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Horse profile

Ted The Thief (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Robert Walford · Owner Price Walters Pearce Mcnally
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Dangan Diamond (IRE) (Mahler)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Taunton Beaten favourite LTO Last run 6 Mar 2026 · 2nd of 9 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Ted The Thief is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level in the Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase at Taunton over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 79. He has raced four times at that trip for one win and has won his only start on heavy. Typically held up, he finished second of nine as beaten favourite at Exeter in Mar 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 86.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating86At career-high mark
86 73–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 12 Feb 2026

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 8 figures · best 123B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5105A964 runs · 105 / 97.5
Good258C57.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4123B1024 runs · 123 / 102
1m5f – 2m258C57.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 6 Mar 2026 Official rating 86 at the last run, 6 Mar 2026

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 8 figures · best 112B · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5112B1074 runs · 112 / 107.5
Good293C89.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4112B110.54 runs · 112 / 110.5
1m5f – 2m293C89.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 8 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Held up 4 (50%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,52618812.3%+10 from 2
Good to Soft1,21613411%−0.30 from 5
Soft1,88921411.3%0—
Heavy7768611.1%−0.21 from 1
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,57219312.3%+10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,96920210.3%−10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,22915312.4%+1.11 from 4
Over 3m2383313.9%+2.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dangan Diamond (IRE) (Mahler)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Titch Magee (IRE)10——
Keepsoldieringon (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +2.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −1.50
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 3 1 33% +0.50
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Kimber 6 1 17% −2.50
Ben Godfrey 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +0.50
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 1 20% −1.50
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
06 Mar 26+22d Exeter Keystone Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - moved through to reach the front pair before 4 out and drew alongside the eventual winner 2 out with a real shout - couldn't find more after the last and held for second 2/9 2¼ 11-0 86105A112B Harry Kimber 4/5F
12 Feb 26+26d Taunton Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Heavy · 10 ran Held up towards the back - began to make progress from the 10th - moved into second place 4 out - shaken up to hit the front before 3 out - required more urging soon after - drew away on the run-in to score easily 1/10 10-2 79123B112B Harry Kimber 5/2F
17 Jan 26+44d Taunton Support Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled handy in the pack early - blundered at 3rd - made progress by 13th - moved into third 4 out - hit the top 3 out - pressed for effort before last and edged out by a short head - held on for second without further gain 2/14 1¾ 10-5 7596B109A Harry Kimber 11/8F
2025 · 5 runs
04 Dec 25+18d Wincanton Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled just off the pace early - moved closer before the fourth from home and pressed on approaching three out - kept finding through the finish to take third 3/11 ¾ 10-2 7376A106A Harry Kimber 16/5
16 Nov 25+24d Fontwell John Rogerson Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held up in midfield - blundered 7th - crept into contention by 11th - off the bridle after 4 out - sharing 3rd 2 out before keeping on at the one speed to finish 4th 4/7 1 10-2 7399A90B Harry Kimber 6/1
23 Oct 25+206d Fontwell Bet Clever BetGoodwin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up towards the back - dropped away with three furlongs left - well held at the finish 8/8 28 11-4 —64C107C Harry Kimber 80/1
31 Mar 25+21d Wincanton Cheese & Cider Night 16th April Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Good · 5 ran Held up at back of field - drifted well adrift from 4th onwards - no impact and finished well behind 4/5 22 11-5 —57C93C Ben Godfrey 33/1
10 Mar 25 Taunton DragonBet - Oncourse and Online Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran Settled at the back throughout - dropped right away before 3 out and finished a distant 9th 9/14 3¾ 11-6 —58C86C Ben Godfrey 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ted The Thief won?
Ted The Thief (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Ted The Thief?
Ted The Thief (IRE) is trained by Robert Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 March 2026.
Who is Ted The Thief's sire?
Ted The Thief (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Dangan Diamond (IRE), whose sire is Mahler.
What is Ted The Thief's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 6 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ted The Thief's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Ted The Thief's siblings?
Out of Dangan Diamond (IRE), Ted The Thief (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. 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.