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Irish Raptor (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2010) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Mrs Caroline Beresford Wylie
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Brownskin (IRE) (Buckskin)
42 runs · 15 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Dec 2010 — 5,808 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2010 · 6th of 16 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

Irish Raptor (IRE) is 6 from 42. Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off 128, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 42 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating128↓ 13lb off peak
128 93–141

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 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 10 Dec 2010 Official rating 128 at the last run, 10 Dec 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 — 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 33 figures · best 137A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft12130A108.5—
Good9137A110—
Soft6129C113.5—
Heavy5117C105—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Over 3m17127A108—
2m5f – 3m15137A117—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 42 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (9).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 42 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.11 from 1
Good286207%−1.61 from 12
Good to Soft17474%−4.62 from 15
Soft2963311.1%+2.52 from 9
Heavy2092813.4%+4.80 from 5
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m406358.6%04 from 18
Over 3m15585.2%−3.42 from 21

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
Brownskin (IRE) (Buckskin)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Travel Agent (IRE)30——
Tuskar Island (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 15 2 13% −0.50
Good 12 1 8% −3.00
Soft 9 2 22% +1.75
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +0.91

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 2 11 2 18% +7.00
Class 4 9 2 22% −1.59
Class 3 8 2 25% +2.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 10 1 10% −1.00
Cheltenham 6 1 17% +3.00
Newbury 5 1 20% +2.00
Sandown 4 1 25% −0.25
Wincanton 2 1 50% +3.50
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 1 50% −0.09
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 21 2 10% −6.50
2m5f – 3m 18 4 22% +3.66
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Brennan 21 3 14% −1.09
Tony Evans 11 1 9% −4.00
Bernie Wharfe 3 1 33% +2.50
David England 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Scudamore 2 1 50% +1.75
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2009 7 1 14% +2.00
2008 9 1 11% +0.00
2007 7 2 29% −1.34
2006 11 2 18% +1.50
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 35 5 14% −0.75
Hurdle 7 1 14% −5.09

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
2010 · 6 runs
10 Dec 10+19d Cheltenham Majordomo Hospitality Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m1½f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 1¾ 10-0 128127A David England 40/1
21 Nov 10+15d Aintree totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) (National Course) Class 1 · 3m2f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 3¼ 10-3 12899A Paddy Brennan 11/1
06 Nov 10+14d Wincanton Badger Ales Trophy (Listed Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 3m1f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 3½ 10-6 130108C Paddy Brennan 14/1
23 Oct 10+182d Aintree Totetentofollow.co.uk Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 2¼ 11-5 133114A Paddy Brennan 13/2
24 Apr 10+14d Sandown bet365 Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m5f · Good · 19 ran 7/19 shd 10-5 135105A Paddy Brennan 20/1
10 Apr 10+126d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 4m4f · Good · 40 ran F/40 — 10-7 141— Paddy Brennan 33/1
2009 · 7 runs
05 Dec 09+13d Sandown betinternet.com London National Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3 11-4 138108B Paddy Brennan 12/1
22 Nov 09+28d Aintree totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) (Nat Course) Class 1 · 3m2f · Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-2 138— A P McCoy 5/1
25 Oct 09+205d Aintree Liverpool Volkswagen Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 9 11-5 121116B Paddy Brennan 13/2
03 Apr 09+22d Aintree John Smith's Topham Chase (handicap) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good · 29 ran 1/29 10-0 125137A Paddy Brennan 8/1
12 Mar 09+12d Cheltenham Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateurs) Class 2 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 10/24 3½ 10-9 12996A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
28 Feb 09+35d Newbury Totescoop6 Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m2f · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-12 129— Paddy Brennan 8/1
24 Jan 09+43d Doncaster Sky Bet Chase (Listed Handicap) (formerly the Great Yorkshire Chase) Class 1 · 3m · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-0 134— David England 20/1
2008 · 9 runs
12 Dec 08+19d Cheltenham Boylepoker.com Chase (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 9 10-7 136105C Paddy Brennan 20/1
23 Nov 08+29d Aintree totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) (National Course) Class 1 · 3m2f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 12 10-5 138109C Paddy Brennan 9/2F
25 Oct 08+192d Chepstow Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) Class 2 · 2m7½f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 7 10-0 112120A Paddy Brennan 5/1
16 Apr 08+12d Cheltenham Jardine Lloyd Thompson Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 10 11-10 138106A Paddy Brennan 13/2
04 Apr 08+20d Aintree John Smith's Topham Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 29 ran 2/29 nk 10-12 131130A Paddy Brennan 12/1
15 Mar 08+28d Uttoxeter John Smith's Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase Class 1 · 4m1½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 10-8 132110A Paddy Brennan 10/1
16 Feb 08+14d Haydock Red Square Vodka Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m4½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 5 11-2 134107C Paddy Brennan 8/1
02 Feb 08+32d Sandown Totesport Masters Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3½ 10-10 134119A Paddy Brennan 5/1
01 Jan 08+37d Cheltenham Chinese State Circus At Centaur Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m2½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 129118A Paddy Brennan 8/1
2007 · 7 runs
25 Nov 07+21d Aintree totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 6/19 20 10-5 13295C Paddy Brennan 8/1
04 Nov 07+39d Carlisle Coors Cumberland Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m2f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 3½ 11-12 135110C Paddy Brennan 4/1
26 Sep 07+166d Perth A C Management Consulting Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 10-6 95106C Paddy Brennan 10/11F
13 Apr 07+31d Aintree John Smith's Topham Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good · 29 ran 7/29 5 10-7 137108C Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
13 Mar 07+25d Cheltenham William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 23 ran UR/23 — 11-0 138— Tony Evans 20/1
16 Feb 07+27d Sandown vcbet.co.uk for US Racing And Results Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 122124C Tom Scudamore 11/4F
20 Jan 07+22d Haydock Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m7f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 30 10-4 12594C Tony Evans 8/1
2006 · 11 runs
29 Dec 06+16d Newbury Stan James Mandarin Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 11-8 121118C Tony Evans 4/1
13 Dec 06+17d Newbury Axminster Carpets Novices' Chase (Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 110129C Tony Evans 6/1
26 Nov 06+25d Newbury Betdaq.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 nk 11-0 105117C Tony Evans 7/1
01 Nov 06+5d Chepstow wbx.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-7 93— Bernie Wharfe 13/8F
27 Oct 06+5d Wetherby bet365 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-13 93— Bernie Wharfe 7/4
22 Oct 06+21d Wincanton Sharron Bloor Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 93127C Bernie Wharfe 9/2
01 Oct 06+158d Uttoxeter BTC Events fourseasonsmarqueehire.com Handicap Chase (For the Queen's Royal Lancers Challenge Cup) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 8 11-2 9597C Tony Evans 9/2
26 Apr 06+45d Perth Tullibardine Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 16 ran 9/16 11 11-1 9991C Tom Scudamore 16/1
12 Mar 06+16d Warwick Sportsman Out Mar 22 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 4 11-3 99105C Tony Evans 7/1
24 Feb 06+44d Warwick Drive Vauxhall Leamington & Vauxhall Combo Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 3m1f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 11-4 99103C Tony Evans 16/1
11 Jan 06+74d Newbury Fabulous Fakes Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 3½ 10-12 —93C Tony Evans 50/1
2005 · 2 runs
29 Oct 05+21d Lingfield Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 13 ran UR/13 — 11-7 —— Tony Evans 20/1
08 Oct 05 Bangor-on-Dee Bright Future Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 —— Tony Evans 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Raptor won?
Irish Raptor (IRE) won 6 of 42 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 10 times in total (23.8% of starts).
Who trained Irish Raptor?
Irish Raptor (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 10 December 2010.
Who is Irish Raptor's sire?
Irish Raptor (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Brownskin (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What going does Irish Raptor prefer?
Irish Raptor (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Irish Raptor's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 10 December 2010. The highest on record is 141.
What is Irish Raptor's sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
Who are Irish Raptor's siblings?
Out of Brownskin (IRE), Irish Raptor (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.