Tau (GB)
Tau (GB) is 3 from 22. Hasn't won since May 2010. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 11 on softer).
- 3–22Wins / Runs
- 13.6%Strike rate
- 5 (22.7%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=16 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 62dAvg 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 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 241 | 28 | 11.6% | −1.2 | — |
| Good | 352 | 51 | 14.5% | +1.7 | 3 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 142 | 21 | 14.8% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 198 | 19 | 9.6% | −3.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 63 | 5 | 7.9% | −4.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 408 | 55 | 13.5% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | +10.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 214 | 22 | 10.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 327 | 43 | 13.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 452 | 66 | 14.6% | +1.8 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 266 | 31 | 11.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 101 | 12 | 11.9% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | −6.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −0.3 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Waterville Dancer (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m5f–2m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville Dancer (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 2m1f–2m2f | — |
| Aioros (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m5f | — |
| Sure Were Going (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tektite (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Whirling Dervish (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kingdom Story (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 7 | 3 | 43% | +12.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +8.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois-Xavier Bertras | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Alexis Badel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Johan Victoire | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Sylvain Ruis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Thierry Gillet | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Franck Blondel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Huet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Olivier Peslier | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2010 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +7.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Tau (GB) won?
- Tau (GB) won 3 of 22 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 5 times in total (22.7% of starts).
- Who trained Tau (GB)?
- Tau (GB) was trained by F-X De Chevigny on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 12 October 2011.
- Who is Tau (GB)'s sire?
- Tau (GB) is by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Tobiano (USA), whose sire is Mt Livermore.
- What going does Tau (GB) prefer?
- Tau (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Tau (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lemon Drop Kid (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.
- Who are Tau (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Tobiano (USA), Tau (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Waterville Dancer (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m5f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.