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Horse profile

The Gipper (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2020) · Last trainer Evan Williams · Last owner Pos Partnership
by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Merrill Gaye (IRE) (Roselier)
34 runs · 17 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jan 2020 — 2,456 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020 · 5th of 8 6 wins · 4 courses Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

The Gipper (IRE) is 6 from 34. Hasn't won since Dec 2018. 3 of 6 starts at Chepstow have ended in wins. All 6 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 110, 24lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 34 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 24lb off peak
110 110–134

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 143 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 20 Apr 2019

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 17 figures · best 143B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy6128B99—
Soft699C92.5—
Good5143B99—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m11143B99—
2m1f – 2m4f6116C92.5—

Of 26 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 26 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 13 Jan 2020 Official rating 110 at the last run, 30 Jan 2020

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 31 figures · best 144A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy13144A115—
Soft11138A114—
Good6119A103.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m22144A118.5—
2m1f – 2m4f9119A97—

Of 34 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 · 31 figures from 34 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
King's Theatre (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4449.1%−5.3—
Good to Firm78612015.3%+0.90 from 1
Good4,05559514.7%+0.30 from 7
Good to Soft2,13431614.8%+0.40 from 1
Soft3,30046414.1%−0.32 from 11
Heavy1,68424614.6%+0.24 from 14
Standard (AW)12564.8%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.4—
6f – 7f1715.9%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f2800%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f203167.9%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m3,34447614.2%−0.26 from 23
2m1f – 2m4f4,31465115.1%+0.70 from 10
2m5f – 3m3,30847914.5%+0.10 from 1
Over 3m91112914.2%−0.2—

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
Merrill Gaye (IRE) (Roselier)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Divine Intavention (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Divine Intavention (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Divine Intavention (IRE)2571m7½f–3m1½fClass 3
Strategic Approach (IRE)1322m½f–2m7½fClass 4
Marley Firth (IRE)1812mClass 4
Marley Exit (IRE)50——
Better Back Bracka (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 14 4 29% −4.34
Soft 11 2 18% −4.62
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 16 3 19% −6.52
Class 4 9 2 22% −3.80
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.36

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 6 3 50% +1.58
Ffos Las 5 1 20% −2.90
Lingfield 3 1 33% +2.00
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 1 50% −0.64
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 23 6 26% −6.96
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Wedge 17 4 24% −8.34
Conor Ring 11 0 0% −11.00
Isabel Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
Leighton Aspell 2 2 100% +5.38
Mitchell Bastyan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 31 6 19% −14.96
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 7 0 0% −7.00
2018 6 2 33% +1.10
2017 7 1 14% −4.62
2016 6 2 33% −3.44
2015 4 1 25% +0.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 23 6 26% −6.96
Chase 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
30 Jan 20+17d Ffos Las Best Western Diplomat Hotel & Spa Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 9½ 11-2 11046C95C Adam Wedge 9/2
13 Jan 20+7d Lingfield Brian Sewell Will Never Retire Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 4¼ 11-4 110124C119B Adam Wedge 9/4
06 Jan 20+21d Chepstow freebet.com Get Your Free Bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 5 11-7 11053A118B Adam Wedge 9/2
16 Dec 19+13d Ffos Las Coast To Coast Caravans Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 11 10-7 112—95A Isabel Williams 7/2
03 Dec 19+41d Lingfield Birdie's 2020 Wall & Desk Calendars Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 10-8 113—115A Isabel Williams 11/2
23 Oct 19+18d Fontwell Dave And Sheila Musson Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 8 11-1 11799C97C Conor Ring 18/1
05 Oct 19+7d Fontwell Marstons Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 ½ 10-4 121116C89C Conor Ring 33/1
28 Sep 19+161d Market Rasen Ferry Ales Brewery Prelude Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 12 10-0 12599C97C Adam Wedge 33/1
20 Apr 19+35d Haydock Betway Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 11-7 127143B119A Adam Wedge 25/1
16 Mar 19+89d Newcastle Sun Racing App Compare The Odds Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 10 11-9 13093B102B Conor Ring 7/1
17 Dec 18+7d Ffos Las Jim Hibbs Christmas Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-6 111—137B Adam Wedge 11/10F
10 Dec 18+214d Lingfield Weatherbys Racing Diaries Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 111128B123A Leighton Aspell 4/1
10 May 18+32d Worcester Eventsi Marquee Hire Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 11 11-5 11699A98A Conor Ring 9/1
08 Apr 18+63d Exeter Electrotec Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 19f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 15 10-13 119—97B Conor Ring 10/1
04 Feb 18+15d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 11 11-9 12266C96B Conor Ring 4/1
20 Jan 18+28d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Taunton Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 1¾ 11-10 12277C111C Conor Ring 7/1
23 Dec 17+16d Haydock Betfred Watch Sky Sports In Our Shops Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 25 11-3 126105C91C Adam Wedge 16/1
07 Dec 17+22d Wincanton Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 4½ 11-11 131—100C Mitchell Bastyan 10/1
15 Nov 17+35d Exeter Russell Worth Solicitors 20th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 29 11-12 13489C114C Adam Wedge 10/1
11 Oct 17+154d Ludlow Vera Davies Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Firm · 5 ran F/5 — 11-8 134—— Adam Wedge 8/1
10 May 17+74d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 10 11-0 13450C116C Adam Wedge 15/8
25 Feb 17+28d Chepstow Pertemps Network Industrial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 130—136B Leighton Aspell 11/8F
28 Jan 17+40d Uttoxeter Staffs Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 6 10-9 130—109B Conor Ring 9/1
19 Dec 16+16d Hereford Jackson Property Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 shd 11-7 12899B133A Adam Wedge 3/1F
03 Dec 16+20d Chepstow Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-12 129—— Adam Wedge 12/1
13 Nov 16+214d Fontwell Toteexacta Salmon Spray Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 11 11-7 13096A110A Adam Wedge 2/1F
13 Apr 16+32d Cheltenham Greg James After Party 27th April Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10/16 hd 10-8 130—119A Paul Moloney 16/1
12 Mar 16+60d Chepstow Pertemps Network Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-13 130—141A Adam Wedge 1/5F
12 Jan 16+38d Ludlow Racinguk.com/anywhere 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-11 ——144A Adam Wedge 4/11F
05 Dec 15+31d Chepstow M S Vent Ltd 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran F/14 — 11-5 ——— Adam Wedge 7/2
04 Nov 15+165d Chepstow Truvape 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 ——138A Adam Wedge 3/1
23 May 15+54d Ffos Las Bet totetrifecta Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 nse 10-11 ——109A Conor Ring 2/1F
30 Mar 15+105d Warwick Local Parking Security Ltd Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 9 10-13 ——122A Conor Ring 9/1
15 Dec 14 Ffos Las Three Rivers 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-2 ——129A Conor Ring 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has The Gipper (IRE) won?
The Gipper (IRE) won 6 of 34 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 11 times in total (32.4% of starts).
Who trained The Gipper (IRE)?
The Gipper (IRE) was trained by Evan Williams on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 30 January 2020.
Who is The Gipper (IRE)'s sire?
The Gipper (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Merrill Gaye (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does The Gipper (IRE) prefer?
The Gipper (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 14 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Gipper (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 30 January 2020. The highest on record is 134.
What is The Gipper (IRE)'s sire's record?
King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
Who are The Gipper (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Merrill Gaye (IRE), The Gipper (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Divine Intavention (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Divine Intavention (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.