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Horse profile

Sparkford Vale (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer Colin Tizzard · Last owner A G Fear
by Thowra (FR) out of Miss Marigold (GB) (Norwick)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2010 — 6,050 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 New yard First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jun 2008 and Apr 2010, the last of them as a 7yo gelding. By Thowra (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 3.2% of 252 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 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 82C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fontwell, 4 Jun 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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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
Thowra (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.2% of 252 runs since Jan 2008 (37 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−3.2—
Good to Firm4324.7%+1.5—
Good8244.9%+1.70 from 1
Good to Soft5123.9%+0.7—
Soft3700%−3.2—
Heavy2400%−3.20 from 1
Standard (AW)1200%−3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−3.2—
1m5f – 2m7256.9%+3.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6822.9%−0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m8211.2%−2—
Over 3m1900%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Marigold (GB) (Norwick)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Marigolds Way (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Marigolds Way (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Marigolds Way (GB)4042m5f–3mClass 4
Miss Midnight (GB)4421m7½f–3m1fClass 4
Johnny's Way (GB)1012m7fClass 4
Goldbrook (GB)2512mClass 4
Ringagold (GB)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2010 · 1 run
05 Apr 10+670d Chepstow Bristol Evening Post 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 — Joe Tizzard 16/1
2008 · 1 run
04 Jun 08 Fontwell Robert Alner Fund Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 10 10-13 82C James White 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sparkford Vale won?
Sparkford Vale (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2008 and 2010.
Who trained Sparkford Vale?
Sparkford Vale (GB) was trained by Colin Tizzard on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 5 April 2010.
Who is Sparkford Vale's sire?
Sparkford Vale (GB) is by Thowra (FR) out of Miss Marigold (GB), whose sire is Norwick.
What is Sparkford Vale's sire's record?
Thowra (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.2% of 252 runs since Jan 2008 (37 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sparkford Vale's siblings?
Out of Miss Marigold (GB), Sparkford Vale (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Marigolds Way (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Marigolds Way (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2008. 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.