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Horse profile

Take The Oath (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2006) · Last trainer D R Gandolfo · Last owner Starlight Racing
by Big Sink Hope (USA) out of Delgany Chimes (IRE) (Kafu)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Jun 2006 — 7,436 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2006 Won at Huntingdon Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Take The Oath (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2005.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating77↓ 3lb off peak
77 69–80

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 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 21 Jul 2005 Official rating 77 at the last run, 19 Jun 2006

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 100C · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3100C88—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2100C85.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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
Big Sink Hope (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 14 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%−14.30 from 6
Soft200%−14.3—
Heavy11218.2%+3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f12216.7%+2.40 from 5
2m5f – 3m200%−14.30 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Delgany Chimes (IRE) (Kafu)

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 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +8.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% +3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Huntingdon 2 1 50% +11.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +9.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Doyle 9 1 11% +4.00
Sam Curling 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% +3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 10 1 10% +3.00

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
2006 · 1 run
19 Jun 06+247d Hereford World Bet Exchange wbx.Com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-8 77— Sam Curling 20/1
2005 · 10 runs
15 Oct 05+67d Stratford Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 6 10-0 79— Tom Doyle 10/1
09 Aug 05+19d Newton Abbot Car Boot Sale Here 28 August Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-3 77— Tom Doyle 15/2
21 Jul 05+6d Uttoxeter Staffordshire Life And Our Time Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 11-0 7788C Tom Doyle 7/1
15 Jul 05+16d Southwell Cartwright King Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 nk 10-3 7766C Tom Doyle 9/1
29 Jun 05+15d Worcester To Sponsor A Race Call 0870 220 2772 Novices' Handicap Chse Class 4 · 16f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-8 77— Tom Doyle 7/2
14 Jun 05+7d Newton Abbot Limerick Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 10-0 7671C Tom Doyle 9/4F
07 Jun 05+22d Huntingdon totesport 0800 222 221 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 10-1 69100C Tom Doyle 12/1
16 May 05+73d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-0 72— Tom Doyle 9/1
04 Mar 05+22d Doncaster Branton Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 3½ 10-7 75— Paddy Brennan 11/1
10 Feb 05 Huntingdon Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 11-0 80— Tom Doyle 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Take The Oath won?
Take The Oath (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Take The Oath?
Take The Oath (IRE) was trained by D R Gandolfo on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 19 June 2006.
Who is Take The Oath's sire?
Take The Oath (IRE) is by Big Sink Hope (USA) out of Delgany Chimes (IRE), whose sire is Kafu.
What going does Take The Oath prefer?
Take The Oath (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Take The Oath's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 19 June 2006. The highest on record is 80.
What is Take The Oath's sire's record?
Big Sink Hope (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 14 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.