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Horse profile

Hot Pepper (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2017) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner Mrs Hazel Leeves
by Tikkanen (USA) out of Copper Valley (GB) (Nearly A Hand)
12 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Feb 2017 — 3,551 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2017 · 10th of 16 Won at Taunton Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Hot Pepper (GB) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2015. Last raced off 74, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 17lb off peak
74 74–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 46C · median 35
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 9 Apr 2015 Official rating 74 at the last run, 5 Feb 2017

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 8 figures · best 106A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3106A95—
Heavy395C82—
Good288C79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6106A91.5—
1m5f – 2m282C76—

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 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
Tikkanen (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,014 runs since Jan 2008 (170 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.1—
Good to Firm73912.3%+3.2—
Good672558.2%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft3794110.8%+1.7—
Soft565478.3%−0.81 from 7
Heavy311309.6%+0.50 from 3
Standard (AW)12216.7%+7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.1—
6f – 7f300%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f5120%+10.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m510387.5%−1.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f7357610.3%+1.21 from 9
2m5f – 3m591559.3%+0.2—
Over 3m158148.9%−0.2—

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
Copper Valley (GB) (Nearly A Hand)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Upton Oaks (GB)60——
Flowing Valley (IRE)20——
Petite Louise (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +27.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +28.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 5 1 20% +29.00
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% +25.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 7 1 14% +27.00
Conor Shoemark 2 0 0% −2.00
Giles Hawkins 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieron Edgar 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 4 1 25% +30.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% +24.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 2 runs
05 Feb 17+25d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 2½ 10-0 7446C74C Conor Shoemark 16/1
11 Jan 17+23d Taunton Roa/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 17 ran 13/17 1¾ 10-7 8124C70C Conor Shoemark 25/1
2016 · 2 runs
19 Dec 16+26d Hereford Blackmore Builders Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 9-13 81—— Kieron Edgar 22/1
23 Nov 16+594d Hereford bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-6 85—— James Davies 33/1
2015 · 4 runs
09 Apr 15+42d Taunton Augustus Restaurant Taunton Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 3½ 11-2 91—88C Giles Hawkins 11/2
26 Feb 15+9d Taunton Rural Living Show 28th March Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 15 11-7 85—79A James Davies 11/4
17 Feb 15+47d Taunton South West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-11 85—106A James Davies 33/1
01 Jan 15+282d Exeter Royal Castle Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 ——— James Davies 100/1
2014 · 3 runs
25 Mar 14+32d Chepstow Play Burning Desire At 32Red Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 10-12 ——— Giles Hawkins 100/1
21 Feb 14+12d Exeter Bathwick Tyres 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 22 11-3 ——95C James Davies 100/1
09 Feb 14+43d Exeter Bathwick Tyres 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 1 11-4 ——95C James Davies 100/1
2013 · 1 run
28 Dec 13 Chepstow Coral Backing 'Macmillan Cancer Support' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 5 11-0 ——82C James Davies 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hot Pepper won?
Hot Pepper (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2013 and 2017, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Hot Pepper?
Hot Pepper (GB) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 5 February 2017.
Who is Hot Pepper's sire?
Hot Pepper (GB) is by Tikkanen (USA) out of Copper Valley (GB), whose sire is Nearly A Hand.
What going does Hot Pepper prefer?
Hot Pepper (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hot Pepper's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 5 February 2017. The highest on record is 91.
What is Hot Pepper's sire's record?
Tikkanen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,014 runs since Jan 2008 (170 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hot Pepper's siblings?
Out of Copper Valley (GB), Hot Pepper (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2013. 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.