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Horse profile

Tafawuk (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2014) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Michael Hill
by Nayef (USA) out of Yaqeen (GB) (Green Desert)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jun 2014 — 4,502 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2014 · 9th of 10 Won at Leicester Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Tafawuk (USA) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2013.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating72↓ 1lb off peak
72 65–73

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 83B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 6 Jun 2014 Official rating 72 at the last run, 24 Jun 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 88A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm688A70—
Good283B76.5—
Standard (AW)274A68.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f888A77.5—
1m – 1m1f370A63—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Nayef (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm661218.2%+8.2—
Good to Firm91010211.2%+1.21 from 6
Good1,4021238.8%−1.20 from 2
Good to Soft693679.7%−0.30 from 1
Soft8789010.3%+0.3—
Heavy308309.7%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,37714110.2%+0.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84910.7%+0.7—
6f – 7f7347410.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,16412610.8%+0.80 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,81220711.4%+1.41 from 8
1m5f – 2m1,021787.6%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f5785810%0—
2m5f – 3m216136%−4—
Over 3m2500%−10—

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
Yaqeen (GB) (Green Desert)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sarookh (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sarookh (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sarookh (USA)316fClass 5
Istinfaar (USA)511m½fClass 5
Thakaa (USA)40——
Taraaneem (USA)30——
Certainty (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 1 17% −2.25
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 1 13% −4.25
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 2 1 50% +1.75
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% −4.25
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tadhg O'Shea 3 0 0% −3.00
Frederik Tylicki 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrea Atzeni 2 0 0% −2.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hughes 1 1 100% +2.75
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 3 1 33% +0.75
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
24 Jun 14+18d Beverley Racing Uk Anywhere Available Now Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 ½ 9-1 7255C Frederik Tylicki 7/2F
06 Jun 14+17d Goodwood Mazda Jinba Ittai Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-5 7283B Andrea Atzeni 7/4F
20 May 14+19d Yarmouth Moulton Nurseries At Acle Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 6 9-4 7280A Frederik Tylicki 6/1
01 May 14+336d Lingfield (AW) City Fire Protection/cpfc Study Centre Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 hd 9-4 7274A William Buick 11/4F
30 May 13+27d Sandown Cantor Capital Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 hd 9-5 7378A Ryan Moore 4/1
03 May 13+6d Chepstow 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 13 9-5 6651C Andrea Atzeni 7/4
27 Apr 13+317d Leicester Play Ten To Follow At Totepool.com Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-3 6688A Richard Hughes 11/4F
14 Jun 12+17d Yarmouth Trafalgar Restaurant At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 9-7 6577A Tadhg O'Shea 5/2J
28 May 12+21d Leicester British Stallion Studs Coplow E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 5 9-3 —63A Tadhg O'Shea 20/1
07 May 12+235d Kempton (AW) Get Your Bet On At Blue Square Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 1¼ 9-3 —63A Tadhg O'Shea 16/1
15 Sep 11 Yarmouth British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 3¼ 9-3 —70A Neil Callan 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tafawuk (USA) won?
Tafawuk (USA) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Tafawuk (USA)?
Tafawuk (USA) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 24 June 2014.
Who is Tafawuk (USA)'s sire?
Tafawuk (USA) is by Nayef (USA) out of Yaqeen (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Tafawuk (USA) prefer?
Tafawuk (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tafawuk (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 24 June 2014. The highest on record is 73.
What is Tafawuk (USA)'s sire's record?
Nayef (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
Who are Tafawuk (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Yaqeen (GB), Tafawuk (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sarookh (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sarookh (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2011. 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.