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Horse profile

The Flying Cowboy (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2008) · Last trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam · Last owner Mark Sue Harniman
by Tagula (IRE) out of Sesame Heights (IRE) (High Estate)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Sep 2008 — 6,616 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2008 · 7th of 15 Won at Leicester Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile

The Flying Cowboy (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2007. Last raced off 54, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 12lb off peak
54 54–66

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 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 24 Sep 2008 Official rating 54 at the last run, 24 Sep 2008

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 72C · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft370C62—
Good372C57—
Standard (AW)258A56—
Good to Firm250A44.5—
Soft272C61—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f972C54—
1m – 1m1f372C57—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Tagula (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,561 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621016.1%+7—
Good to Firm1,0391009.6%+0.50 from 2
Good1,094878%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft563478.3%−0.81 from 3
Soft722567.8%−1.30 from 2
Heavy242187.4%−1.7—
Standard (AW)1,83918610.1%+10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,15712811.1%+2—
6f – 7f2,3092179.4%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f909556.1%−30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f528509.5%+0.41 from 9
1m5f – 2m406338.1%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f1882010.6%+1.5—
2m5f – 3m5711.8%−7.3—
Over 3m700%−9.1—

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
Sesame Heights (IRE) (High Estate)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them By The Sea (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 7 (High (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
By The Sea (IRE)1511m—
High (IRE)1211m4fClass 7
Miss Lemon (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +2.50
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 1 20% +0.50
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 1 50% +3.50
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 1 11% −3.50
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom McLaughlin 6 1 17% −0.50
Frankie McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
J F Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Mongan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 5 1 20% +0.50
2006 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
2008 · 6 runs
24 Sep 08+39d Redcar Weddings At Redcar Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 1¼ 9-1 5462A Tom McLaughlin 11/2
16 Aug 08+61d Lingfield (AW) Cowden Handicap (AW) Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 5 9-9 6054A Frankie McDonald 40/1
16 Jun 08+20d Warwick Inchcape Toyota Handicap Class 6 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 ½ 9-4 6150A Frankie McDonald 33/1
27 May 08+27d Leicester ladbrokes.com Forest Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 8-12 6350C Tom McLaughlin 20/1
30 Apr 08+17d Chelmsford (AW) Hare Green Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 9-1 6558A Tom McLaughlin 10/1
13 Apr 08+181d Brighton Chantilly Race Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 5 8-9 6648C Tom McLaughlin 9/4
2007 · 5 runs
15 Oct 07+17d Windsor Peter Wickens Cedar Bar Promotions Handicap Class 5 · 1m3½f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 2½ 9-0 6650C J F Egan 4/1F
28 Sep 07+39d Haydock Brand New St Helens Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1 8-12 6672C Tom McLaughlin 11/4F
20 Aug 07+18d Leicester Leicester Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-0 6070C Tom McLaughlin 9/2
02 Aug 07+13d Nottingham visitnottingham.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-3 —72C Robert Havlin 33/1
20 Jul 07+304d Newmarket Atkins Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good · 17 ran 12/17 ½ 9-3 —57C Ted Durcan 100/1
2006 · 1 run
19 Sep 06 Newmarket NGK Spark Plugs Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 30 9-3 —39C Ian Mongan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Flying Cowboy won?
The Flying Cowboy (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained The Flying Cowboy?
The Flying Cowboy (IRE) was trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 24 September 2008.
Who is The Flying Cowboy's sire?
The Flying Cowboy (IRE) is by Tagula (IRE) out of Sesame Heights (IRE), whose sire is High Estate.
What going does The Flying Cowboy prefer?
The Flying Cowboy (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Flying Cowboy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 24 September 2008. The highest on record is 66.
What is The Flying Cowboy's sire's record?
Tagula (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,561 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
Who are The Flying Cowboy's siblings?
Out of Sesame Heights (IRE), The Flying Cowboy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: By The Sea (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 7 (High (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 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.