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Film Director (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Brian Ellison · Last owner P J Martin
by Tiger Hill (IRE) out of Stage Manner (GB) (In The Wings)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2013
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 May 2016 — 3,812 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 4th of 8 Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Film Director (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed 7 times. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Sedgefield (May 2016).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating112↓ 5lb off peak
112 112–117

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 131B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 3 May 2016 Official rating 112 at the last run, 28 May 2016

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 9 figures · best 131B · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4123A115—
Good to Soft3131B117—
Soft2126B115—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4123A118.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4131B121.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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
Tiger Hill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,823 runs since Jan 2008 (360 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−1.8—
Good to Firm539499.1%−0.4—
Good931737.8%−1.70 from 4
Good to Soft5175210.1%+0.60 from 3
Soft6276810.8%+1.30 from 3
Heavy221209%−0.5—
Standard (AW)9619710.1%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3239.4%−0.1—
6f – 7f435296.7%−2.8—
1m – 1m1f678588.6%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1,11811910.6%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m1,02110810.6%+1.10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f386297.5%−20 from 4
2m5f – 3m1391410.1%+0.60 from 1
Over 3m14214.3%+4.8—

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
Stage Manner (GB) (In The Wings)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mission Control (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mission Control (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mission Control (IRE)2381m½f–2m3fClass 4
Thalberg (GB)40——
Purple Dancer (FR)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Cook 2 0 0% −2.00
Nathan Moscrop 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor O'Farrell 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr P W Mullins 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2016 · 3 runs
28 May 16+13d Cartmel Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 2¼ 10-12 112109A Brian Hughes 11/4
15 May 16+12d Market Rasen BDN Construction - Committed To Excellence Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 14 11-0 115110B Danny Cook 6/4F
03 May 16+199d Sedgefield Equestrian Surfaces Ltd 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 4½ 10-9 115131B Nathan Moscrop 5/1
2015 · 5 runs
17 Oct 15+216d Market Rasen Listers Mercedes-benz A-class Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-0 115120A Daryl Jacob 13/8F
15 Mar 15+14d Carlisle Connolly's Red Mills Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Connolly's Red Mills 'Precision Nutrition' Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 55 11-9 117104C Conor O'Farrell 9/2
01 Mar 15+14d Sedgefield Betfred Novices' Hurdle (Betfred Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 11-2 —126B Conor O'Farrell 14/5
15 Feb 15+5d Market Rasen EPDS Racing Welfare BTO Series 2015 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 10-12 —117A Nathan Moscrop 10/1
10 Feb 15+555d Ayr Betvictor.com Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran RO/8 — 11-3 —— Danny Cook 11/2
2013 · 2 runs
04 Aug 13+12d Galway Galway Shopping Centre Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 6 12-0 —117A Mr P W Mullins 9/1
23 Jul 13 Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Racecourse Of The Year Flat Race 2m · Good · 16 ran 2/16 5½ 12-0 —123A Mr P W Mullins 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Film Director won?
Film Director (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2013 and 2016. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trained Film Director?
Film Director (IRE) was trained by Brian Ellison on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 28 May 2016.
Who is Film Director's sire?
Film Director (IRE) is by Tiger Hill (IRE) out of Stage Manner (GB), whose sire is In The Wings.
What is Film Director's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 28 May 2016. The highest on record is 117.
What is Film Director's sire's record?
Tiger Hill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,823 runs since Jan 2008 (360 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Film Director's siblings?
Out of Stage Manner (GB), Film Director (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mission Control (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mission Control (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2013. 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.