How many races has Take Heart (IRE) won?

Take Heart (IRE) won 4 of 21 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 19%. Placed 8 times in total (38.1% of starts).

Who trains Take Heart (IRE)?

Take Heart (IRE) is trained by Stephen Thorne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 February 2026.

Who is Take Heart (IRE)'s sire?

Take Heart (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Three Hearts (USA), whose sire is Hat Trick.

What going does Take Heart (IRE) prefer?

Take Heart (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Take Heart (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 11 February 2026. The highest on record is 99.

What is Take Heart (IRE)'s sire's record?

Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

Who are Take Heart (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Three Hearts (USA), Take Heart (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Take Heart (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Stephen Thorne · Owner Shamrock Thoroughbreds

by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Three Hearts (USA) (Hat Trick)

21 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2023

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won last time out 4 wins · Dundalk (AW), Goodwood & Naas Off 248 days · 1st of 4 Last raced off OR 87

KTB Profile

Take Heart is a gelding who has won four of 21 starts, three of them in handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f. He gained his biggest success in the Class 2 Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap at Goodwood on good ground off a mark of 95 and has also won twice at Dundalk on the all-weather. All wins came on good or quicker. His last run, at Dundalk in Feb 2026, was a win in a handicap off an official rating of 87. He is usually held up.

Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 12lb off peak

4–21Wins / Runs
19%Strike rate
8 (38.1%)Placed
−7.74£1 level staken=21 at SP
1.02Fair A/E n=21 · 0.84 incl. margin
99Highest OR
55dAvg between runs

Official rating87↓ 12lb off peak

87 80–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 30 Jan 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 21 figures · best 127^A · median 90

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good	7	127^A	80	—
Standard (AW)	6	101^B	88.5	3 · 92 / 80
Soft	4	101^C	89	—
Good to Soft	3	108^A	105	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	17	127^A	90	3 · 92 / 80
1m – 1m1f	4	101^B	87.5	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Feb 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 11 Feb 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 21 figures · best 105^A · median 90

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good	7	98^A	89	—
Standard (AW)	6	95^B	89	3 · 95 / 93
Soft	4	105^A	97.5	—
Good to Soft	3	93^A	92	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	17	105^A	92	3 · 95 / 93
1m – 1m1f	4	98^A	86	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 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 6 analysed runs

Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Dark Angel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	107	16	15%	+3.7	—
Good to Firm	3,694	452	12.2%	+0.9	—
Good	4,838	510	10.5%	−0.8	1 from 7
Good to Soft	2,406	251	10.4%	−0.9	1 from 3
Soft	2,722	253	9.3%	−2	0 from 4
Heavy	822	69	8.4%	−2.9	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	7,273	916	12.6%	+1.3	2 from 6

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	2,064	278	13.5%	+2.2	—
6f – 7f	10,694	1,251	11.7%	+0.4	—
1m – 1m1f	4,990	546	10.9%	−0.4	1 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f	2,464	236	9.6%	−1.7	3 from 17
1m5f – 2m	1,089	109	10%	−1.3	—
2m1f – 2m4f	472	41	8.7%	−2.6	—
2m5f – 3m	86	7	8.1%	−3.2	—
Over 3m	4	0	0%	−11.3	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Three Hearts (USA) (Hat Trick)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Treble Joy (IRE)	6	0	—	—
Card Shark (IRE)	6	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	7	1	14%	+1.00
Standard (AW)	6	2	33%	−3.12
Soft	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Soft	3	1	33%	−0.62
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 2	6	1	17%	+2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Dundalk (AW)	6	2	33%	−3.12
Curragh	5	0	0%	−5.00
Cork	3	0	0%	−3.00
York	2	0	0%	−2.00
Goodwood	2	1	50%	+6.00
Sandown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Chester	1	0	0%	−1.00
Naas	1	1	100%	+1.38

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	17	3	18%	−5.18
1m – 1m1f	4	1	25%	−2.56

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Ben Coen	10	3	30%	+1.82
Jack Kearney	3	1	33%	−1.56
W J Lee	3	0	0%	−3.00
Kieran Shoemark	2	0	0%	−2.00
Shane B Kelly	2	0	0%	−2.00
Ray Dawson	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	14	2	14%	−10.18
Cheekpieces	7	2	29%	+2.44

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	2	1	50%	−0.56
2025	7	0	0%	−7.00
2024	7	1	14%	+1.00
2023	5	2	40%	−1.18

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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
11 Feb 26+12d	Dundalk (AW)	View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 4 ran Settled at the back early - driven through the field inside the final two furlongs to hit the front with 150 yards remaining - stayed on strongly to win	1/4		9-11	87	80^C	95^B	Jack Kearney	4/9F
30 Jan 26+42d	Dundalk (AW)	BAR 1 Betting Extra Places Daily Rated Race 12f · Standard · 8 ran Slow to break and settled towards the back - edged into contention but bumped approaching 2f out - pushed to move up with a furlong and a half left - went second inside the final furlong - stayed on but caught late finishing third	3/8	½	9-10	87	92^A	93^A	Jack Kearney	5/4F
19 Dec 25+69d	Dundalk (AW)	BAR 1 Betting Merry Christmas Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 11 ran Slow into stride and settled towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left and still 7th approaching the final furlong - continued on at an even gallop to finish 4th	4/11	¾	8-13	88	45^A	88^A	Jack Kearney	11/4F
11 Oct 25+42d	York	Coral 'Pipped At The Post' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good · 14 ran Sluggish start - held up towards the back - improved on the far flank over 2f out before being pushed along and fading inside the final two furlongs	7/14	nk	8-8	90	100^C	85^A	Ray Dawson	16/1
30 Aug 25+32d	Sandown	Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 12 ran Wide early up with the pack - moved into second with 8f left before being asked for effort into the straight - lost touch rapidly from 2f out and finished well behind	12/12	8½	9-3	92	33^C	70^C	Kieran Shoemark	28/1
29 Jul 25+81d	Goodwood	Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 18 ran Held up in the pack - roused wide two out - dropped away rapidly - finished well held in 14th	14/18	1½	8-11	95	65^C	77^A	Kieran Shoemark	25/1
09 May 25+20d	Chester	Precision Facades Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good · 9 ran Slow to get going - held up at the rear - made headway 4f out - unable to challenge inside final 2f - finished 6th beaten 6 lengths	6/9	1¼	9-5	98	90^A	89^A	W J Lee	4/1
19 Apr 25+34d	Cork	Easter Festival April 19th - 21st Handicap 10.5f · Soft · 16 ran Sat handy behind the front group taking a strong hold - 4th at halfway - up to 3rd and driven approaching 2f out - dropped back to 4th and urged out inside the final furlong - unable to find more close home finishing 6th	6/16	½	9-13	99	101^C	97^A	Ben Coen	9/2
16 Mar 25+170d	Curragh	Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) 8f · Soft · 27 ran Held up towards the back - urged into 15th with 2f left before improving to 12th inside the final furlong - stayed on same effort to finish 9th	9/27	¾	9-10	99	90^C	98^A	Ben Coen	16/1
27 Sep 24+12d	Dundalk (AW)	William Hill Top Price Guarantee Diamond Stakes (Listed) 10.5f · Standard · 9 ran Settled at the back of the field - pushed along and made progress inside the final furlong - unable to reach the front markers - finished sixth beaten 4 lengths	6/9	1½	9-7	99	98^A	90^A	Shane B Kelly	5/1
15 Sep 24+47d	Curragh	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Northfields Handicap (Premier Handicap) 10f · Good · 14 ran Settled with the pack early - sixth around 4f out - made progress inside the last 3f - lost momentum approaching the final furlong to finish tenth	10/14	½	9-8	99	70^C	96^A	W J Lee	9/4F
30 Jul 24+17d	Goodwood	Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 17 ran	1/17		9-2	95	65^C	97^A	Ben Coen	7/1
13 Jul 24+29d	York	John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran	8/20	½	8-12	96	105^C	93^A	Ben Coen	16/1
14 Jun 24+49d	Cork	Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) 12f · Good · 10 ran	4/10	¾	9-12	96	127^A	98^A	Ben Coen	3/1
26 Apr 24+39d	Cork	Racing Again May 10th & 11th Handicap 10f · Soft · 12 ran	2/12	½	9-13	92	88^A	105^A	Ben Coen	10/3
18 Mar 24+190d	Curragh	Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) 8f · Heavy · 19 ran	10/19	½	9-1	92	78^C	89^A	Shane B Kelly	16/1
10 Sep 23+14d	Curragh	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Northfields' Handicap (Premier Handicap) 10f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran	5/22	hd	8-12	90	104^C	92^A	Ben Coen	5/1J
27 Aug 23+14d	Naas	TRM Speedxcell Multi Vitamin And Mineral Tonic Handicap 10.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran	1/9		8-10	85	108^A	83^A	Ben Coen	11/8F
13 Aug 23+156d	Curragh	La Celia Wines Handicap 10f · Good · 14 ran	2/14	¾	9-4	80	80^C	88^A	Ben Coen	9/1
10 Mar 23+21d	Dundalk (AW)	Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden 8f · Standard · 13 ran	1/13		9-8	—	85^B	83^A	Ben Coen	4/9F
17 Feb 23	Dundalk (AW)	Dundalk Stadium Maiden 8f · Standard · 13 ran	3/13	hd	9-8	—	101^B	80^A	W J Lee	4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Take Heart (IRE) won?: Take Heart (IRE) won 4 of 21 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 19%. Placed 8 times in total (38.1% of starts).
Who trains Take Heart (IRE)?: Take Heart (IRE) is trained by Stephen Thorne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 February 2026.
Who is Take Heart (IRE)'s sire?: Take Heart (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Three Hearts (USA), whose sire is Hat Trick.
What going does Take Heart (IRE) prefer?: Take Heart (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Take Heart (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 11 February 2026. The highest on record is 99.
What is Take Heart (IRE)'s sire's record?: Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Take Heart (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Three Hearts (USA), Take Heart (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 6 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 6 of 21 runs

▾Course

▾Distance

▾Jockey

▾Headgear

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Form

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