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Makethedifference (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner B Jones Son
by Shantou (USA) out of La Panthere (USA) (Pine Bluff)
45 runs · 28 courses · from Nov 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Nov 2020 — 2,152 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 4 wins · Kelso, Perth & Navan New yard Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Makethedifference (IRE) is 4 from 45. Hasn't won since Oct 2016. All 4 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 85, 35lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 45 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 35lb off peak
85 85–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 12 Dec 2016

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 9 figures · best 145B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft3122A86—
Good2126B105—
Good to Soft2107B102.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7145B107—
2m1f – 2m4f298B92—

Of 16 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 13 May 2018 Official rating 85 at the last jumps run, 29 Nov 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 85C the best of the last 1 rated run · Navan, 18 Mar 2013

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 36 figures · best 132A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good10130A106.5—
Soft10122A103.5—
Heavy10132A114—
Good to Soft3123A122—
Good to Firm3130B108—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m26132A109.5—
2m1f – 2m4f9122A106—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 45 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 45 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.72 from 4
Good2,28631013.6%01 from 12
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 3
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.30 from 13
Heavy1,28217813.9%+0.31 from 13
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%04 from 29
2m1f – 2m4f2,70737814%+0.40 from 15
2m5f – 3m2,33833314.2%+0.60 from 1
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

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
La Panthere (USA) (Pine Bluff)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kiama Bay (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Kiama Bay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kiama Bay (IRE)5391m½f–2m1fClass 2
Tritonix (IRE)1251m–2m½fClass 2
Strandfield Queen (IRE)40——
L'Impressioniste (FR)140——
Le Tigre D'Or (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 13 0 0% −13.00
Heavy 13 1 8% −6.50
Good 12 1 8% −7.50
Good to Firm 4 2 50% +4.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 2 12% −6.50
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 5 1 20% +1.50
Ffos Las 4 0 0% −4.00
Chepstow 4 0 0% −4.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 2 100% +6.50
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +3.50
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 29 4 14% −9.50
2m1f – 2m4f 15 0 0% −15.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 8 1 13% −2.00
Michael Byrne 7 2 29% +0.00
Robbie McNamara 7 0 0% −7.00
Alan Johns 6 0 0% −6.00
John Cullen 4 0 0% −4.00
M P Fogarty 3 1 33% +3.50
Charlie Price 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Deutsch 1 0 0% −1.00
George Blackwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jody McGarvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R P Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 35 4 11% −15.50
Visor 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 6 0 0% −6.00
2016 8 1 13% −2.00
2015 12 2 17% −5.00
2014 7 0 0% −7.00
2013 5 1 20% +1.50
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 34 3 9% −21.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 1 1 100% +5.50

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
29 Nov 20+847d Ffos Las Free Daily Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-6 85—— Charlie Price 20/1
05 Aug 18+23d Market Rasen Tican Chilled Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 95—— Tom O'Brien 20/1
13 Jul 18+41d Ffos Las Grace Harris Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran F/11 — 10-13 95—— Tom O'Brien 8/1
02 Jun 18+20d Hexham Great North City Games Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-4 100—— Lorcan Williams 3/1F
13 May 18+407d Plumpton Julie Brown Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 6 12-0 10284B112A Nick Scholfield 5/1
01 Apr 17+19d Uttoxeter Betfred Watch Sky Sports In Our Shops Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 15 10-11 10886C90C Alan Johns 14/1
13 Mar 17+16d Chepstow 188Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 11-6 112—101A James Best 12/1
25 Feb 17+14d Chepstow Pertemps Network Industrial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 19 10-11 115—88B Tom O'Brien 15/2
11 Feb 17+14d Warwick Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 2¾ 11-8 11676A116A Alan Johns 20/1
28 Jan 17+14d Uttoxeter R & H Insulations Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 41 11-6 117—92C Alan Johns 11/1
14 Jan 17+33d Warwick Betfred "January Sale" Edward Courage Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 18 10-11 12023C84C Alan Johns 10/1
12 Dec 16+16d Ffos Las Booker Wholesale Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 10-11 120122A122A Alan Johns 6/1
26 Nov 16+18d Newbury bet365 Intermediate Hurdle (Listed Limited Handicap) (Registered As The Gerry Feilden Hurdle) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-13 115107B113A Charlie Deutsch 33/1
08 Nov 16+28d Sedgefield Nortonthorpe Ind. Park Lady Jeannette Wiper Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 nk 11-5 11698B122A George Blackwell 13/2
11 Oct 16+9d Huntingdon Tribute Cornish Pale Ale Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 2 12-2 106126B102B Tom O'Brien 9/4F
02 Oct 16+26d Kelso Newcastle Arms Coldstream Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 106145B130B Tom O'Brien 5/1
06 Sep 16+14d Worcester Lucky Eight Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 6 11-1 109—102A Tom O'Brien 20/1
23 Aug 16+12d Southwell Connie White Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 22 11-6 114—89C Tom O'Brien 18/1
11 Aug 16+229d Stratford Bordeaux Undiscovered Wines Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 57 11-11 119—85C Tom O'Brien 11/1
26 Dec 15+65d Fontwell Winterfields Farm Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran F/9 — 11-3 119—— Michael Byrne 11/2
22 Oct 15+11d Ludlow John Owen 75th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 3 11-12 115—130A Michael Byrne 7/4F
11 Oct 15+25d Chepstow Get Social With totepool On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 10-1 115—113A Michael Byrne 4/1
16 Sep 15+8d Kelso Bruce Farms Supporting World Horse Welfare Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 10-3 101—108B Michael Byrne 6/4F
08 Sep 15+24d Perth Salutation Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 101—126A Michael Byrne 7/2J
15 Aug 15+58d Market Rasen Mdlutilities.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 4 10-12 103—111A Alan Johns 11/2
18 Jun 15+55d Ffos Las Cp Hire Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 14 11-12 108—97A Michael Byrne 14/1
24 Apr 15+64d Chepstow Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 1¾ 11-5 113—97A Michael Byrne 33/1
19 Feb 15+19d Clonmel Demesne Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 20 11-12 98—106C Robbie McNamara 66/1
31 Jan 15+7d Fairyhouse Thistle Cheltenham Hotel Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 10/17 39 11-3 100—97C Robbie Colgan 14/1
24 Jan 15+21d Navan Flower Hill Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-12 ——— Robbie McNamara 16/1
03 Jan 15+6d Cork Mccarthy Insurance Group Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 11-12 ——112B Robbie McNamara 20/1
28 Dec 14+14d Leopardstown Ballymaloe Original Country Relish Beginners Chase 19f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-12 ——— Robbie McNamara 66/1
14 Dec 14+28d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 9/18 3¼ 11-12 ——109A Robbie McNamara 50/1
16 Nov 14+216d Cork I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Beginners Chase 21f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 1½ 11-12 ——119A John Cullen 20/1
14 Apr 14+16d Tramore Live The Dream With Tote Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 2½ 11-7 100—123A Jody McGarvey 10/3
29 Mar 14+14d Navan Follow Navan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran 7/19 ¾ 11-5 101—117A M P Fogarty 9/2J
15 Mar 14+16d Limerick Family Day 30th March Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 2/17 4 11-1 98—132A John Cullen 14/1
27 Feb 14+63d Thurles Killinan Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 8/11 hd 11-12 ——110A John Cullen 8/1
26 Dec 13+11d Limerick Signsplus Maiden Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 16 11-12 ——105A John Cullen 14/1
15 Dec 13+56d Navan Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 30 ran 8/30 7½ 11-12 ——103C M P Fogarty 33/1
20 Oct 13+179d Naas Become A Go Racing In Kildare Member (pro/am) Flat Race 19f · Yielding · 15 ran PU/15 — 12-0 ——— Robbie McNamara 20/1
24 Apr 13+37d Punchestown Betdaq The Peoples Exchange Champion I.n.h. Flat Race (grade 1) 16f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 63 12-0 ——104C Mr R P Quinlan 33/1
18 Mar 13+85d Navan Cyril Carty Navan Golf President (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-11 ——85C M P Fogarty 11/2
23 Dec 12+35d Thurles Curaheen (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 5½ 11-11 ——122A Robbie McNamara 14/1
18 Nov 12 Cheltenham Cheltenham Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 1½ 11-0 ——109C Barry Geraghty 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Makethedifference (IRE) won?
Makethedifference (IRE) won 4 of 45 archived starts between 2012 and 2020, a strike rate of 8.9%. Placed 10 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Makethedifference (IRE)?
Makethedifference (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 29 November 2020.
Who is Makethedifference (IRE)'s sire?
Makethedifference (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of La Panthere (USA), whose sire is Pine Bluff.
What going does Makethedifference (IRE) prefer?
Makethedifference (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Makethedifference (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 29 November 2020. The highest on record is 120.
What is Makethedifference (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Makethedifference (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of La Panthere (USA), Makethedifference (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kiama Bay (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Kiama Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2012. 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.