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Horse profile

Tactic (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2010) · Last trainer John Dunlop · Last owner Hamdan Al Maktoum
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Tanaghum (GB) (Darshaan)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2010 — 5,877 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2010 · 6th of 8 3 wins · Curragh, York & Goodwood Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Tactic (GB) is 3 from 15, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the At The Races Curragh Cup at Curragh (Jun 2010). Hasn't won since Jun 2010. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 118.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating118At career-high mark
118 81–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 99B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 26 Jun 2010 Official rating 118 at the last run, 11 Sep 2010

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.

Flat 15 figures · best 102A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm7102A90—
Good391A86—
Soft282A81.5—
Good to Soft289A88—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7102A87—
1m2f – 1m4f698B88.5—
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.73 from 7
Good1,24815212.2%+0.90 from 3
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.50 from 2
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.50 from 2
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%01 from 6
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.32 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.3—
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.8—
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tanaghum (GB) (Darshaan)

11 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Taaresh (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Bangkok (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Taaresh (IRE)4391m–2mClass 3
Matterhorn (IRE)1981m–1m2fListed
Bangkok (IRE)2161m2f–1m2½fGroup 2
The Foxes (IRE)1357f–1m2½fGroup 2
Perotan (IRE)521m4f–1m6fListed
Zahoo (IRE)1021m–1m4fClass 3
Yaazy (IRE)421m3f–1m4fListed
Shafafya (GB)1011m2fClass 4
Rawoof (IRE)711m3½fClass 5
Shababeek (IRE)10——
Mujarah (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 3 43% +12.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 1 20% +6.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 3 1 33% −1.00
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 2 1 50% +4.00
York 1 1 100% +10.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% +10.00
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hills 6 0 0% −6.00
Tadhg O'Shea 5 2 40% +3.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 1 100% +10.00
Eddie Ahern 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 5 2 40% +12.00
2009 8 1 13% −6.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

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
11 Sep 10+44d Curragh Irish Field St. Leger (Group 1) 14f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 3 9-11 11882A Tadhg O'Shea 8/1
29 Jul 10+33d Goodwood Artemis Goodwood Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 7 9-7 11877C Richard Hills 5/1
26 Jun 10+35d Curragh At The Races Curragh Cup (Group 3) 14f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-11 11799B Tadhg O'Shea 5/1
22 May 10+28d York Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup (Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 103102A Jimmy Quinn 10/1
24 Apr 10+180d Ripon Bet totepool On 0800 221 221 Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1 8-12 10398B Eddie Ahern 9/2
26 Oct 09+53d Leicester Sir Gordon Richards Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 2¾ 8-13 10579B Steve Drowne EvensF
03 Sep 09+37d Salisbury Irish Thoroughbred Marketing 'Persian Punch' Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 14f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 ½ 8-7 10581B Tadhg O'Shea 9/4
28 Jul 09+19d Goodwood Betfair Gordon Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2 9-0 10586A Richard Hills 7/1
09 Jul 09+20d Newmarket Bahrain Trophy (Group 3) Class 1 · 13f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 9-0 9591A Richard Hills 10/3
19 Jun 09+27d Ascot Queen's Vase (Group 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-1 8687A Richard Hills 14/1
23 May 09+16d Haydock Text Betfred To 83080 For Mobile Betting Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 nk 8-9 8690A Tadhg O'Shea 7/2F
07 May 09+20d Goodwood London And Regent Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-9 8690A Tadhg O'Shea EvensF
17 Apr 09+190d Newbury Cheviot Asset Management Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 11f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 4 9-3 8187A Richard Hills 7/1
09 Oct 08+19d Newbury harino.com - Virtual Racing, Real Excitement Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 2½ 9-3 —89A Richard Hills 7/2
20 Sep 08 Newbury E.B.F. Dubai Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 ¾ 9-3 —78A Declan McDonogh 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tactic (GB) won?
Tactic (GB) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained Tactic (GB)?
Tactic (GB) was trained by John Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 11 September 2010.
Who is Tactic (GB)'s sire?
Tactic (GB) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Tanaghum (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Tactic (GB) prefer?
Tactic (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tactic (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 11 September 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Tactic (GB)'s sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Tactic (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Tanaghum (GB), Tactic (GB) has 11 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Taaresh (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Bangkok (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.