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Horse profile

Tapaculo (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2019) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Mrs R J Skan
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Aniston (IRE) (Eurodeal)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 May 2019 — 2,721 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2019 2 wins · Chepstow First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Tapaculo (GB) is 2 from 6. Hasn't won since Dec 2015.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 147A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 5 Dec 2015 Official rating 127 at the last run, 10 May 2019

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 147A · median 132.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2136A132.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3147A136—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49052411.7%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.80 from 1
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.51 from 2
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.61 from 1
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4,75859312.5%−0.12 from 4
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%00 from 2
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aniston (IRE) (Eurodeal)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bruff (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m6f–2m6½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bruff (IRE)1922m6f–2m6½f—
Fortunata Fashions (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +1.50
Class 5 1 1 100% +4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 2 2 100% +5.50
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% +3.50
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 4 1 25% +1.00
James Best 1 1 100% +1.50
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 2 40% +2.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 2 67% +4.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 2 40% +2.50
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
10 May 19+69d Market Rasen Victor Lucas Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 127—— Richard Johnson 5/1
02 Mar 19+1148d Newbury Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust H.O.P.E Programme Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-12 130—— Richard Johnson 9/2
09 Jan 16+35d Kempton William Hill - Bet And Watch Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 11-12 130—129B Richard Johnson 5/6F
05 Dec 15+31d Chepstow M S Vent Ltd 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 ——147A James Best 6/4F
04 Nov 15+183d Chepstow Truvape Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-0 ——136A Richard Johnson 4/1F
05 May 15 Exeter Half Moon Inn Clyst St Mary Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 nk 10-12 ——116A Tom O'Brien 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tapaculo (GB) won?
Tapaculo (GB) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Tapaculo (GB)?
Tapaculo (GB) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 10 May 2019.
Who is Tapaculo (GB)'s sire?
Tapaculo (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Aniston (IRE), whose sire is Eurodeal.
What is Tapaculo (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 10 May 2019. The highest on record is 130.
What is Tapaculo (GB)'s sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Tapaculo (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Aniston (IRE), Tapaculo (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bruff (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m6f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.