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Horse profile

China Club (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jan 2015) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Lord Lloyd Webber
by Shamardal (USA) out of Twyla Tharp (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jan 2015 — 4,305 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2015 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

China Club (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Lingfield (AW) (Dec 2014). Last raced off a career-high mark of 74.

Based on 7 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 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 9 Jan 2015 Official rating 74 at the last run, 21 Jan 2015

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 7 figures · best 85A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)785A76—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f582A76—
1m – 1m1f285A80—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm1,98130615.4%+0.6—
Good2,38833514%−0.8—
Good to Soft1,01312412.2%−2.6—
Soft1,28815111.7%−3.1—
Heavy3704512.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)3,31556417%+2.20 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5838714.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f4,07359314.6%−0.20 from 5
1m – 1m1f2,98547615.9%+1.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,07431315.1%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m475449.3%−5.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1812111.6%−3.2—
2m5f – 3m3825.3%−9.5—
Over 3m400%−14.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Twyla Tharp (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them The Fugue (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 1 (The Fugue (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Fugue (GB)1367f–1m4fGroup 1
Susan Stroman (GB)921m6f–2mClass 5
Ducab (IRE)711m2½fClass 4
Excellency (FR)611m—
Anjin (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Havlin 5 0 0% −5.00
William Buick 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2015 · 2 runs
21 Jan 15+12d Lingfield (AW) 32red.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 2¼ 9-5 7467B Robert Havlin 7/4
09 Jan 15+12d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 1 8-9 7482A Robert Havlin 4/1
2014 · 5 runs
28 Dec 14+18d Lingfield (AW) 32Red.com/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-5 7476A Robert Havlin 7/1
10 Dec 14+11d Kempton (AW) Book The Panoramic On 27.12.14 Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 1 9-5 7278A Robert Havlin 9/2
29 Nov 14+19d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 1½ 9-5 —71A Robert Havlin 3/1
10 Nov 14+19d Kempton (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 nk 9-5 —85A William Buick 4/11F
22 Oct 14 Kempton (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 4 9-5 —75A William Buick 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has China Club won?
China Club (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2014 and 2015. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained China Club?
China Club (IRE) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 21 January 2015.
Who is China Club's sire?
China Club (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Twyla Tharp (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is China Club's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 21 January 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is China Club's sire's record?
Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are China Club's siblings?
Out of Twyla Tharp (IRE), China Club (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: The Fugue (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (The Fugue (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.