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Horse profile

Taj Mahal Palace (GB)

2yo colt · Trainer Brian Ellison · Owner Joseph Bell & Spring Cottage Syndicate
by Palace Pier (GB) out of Stereophonic (IRE) (Acclamation)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 22 Sep 2026 · 7th of 13
KTB Profile

Taj Mahal Palace is a colt by Palace Pier out of a Stereophonic mare and has yet to win from three starts on turf. He ran twice at Beverley and once at Ripon, racing over trips from under 6f to 6f-7f on good and good to firm ground. His last run, at Beverley in Sep 2026, saw him finish 7 of 13 in a Class 5 novice stakes. Aged 2 at his last run in Sep 2026.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 71 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Beverley, 12 Aug 2026

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 3 figures · best 71B · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good257C50.52 runs · 57 / 50.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f271B57.52 runs · 71 / 57.5
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 12 Aug 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 62A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good251A432 runs · 51 / 43
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f262A56.52 runs · 62 / 56.5
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

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

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 606 runs since May 2025 (109 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1341914.2%+30 from 1
Good1571710.8%−0.40 from 2
Good to Soft6457.8%−3.4—
Soft60610%−1.2—
Heavy1700%−11.2—
Standard (AW)1742112.1%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f13430.8%+19.60 from 2
6f – 7f263259.5%−1.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f1812011%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1331813.5%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m1516.7%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f100%−11.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2025 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Stereophonic (IRE) (Acclamation)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Knebworth (GB) (9 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Knebworth (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knebworth (GB)4495f–6fClass 3
Golden Rainbow (GB)5685fClass 5
States (GB)100——
Miami Memories (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Robinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Russell 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
22 Sep 26+38d Beverley Christmas Parties R Us Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands A, B, C And D) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 13 ran Settled towards the back - driven up to make progress into the final two furlongs - shifted left under pressure inside the last - stayed on late to close for seventh 7/13 1½ 9-2 44C51A Harry Russell 50/1
15 Aug 26+3d Ripon Racing For Tamara Ripon Hornblower EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 5 ran Handy early with front group - driven approaching final furlong - lost ground quickly - dropped to rear close home finishing fifth 5/5 3¾ 9-7 57C35B Ben Robinson 20/1
12 Aug 26 Beverley Macan At Porsche Centre Hull EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Dwelt and drifted left at the break - nudged along and made ground over 1f out - plugged on into 7th but never a threat 7/10 hd 9-7 71B62A Ben Robinson 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Taj Mahal Palace won?
Taj Mahal Palace (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Taj Mahal Palace?
Taj Mahal Palace (GB) is trained by Brian Ellison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 September 2026.
Who is Taj Mahal Palace's sire?
Taj Mahal Palace (GB) is by Palace Pier (GB) out of Stereophonic (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
What is Taj Mahal Palace's sire's record?
Palace Pier (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 606 runs since May 2025 (109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 134.
Who are Taj Mahal Palace's siblings?
Out of Stereophonic (IRE), Taj Mahal Palace (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Knebworth (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Knebworth (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.