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Horse profile

Grey Abbey (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2005) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner The Roper Family And Norman Furness
by Nestor (IRE) out of Tacovaon (GB) (Avocat)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2005 — 7,604 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2005 2 wins · Aintree & Cheltenham Last raced off OR 169
KTB Profile

Grey Abbey (IRE) is 2 from 5 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Betfair Bowl Chase at Aintree (Apr 2005). Hasn't won since Apr 2005. Last raced off a career-high mark of 169.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 1 OR at career high
Official rating169At career-high mark
169 163–169

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 149C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 7 Apr 2005 Official rating 169 at the last run, 26 Dec 2005

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 3 figures · best 149C · median 143
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2149C146—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Over 3m3149C143—

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

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

Progeny in our archive have won 40% of 5 runs since Jan 2005 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%−400 from 1
Good to Soft22100%+602 from 2
Soft200%−400 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Over 3m5240%02 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2005 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tacovaon (GB) (Avocat)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mister Dave's (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 2 100% +6.83
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +2.33
Aintree 1 1 100% +3.50

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
26 Dec 05+58d Wetherby Skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 169— Graham Lee 6/1
29 Oct 05+205d Wetherby Bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-10 169— Graham Lee 7/2
07 Apr 05+20d Aintree Betfair Bowl Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 166149C Graham Lee 7/2
18 Mar 05+48d Cheltenham totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Class 1 · 26.5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 9 11-10 166100C Graham Lee 15/2
29 Jan 05 Cheltenham Pillar Property Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-10 163143C Graham Lee 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Grey Abbey (IRE) won?
Grey Abbey (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Grey Abbey (IRE)?
Grey Abbey (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 26 December 2005.
Who is Grey Abbey (IRE)'s sire?
Grey Abbey (IRE) is by Nestor (IRE) out of Tacovaon (GB), whose sire is Avocat.
What is Grey Abbey (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 169, from the run on 26 December 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Grey Abbey (IRE)'s sire's record?
Nestor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 40% of 5 runs since Jan 2005 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Grey Abbey (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tacovaon (GB), Grey Abbey (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.