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Horse profile

The Loose Screw (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2007) · Last trainer C W Thornton · Last owner Sykes Distribution Ltd
by Bigstone (IRE) out of Princess of Dance (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Mar 2007 — 7,188 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2007 · 10th of 11 Last raced off OR 32
KTB Profile

The Loose Screw (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts. Last raced off 32, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating32↓ 18lb off peak
32 31–50

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 61C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 2 Mar 2007 Official rating 32 at the last run, 2 Mar 2007

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 13 figures · best 68C · median 32
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good549C46—
Standard (AW)461C32—
Good to Firm223C15.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f668C27.5—
1m2f – 1m4f361C49—
6f – 7f346C28—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Bigstone (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 139 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.9—
Good to Firm3226.3%−1.60 from 2
Good47612.8%+4.90 from 5
Good to Soft2500%−7.90 from 1
Soft16212.5%+4.60 from 1
Heavy500%−7.9—
Standard (AW)1317.7%−0.20 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−7.9—
6f – 7f200%−7.90 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1317.7%−0.20 from 3
1m5f – 2m24312.5%+4.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f55712.7%+4.8—
2m5f – 3m2900%−7.9—
Over 3m1300%−7.9—

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
Princess of Dance (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jerry Joslyn (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Eddery 5 0 0% −5.00
Eddie Ahern 2 0 0% −2.00
Gary Bartley 2 0 0% −2.00
Dean McKeown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Gibson 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Swarbrick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 8 0 0% −8.00

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
2007 · 2 runs
02 Mar 07+28d Wolverhampton (AW) bonusprint.com Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 8 9-13 3261C Dean McKeown 300/1
02 Feb 07+34d Wolverhampton (AW) Pontin's - Book Early Selling Handicap Class 6 · 2m½f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 10/11 2½ 8-10 3137C Eddie Ahern 33/1
2006 · 3 runs
30 Dec 06+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Pontinsbingo.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 8-4 3515C Dale Gibson 150/1
04 Dec 06+57d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park For Banqueting Claiming Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 1¼ 8-9 4827C Eddie Ahern 66/1
08 Oct 06+418d Musselburgh Racing UK For £15 Per Month Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 13 9-6 4031C Paul Hanagan 33/1
2005 · 8 runs
16 Aug 05+8d Hamilton DM Hall Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 1¾ 8-10 428C Gary Bartley 33/1
08 Aug 05+7d Thirsk Derek Winlow's 70th Birthday Selling Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 18 ran 8/18 nk 8-7 4223C Gary Bartley 33/1
01 Aug 05+54d Ripon Black Sheep Brewery Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-7 4249C Paul Eddery 33/1
08 Jun 05+28d Hamilton Alison Torrie Selling Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 1 9-4 4232C Ben Swarbrick 14/1
11 May 05+8d Newcastle Cantorspreadfair.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m1f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 8-12 5048C Paul Eddery 66/1
03 May 05+5d Leicester Lord Mayor's Appeal Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 5 9-0 4568C Paul Eddery 14/1
28 Apr 05+22d Redcar Redcarracing.co.uk Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 1 9-4 4546C Paul Eddery 33/1
06 Apr 05 Catterick Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 nk 9-5 4528C Paul Eddery 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Loose Screw won?
The Loose Screw (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained The Loose Screw?
The Loose Screw (IRE) was trained by C W Thornton on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 March 2007.
Who is The Loose Screw's sire?
The Loose Screw (IRE) is by Bigstone (IRE) out of Princess of Dance (IRE), whose sire is Dancing Dissident.
What is The Loose Screw's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 32, from the run on 2 March 2007. The highest on record is 50.
What is The Loose Screw's sire's record?
Bigstone (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 139 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Loose Screw's siblings?
Out of Princess of Dance (IRE), The Loose Screw (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.