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Horse profile

Snakecharm (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer Jim Old · Last owner W E Sturt
by Taipan (IRE) out of Sparkling Opera (GB) (Orchestra)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Dec 2008 — 6,517 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 · 14th of 16
KTB Profile

Snakecharm (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Fontwell (Feb 2007).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

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 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Feb 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 4 figures · best 113C · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2113C105.5—
Good to Soft2102A98.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3113C102—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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%−0.3—
Good317299.1%−0.4—
Good to Soft1592012.6%+3.10 from 2
Soft305247.9%−1.60 from 2
Heavy2742810.2%+0.7—
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 3
2m1f – 2m4f412379%−0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m4615612.1%+2.6—
Over 3m13386%−3.5—

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
Sparkling Opera (GB) (Orchestra)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Royal Ripple (IRE)80——
Yankee Jamie (IRE)20——
Accordion Opera (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert L Butler 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Evans 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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 KTB Jockey SP
17 Dec 08+298d Newbury E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 19 10-12 98C Timmy Murphy 50/1
23 Feb 08+7d Chepstow totesport 0800 221 221 Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10/16 3½ 11-2 95C Robert L Butler 16/1
16 Feb 08+363d Uttoxeter totesportgames.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 shd 11-2 102A Tony Evans 8/1
18 Feb 07 Fontwell toteexacta Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 13.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 11-4 113C Jason Maguire 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Snakecharm (IRE) won?
Snakecharm (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Snakecharm (IRE)?
Snakecharm (IRE) was trained by Jim Old on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 17 December 2008.
Who is Snakecharm (IRE)'s sire?
Snakecharm (IRE) is by Taipan (IRE) out of Sparkling Opera (GB), whose sire is Orchestra.
What is Snakecharm (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 Snakecharm (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sparkling Opera (GB), Snakecharm (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2007. 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.