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Horse profile

Check The Anchor (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2010) · Last trainer Nigel Tinkler · Last owner P D Savill
by Observatory (USA) out of Fleet River (USA) (Riverman)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2009
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2010 — 5,911 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2010 · 10th of 10 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Check The Anchor (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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 44C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 14 Sep 2009 Official rating 45 at the last run, 29 Aug 2010

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 4 figures · best 44C · median 34.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm444C34.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f235C34.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Observatory (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2600%−8.4—
Good to Firm417327.7%−0.70 from 4
Good5625810.3%+1.9—
Good to Soft281207.1%−1.3—
Soft3303811.5%+3.1—
Heavy11697.8%−0.6—
Standard (AW)544356.4%−2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5423.7%−4.7—
6f – 7f464408.6%+0.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f421419.7%+1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f530489.1%+0.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m418317.4%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f273248.8%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m10665.7%−2.7—
Over 3m1000%−8.4—

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
Fleet River (USA) (Riverman)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Quick Decisson (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Quick Decisson (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Quick Decisson (IRE)3151m7½f–2m4fClass 3
Equator (GB)1722m—
Rapid Flow (GB)160——
Eva's Jewel (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 3 0 0% −3.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Stainton 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Elliott 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 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
2010 · 1 run
29 Aug 10+340d Beverley Racing Again On 15th September Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 24 8-4 4532C Andrew Elliott 25/1
2009 · 3 runs
23 Sep 09+9d Redcar E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 8 9-3 4535C P J McDonald 150/1
14 Sep 09+16d Redcar E.B.F. - Double Trigger Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 ¾ 9-0 —44C Michael Stainton 100/1
29 Aug 09 Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 11 9-0 —34C Michael Stainton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Check The Anchor won?
Check The Anchor (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2009 and 2010.
Who trained Check The Anchor?
Check The Anchor (IRE) was trained by Nigel Tinkler on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 29 August 2010.
Who is Check The Anchor's sire?
Check The Anchor (IRE) is by Observatory (USA) out of Fleet River (USA), whose sire is Riverman.
What is Check The Anchor's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 29 August 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Check The Anchor's sire's record?
Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
Who are Check The Anchor's siblings?
Out of Fleet River (USA), Check The Anchor (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Quick Decisson (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Quick Decisson (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2009. 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.