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The Knot Is Tied (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Ryan Potter · Last owner Miss M Brims
by Casamento (IRE) out of Really Polish (USA) (Polish Numbers)
51 runs · 28 courses · from Sep 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Aug 2024 — 801 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 7 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

The Knot Is Tied is a gelding who won seven of 51 starts between Sep 2017 and Dec 2022. Five of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m, including on good to firm, good to soft and heavy ground, while two came over 2m1f – 2m4f. He also won at Newbury, Fakenham, Haydock and Catterick. His last run, at Cartmel in Aug 2024, was off an official rating of 76, 51lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 51lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 51lb off peak
76 51–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 18 Apr 2024

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 22 figures · best 130B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good11130B102—
Soft691A69—
Good to Soft4113B80.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f13130B95—
1m5f – 2m5113B83—
2m5f – 3m4127B89—
Flat 17 figures · best 136A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm6102A79—
Good to Soft4136A77.5—
Heavy382A52—
Standard (AW)291B83—
Good2132A113—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9136A94—
1m – 1m1f491B64.5—
1m2f – 1m4f392A31—
6f – 7f1———

Of 51 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (9) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 51 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 11 May 2024 Official rating 76 at the last jumps run, 26 Aug 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 19 Oct 2018 Official rating 59 at the last flat run, 18 Apr 2024

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 24 figures · best 128B · median 111.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good12128B114—
Soft7122B109—
Good to Soft4128A115.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f14128B104—
2m5f – 3m5120A109—
1m5f – 2m5123B116—
Flat 17 figures · best 80A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm672A56—
Good to Soft480A61—
Heavy377A59—
Standard (AW)263A55.5—
Good272B70—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m980A68—
1m – 1m1f463A53.5—
1m2f – 1m4f359C54—
6f – 7f1———

Of 51 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (10).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 51 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 3,630 runs since Apr 2016 (299 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.9% from 287.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20210%+1.4—
Good to Firm450449.8%+1.22 from 6
Good8138810.8%+2.22 from 16
Good to Soft414338%−0.62 from 10
Soft500295.8%−2.80 from 11
Heavy170127.1%−1.51 from 6
Standard (AW)1,2631058.3%−0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f287144.9%−3.7—
6f – 7f755668.7%+0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f680436.3%−2.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f8118510.5%+1.90 from 3
1m5f – 2m697639%+0.45 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f276269.4%+0.82 from 19
2m5f – 3m981212.2%+3.60 from 8
Over 3m26415.4%+6.80 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Really Polish (USA) (Polish Numbers)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Really Ransom (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Tonahutu (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Really Ransom (GB)727f–1m—
Tonahutu (IRE)627fClass 4
Regal Kiss (GB)1217fClass 5
Wraith (GB)90——
Always Fabulous (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 2 13% −6.90
Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Soft 10 2 20% +17.50
Heavy 6 1 17% −1.00
Good to Firm 6 2 33% −0.40
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 22 2 9% −10.00
Class 5 15 2 13% +8.10
Class 6 7 2 29% −1.40
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +5.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 6 0 0% −6.00
Fakenham 5 1 20% +2.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 3 1 33% +3.50
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 1 50% +1.50
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 1 50% +3.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 1 50% +0.10
Redcar 2 1 50% +0.10
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +20.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 19 2 11% −5.50
1m5f – 2m 15 5 33% +18.70
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bryony Frost 11 0 0% −11.00
James Sullivan 8 2 25% −2.40
Jack Quinlan 7 1 14% +14.00
David Allan 4 1 25% −1.90
Max Kendrick 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Jack Andrews 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Johnson 2 1 50% +4.50
Rachel Richardson 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Ella McGarty-Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Alice Stevens 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh Keenan 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Edmunds 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms Laura Ward 1 0 0% −1.00
Kai Lenihan 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 1 100% +6.00
Mr Nick Phillips 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Evans 1 1 100% +4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 28 3 11% +6.50
Cheekpieces 10 4 40% +2.70
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2022 5 1 20% +16.00
2021 9 1 11% −2.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 6 1 17% +0.50
2018 13 4 31% −0.30
2017 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 25 2 8% −11.50
Flat 17 4 24% −4.30
Chase 9 1 11% +12.00

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
2024 · 5 runs
26 Aug 24+86d Cartmel EWGA Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 3m1½f · Heavy · 7 ran Held up handy in the pack - stumbled after clearing the first - lost momentum at the 6th - hit the front approaching the 8th before being pressed and losing ground before the second-last - well adrift and eased out of contention PU/7 — 10-7 76—— Conor Ring 22/1
01 Jun 24+21d Hexham Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 12 10-2 8072C72B Miss Ella McGarty-Jones 28/1
11 May 24+23d Warwick Teeing Off The Valley Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 8 ran 3/8 14 10-12 8476C86C Alice Stevens 25/1
18 Apr 24+15d Chelmsford City (AW) Watch Live Racing At Bet365 Handicap Class 5 · 1m5½f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 5 9-0 5975A48A Darragh Keenan 100/1
03 Apr 24+319d Catterick Congratulations Fifi & Sine Nomine Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Heavy · 11 ran 11/11 37 9-8 64-48C59C Lewis Edmunds 50/1
2023 · 6 runs
20 May 23+11d Uttoxeter 1652 Bar And Restaurant, Weston Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 33 10-9 8871C81C Ms Laura Ward 25/1
09 May 23+29d Fakenham toteplacepot 100K Guaranteed Pool At Fakenham Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-7 92—— Jack Quinlan 12/1
10 Apr 23+13d Chepstow Ultrafast Ogi Ogi Ogi Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 11 11-1 9640C91C Jack Quinlan 9/1
28 Mar 23+54d Huntingdon Racing TV Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 21 12-0 9971B115B Jack Quinlan 33/1
02 Feb 23+6d Fakenham Fakenham Racecourse Supports Racing To School Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 12-2 102—— Jack Quinlan 18/1
27 Jan 23+32d Huntingdon Pertemps Network Chris Ascroft Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 104—— Jack Quinlan 40/1
2022 · 5 runs
26 Dec 22+21d Huntingdon Visit racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-8 104—— Max Kendrick 40/1
05 Dec 22+16d Lingfield At The Races App Form Study Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 12-0 9966B123B Jack Quinlan 20/1
19 Nov 22+260d Huntingdon Peter Greaves Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 61 11-2 104—84C Max Kendrick 25/1
04 Mar 22+62d Newbury West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-13 107—— Mr Jack Andrews 25/1
01 Jan 22+13d Fakenham Racing Partnership Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 37 11-10 110—109C Mr Jack Andrews 9/1
2021 · 9 runs
19 Dec 21+28d Fakenham New Year's Day Racing At Fakenham Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 12-1 112—— Bryony Frost 11/4J
21 Nov 21+28d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 18 11-6 114101C102C Bryony Frost 3/1
24 Oct 21+9d Aintree Jewson Click and Collect Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 shd 10-2 114102B114A Kai Lenihan 13/2
15 Oct 21+20d Fakenham Champions Day Form Study On attheraces.com/ascot Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 104130B128B Daryl Jacob 6/1
25 Sep 21+130d Market Rasen Great Character Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 8½ 12-0 10798B114A Jack Quinlan 8/1
18 May 21+26d Huntingdon Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 8 11-8 109110A105A Bryony Frost 11/4
22 Apr 21+24d Warwick Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4 11-1 109113A114A Bryony Frost 11/4F
29 Mar 21+24d Wincanton Visit Racingtv.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1½ 11-5 109127B120A Mr Nick Phillips 6/4F
05 Mar 21+103d Doncaster Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 9½ 11-12 109124B126A Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
2020 · 4 runs
22 Nov 20+26d Uttoxeter Watch And Bet At MansionBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 8 11-4 11467C102C Bryony Frost 28/1
27 Oct 20+227d Bangor-on-Dee Smartplanner App Sponsor Oliver Greenall Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 17 11-7 11747C103C Bryony Frost 14/1
14 Mar 20+56d Fontwell Visit attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 64 12-3 12133C102C Max Kendrick 14/1
18 Jan 20+77d Ascot Matchbook Holloway's Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 9-7 122—— Jack Tudor 20/1
2019 · 6 runs
02 Nov 19+21d Wetherby Racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-9 127—— Richard Johnson 9/1
12 Oct 19+203d Chepstow Cotswold Stone Supplies Ltd Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m3½f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-2 127—— Bryony Frost 20/1
23 Mar 19+14d Newbury Be Wiser Insurance Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-1 12195B128A Richard Johnson 11/2
09 Mar 19+16d Sandown Get Switched On With Matchbook Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 4 11-9 11791A122B Bryony Frost 6/4F
21 Feb 19+48d Huntingdon Download The MansionBet App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 2/11 hd 11-3 11583B116A Bryony Frost 5/1
04 Jan 19+16d Wetherby Every Race Live On Racing Tv Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 11-0 —113B108B Bryony Frost 6/4F
2018 · 13 runs
19 Dec 18+61d Newbury St. James's Place Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 11 10-12 —67A115A Bryony Frost 8/1
19 Oct 18+17d Haydock Watch Racing UK On Sky 426 Handicap Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 8-6 7182A77A Nathan Evans 4/1
02 Oct 18+23d Ayr Bet At Racing UK Handicap Class 5 · 1m7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 shd 9-1 70136A80A David Allan 4/1
09 Sep 18+9d York Little Green Rascals Children's Nurseries Handicap Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 1 8-7 7092C65A James Sullivan 9/2J
31 Aug 18+6d Thirsk Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Good · 6 ran 1/6 8-11 65132A72B James Sullivan 11/10F
25 Aug 18+14d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 nk 8-6 6594A68A Rachel Richardson 3/1F
11 Aug 18+4d Redcar Gin & Gents' Evening 25th August Handicap (Div II) Class 6 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-10 57102A72A David Allan 11/10F
07 Aug 18+15d Catterick Book Now For 22nd September Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 8-1 5199A59A James Sullivan 5/2F
23 Jul 18+46d Beverley Itv7 Starts Now Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 shd 8-10 5136A58A David Allan 7/2
07 Jun 18+8d Haydock 188Bet Cash Back If Brazil Win Handicap Class 5 · 1m3½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 nse 8-5 5492A54A James Sullivan 16/1
30 May 18+21d Beverley Cottingham Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-1 5431A51A David Allan 11/2
09 May 18+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Hellermanntyton Insulation Handicap Class 6 · 1m1½f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-1 5491B63A James Sullivan 8/1
23 Apr 18+207d Pontefract Rugby League Evening On Monday 11th June Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 1 8-8 5763C57A James Sullivan 14/1
2017 · 3 runs
28 Sep 17+18d Pontefract Frier Wood Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 1¾ 8-10 —52A50A Rachel Richardson 33/1
10 Sep 17+9d York Judith Marshall Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (Sire-Restricted) (Plus 10) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 15 9-2 —46C53C James Sullivan 33/1
01 Sep 17 Thirsk Today Is 'Pirates Family Day' at thirskraces Novice Auction Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 nse 9-2 —66A50A James Sullivan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Knot Is Tied won?
The Knot Is Tied (IRE) won 7 of 51 archived starts between 2017 and 2024, a strike rate of 13.7%. Placed 16 times in total (31.4% of starts).
Who trained The Knot Is Tied?
The Knot Is Tied (IRE) was trained by Ryan Potter on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 26 August 2024.
Who is The Knot Is Tied's sire?
The Knot Is Tied (IRE) is by Casamento (IRE) out of Really Polish (USA), whose sire is Polish Numbers.
What going does The Knot Is Tied prefer?
The Knot Is Tied (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 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 Knot Is Tied's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 26 August 2024. The highest on record is 127.
What is The Knot Is Tied's sire's record?
Casamento (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 3,630 runs since Apr 2016 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.9% from 287.
Who are The Knot Is Tied's siblings?
Out of Really Polish (USA), The Knot Is Tied (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Really Ransom (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Tonahutu (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2017. 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.