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Horse profile

Special Tiara (GB)

12yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer Henry De Bromhead · Last owner Mrs S Rowley Williams
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Special Choice (IRE) (Bob Back)
37 runs · 14 courses · from May 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Feb 2019 — 2,825 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 152
KTB Profile

Special Tiara (GB) is 7 from 37 in our archive, including 3 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2017). Hasn't won since Mar 2017. Last raced off 152, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 37 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating152↓ 16lb off peak
152 116–168

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 9 Dec 2018

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 10 figures · best 125B · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5125B59—
Good to Soft390A89—
Good2110C104—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9125B89—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 131B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 28 Apr 2018 Official rating 152 at the last jumps run, 2 Feb 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 82A the best of the last 1 rated run · Killarney, 16 Jul 2014

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 32 figures · best 154A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft12148B129—
Good10154A141.5—
Good to Soft6152A133.5—
Heavy3118B117—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m26154A133.5—
2m1f – 2m4f6145A121—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 37 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 37 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,743 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.30 from 1
Good4,49152411.7%−0.93 from 12
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.81 from 6
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.53 from 15
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 3
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97652113.1%+0.56 from 30
2m1f – 2m4f4,75959312.5%−0.11 from 7
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%0—
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

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
Special Choice (IRE) (Bob Back)

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

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Accidental Rebel (GB)).

Family form: Golden Tiara (IRE) finished 2nd of 5 at Huntingdon, 6 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Accidental Rebel (GB)2642m3½f–2m5fGrade 2
Glenashling (IRE)1512m1f—
Special Diamond (GB)712m—
Oakley's Way (IRE)1212m3fClass 5
Golden Tiara (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 15 3 20% −1.12
Good 12 3 25% +22.73
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +6.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 19 5 26% +33.73

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 9 1 11% +3.00
Sandown 5 1 20% −1.00
Kempton 4 2 50% +3.73
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 1 50% +3.50
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 1 100% +28.00
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% +1.38
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 30 6 20% +25.11
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −1.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Noel Fehily 15 3 20% +2.73
Phillip Enright 5 2 40% +2.88
A E Lynch 4 0 0% −4.00
B J Cooper 3 1 33% +26.00
Robbie Power 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Geraghty 2 1 50% +4.00
Davy Russell 2 0 0% −2.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 35 7 20% +25.61
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 5 1 20% +7.00
2016 4 1 25% −2.27
2015 4 1 25% +0.00
2014 8 1 13% −2.00
2013 5 1 20% +24.00
2012 5 2 40% +2.88

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 32 6 19% +26.23
Hurdle 4 1 25% −1.62
Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 1 run
02 Feb 19+37d Leopardstown Ladbrokes Dublin Chase (Grade 1) 17f · Good · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-10 152—— Robbie Power 14/1
2018 · 5 runs
27 Dec 18+18d Kempton Unibet Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 5 11-0 15589C128B Noel Fehily 8/1
09 Dec 18+225d Cork Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase (Grade 2) 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 4½ 11-4 157125B125A B J Cooper 8/1
28 Apr 18+45d Sandown bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 3¾ 11-7 15890A131B Daryl Jacob 12/1
14 Mar 18+39d Cheltenham Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-10 163—— Noel Fehily 25/1
03 Feb 18+38d Leopardstown Coral Dublin Chase (grade 2) 17f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 nk 11-10 163111A145A Robbie Power 12/1
2017 · 5 runs
27 Dec 17+38d Kempton Unibet Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran F/4 — 11-6 163—— Noel Fehily 3/1
19 Nov 17+204d Cheltenham Shloer Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Cheltenham Chase) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 nk 11-6 16559C140B Noel Fehily 8/1
29 Apr 17+45d Sandown bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 8 11-7 16598C136B Noel Fehily 4/1
15 Mar 17+46d Cheltenham Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-10 16561A152A Noel Fehily 11/1
28 Jan 17+32d Cheltenham Spectra Cyber Security Solutions Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 9 11-7 16543C113C Noel Fehily 8/1
2016 · 4 runs
27 Dec 16+44d Kempton 32Red Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 165110C139C Noel Fehily 8/11F
13 Nov 16+201d Cheltenham Shloer Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Cheltenham Chase) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 9 11-0 16848B129A Noel Fehily 2/1F
26 Apr 16+41d Punchestown Boylesports Champion Chase (Grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 6/7 9 11-12 168—118B Noel Fehily 5/1
16 Mar 16+102d Cheltenham Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 nse 11-10 168—154A Noel Fehily 16/1
2015 · 4 runs
05 Dec 15+27d Sandown Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 11-7 168—148B Noel Fehily 3/1
08 Nov 15+197d Navan (IRE) thetote.com Fortria Chase 16f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 38 11-12 168—111C Barry Geraghty 11/4F
25 Apr 15+45d Sandown bet365 A P McCoy Celebration Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 163—154B Noel Fehily 3/1F
11 Mar 15+74d Cheltenham Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 11-10 150—151A Noel Fehily 18/1
2014 · 8 runs
27 Dec 14+48d Kempton williamhill.com Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 150—148B Barry Geraghty 5/1
09 Nov 14+75d Navan Ladbrokes Ireland Fortria Chase (Grade 2) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 11-4 153—123B Brian Hayes 5/1
26 Aug 14+22d Ballinrobe Donal Downes Water Towers Chase 17f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 8½ 11-2 153—119B A E Lynch 4/5F
04 Aug 14+19d Cork Cork Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 3¾ 11-6 116—115A Andrew J McNamara 4/6F
16 Jul 14+81d Killarney John Buckley Auctioneers Maiden 14f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 10-5 ——82A Declan McDonogh 4/1
26 Apr 14+45d Sandown bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 11-7 155—136B A E Lynch 7/1
12 Mar 14+38d Cheltenham BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 2½ 11-10 155—130A Davy Russell 16/1
02 Feb 14+77d Punchestown Boylesports Free Wifi Coming To Our Shops Tied Cottage Chase (grade 2) 16f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 shd 11-12 153—117B Davy Russell 10/1
2013 · 5 runs
17 Nov 13+20d Cheltenham Shloer Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 3 11-5 157—144A Noel Fehily 7/1
28 Oct 13+186d Naas Poplar Square Chase (grade 3) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-12 149—— B J Cooper 7/1
25 Apr 13+19d Punchestown Ryanair Novice Chase (Grade 1) 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 23 11-10 152—117C Phillip Enright 10/1
06 Apr 13+34d Aintree John Smith's Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 124—149B B J Cooper 28/1
03 Mar 13+136d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Chase 17f · Yielding · 6 ran 5/6 7½ 11-9 ——110B A E Lynch 10/1
2012 · 5 runs
18 Oct 12+24d Punchestown Buck House Novice Chase (Grade 3) 18f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 15 11-0 ——118B A E Lynch 11/4
24 Sep 12+66d Ballinrobe www.totegoracingclub.com Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-10 ——129A Phillip Enright 9/2
20 Jul 12+35d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 ——130A Phillip Enright 11/8F
15 Jun 12+33d Clonmel Valley Of Honey Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 17 ran 2/17 1½ 11-12 ——137A Phillip Enright 6/4F
13 May 12 Killarney Ross Golf Club Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 17f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 3¾ 11-4 ——123A Phillip Enright 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Special Tiara won?
Special Tiara (GB) won 7 of 37 archived starts between 2012 and 2019, a strike rate of 18.9%. Placed 17 times in total (45.9% of starts).
Who trained Special Tiara?
Special Tiara (GB) was trained by Henry De Bromhead on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 2 February 2019.
Who is Special Tiara's sire?
Special Tiara (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Special Choice (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Special Tiara prefer?
Special Tiara (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 12 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 Special Tiara's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 152, from the run on 2 February 2019. The highest on record is 168.
What is Special Tiara's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,743 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Special Tiara's siblings?
Out of Special Choice (IRE), Special Tiara (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Accidental Rebel (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Accidental Rebel (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.