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Horse profile

Good Old Thyme (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer Dr Richard Newland · Last owner G Carstairs
by Old Vic (GB) out of Boragh Thyme (IRE) (Simply Great)
24 runs · 18 courses · from May 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Apr 2010 — 6,034 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 · 6th of 11 2 wins · Catterick & Leicester Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Good Old Thyme (IRE) is 2 from 24, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2010.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating125↓ 3lb off peak
125 98–128

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 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 17 Mar 2010 Official rating 125 at the last run, 14 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 24 figures · best 140A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft10131A119—
Good5126A116—
Good to Soft4119A107—
Heavy3140A120—
Firm2117A100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f13126A112—
1m5f – 2m10140A119.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.60 from 2
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.6—
Good1,79724213.5%+1.81 from 5
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.90 from 4
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.41 from 10
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 3
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.20 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.12 from 13
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.10 from 1
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Boragh Thyme (IRE) (Simply Great)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Paddy The Hare (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Mae's Choice (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Paddy The Hare (IRE)2142m–2m5½fClass 3
Mae's Choice (IRE)1332m2f–2m5½fGrade 3
Robin Thyme (IRE)1012m4f—
Michael's Pick (IRE)2912m7½f—
Hell Or High Water (IRE)20——
Present Endeavour (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 1 10% −8.17
Good 5 1 20% −3.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +0.83
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 3 1 33% −1.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +0.83
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 13 2 15% −9.17
1m5f – 2m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Leigh 11 0 0% −11.00
Giles Hawkins 5 1 20% −3.17
Mr T Weston 2 0 0% −2.00
Daryl Jacob 2 1 50% +0.00
L McNiff 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 23 2 9% −19.17
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 7 1 14% −5.17
2009 12 1 8% −10.00
2008 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
14 Apr 10+11d Cheltenham StanJames.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 2 10-11 125109A Giles Hawkins 8/1
03 Apr 10+17d Haydock Betfred Both Teams Score...Goals Galore! Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 nk 11-0 128110A Giles Hawkins 9/2
17 Mar 10+15d Cheltenham Coral Cup (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 28 ran 14/28 4 10-5 125114A Richard Johnson 40/1
02 Mar 10+7d Catterick Harrogate Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-2 125119A Giles Hawkins 5/6F
23 Feb 10+17d Southwell Book Your Tickets On Line At Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 4 10-4 125112A Giles Hawkins 10/3F
06 Feb 10+8d Doncaster Pick A Winner With Blue Square Icard Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 9-13 120119A Giles Hawkins 17/2
29 Jan 10+51d Chepstow Les Swanwick Electrical Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 ½ 11-4 120140A Mr T Weston 6/5F
09 Dec 09+10d Leicester Leicester Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 6 11-3 118120A Mr T Weston 15/2
29 Nov 09+13d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 11-12 118131A Daryl Jacob 11/4
16 Nov 09+37d Leicester John O'gaunt Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 118126A Daryl Jacob EvensF
10 Oct 09+9d Fairyhouse Winter Festival 2009 Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 4 11-4 118116A Robbie Power 9/4F
01 Oct 09+17d Sligo Sligo Champion Maiden Hurdle 18f · Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 11-4 106117A Andrew Leigh EvensF
14 Sep 09+22d Listowel Ladbrokes Ireland Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 ½ 11-3 105120A L McNiff 10/1
23 Aug 09+21d Cork Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 3 10-10 102119A L McNiff 10/3
02 Aug 09+6d Galway Electronic Retail Security Handicap Hurdle (88-116) 18f · Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 1½ 10-12 102108A Andrew Leigh 11/2
27 Jul 09+45d Galway Galwaybayhotel.com Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 ¾ 10-8 99126A Andrew Leigh 12/1
12 Jun 09+11d Clonmel Cahir Motor Company Hyundai Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Firm · 13 ran 3/13 4½ 11-3 98117A Andrew Leigh 10/3F
01 Jun 09+26d Listowel Listowel Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 2½ 10-5 98122A Andrew Leigh 12/1
06 May 09+226d Gowran Park Rooftop Restaurant At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 20f · Yielding · 20 ran 12/20 3 11-4 99107A Andrew Leigh 25/1
22 Sep 08+28d Ballinrobe 'Come Racing In Ballinrobe 2009' Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 5 11-8 101102A Andrew Leigh 8/1
25 Aug 08+28d Downpatrick Fran Murrin Memorial Maiden Hurdle 18.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 4/15 6 11-2 100102A Andrew Leigh 8/1
28 Jul 08+52d Galway G.P.T. Sligo Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 20 ran 4/20 1 11-0 99117A Andrew Leigh 50/1
06 Jun 08+8d Wexford Mount Leinster Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 shd 10-13 9983A Andrew Leigh 25/1
29 May 08 Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant (C&G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Firm · 18 ran 11/18 3 11-4 9983A Andrew Leigh 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Good Old Thyme (IRE) won?
Good Old Thyme (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 11 times in total (45.8% of starts).
Who trained Good Old Thyme (IRE)?
Good Old Thyme (IRE) was trained by Dr Richard Newland on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 14 April 2010.
Who is Good Old Thyme (IRE)'s sire?
Good Old Thyme (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Boragh Thyme (IRE), whose sire is Simply Great.
What going does Good Old Thyme (IRE) prefer?
Good Old Thyme (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Good Old Thyme (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 14 April 2010. The highest on record is 128.
What is Good Old Thyme (IRE)'s sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Good Old Thyme (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Boragh Thyme (IRE), Good Old Thyme (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Paddy The Hare (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Mae's Choice (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.