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Horse profile

Spot Thedifference (IRE)

14yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2007) · Last trainer E Bolger · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Lafontaine (USA) out of Spotted Choice (IRE) (Callernish)
18 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Nov 2007 — 6,921 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2007 · 1st of 14 Won last time out 6 wins · Cheltenham & Punchestown Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 150
KTB Profile

Spot Thedifference (IRE) is 6 from 18. Won last time out at Cheltenham (Class 2). 5 of 8 starts at Cheltenham have ended in wins. 4 of 5 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 2 from 13 on softer. All 6 wins have come over trips beyond 3m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 150.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating150At career-high mark
150 95–150

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 130C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 26 Apr 2007 Official rating 150 at the last run, 16 Nov 2007

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 17 figures · best 143C · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5129C109—
Good to Soft4143C98.5—
Good to Firm3130C122—
Heavy390C84—
Good2120C118.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Over 3m10143C121—
2m1f – 2m4f393C90—
1m5f – 2m272C61—
2m5f – 3m2109C102—

Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 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
Lafontaine (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 20.6% of 34 runs since Jan 2005 (5 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm10220%−0.62 from 3
Good7228.6%+82 from 2
Good to Soft7228.6%+81 from 5
Soft6116.7%−3.91 from 5
Heavy400%−20.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m200%−20.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f500%−20.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m1119.1%−11.50 from 2
Over 3m16637.5%+16.96 from 11

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2005 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spotted Choice (IRE) (Callernish)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +2.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +0.00
Good to Firm 3 2 67% +3.50
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 2 100% +6.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 5 63% +16.37
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 8 5 63% +16.37
Punchestown 5 1 20% −2.25
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 11 6 55% +16.12
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J T McNamara 15 6 40% +12.12
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% −3.38
Cheekpieces 6 4 67% +13.50
Hood + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 2 50% +2.50
2006 8 2 25% +5.00
2005 6 2 33% +1.62

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 6 50% +15.12
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2007 · 4 runs
16 Nov 07+18d Cheltenham BGC Cross Country Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 11-8 150122C Mr J T McNamara 11/4
29 Oct 07+186d Galway Diamond Vision Novice Hurdle 20.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 11-0 9590C Mr J T McNamara 33/1
26 Apr 07+44d Punchestown Avon RI Corporate & Leisure Resort La Touche Cup 34f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 1/18 12-7 135130C Mr J T McNamara 7/4F
13 Mar 07+95d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 5 11-12 150126C Mr J T McNamara 6/1
2006 · 8 runs
08 Dec 06+28d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-12 144129C Mr J T McNamara 6/1
10 Nov 06+22d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-8 144120C Mr J T McNamara 5/1
19 Oct 06+175d Punchestown Star Racegoers Club Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 20f · Soft · 25 ran 21/25 18 11-6 10293C Paul Carberry 25/1
27 Apr 06+12d Punchestown Blue Square Chase (La Touche Cup) 34f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 25 12-7 13594C Mr J T McNamara 6/4F
15 Apr 06+32d Cork Dermot Casey Plant Hire Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 16f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 19/22 7 10-12 10272C Mr J T McNamara 16/1
14 Mar 06+37d Cheltenham Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 2 11-12 144143C Mr J T McNamara 12/1
05 Feb 06+22d Punchestown Western Pleasure P.P. Hogan Memorial Chase 24f · Yielding · 19 ran 6/19 1½ 12-0 135109C Mr J T McNamara 6/1
14 Jan 06+36d Punchestown Tattersalls Ireland Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 2 11-5 10284C Mr J T McNamara 16/1
2005 · 6 runs
09 Dec 05+28d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 5 11-12 150104C Mr J T McNamara 5/1F
11 Nov 05+19d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-8 —117C Mr J T McNamara 13/8F
23 Oct 05+197d Clonmel Templetuohy Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 24f · Soft · 20 ran 9/20 30 11-5 10795C Conor O'Dwyer 20/1
09 Apr 05+25d Aintree Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 36f · Good To Soft · 40 ran 18/40 16 10-7 13693C Robbie Power 25/1
15 Mar 05+29d Cheltenham Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 143— Mr J T McNamara 4/1
14 Feb 05 Navan Stanley Racing Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 20 11-5 —50C Mr J T McNamara 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spot Thedifference won?
Spot Thedifference (IRE) won 6 of 18 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Spot Thedifference?
Spot Thedifference (IRE) was trained by E Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 16 November 2007.
Who is Spot Thedifference's sire?
Spot Thedifference (IRE) is by Lafontaine (USA) out of Spotted Choice (IRE), whose sire is Callernish.
What going does Spot Thedifference prefer?
Spot Thedifference (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Spot Thedifference's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 150, from the run on 16 November 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Spot Thedifference's sire's record?
Lafontaine (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 20.6% of 34 runs since Jan 2005 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.