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Taken By Force (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Tom Weston · Last owner Tom Weston
10 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2018 — 2,988 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 5th of 9 Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Taken By Force (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Doncaster (Feb 2018). Last raced off 69, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating69↓ 18lb off peak
69 69–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Huntingdon, 3 Apr 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 6 figures · best 112B · median 58.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3112B80—
Good to Soft256C53—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5112B56—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 8 Feb 2018 Official rating 69 at the last run, 23 Aug 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 85C · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good382A65—
Good to Soft285C83—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m585C81—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,413 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 233.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6334.8%−4.9—
Good4685411.5%+1.80 from 3
Good to Soft227208.8%−0.90 from 3
Soft404297.2%−2.50 from 3
Heavy2333113.3%+3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1800%−9.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.7—
1m – 1m1f600%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f4137.3%−2.4—
1m5f – 2m447378.3%−1.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f519519.8%+0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m3404011.8%+2.10 from 3
Over 3m59610.2%+0.5—

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

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tango Charlie (IRE)40——
The Dealer (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Poste 6 0 0% −6.00
Connor Brace 2 0 0% −2.00
James Nixon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr James King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 6 runs
23 Aug 18+28d Stratford Sims Financial Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 14 9-7 6961A61A Connor Brace 14/1
26 Jul 18+121d Worcester Please Support Marie Curie Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 9-7 7480C65C Connor Brace 6/1
27 Mar 18+17d Hereford myracing.com For Grand National Tips Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-6 79—— Charlie Poste 22/1
10 Mar 18+30d Hereford 188bet Up To 75 Cash Bonus Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-7 84—— Charlie Poste 40/1
08 Feb 18+16d Doncaster Eventmasters.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 9 10-12 8750B81B James Nixon 16/1
23 Jan 18+34d Leicester Croxton Park Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 ——— Charlie Poste 100/1
2017 · 4 runs
20 Dec 17+14d Ludlow Tanners Cava 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 23 10-12 —27C81C Charlie Poste 100/1
06 Dec 17+9d Ludlow Racing UK Club Day Today Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 26 11-8 —56C85C Charlie Poste 100/1
27 Nov 17+238d Ludlow Toteexacta Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 ——— Charlie Poste 33/1
03 Apr 17 Huntingdon Live Casino At 188Bet Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 6 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 2½ 10-7 —112B82A Mr James King 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Taken By Force won?
Taken By Force (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Taken By Force?
Taken By Force (IRE) was trained by Tom Weston on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 23 August 2018.
Who is Taken By Force's sire?
Taken By Force (IRE) is by Millenary (GB) out of Along Came Polly (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Taken By Force's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 23 August 2018. The highest on record is 87.
What is Taken By Force's sire's record?
Millenary (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,413 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 233.
Who are Taken By Force's siblings?
Out of Along Came Polly (IRE), Taken By Force (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. 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.