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Horse profile

The Child (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Anna Newton-Smith · Last owner The Beano Partnership
by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Chancy Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jan 2017 — 3,565 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

The Child (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 4 at Plumpton (Mar 2016).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 29 Feb 2016 Official rating 74 at the last run, 16 Jan 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 3 figures · best 91C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft291C84.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f288C83—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 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 · 3 figures from 6 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
Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3925.1%−4—
Good211136.2%−2.9—
Good to Soft108109.3%+0.20 from 1
Soft253228.7%−0.40 from 3
Heavy1392115.1%+60 from 2
Standard (AW)3438.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f9199.9%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m215177.9%−1.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f266269.8%+0.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m141149.9%+0.8—
Over 3m6857.4%−1.7—

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
Chancy Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Garlough (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Thornton 4 0 0% −4.00
Charlie Deutsch 1 0 0% −1.00
Jeremiah McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Jan 17+55d Plumpton Epds Racing Welfare Bto Series 2017 Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-2 74—— Charlie Deutsch 200/1
22 Nov 16+235d Lingfield Racing Welfare Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-1 80—— Jeremiah McGrath 33/1
01 Apr 16+18d Fontwell Malcolm 'Hairy' Roberts & Pepe Rufino Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 41 11-0 ——88C Andrew Thornton 200/1
14 Mar 16+14d Plumpton Your Ultimate Cheltenham Guide At Attheraces.com/cheltenham 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 99 10-12 ——78C Andrew Thornton 150/1
29 Feb 16+28d Plumpton 188bet Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 10 11-2 ——91C Andrew Thornton 150/1
01 Feb 16 Plumpton Blueribandbet.com 1/4 Odds E/w Every Race Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-3 ——— Andrew Thornton 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Child (IRE) won?
The Child (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained The Child (IRE)?
The Child (IRE) was trained by Anna Newton-Smith on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 16 January 2017.
Who is The Child (IRE)'s sire?
The Child (IRE) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Chancy Hall (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is The Child (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 16 January 2017. The highest on record is 80.
What is The Child (IRE)'s sire's record?
Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.
Who are The Child (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Chancy Hall (IRE), The Child (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 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.