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Horse profile

Testify (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2019) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Trevor Hemmings
by Witness Box (USA) out of Tanya Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Nov 2019 — 2,545 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2019 5 wins · Haydock, Bangor-on-Dee & Carlisle Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Testify (IRE) is 5 from 14, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Altcar Novices' Chase at Haydock (Jan 2018). Hasn't won since Jan 2018. Last raced off 134, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating134↓ 11lb off peak
134 126–145

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 11 Dec 2016

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 10 figures · best 139C · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft6139C101.5—
Heavy3126C70—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5139C85—
2m1f – 2m4f4108C101.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 22 Dec 2018 Official rating 134 at the last run, 2 Nov 2019

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 11 figures · best 142C · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft6137C126.5—
Heavy4142C128.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5135B116—
2m1f – 2m4f5137C127—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 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
Witness Box (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2528%−1.1—
Good to Firm17374%−5.1—
Good651548.3%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft396369.1%00 from 1
Soft7687810.2%+1.13 from 8
Heavy6536610.1%+12 from 4
Standard (AW)900%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m491408.1%−11 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f867778.9%−0.23 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,0201009.8%+0.71 from 6
Over 3m284269.2%+0.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tanya Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Wymott (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Wymott (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wymott (IRE)1662m½f–3m1fGrade 2
Copsiano (IRE)2122m–2m4f—
Barrowdale (IRE)612m7½fClass 4
Stowford (IRE)10——
Notcantdoit (IRE)100——
Steepleofcopper (IRE)90——
Amys Choice (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 3 38% +10.75
Heavy 4 2 50% +1.03
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 1 17% −4.47
Class 3 5 3 60% +8.75
Class 4 2 1 50% +6.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 2 67% +2.03
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 2 100% +8.25
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +7.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% +0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 6 3 50% +7.78
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Kennedy 11 5 45% +12.78
Brian Hughes 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 5 42% +11.78
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 5 1 20% −3.47
2017 6 3 50% +7.75
2016 1 1 100% +7.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 3 33% −0.22
Hurdle 5 2 40% +10.00

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
02 Nov 19+233d Ayr John Crabbie Whisky Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-12 134—— Brian Hughes 9/4F
14 Mar 19+82d Cheltenham Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 22 ran PU/22 — 10-9 139—— William Kennedy 33/1
22 Dec 18+21d Haydock Smarkets Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23f · Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 7 11-12 14264C116C Brian Hughes 6/1
01 Dec 18+232d Newcastle BetVictor Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 23.5f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 29 11-5 14576C108C William Kennedy 12/1
13 Apr 18+31d Aintree Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-4 145—— Brian Hughes 16/1
13 Mar 18+52d Cheltenham Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 19 ran 11/19 hd 11-10 14544C113C William Kennedy 11/1
20 Jan 18+28d Haydock Altcar Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 139—130C William Kennedy 8/15F
23 Dec 17+21d Haydock Betfred Follow Us On Twitter Novices' Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 11-4 13970C142C William Kennedy 5/2
02 Dec 17+239d Bangor-on-Dee Bet On Your Mobile At Corbettsports.com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-13 134108C137C William Kennedy 11/4
07 Apr 17+41d Aintree Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 44 11-4 13585C109C William Kennedy 33/1
25 Feb 17+15d Newcastle Betfred Watch Skysports In Our Shops Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 22f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 10 11-8 135126C127B William Kennedy 2/1
10 Feb 17+21d Bangor-on-Dee Clwyd Special Riding Centre Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 126139C135B William Kennedy 11/2
20 Jan 17+40d Chepstow Australian Open Tennis At 188bet 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3 11-11 —100B127A William Kennedy 9/4
11 Dec 16 Carlisle Racing Uk Hd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 —103A126A William Kennedy 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Testify (IRE) won?
Testify (IRE) won 5 of 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 35.7%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Testify (IRE)?
Testify (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 2 November 2019.
Who is Testify (IRE)'s sire?
Testify (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Tanya Thyne (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
What going does Testify (IRE) prefer?
Testify (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 4 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 Testify (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 2 November 2019. The highest on record is 145.
What is Testify (IRE)'s sire's record?
Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
Who are Testify (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tanya Thyne (IRE), Testify (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Wymott (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Wymott (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2016. 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.