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Texas Forever (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Kim Bailey · Last owner Mrs I C Sellars Major Philip Arkwright
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Gravinis (FR) (Grape Tree Road)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2017 — 3,300 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Texas Forever (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Bangor-on-Dee (Apr 2017).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating99↓ 2lb off peak
99 95–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 22 Apr 2017

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 4 figures · best 92A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m383B73—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 22 Apr 2017 Official rating 99 at the last run, 8 Oct 2017

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 128A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft3128A127—
Good to Soft296A96—
Good2112A98—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6128A99.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2112A106.5—

Of 11 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 · 8 figures from 11 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−10 from 3
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 3
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 3
Heavy5015811.6%+0.40 from 2
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.60 from 3
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.3—

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

Dam
Gravinis (FR) (Grape Tree Road)

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
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Bass 9 0 0% −9.00
Henry Morshead 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

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
08 Oct 17+169d Uttoxeter Marston's Kaltenberg Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 11-11 9973A96A David Bass 9/2
22 Apr 17+33d Bangor-on-Dee Maelor Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 11-0 9592A112A Henry Morshead 5/1
20 Mar 17+32d Southwell bookmakers.co.uk Free Bets Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 35 11-12 100—101C David Bass 11/2
16 Feb 17+16d Leicester Thurnby Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 16 11-9 10183B103B David Bass 3/1
31 Jan 17+43d Southwell grandnational2017.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 6 11-3 9954A127B David Bass 4/1
19 Dec 16+25d Hereford Blackmore Builders Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 4 11-2 95—128A David Bass 25/1
24 Nov 16+16d Towcester Agetur Uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-12 100—— Tom Bellamy 6/1
08 Nov 16+230d Huntingdon Omni Security Guarding Services Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 11-7 100—— David Bass 4/1
23 Mar 16+41d Haydock Molson Coors (whizz Kids) Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 23 11-0 ——84C David Bass 33/1
11 Feb 16+38d Doncaster eventmasters.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 10-12 ——96C David Bass 15/2
04 Jan 16 Ludlow Jubilee Restaurant Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-6 ——— David Bass 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Texas Forever (IRE) won?
Texas Forever (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2017. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Texas Forever (IRE)?
Texas Forever (IRE) was trained by Kim Bailey on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 8 October 2017.
Who is Texas Forever (IRE)'s sire?
Texas Forever (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Gravinis (FR), whose sire is Grape Tree Road.
What is Texas Forever (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 8 October 2017. The highest on record is 101.
What is Texas Forever (IRE)'s sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

Record shown from January 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.