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Tailgunner Joe (USA)

3yo gelding · Trainer Dylan Cunha · Owner Nick Bauer
by Knicks Go (USA) out of Indian Wish (USA) (Indian Charlie)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Catterick Off 112 days · 8th of 14 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Tailgunner Joe won the Class 5 Restricted Maiden Stakes at Catterick over 6f-7f on soft ground in Jul 2025. The gelding has one win and one place from seven turf starts and last ran off an official rating of 85. He finished eighth of 14 in the Class 3 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Mile Handicap at York in Jun 2026. By Knicks Go out of an Indian Charlie mare, he has not won since Jul 2025.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 23 Jul 2025

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 124B · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good369C602 · 69 / 64.5
Soft2124B69.51 · —
Good to Firm288A69—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f388A691 · —
1m2f – 1m4f260C37.52 · 60 / 37.5
6f – 7f2124B87—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 27 Jun 2026 Official rating 85 at the last run, 27 Jun 2026

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 7 figures · best 88A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good382A762 · 76 / 72
Soft288A79.51 · —
Good to Firm277A76.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f382A761 · —
1m2f – 1m4f271C69.52 · 71 / 69.5
6f – 7f288A82.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (100%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Knicks Go (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm500%−11.10 from 2
Good500%−11.10 from 3
Good to Soft100%−11.1—
Soft5120%+8.91 from 2
Standard (AW)11218.2%+7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.61 from 2
1m – 1m1f12216.7%+5.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f900%−11.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Indian Wish (USA) (Indian Charlie)

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
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +0.38
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.38

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +1.38
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +0.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Levey 2 0 0% −2.00
Kyle Strydom 2 1 50% +0.38
Jonny Peate 1 0 0% −1.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 1 25% −1.62

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
27 Jun 26+21d York Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Mile Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 14 ran Held up at back - pushed along with over 2f left - made no impression - well held late 8/14 ¾ 9-1 8569C76A Jonny Peate 28/1
06 Jun 26+52d Epsom Downs Cherryfield (Croydon) Lester Piggott Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along along the far rail with two furlongs left - faded quickly - finished seventh 7/9 13 9-4 8815C71C David Egan 33/1
15 Apr 26+200d Newmarket Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 10f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - pushed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished sixth 6/8 13 9-8 8960C68C Sean Levey 12/1
27 Sep 25+21d Newmarket Tattersalls Online Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Tracked leading group early - urged forward with over 2f left - faded quickly from there - eventually held in 6th 6/8 7 9-2 8588A76A Ray Dawson 200/1
06 Sep 25+45d Haydock Betting.Betfair Ascendant Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 7 ran Held a spot near the front on the wide side - pushed along to strike 2f out - quickly found wanting and dropped away 7/7 ½ 9-4 —60A82A Kyle Strydom 50/1
23 Jul 25+32d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran Hesitant start - settled behind pace then went in front with 4f left - driven and challenged inside final furlong - found more to score close home 1/10 9-7 —124B88A Kyle Strydom 11/8F
21 Jun 25 Ascot Chesham Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Moved across early and settled towards the middle of the field - held up towards the back until angling over with 5f to run - shifted right and made progress inside the final 3f - lost pace over 2f out and unable to threaten leaders thereafter 6/9 nse 9-5 —50A77A Sean Levey 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tailgunner Joe (USA) won?
Tailgunner Joe (USA) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Tailgunner Joe (USA)?
Tailgunner Joe (USA) is trained by Dylan Cunha, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 June 2026.
Who is Tailgunner Joe (USA)'s sire?
Tailgunner Joe (USA) is by Knicks Go (USA) out of Indian Wish (USA), whose sire is Indian Charlie.
What is Tailgunner Joe (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 27 June 2026. The highest on record is 89.
What is Tailgunner Joe (USA)'s sire's record?
Knicks Go (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.