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Horse profile

Hit The Spot (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner Mrs Gay Smith
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Suave Shot (GB) (Suave Dancer)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Nov 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2007 — 7,125 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 10th of 12
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Nov 2006 and Apr 2007, the last of them as a 5yo gelding. Finished 10 of 12 at Worcester last time. By Kayf Tara (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,742 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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 75C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wetherby, 11 Nov 2006

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 2 figures · best 75C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m275C71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,742 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.30 from 1
Good4,49052411.7%−0.9—
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.80 from 1
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.5—
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.6—
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4,75959312.5%−0.1—
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%0—
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Suave Shot (GB) (Suave Dancer)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Midnight Shot (GB) (11 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Midnight Shot (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Midnight Shot (GB)39111m7½f–3mClass 2
Rustic Gold (GB)2821m2fClass 5
Gagas Horse (GB)1712m—
Shall We Go Now (GB)1412m½fClass 4
Kaymar (GB)30——
Musketeer (GB)50——
Tara Dancer (GB)20——
Tarantelle (GB)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
25 Apr 07+165d Worcester Play Monopoly At skybetvegas.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 ¾ 10-7 67C Mr A J Berry 40/1
2006 · 1 run
11 Nov 06 Wetherby Book Your Christmas Party At Wetherby Racecourse Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1 10-11 75C Mr A J Berry 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hit The Spot won?
Hit The Spot (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Hit The Spot?
Hit The Spot (GB) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 25 April 2007.
Who is Hit The Spot's sire?
Hit The Spot (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Suave Shot (GB), whose sire is Suave Dancer.
What is Hit The Spot's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,742 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Hit The Spot's siblings?
Out of Suave Shot (GB), Hit The Spot (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Midnight Shot (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Midnight Shot (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2006. 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.