Tao Te Ching (IRE)
Tao Te Ching (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level. Won last time out at Nottingham (Class 4).
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.57Fair A/E n=5 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 102
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 102B | 96 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 102B | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,188 runs since Jan 2008 (1,105 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,754 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,876 | 252 | 13.4% | −0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 719 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,704 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,599 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,598 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,278 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 957 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 246 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Britzka (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Britzka (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britzka (IRE) | 32 | 3 | 2m | Class 2 |
| Nibbling (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 1m2f–1m3f | — |
| Alba Chiara (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m2½f | — |
| Notturno (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Baratheon (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Born (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Spirited Girl (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Havlin | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Nicky Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 20+51d | Nottingham | MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novice Stakes | 1/8 | 8-9 | 75 | 88A | 78A | Robert Havlin | 11/2 | |
| 07 Sep 20+33d | Windsor | Premier Thoroughbreds Racing Handicap | 6/6 | nse | 9-8 | 76 | 88A | 67B | Robert Havlin | 7/1 |
| 05 Aug 20+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Maiden Stakes | 5/14 | 5 | 8-13 | 76 | 102B | 60A | Robert Havlin | 9/2 |
| 23 Jul 20+22d | Sandown | Twickenham Fillies' Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 9-7 | 75 | 97A | 80A | Robert Havlin | 7/2F |
| 01 Jul 20+24d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Fillies' Novice Stakes | 4/13 | 1 | 9-0 | — | 96B | 69A | Robert Havlin | 10/1 |
| 07 Jun 20 | Lingfield (AW) | Betway 'Confined' Novice Stakes | 6/12 | 1½ | 8-11 | — | 78A | 72A | Nicky Mackay | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tao Te Ching won?
- Tao Te Ching (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2020, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Tao Te Ching?
- Tao Te Ching (IRE) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 28 October 2020.
- Who is Tao Te Ching's sire?
- Tao Te Ching (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Albarouche (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What is Tao Te Ching's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 28 October 2020. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Tao Te Ching's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,188 runs since Jan 2008 (1,105 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
- Who are Tao Te Ching's siblings?
- Out of Albarouche (GB), Tao Te Ching (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Britzka (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Britzka (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.