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Horse profile

Tarotino (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer Alan King · Last owner J B Webb
by Le Balafre (FR) out of Zvetlana (GB) (ScorpioI)
17 runs · 12 courses · from May 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Apr 2010 — 6,039 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile

Tarotino (FR) is 5 from 17. Hasn't won since May 2009. 3 of 6 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 2 from 11 on softer.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating139↓ 6lb off peak
139 113–145

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 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 1 May 2009 Official rating 139 at the last run, 16 Apr 2010

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 12 figures · best 140A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good4140A126.5—
Soft4131C110—
Good to Soft3133C122—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8140A124—
1m5f – 2m3131C108—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 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
Le Balafre (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 411 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm26311.5%−1.9—
Good661218.2%+4.83 from 6
Good to Soft59610.2%−3.21 from 3
Soft1732313.3%−0.11 from 7
Heavy791113.9%+0.50 from 1
Standard (AW)800%−13.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−13.4—
1m – 1m1f300%−13.4—
1m2f – 1m4f21628.6%+15.2—
1m5f – 2m54814.8%+1.41 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2082713%−0.44 from 11
2m5f – 3m9199.9%−3.50 from 3
Over 3m30516.7%+3.3—

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
Zvetlana (GB) (ScorpioI)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −3.50
Good 6 3 50% +4.37
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.75
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 4 57% +7.12
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 3 1 33% +0.50
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% +1.12
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +3.50
Kempton 1 1 100% +1.75
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +2.75
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 4 36% +3.12
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Thornton 7 2 29% −1.13
Mick Fitzgerald 5 1 20% −1.25
Wayne Hutchinson 2 1 50% +2.50
Christian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 1 100% +2.50
Sylvain Dehez 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 5 3 60% +5.37
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 4 2 50% +3.25
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 3 30% +0.37
Hurdle 7 2 29% +0.25

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
2010 · 3 runs
16 Apr 10+29d Ayr Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 11-3 139— Robert Thornton 12/1
18 Mar 10+40d Cheltenham Byrne Group Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 24 ran PU/24 — 10-11 142— Robert Thornton 16/1
06 Feb 10+84d Doncaster Blue Square Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 7 11-0 145107A Wayne Hutchinson 16/1
2009 · 5 runs
14 Nov 09+197d Cheltenham Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) Grade 3 Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 145— Robert Thornton 12/1
01 May 09+39d Bangor-on-Dee Wynnstay Hunt Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 130140A Wayne Hutchinson 7/2
23 Mar 09+24d Kempton 'turftv Showing The Best Racecourses' Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-4 130122C Robert Thornton 7/4J
27 Feb 09+41d Doncaster Sands Venue In Gainsborough Novices' Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 127131B Robert Thornton 85/40F
17 Jan 09+44d Wincanton Connaught Compliance Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 123— Christian Williams 7/1
2008 · 2 runs
04 Dec 08+29d Wincanton Weatherbysshop.co.uk Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 12 11-0 12397B Robert Thornton EvensJ
05 Nov 08+578d Huntingdon huntingdon-racecourse.co.uk Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 6 11-2 127122B Robert Thornton 11/2
2007 · 4 runs
07 Apr 07+28d Haydock Red Square Vodka Fixed Brush Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final Class 2 · 19f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 11 11-0 12396C Mick Fitzgerald 5/2F
10 Mar 07+22d Sandown EBF Sunderlands 'NH' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Gd 3) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 11-1 117126C Mick Fitzgerald 13/2
16 Feb 07+27d Fakenham Hunter's Thriving E.B.F. 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-9 113133C Mick Fitzgerald 11/4C
20 Jan 07+24d Wincanton Brian Brodie Memorial 'National Hunt' Novices' Hdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 113131C Andrew Tinkler 5/2
2006 · 3 runs
27 Dec 06+26d Chepstow Coral Bet By Freephone On 0800 242 232 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 8 10-12 —112C Mick Fitzgerald 6/1
01 Dec 06+199d Sandown Racing UK For 15 Month 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 5 11-0 119108C Mick Fitzgerald 4/1
16 May 06 Auteuil (FR) Prix Beaumanoir (Div II) (Hurdle) 17.5f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 2 10-3 —— Sylvain Dehez 43/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tarotino won?
Tarotino (FR) won 5 of 17 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 29.4%. Placed 8 times in total (47.1% of starts).
Who trained Tarotino?
Tarotino (FR) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 16 April 2010.
Who is Tarotino's sire?
Tarotino (FR) is by Le Balafre (FR) out of Zvetlana (GB), whose sire is ScorpioI.
What going does Tarotino prefer?
Tarotino (FR) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tarotino's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 16 April 2010. The highest on record is 145.
What is Tarotino's sire's record?
Le Balafre (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 411 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2006. 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.