Horse profile
Taxus Baccata (IRE)
by Califet (FR) out of Yewtree Girl (IRE) (Gamut)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 15 May 2026 · 1st of 7
Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile
Taxus Baccata is a mare who has won five of 16 starts on turf. All five wins came in handicaps, four of them in mares events, with two over 3m on good ground and two over 2m1f to 2m4f. She won the Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase at Aintree in May 2026, taking a Class 3 event off an official rating of 110 after racing prominently. Her last run, at Aintree in May 2026, was a win.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR at career high
- 5–16Wins / Runs
- 31.3%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- +20.72£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.67Fair A/E n=16 · 1.50 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 214 d
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.
Official rating110At career-high mark
110
96–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 109B | 79 | 2 runs · 83 / 63.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 105C | 97 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 120A | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 109B | 97.5 | 2 runs · 105 / 87 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 97C | 67.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 120A | 105.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 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 from 15 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 9 (60%) · 3 wins
- Led 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (7%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Califet (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,802 runs since May 2008 (399 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 11 | 24.4% | +12.6 | — |
| Good | 1,019 | 131 | 12.9% | +1.1 | 3 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 702 | 87 | 12.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,370 | 143 | 10.4% | −1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 621 | 71 | 11.4% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 65 | 15 | 23.1% | +11.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,206 | 148 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,661 | 186 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 693 | 73 | 10.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 152 | 22 | 14.5% | +2.7 | 2 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Yewtree Girl (IRE) (Gamut)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yewtree Hill (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jackson Court (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 3 | 43% | +12.12 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.60 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.78 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +17.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fakenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.60 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinlan | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Charlie Price | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.22 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | +11.50 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.22 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.22 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 4 | 40% | +13.72 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 May 26+41d | Aintree | Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in second early - hit the front three out - driven approaching two out and again after the last - kept finding under pressure to prevail | 1/7 | 10-10 | 110 | — | 119B | Charlie Price | 7/1 | |
| 04 Apr 26+12d | Huntingdon | Ross Pike Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held second early - veered left and clipped another runner at the 9th - slipped back to third - trailed towards the back 4 out - driven along after 3 out to stay on for third | 3/4 | 13 | 11-13 | 110 | 44C | 102C | Charlie Price | 11/10F |
| 23 Mar 26+17d | Wincanton | WinOlympics Family Day April 12th Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress by the 14th - hit the front before 4 out - opened up a big advantage before 3 out and stretched it approaching the last - driven out - allowed to coast home for an easy win | 1/4 | 10-11 | 103 | 83C | 130B | Charlie Price | 13/8F | |
| 06 Mar 26+43d | Leicester | HMS Daring Royal Navy T45 Destroyer Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace - moved into second by the 11th - dropped back a spot but travelling comfortably 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - closed to dispute matters at the last - powered clear close home to win | 1/5 | 10-9 | 101 | 105C | 113B | Charlie Price | 18/5 | |
| 22 Jan 26+55d | Wetherby | William Hill Racing Daily Winnings Boost Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Up with the front group early - moved into third at the 7th - fell back to last before 4 out - pushed along approaching 3 out - back into third 2 out - floundering when a stumble and significant interference left second at the last | 2/5 | 18 | 11-7 | 103 | 69C | 103C | Charlie Price | 13/2 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 25+30d | Doncaster | Magnum Ice Cream Company Novices' Handicap Hurdle Handy in the early running - driven from behind after the last regular fence - found nothing more and dropped away nearing the second-last - finished eighth | 8/10 | 9 | 11-11 | 96 | — | 92C | Jack Quinlan | 11/1 |
| 29 Oct 25+12d | Fakenham | Axe The Racing Tax Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled off the pace - pushed along after the second-last - dropped away approaching the final flight to finish third | 3/6 | 15 | 11-10 | 105 | 60A | 105B | Jack Quinlan | 9/2 |
| 17 Oct 25+162d | Fakenham | Axe The Racing Tax Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy in third out wide - moved up to second before the 10th - hit a flat spot 4 out - pressed on but made no headway after 2 out - dropped back to third then fourth around the home turn - slipped further off the pace before the last - well held at the finish | 4/5 | 8 | 11-5 | 107 | 75C | 96C | Tom Cannon | 5/2 |
| 08 May 25+18d | Huntingdon | PricedUp.Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - lost command approaching home turn - losing ground and blundered two out - trailed home in 5th | 5/6 | 16 | 11-0 | 103 | 109B | 89B | Jack Quinlan | 4/1 |
| 20 Apr 25+37d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Top UK Online Bookie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy in the front group early - still close up and travelling nicely into the home turn before being asked for effort with nothing left to give - lost touch after the second-last and dropped away | 5/8 | 23 | 11-8 | 110 | 46A | 98A | Jack Quinlan | 8/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+4d | Fakenham | Racing TV Mares' Handicap Chase Set the pace early - stumbled slightly after the 7th but continued in front - shared the advantage briefly then went clear before three out - pressed for effort and lost the lead approaching the last - unable to match the winner's finish and beaten into second | 2/4 | 5½ | 12-3 | 100 | 97C | 117C | Conor O'Farrell | 11/10F |
| 10 Mar 25+27d | Plumpton | Celebrating Sussex Novices' Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace - went in front rounding the bend - opened a big advantage before the second-last - kept finding more to the line and won comfortably | 1/10 | 12-0 | 100 | 91B | 131B | Jack Quinlan | 15/2 | |
| 11 Feb 25+19d | Lingfield | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Went straight to front - challenged for whip 3 out and lost advantage - stayed on at one gear before finding nothing more late | 4/7 | 6 | 11-6 | — | 104C | 105B | Sean Bowen | 6/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+60d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Went straight to front - held advantage until before three out - stayed close to leader until before the following fence - dropped away in a hurry entering home turn - well held at the finish | 7/10 | 1¼ | 11-1 | — | 91C | 97C | Jack Quinlan | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 24+214d | Uttoxeter | 2025 Uttoxeter Annual Membership Now Available Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked leader early - pushed along and gave up second spot after the penultimate obstacle - stayed on at one speed for third | 3/10 | 6 | 11-0 | — | — | 113A | Jack Quinlan | 7/2 |
| 24 Apr 24 | Uttoxeter | Abba Party Raceday Saturday 4th May Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 120A | 123A | Conor O'Farrell | 12/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Taxus Baccata won?
- Taxus Baccata (IRE) won 5 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 31.3%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trains Taxus Baccata?
- Taxus Baccata (IRE) is trained by Robbie Llewellyn, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 May 2026.
- Who is Taxus Baccata's sire?
- Taxus Baccata (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Yewtree Girl (IRE), whose sire is Gamut.
- What going does Taxus Baccata prefer?
- Taxus Baccata (IRE) 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 Taxus Baccata's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 15 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Taxus Baccata's sire's record?
- Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,802 runs since May 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Taxus Baccata's siblings?
- Out of Yewtree Girl (IRE), Taxus Baccata (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.