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Horse profile

Takween (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner J Howard Johnson
by Nayef (USA) out of Norfolk Lavender (CAN) (Ascot Knight)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2010 — 6,000 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 7th of 7 Won at Navan Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Takween (IRE) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Apr 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

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 (flat) 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 27 Apr 2008 Official rating 84 at the last flat run, 18 May 2010

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 86C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Musselburgh, 7 Dec 2009

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 3 figures · best 75A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm264C50—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 86C · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m286C81.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Nayef (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm661218.2%+8.2—
Good to Firm91010211.2%+1.20 from 2
Good1,4021238.8%−1.20 from 1
Good to Soft693679.7%−0.31 from 2
Soft8789010.3%+0.3—
Heavy308309.7%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,37714110.2%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84910.7%+0.7—
6f – 7f7347410.1%+0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,16412610.8%+0.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,81220711.4%+1.41 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,021787.6%−2.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5785810%0—
2m5f – 3m216136%−4—
Over 3m2500%−10—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Norfolk Lavender (CAN) (Ascot Knight)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cherry Bee (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cherry Bee (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cherry Bee (GB)1321mClass 4
Juhd (IRE)211m5fClass 6
In The Pink (IRE)1111mClass 5
Movie Mogul (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +7.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +8.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 1 100% +8.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Declan McDonogh 2 1 50% +7.00
Frederik Tylicki 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 1 1 100% +8.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 3 1 33% +6.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
18 May 10+162d Musselburgh Scottish Racing Your Better Bet Selling Stakes Class 6 · 9f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 7 9-4 8436C Frederik Tylicki 12/1
07 Dec 09+37d Musselburgh East Lothian Council Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 9 11-0 —86C Denis O'Regan 20/1
31 Oct 09+552d Wetherby Hold Your Christmas Party Here Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 19 11-0 —77C Barry Geraghty 12/1
27 Apr 08+175d Navan Coolmore Aussie Rules (C & G) Maiden 10f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 1/20 9-0 8475A Declan McDonogh 8/1
04 Nov 07 Leopardstown (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 9/15 shd 9-0 —64C Declan McDonogh 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Takween (IRE) won?
Takween (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Takween (IRE)?
Takween (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 18 May 2010.
Who is Takween (IRE)'s sire?
Takween (IRE) is by Nayef (USA) out of Norfolk Lavender (CAN), whose sire is Ascot Knight.
What is Takween (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 18 May 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Takween (IRE)'s sire's record?
Nayef (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
Who are Takween (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Norfolk Lavender (CAN), Takween (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cherry Bee (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cherry Bee (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2007. 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.