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Horse profile

Jig's Forge (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner K Dole
by Westerner (GB) out of Tisonlyme (IRE) (Moscow Society)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Newbury & Ffos Las Off 252 days · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 137
KTB Profile

Jig's Forge is a gelding who has won two of seven starts on turf. He took a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Ffos Las over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Nov 2024 and a Class 3 beginners chase at Newbury over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in Dec 2025. All five runs over 2m5f – 3m have come since his first outing. He finished fifth of 10 at Newbury in Feb 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 137.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 23 Apr 2025

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 6 figures · best 132A · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4121B103.51 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5121B1002 · 82 / 77.5
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 17 Dec 2025 Official rating 137 at the last run, 7 Feb 2026

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 7 figures · best 134C · median 133
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4134C1331 · —
Soft2133B1331 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5134C1322 · 134 / 130.5
2m1f – 2m4f2133B1331 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Led 3 (100%) · 2 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Westerner (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,40442912.6%+0.5—
Good to Soft2,10625111.9%−0.21 from 4
Soft3,77645212%−0.11 from 2
Heavy2,10525912.3%+0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,36539511.7%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f4,27653512.5%+0.41 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,97337512.6%+0.51 from 5
Over 3m7668811.5%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tisonlyme (IRE) (Moscow Society)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wilder Days (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.38
Soft 2 1 50% +1.25
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 1 33% −0.38
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 1 50% +0.62
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −2.38
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +1.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Jones 6 2 33% −0.13
Kielan Woods 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 5 1 20% −2.38
2024 1 1 100% +2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 1 25% −0.75
Chase 3 1 33% −0.38

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
07 Feb 26+52d Newbury William Hill Cheltenham Non-Runner Money Back Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 10 ran Race up with the pace early - moved into second before the 9th then dropped that spot by the 14th - pushed along after 4 out - faded from 2 out to finish 5th 5/10 18 11-10 13773C127C Kielan Woods 7/1
17 Dec 25+31d Newbury Hooorrrraaaayyyy It's Christmas Queens Arms 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 2 ran Set the pace from the start with only one other in contention - pushed along approaching two out - stayed on well under continued urging to the line - always holding the advantage without any real scare 1/2 11-5 13382C134C Ben Jones 13/8
16 Nov 25+207d Cheltenham Bottlegreen Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran Took it up early - lost lead at the 3rd - fidgety over the 5th and again at the 9th - struggling for toe from 2 out - wide into the home turn and pushing towards the front - plugged on after the last to finish third 3/6 hd 11-0 132—133B Ben Jones 3/1
23 Apr 25+40d Perth British EBF Gold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Fought for control early - settled among the pack - pressed for effort then dropped away from 2 out - finished well held in 7th 7/14 1½ 11-2 132121B132A Ben Jones 14/1
14 Mar 25+48d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 20 ran Settled towards the rear - moved up to dispute 2 out - weakened before the last to finish well beaten 6/20 11 11-7 —107B134A Ben Jones 125/1
25 Jan 25+66d Doncaster Pertemps Network River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - in front until inside the last two furlongs - lost ground before the final fence - eventually well held in 4th 4/6 17 11-0 —100B119B Ben Jones 4/1
20 Nov 24 Ffos Las Diplomat Hotel And Spa Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran Set the pace from the off - untidy three out - pushed clear before the last - kept going strongly to the line 1/12 11-4 —132A133A Ben Jones 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Jig's Forge (IRE) won?
Jig's Forge (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Jig's Forge (IRE)?
Jig's Forge (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 February 2026.
Who is Jig's Forge (IRE)'s sire?
Jig's Forge (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Tisonlyme (IRE), whose sire is Moscow Society.
What going does Jig's Forge (IRE) prefer?
Jig's Forge (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Jig's Forge (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 7 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Jig's Forge (IRE)'s sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Jig's Forge (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tisonlyme (IRE), Jig's Forge (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.