care Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-6 92— Willie McCarthy 11/1
21 Feb 07+81d Ludlow Teme Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 16 ran 3/16 2 10-8 9083C Willie McCarthy 50/1
2006 · 3 runs
02 Dec 06+21d Wetherby Mick & Sue Penrose 60th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-13 95— Willie McCarthy 50/1
11 Nov 06+282d Wetherby Racing Post Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 20 ran 12/20 30 10-9 9979C Willie McCarthy 66/1
02 Feb 06+47d Towcester Gg.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-1 —— Joffret Huet 33/1
2005 · 2 runs
17 Dec 05+38d Haydock Red Square Vodka 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 2½ 10-12 —85C Jimmy McCarthy 50/1
09 Nov 05 Lingfield NH Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 12 ran F/12 — 11-0 —— Wayne Hutchinson 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ben Tally Ho won?
Ben Tally Ho (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Ben Tally Ho?
Ben Tally Ho (GB) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 22 July 2007.
Who is Ben Tally Ho's sire?
Ben Tally Ho (GB) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Poussetiere Deux (FR), whose sire is Garde Royale.
What is Ben Tally Ho's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 22 July 2007. The highest on record is 99.
What is Ben Tally Ho's sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Who are Ben Tally Ho's siblings?
Out of Poussetiere Deux (FR), Ben Tally Ho (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Wishfull Thinking (GB) (12). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Wishfull Thinking (GB)). The wins came over 1m6f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. 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.