Taranis (FR)
Taranis (FR) is 10 from 20, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal (Nov 2007). Hasn't won since Jan 2010. Last raced off 150, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 10–20Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 14 (70%)Placed
- +22.47£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.84Fair A/E n=20 · 1.60 incl. margin
- 162Highest OR
- 159dAvg 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
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
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 14.1% of 765 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 20.8% from 168. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.4% from 212.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 184 | 22 | 12% | −2.1 | 4 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 92 | 6 | 6.5% | −7.6 | 2 from 7 |
| Soft | 272 | 38 | 14% | −0.1 | 4 from 6 |
| Heavy | 168 | 35 | 20.8% | +6.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −7.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 107 | 17 | 15.9% | +1.8 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 366 | 59 | 16.1% | +2 | 3 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 212 | 22 | 10.4% | −3.7 | 5 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 54 | 8 | 14.8% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 4 | 57% | +3.23 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.30 |
| Soft | 6 | 4 | 67% | +18.94 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +17.55 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 4 | 80% | +4.76 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 7 | 3 | 43% | +17.75 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.69 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 5 | 50% | +4.35 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 3 | 50% | +1.87 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Walsh | 10 | 7 | 70% | +10.65 |
| Nick Scholfield | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Christian Williams | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Sam Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alice Mills | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 16 | 7 | 44% | +15.47 |
| None | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.75 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +4.66 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +1.06 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 7 | 47% | +19.17 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.30 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May 13+851d | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Collection Ladies' Hunters' Chase | UR/12 | — | 10-13 | 150 | — | Alice Mills | 5/2F |
| 01 Jan 11+35d | Cheltenham | victorchandler.com Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) | F/15 | — | 11-12 | 153 | — | Nick Scholfield | 5/1 |
| 27 Nov 10+301d | Newbury | Hennessy Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3) | 7/18 | 4½ | 10-4 | 160 | 127A | Nick Scholfield | 14/1 |
| 30 Jan 10+766d | Cheltenham | Argento Chase (Grade 2) | 1/7 | 11-0 | 153 | 137B | Nick Scholfield | 16/1 | |
| 26 Dec 07+32d | Kempton | Stan James King George VI Chase (Grade 1) | PU/7 | — | 11-10 | 162 | — | Sam Thomas | 20/1 |
| 24 Nov 07+21d | Haydock | Betfair 'Fixed Brush' Handicap Hurdle | 4/18 | 1½ | 10-5 | 135 | 126C | Sam Thomas | 7/4F |
| 03 Nov 07+204d | Down Royal | James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase (Grade 1) | 1/6 | 11-10 | 161 | 132C | R Walsh | 10/11F | |
| 13 Apr 07+29d | Aintree | John Smith's Melling Chase (Grade 1) | 2/6 | 3½ | 11-10 | 159 | 136C | R Walsh | 5/1 |
| 15 Mar 07+40d | Cheltenham | Ryanair Chase (Grade 2) | 1/9 | 11-0 | 135 | 130C | R Walsh | 9/2 | |
| 03 Feb 07+56d | Sandown | totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 1/16 | 10-3 | 129 | 125C | R Walsh | 9/4F | |
| 09 Dec 06+28d | Cheltenham | Boylesports.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 3/12 | 3½ | 11-4 | 149 | 137C | R Walsh | 3/1F |
| 11 Nov 06+21d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) | F/16 | — | 11-12 | 149 | — | R Walsh | 13/2 |
| 21 Oct 06+184d | Chepstow | Blue Square Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 1/9 | 10-0 | 121 | 121C | R Walsh | 4/5F | |
| 20 Apr 06+21d | Cheltenham | Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-10 | 131 | 144C | R Walsh | 5/4F | |
| 30 Mar 06+77d | Wincanton | Wessex Waste Novices' Chase | 1/4 | 11-3 | 135 | 132C | R Walsh | 4/9F | |
| 12 Jan 06+24d | Ludlow | Concha Y Toro Wines Novices' Chase | 1/9 | 11-3 | 136 | 129C | A P McCoy | 4/7F | |
| 19 Dec 05+23d | Doncaster | Richard Shelton Novices' Chase | UR/6 | — | 11-1 | 136 | — | Christian Williams | 9/4 |
| 26 Nov 05+293d | Newbury | Sodexho Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 10-9 | 121 | 127C | R Walsh | 7/2 | |
| 06 Feb 05+15d | Hereford | NH Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) | 3/14 | 1½ | 11-0 | — | 124C | Christian Williams | 5/6F |
| 22 Jan 05 | Wincanton | NH Novices' Hurdle | 1/6 | 10-7 | — | 132C | Christian Williams | 9/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Taranis (FR) won?
- Taranis (FR) won 10 of 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2013, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 14 times in total (70% of starts).
- Who trained Taranis (FR)?
- Taranis (FR) was trained by Charles Whittaker on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 1 May 2013.
- Who is Taranis (FR)'s sire?
- Taranis (FR) is by Mansonnien (FR) out of Vikosa (FR), whose sire is Nikos.
- What going does Taranis (FR) prefer?
- Taranis (FR) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Taranis (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 150, from the run on 1 May 2013. The highest on record is 162.
- What is Taranis (FR)'s sire's record?
- Mansonnien (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 765 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 20.8% from 168. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.4% from 212.