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Horse profile

Tara Road (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Rebecca Curtis · Last owner Nigel Morris
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Sparkling Jewel (GB) (Bijou D'Inde)
19 runs · 13 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jul 2016 — 3,771 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 · 4th of 8 3 wins · Ffos Las, Ascot & Chepstow Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Tara Road (GB) is 3 from 19. Hasn't won since Nov 2014. Last raced off 115, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 15lb off peak
115 113–130

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 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 31 Mar 2016 Official rating 115 at the last run, 1 Jul 2016

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 13 figures · best 130A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good4127A113.5—
Soft3118B117—
Heavy3130A123—
Good to Soft2119A113—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6127A113.5—
1m5f – 2m3130A119—
2m5f – 3m3123B119—
Over 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 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 13,744 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%−1.30 from 1
Good4,49252411.7%−0.91 from 4
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.81 from 2
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 8
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.61 from 4
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 – 2m3,97652113.1%+0.51 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4,75959312.5%−0.11 from 8
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%01 from 7
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.10 from 1

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
Sparkling Jewel (GB) (Bijou D'Inde)

6 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Guiting Power (GB)130——
Moncarno (GB)140——
Jacarno (GB)130——
Ridgeway Pearl (GB)120——
Sparkling Suzie (GB)70——
Uncle Chizza (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 4 1 25% +2.50
Heavy 4 1 25% −1.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% −0.33
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 2 33% +3.50
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.67
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 4 1 25% −2.33
Ascot 4 1 25% +2.50
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −1.50
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −1.33
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 4 0 0% −4.00
Barry Geraghty 3 1 33% +3.50
Jonathan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
Leighton Aspell 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 1 100% +2.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Corbett 1 1 100% +0.67

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 2 20% −0.50
None 5 1 20% −3.33
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 6 2 33% +3.50
2013 3 1 33% −1.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 1 8% −10.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% +2.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% −0.33

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
2016 · 5 runs
01 Jul 16+35d Newton Abbot Racing Welfare Stable Staff Week Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 17 11-7 11598B Jonathan Moore 9/1
27 May 16+57d Worcester Bet On The Champions League With Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 12 10-2 11684C Jonathan Moore 5/1
31 Mar 16+55d Bangor-on-Dee Stella Artois Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2¾ 11-4 115117A Aidan Coleman 9/2
05 Feb 16+13d Chepstow 32red Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 8 ran F/8 — 11-12 120— Leighton Aspell 8/1
23 Jan 16+77d Ascot Bet365 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-0 123— Sean Bowen 8/1
2015 · 5 runs
07 Nov 15+9d Aintree Betfred "Scoop6Soccer" Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-3 125— Paul Townend 6/1
29 Oct 15+18d Stratford Subaru Supports Point To Point Racing Handicap Chase (For The J. H. Rowe Memorial Challenge Trophy) Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-6 128— Leighton Aspell 5/1
11 Oct 15+233d Chepstow John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 nk 10-0 128111A Aidan Coleman 8/1
20 Feb 15+41d Exeter Andrew West Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 129— A P McCoy 5/1
10 Jan 15+42d Warwick Betfred Mobile Hampton Novices' Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 130— Nick Scholfield 12/1
2014 · 6 runs
29 Nov 14+8d Newbury Bet365.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2¼ 10-13 130118B Barry Geraghty 11/4J
21 Nov 14+20d Ffos Las Stradey Park Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 117123B Davy Russell 2/1F
01 Nov 14+21d Ascot Gardiner & Theobald Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-8 113127A Barry Geraghty 11/2F
11 Oct 14+195d Chepstow Get The Best Free Bets At thebookiesoffers.co.uk Novices' Chase (For The Robert Mottram Memorial Trophy) Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 13 11-4 —107C Jason Maguire 25/1
30 Mar 14+53d Ascot Colts & Fillies Club Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 10 11-1 —116A A P McCoy 8/1
05 Feb 14+47d Ludlow Onibury Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 2¾ 11-4 —119B A P McCoy 11/10F
2013 · 3 runs
20 Dec 13+13d Ascot Iron Stand 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 29 11-0 —105C A P McCoy 4/1
07 Dec 13+28d Chepstow Back Of The Net At BetVictor.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-11 —119A Patrick Corbett 4/6F
09 Nov 13 Sandown Richard Stone 40th Birthday Celebration Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 1¼ 11-0 —130A Barry Geraghty 15/8

Quick answers

How many races has Tara Road won?
Tara Road (GB) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Tara Road?
Tara Road (GB) was trained by Rebecca Curtis on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 1 July 2016.
Who is Tara Road's sire?
Tara Road (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Sparkling Jewel (GB), whose sire is Bijou D'Inde.
What going does Tara Road prefer?
Tara Road (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 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 Tara Road's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 1 July 2016. The highest on record is 130.
What is Tara Road's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,744 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Tara Road's siblings?
Out of Sparkling Jewel (GB), Tara Road (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2013. 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.