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Horse profile

The Abbots Habit (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer Peter Bowen · Last owner Mr Mrs Peter James Douglas
by Taipan (IRE) out of That's Gospel (IRE) (Strong Gale)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Apr 2009 — 6,424 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 8th of 17 2 wins · Ayr Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

The Abbots Habit (IRE) is 2 from 10, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2007. Last raced off 92, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 20lb off peak
92 92–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 4 Apr 2009 Official rating 92 at the last run, 4 Apr 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 129C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2129C108—
Good to Soft297C88—
Heavy2122C118—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4114C87—
2m1f – 2m4f297C89—
1m5f – 2m2129C125.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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
Taipan (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+0.5—
Good to Firm141139.2%−0.30 from 1
Good317299.1%−0.40 from 1
Good to Soft1592012.6%+3.10 from 3
Soft305247.9%−1.60 from 3
Heavy2742810.2%+0.72 from 2
Standard (AW)600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−9.5—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m201147%−2.51 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f412379%−0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m4615612.1%+2.61 from 6
Over 3m13386%−3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
That's Gospel (IRE) (Strong Gale)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Trueforya (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 2 100% +0.97
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 2 33% −3.03
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Ayr 2 2 100% +0.97
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −4.60
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −0.43

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Harding 4 2 50% −1.03
Christian Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Molloy 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Durack 1 0 0% −1.00
Bernie Wharfe 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 2 22% −6.03
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 2 1 50% −0.60
2006 3 1 33% −1.43

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% −6.03
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
04 Apr 09+128d Chepstow John Smith's Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 11 11-7 9287C Tom Molloy 28/1
2008 · 4 runs
27 Nov 08+12d Uttoxeter Shaw Group UK Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 10-11 9587B Seamus Durack 10/1
15 Nov 08+217d Uttoxeter Ecoseal Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 9 10-7 9579A Bernie Wharfe 11/4
12 Apr 08+73d Uttoxeter betfair.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 110— Christian Williams 11/1
30 Jan 08+140d Exeter Sponsor A Race Here At Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-11 112— Christian Williams 16/1
2007 · 2 runs
12 Sep 07+253d Uttoxeter Allied Irish Bank (GB) Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 20 11-1 11281C Tom O'Brien 10/3F
02 Jan 07+22d Ayr Dawn Homes 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 112114C Brian Harding 2/5F
2006 · 3 runs
11 Dec 06+19d Ayr Biggest Panto Horse Race In The World Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 112122C Brian Harding 4/7F
22 Nov 06+47d Wetherby Mel Welch Celebration Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 20 ran 2/20 1 10-12 —129C Brian Harding 2/1F
06 Oct 06 Carlisle Quality Guild Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 10-11 —97C Brian Harding 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Abbots Habit won?
The Abbots Habit (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained The Abbots Habit?
The Abbots Habit (IRE) was trained by Peter Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 4 April 2009.
Who is The Abbots Habit's sire?
The Abbots Habit (IRE) is by Taipan (IRE) out of That's Gospel (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What is The Abbots Habit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 4 April 2009. The highest on record is 112.
What is The Abbots Habit's sire's record?
Taipan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.
Who are The Abbots Habit's siblings?
Out of That's Gospel (IRE), The Abbots Habit (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.