The Tailgater (IRE)
The Tailgater (IRE) is 4 from 17. Hasn't won since Dec 2017.
- 4–17Wins / Runs
- 23.5%Strike rate
- 6 (35.3%)Placed
- +4.50£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.25Fair A/E n=17 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 72dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 73
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 116B | 105.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 116B | 101 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 110B | 97.5 | — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | 3 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 2,804 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 3 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,996 | 537 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Winged Express (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Winged Express (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winged Express (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | Class 5 |
| Sue Oscar (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 3 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 3 | 23% | +2.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Coleman | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| Richard Johnson | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Andrew Tinkler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.50 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Chase | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Tailgater won?
- The Tailgater (IRE) won 4 of 17 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 23.5%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trained The Tailgater?
- The Tailgater (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 18 May 2018.
- Who is The Tailgater's sire?
- The Tailgater (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Zaffaran Express (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
- What going does The Tailgater prefer?
- The Tailgater (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 Tailgater's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 18 May 2018. The highest on record is 127.
- What is The Tailgater's sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are The Tailgater's siblings?
- Out of Zaffaran Express (IRE), The Tailgater (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Winged Express (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Winged Express (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.