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Horse profile

Tara Royal (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2014) · Last trainer P York · Last owner R Gurney
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Poussetiere Deux (FR) (Garde Royale)
24 runs · 17 courses · from Nov 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Feb 2014 — 4,634 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2014 4 wins · 4 courses New yard Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile

Tara Royal (GB) is 4 from 24. Hasn't won since Feb 2012. Last raced off 130, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating130↓ 9lb off peak
130 120–139

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 117B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 18 May 2012 Official rating 130 at the last run, 19 Feb 2014

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 19 figures · best 145A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft8132A126.5—
Good6145A120.5—
Soft5125A103—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m13145A117—
2m1f – 2m4f5127A124—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 24 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%−1.3—
Good4,49252411.7%−0.91 from 9
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.82 from 8
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.51 from 6
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 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 – 2m3,97652113.1%+0.51 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f4,75959312.5%−0.13 from 9
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%00 from 1
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

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
Poussetiere Deux (FR) (Garde Royale)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Wishfull Thinking (GB) (12 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Wishfull Thinking (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wishfull Thinking (GB)42122m–2m5fGrade 2
Wishfull Dreaming (GB)4171m6f–3mListed
No Pushover (GB)412m½fClass 6
Djess (GB)712m1fClass 4
Ben Tally Ho (GB)90——
Nine Arches (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −5.75
Good to Soft 8 2 25% +1.50
Soft 6 1 17% −4.47
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 10 2 20% −0.25
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +1.53
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 1 50% +1.25
Carlisle 2 1 50% +1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +5.50
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +0.53
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 14 1 7% −7.50
2m1f – 2m4f 9 3 33% −1.22
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Maguire 13 3 23% −1.72
Timmy Murphy 3 0 0% −3.00
Henry Brooke 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Phillip York 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Lane 1 1 100% +2.00
P J Benson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 3 25% −4.22
Tongue tie 11 1 9% −4.50
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 9 1 11% −2.50
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 9 3 33% −1.22
2009 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 2 12% −7.25
Hurdle 6 2 33% −1.47
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
19 Feb 14+367d Ludlow CGA Foxhunter Trial (Hunters' Chase) (For The Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Trophy) Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 12-6 130— Mr Phillip York 11/1
2013 · 1 run
17 Feb 13+123d Market Rasen Calverts Carpets And Flooring York Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1¾ 11-6 129103C Henry Brooke 25/1
2012 · 9 runs
17 Oct 12+137d Wetherby Become An Annual Badge Holder Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 11 11-12 133103C Jason Maguire 10/1
02 Jun 12+15d Stratford Betfair Sponsors The Stable Staff Canteen Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-12 135— A P McCoy 9/4J
18 May 12+27d Aintree Geek's Toy For Betdaq Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 hd 10-9 137117B Jason Maguire 7/2C
21 Apr 12+9d Ayr Scotty Brand Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 11-4 137— Jason Maguire 17/2
12 Apr 12+27d Aintree matalan.co.uk Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 4 10-10 139111C Jason Maguire 16/1
16 Mar 12+34d Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 21 ran 10/21 12 10-0 13999C Henry Brooke 25/1
11 Feb 12+14d Musselburgh John Smith's Scottish Champion Chase (Handicap) (For The Bowes-Lyons Cup) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-3 129129A Jason Maguire 11/2
28 Jan 12+14d Doncaster Mirror Punters Club Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 15 10-7 130108A Timmy Murphy 10/1
14 Jan 12+18d Warwick Betfred The Bonus King Handicap Chase (For The Edward Courage Cup) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 5 11-10 130126A Jason Maguire 14/1
2011 · 2 runs
27 Dec 11+10d Wetherby Castleford Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 27 10-9 13387B Brian Harding 7/2
17 Dec 11+392d Ascot Bgc Partners Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-8 133— Timmy Murphy 4/1
2010 · 9 runs
20 Nov 10+14d Haydock Follow Paul Nicholls On Facebook And Twitter Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 15 11-5 133132A Jason Maguire 11/4F
06 Nov 10+16d Wincanton totetentofollow Rising Stars Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 12 11-8 133125B Jason Maguire 5/1
21 Oct 10+12d Carlisle Molson Coors Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2 11-8 —145A Timmy Murphy 11/4J
09 Oct 10+154d Bangor-on-Dee totepool Bright Future Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-8 —— A P McCoy 7/4F
08 May 10+30d Haydock totesport 0800 221 221 Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 —124B Jason Maguire 9/4J
08 Apr 10+28d Aintree Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 22 ran 17/22 10 10-5 129102C Jason Maguire 16/1
11 Mar 10+27d Carlisle Border Esk 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-6 129127A Adrian Lane 2/1J
12 Feb 10+17d Bangor-on-Dee E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 4½ 11-8 120129A Jason Maguire 15/8
26 Jan 10+55d Sedgefield Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 —125A Jason Maguire 8/15F
2009 · 2 runs
02 Dec 09+28d Ayr Best Odds Guaranteed At Victor Chandler Introductory Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 10-9 —120A P J Benson 9/1
04 Nov 09 Chepstow Lindley Catering Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 9/16 11 11-2 —99A Jason Maguire 3/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Tara Royal won?
Tara Royal (GB) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2009 and 2014, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 9 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Tara Royal?
Tara Royal (GB) was trained by P York on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 19 February 2014.
Who is Tara Royal's sire?
Tara Royal (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Poussetiere Deux (FR), whose sire is Garde Royale.
What going does Tara Royal prefer?
Tara Royal (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 8 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 Royal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 19 February 2014. The highest on record is 139.
What is Tara Royal'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 Royal's siblings?
Out of Poussetiere Deux (FR), Tara Royal (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Wishfull Thinking (GB) (12). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Wishfull Thinking (GB)). The wins came over 1m6f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2009. 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.