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Horse profile

Take To Heart (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner The Queen
by Sakhee (USA) out of Romantic Dream (GB) (Bustino)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 May 2018 — 3,090 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 · 1st of 3 Won last time out 3 wins · Towcester, Ffos Las & Worcester Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

Take To Heart (GB) is 3 from 11, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Won last time out at Towcester (Class 4). Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating128↓ 4lb off peak
128 126–132

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 3 Jun 2017

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 145B · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good7145B114—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5127A99—
2m1f – 2m4f3118A114—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 21 May 2018 Official rating 128 at the last run, 21 May 2018

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 131A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good8131A116.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5119C116—
2m1f – 2m4f3131A130—
1m5f – 2m3119A115—

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
Sakhee (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+0.7—
Good to Firm6018113.5%+2.41 from 1
Good98612813%+1.92 from 8
Good to Soft4795611.7%+0.60 from 1
Soft611487.9%−3.2—
Heavy197178.6%−2.5—
Standard (AW)1,0731069.9%−1.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f731115.1%+4—
6f – 7f5656912.2%+1.1—
1m – 1m1f7117710.8%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0681039.6%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m1,00111411.4%+0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4115513.4%+2.32 from 3
2m5f – 3m139107.2%−3.91 from 5
Over 3m1317.7%−3.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Romantic Dream (GB) (Bustino)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Open Hearted (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Close Touch (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Open Hearted (GB)2482m–3mClass 2
Close Touch (GB)1151m7½f–2m4fGrade 3
Keen On (GB)522m–2m4½fClass 4
Midsummer Magic (GB)712mClass 5
Hamilton's Fantasy (GB)30——
Wishing Wind (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 2 25% −3.12
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 3 60% +1.88
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 1 1 100% +1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +1.88
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 2 67% +1.88
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 8 3 38% −1.12
Jeremiah McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00
Ned Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 3 30% −3.12
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 1 33% −1.00
2017 6 2 33% −1.12
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 2 29% −2.12
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 1 1 100% +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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 3 runs
21 May 18+25d Towcester Totepool Cashback Club At Totesport.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 1/3 10-12 128116C119C Nico de Boinville EvensF
26 Apr 18+61d Kempton Polyroof Products Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 4 11-8 13095A116B Jeremiah McGrath 9/2
24 Feb 18+91d Kempton Back Or Lay On Betdaq Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 16 11-9 13286C108C Nico de Boinville 10/1
2017 · 6 runs
25 Nov 17+156d Ascot Mitie Events & Leisure Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 19 11-6 13299C108C Nico de Boinville 5/1
22 Jun 17+19d Ffos Las Walters Group Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 126114A130A Nico de Boinville EvensF
03 Jun 17+20d Worcester 7bets4free.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 —118A131A Nico de Boinville 15/8F
14 May 17+42d Ludlow Alexa Collis Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 13 10-12 —127A117B Nico de Boinville 4/1
02 Apr 17+41d Ascot ROA/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 hd 11-2 —108A107A Jeremiah McGrath 10/1
20 Feb 17+87d Lingfield (AW) Retraining Of Racehorses Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 shd 11-2 ——115A Nico de Boinville 5/2
2016 · 2 runs
25 Nov 16+171d Doncaster Magnum Ice Cream Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 6 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 10-13 —145B119A Ned Curtis 11/2
07 Jun 16 Southwell SFC Midlands Limited Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3 10-11 ——111A Nico de Boinville 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Take To Heart won?
Take To Heart (GB) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 7 times in total (63.6% of starts).
Who trained Take To Heart?
Take To Heart (GB) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 21 May 2018.
Who is Take To Heart's sire?
Take To Heart (GB) is by Sakhee (USA) out of Romantic Dream (GB), whose sire is Bustino.
What going does Take To Heart prefer?
Take To Heart (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Take To Heart's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 21 May 2018. The highest on record is 132.
What is Take To Heart's sire's record?
Sakhee (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.
Who are Take To Heart's siblings?
Out of Romantic Dream (GB), Take To Heart (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Open Hearted (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Close Touch (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2016. 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.