Horse profile
Thanks Dad (GB)
by Twilight Son (GB) out of Never A Quarrel (IRE) (Acclamation)
35 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Yarmouth & Southwell (AW)
Last run 19 Oct 2026 · 8th of 13
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Thanks Dad is 3 from 35 with all wins at Class 6 level. All three wins have come over 6f – 7f, two of them on the AW at Southwell and the latest at Yarmouth on good to firm in Aug 2026. He has run 12 times at Southwell for two wins and five times at Wolverhampton without success. He finished 8 of 13 at Wolverhampton in Oct 2026.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 29 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 3–35Wins / Runs
- 8.6%Strike rate
- 8 (22.9%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.05Fair A/E n=34 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 27dAvg 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.
Official rating55↓ 12lb off peak
55
43–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 102A | 82.5 | 5 runs · 86 / 77 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 101A | 89 | 4 runs · 92 / 85 |
| Good | 4 | 121C | 94.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 79A | 74.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 121C | 83.5 | 10 runs · 92 / 80 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 87B | 74.5 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 35 runs · as at 27 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 29 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 15 (52%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 8 (28%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (10%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (10%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 3,650 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | +23.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 651 | 71 | 10.9% | +1.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 816 | 80 | 9.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 302 | 23 | 7.6% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 331 | 37 | 11.2% | +1.6 | — |
| Heavy | 90 | 9 | 10% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,447 | 127 | 8.8% | −0.8 | 2 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 614 | 77 | 12.5% | +2.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,902 | 179 | 9.4% | −0.2 | 3 from 31 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 685 | 52 | 7.6% | −2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 368 | 39 | 10.6% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −4.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Never A Quarrel (IRE) (Acclamation)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobh Kid (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 23 | 3 | 13% | +14.00 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 12 | 2 | 17% | +12.00 |
| Brighton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Doncaster | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 31 | 3 | 10% | +6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran O'Neill | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Joey Haynes | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Mikkel Mortensen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christian Howarth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taryn Langley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jay Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Isobelle Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + visor | 21 | 3 | 14% | +16.00 |
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 13% | +9.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
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 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Tailored Champion Handicap Stakes Sat in the pack's centre - urged along 2f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 8th | 8/13 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 55 | 77B | 61A | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 02 Oct 26+39d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Franklin Hodge Handicap Stakes (Div I) In the pack through the first half - pushed along over 2f out then drifted right over 1f out - kept on at an even rate inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/10 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 57 | 86A | 60A | Kieran O'Neill | 25/1 |
| 24 Aug 26+10d | Brighton | Brighton Racecourse Antiques And Vintage Fair Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - pushed along with over 2f left - unable to respond and beaten into 8th | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 53 | 83B | 54A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 14 Aug 26+48d | Yarmouth | Danny Frost - Medlock Electrical Distributors Classified Stakes Handy in the pack - pushed along a furlong out and battled on - got up close home to score | 1/9 | 9-4 | 43 | 87B | 76A | Mikkel Mortensen | 12/1 | |
| 27 Jun 26+29d | Chepstow | Reecer Group Handicap Settled with the front group early - drifted off a true line and lost place after halfway - dropped away steadily inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1 | 9-0 | 45 | 75A | 53A | Tyler Heard | 6/1 |
| 29 May 26+13d | Brighton | fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Handy behind the pace - pushed along over 2f out and unable to quicken - held no more ground in the last furlong to finish 8th | 8/13 | ¾ | 8-11 | 46 | 92C | 54A | Christian Howarth | 12/1 |
| 16 May 26+149d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to the front pair - urged forward with 3f left - faded steadily thereafter - well held at the finish | 10/13 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 47 | 70C | 47A | Luke Morris | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 25+27d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 1) Held up close to the front - urged forward with over 2f left - faded through closing stages - finished 10th | 10/12 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 60 | 68A | 60A | Mikkel Mortensen | 14/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+18d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 3f left - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually well held in 13th | 13/13 | 5½ | 9-6 | 62 | 40B | 35A | Joey Haynes | 18/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+35d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Tracked front pack early - lost place approaching 2f out - beaten off from 1f out - finished 9th | 9/12 | 2 | 9-1 | 62 | 84A | 63A | Taryn Langley | 4/1J |
| 29 Sep 25+29d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Sat behind pace wide out and driven approaching 2f out - drifted left under pressure inside final 2f - hit front inside last and stayed on strongly to win | 1/12 | 9-4 | 57 | 88A | 77A | Joey Haynes | 14/1 | |
| 31 Aug 25+29d | Brighton | Brighton Sprint Series Final Handicap Held up towards the back - driven approaching halfway - kept on inside final furlong but no threat to front pair | 4/13 | ½ | 8-2 | 47 | 121C | 66A | Kieran O'Neill | 9/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+14d | Doncaster | UNISON Campaigning For Public Services Handicap Tracked front group down the near rail - pushed along to press forward 2f out then lost momentum entering final furlong - stayed on to finish fifth | 5/11 | hd | 8-9 | 49 | 91A | 61A | Jay Mackay | 11/2 |
| 19 Jul 25+46d | Doncaster | Grace And Dotty Handicap (Div 2) Settled close to the front - lost ground under pressure with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 5th | 5/9 | 2¼ | 8-8 | 50 | 79A | 58A | Kieran O'Neill | 10/1 |
| 03 Jun 25+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Sat behind pace early - moved up to second before 2f - dropped that spot approaching the straight and faded under pressure | 7/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 58 | 101B | 69A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/1 |
| 21 May 25+21d | Brighton | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled with the pack - pushed along and made progress 2f out - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/10 | ¾ | 8-4 | 52 | 102B | 67A | Isobelle Chalmers | 14/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+10d | Brighton | Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Sat behind the pace - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on without landing a serious blow | 4/10 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 53 | 101A | 74A | Joey Haynes | 9/1 |
| 20 Apr 25+23d | Southwell (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Held up in midfield on the outer - pressed for effort but couldn't quicken over 2f out - well held at the finish | 11/13 | 4 | 9-9 | 58 | 73B | 48A | Tom Eaves | 9/2 |
| 28 Mar 25+14d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Set the pace from the start - pushed along with 2f left - challenged hard inside the final furlong but stayed in front to score | 1/11 | 9-8 | 56 | 80A | 81A | Tom Eaves | 8/1 | |
| 14 Mar 25+36d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Sat handy on the wide side early - moved into second passing the 5f marker before being driven with over 2f out - dropped away steadily to finish well held in 9th | 9/11 | 2 | 8-10 | 57 | 71A | 53A | Harrison Shaw | 20/1 |
| 06 Feb 25+7d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) In front early - pushed on straightening up - driven with 2f remaining - overtaken inside final furlong and slipped to third - stayed on to finish close up | 3/9 | nk | 9-9 | 57 | 91A | 79A | Kieran O'Neill | 9/1 |
| 30 Jan 25+44d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 2) Set the pace early before losing the lead and falling back through the field - no response when pressure applied 2f out - faded into fifth | 5/7 | ¾ | 8-9 | 57 | 73A | 61A | Mikkel Mortensen | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 24+50d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Sat close behind front group near the rail - urged forward with two furlongs left - lost ground inside final furlong to finish 5th | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-3 | 59 | 93A | 77A | Kieran O'Neill | 14/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Tracked the pace - hit the front over 2f out and driven on before giving up the advantage approaching 2f out - dropped away inside the closing furlong to finish fourth | 4/8 | 2 | 9-9 | 60 | 79A | 76A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 19 Oct 24+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap Settled towards the back - urged forward and drifted right with 2f remaining - found some late progress inside the final furlong - finished 5th beaten 3.25 lengths | 5/10 | nk | 9-2 | 61 | 102A | 77A | Joey Haynes | 9/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+16d | Southwell (AW) | Play Southwell Golf Course Handicap (Div 2) Fighting for control through the pack wide of rivals - drifted off a true line into the home turn approaching 3f out - soon dropped away and beaten well held in 8th | 8/10 | nk | 9-11 | 62 | 80A | 61A | Joey Haynes | 25/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App 'Confined' Handicap Settled towards the back early - roused along 3f out and pushed for effort 2f out - moved left for room and made ground inside final 2f - climbed to second entering last furlong - stayed on well but edged out of that spot close home to finish third | 3/8 | shd | 9-11 | 62 | 83A | 85A | Joey Haynes | 8/1 |
| 30 Aug 24+12d | Southwell (AW) | Airquick (Newark) Ltd Compressed Air Systems Handicap (Div 2) Tracked the pace early - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 12th | 12/12 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 65 | 69A | 51A | Tyler Heard | 12/1 |
| 18 Aug 24+19d | Southwell (AW) | Newark Advertiser Apprentice Handicap Held a midfield position - pressed for effort with 2f left - angled right approaching the final furlong - stayed on without closing further | 5/12 | ½ | 9-11 | 65 | 95A | 79A | Mikkel Mortensen | 9/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+25d | Lingfield | Get Raceday Ready Handicap | 5/6 | 2¼ | 9-13 | 65 | — | 59B | Joey Haynes | 11/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+15d | Doncaster | bettingsites.co.uk Fair Betting Sites Handicap (Rnd) | 7/7 | 3 | 10-0 | 67 | 58A | 57A | Kieran O'Neill | 12/1 |
| 20 Jun 24+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 1 | 9-11 | 67 | 100A | 85A | Tyler Heard | 10/3 |
| 21 May 24+26d | Brighton | Yeeehaaa.Bet Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 4 | 10-0 | — | 87B | 73A | Phil Dennis | 6/1 |
| 25 Apr 24+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Value At bet365 Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/12 | shd | 10-0 | — | 82B | 93A | Phil Dennis | 9/1 |
| 13 Apr 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Boost At bet365 Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 1½ | 10-0 | — | 83A | 86A | Phil Dennis | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thanks Dad won?
- Thanks Dad (GB) won 3 of 35 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.6%. Placed 8 times in total (22.9% of starts).
- Who trains Thanks Dad?
- Thanks Dad (GB) is trained by Scott Dixon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 October 2026.
- Who is Thanks Dad's sire?
- Thanks Dad (GB) is by Twilight Son (GB) out of Never A Quarrel (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What going does Thanks Dad prefer?
- Thanks Dad (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Thanks Dad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 19 October 2026. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Thanks Dad's sire's record?
- Twilight Son (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 3,650 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Thanks Dad's siblings?
- Out of Never A Quarrel (IRE), Thanks Dad (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.