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Horse profile

Low Reactor (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Suzanne Nigel Williams
by Taipan (IRE) out of Strong Opinion (GB) (Strong Gale)
14 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 May 2008 — 6,738 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 8th of 18 Won at Newcastle Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Low Reactor (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off 85, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 8lb off peak
85 80–93

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 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 10 May 2008 Official rating 85 at the last run, 10 May 2008

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 11 figures · best 101C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6101C77.5—
Good to Firm288A86—
Good290C88—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5101C84—
2m1f – 2m4f389C86—
Over 3m290C81—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 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
Taipan (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+0.5—
Good to Firm141139.2%−0.30 from 2
Good317299.1%−0.40 from 2
Good to Soft1592012.6%+3.11 from 7
Soft305247.9%−1.60 from 1
Heavy2742810.2%+0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−9.5—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m201147%−2.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f412379%−0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m4615612.1%+2.61 from 6
Over 3m13386%−3.50 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strong Opinion (GB) (Strong Gale)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Farmer Grant (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Farmer Grant (IRE)2332m–2m4f—
Always Present (IRE)213m1f—
Fairoak Haitch (IRE)40——
Thats The Lot (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 1 14% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 1 9% −6.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 4 1 25% +1.00
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Buchanan 9 1 11% −4.00
Tony Dobbin 2 0 0% −2.00
Ewan Whillans 2 0 0% −2.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 7 1 14% −2.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −2.00
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
10 May 08+30d Hexham Fawdington Suzuki Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 8/18 ¾ 11-12 8588A Peter Buchanan 20/1
10 Apr 08+58d Carlisle Turftv Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 30 11-3 8077C Peter Buchanan 7/1
12 Feb 08+13d Newcastle saltwellsigns.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 30 10-7 9065C Peter Buchanan 10/1
30 Jan 08+35d Newcastle NCFE Qualifications Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-6 90— Peter Buchanan 6/1
26 Dec 07+25d Wetherby New Bramham Hall For Conferences Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 30 11-1 9072C Peter Buchanan 9/2J
01 Dec 07+19d Newcastle Freeclaim IDC Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-9 83101C Peter Buchanan 4/1J
12 Nov 07+167d Carlisle WBX.COM World Bet Exchange Lucius Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 5 10-1 8090C Peter Buchanan 16/1
29 May 07+21d Hexham John Smith's Extra Smooth Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1½ 11-7 8586C Peter Buchanan 25/1
08 May 07+37d Kelso John Smith's No Nonsense Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 3 10-11 8584C Peter Buchanan 28/1
01 Apr 07+33d Hexham Crossling Durapipe Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-11 90— Tony Dobbin 14/1
27 Feb 07+94d Catterick Barton Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-5 93— Tony Dobbin 16/1
25 Nov 06+13d Newcastle E.B.F. 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 12/18 5 10-7 9381C Ewan Whillans 66/1
12 Nov 06+22d Carlisle Book Your Conference Here Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 9 10-5 —89C Ewan Whillans 25/1
21 Oct 06 Kelso Premier Traffic Management 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 shd 10-12 —78C Wilson Renwick 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Low Reactor (IRE) won?
Low Reactor (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Low Reactor (IRE)?
Low Reactor (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 10 May 2008.
Who is Low Reactor (IRE)'s sire?
Low Reactor (IRE) is by Taipan (IRE) out of Strong Opinion (GB), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Low Reactor (IRE) prefer?
Low Reactor (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Low Reactor (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 10 May 2008. The highest on record is 93.
What is Low Reactor (IRE)'s sire's record?
Taipan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.
Who are Low Reactor (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Strong Opinion (GB), Low Reactor (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Farmer Grant (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.