Horse profile
The Turpinator (IRE)
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Bessichka (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
44 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 5 courses
Last run 24 Jan 2026 · 4th of 11
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
The Turpinator is a gelding with seven wins from 44 starts including six over 6f – 7f. He has won handicaps on both turf and all-weather, with two successes at Newcastle (AW) and two at Kempton (AW). His last win came at Newcastle (AW) in Apr 2025 off a mark of 83. Aged 9 at his last run in Jan 2026 he finished fourth of 11 in a Class 4 handicap at Newcastle (AW) off an official rating of 78.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 7–44Wins / Runs
- 15.9%Strike rate
- 14 (31.8%)Placed
- +14.00£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 2.05Fair A/E n=44 · 1.70 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)longest 662 d
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.
Official rating78↓ 15lb off peak
78
77–93
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 123B | 101 | 4 runs · 123 / 103.5 |
| Good | 9 | 113C | 104 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 95C | 88 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 107A | 77.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 96C | 75 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 123B | 97 | 4 runs · 123 / 103.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 108C | 93 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 44 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 from 13 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 6 (46%) · 0 wins
- Held up 6 (46%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 55 | 8.9% | −0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,152 | 134 | 11.6% | +1.8 | 2 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 605 | 51 | 8.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 759 | 67 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 263 | 18 | 6.8% | −3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,674 | 170 | 10.2% | +0.4 | 4 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 406 | 40 | 9.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 162 | 10.6% | +0.8 | 6 from 33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,078 | 93 | 8.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 909 | 80 | 8.8% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 78 | 11.2% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 367 | 35 | 9.5% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 8 | 8.3% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Bessichka (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Grape Escape (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (The Grape Escape (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grape Escape (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 1m | Class 3 |
| Aide Memoire (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Nelson Bay (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ladybird (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 4 | 19% | +18.50 |
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +13.00 |
| Class 4 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +6.00 |
| Class 2 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 11 | 2 | 18% | +9.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +13.00 |
| Goodwood | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Ripon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 6 | 18% | +14.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Stammers | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Sam James | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| P J McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jason Hart | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Archie Young | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Rooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joshua Bryan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Gerald Mosse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 39 | 6 | 15% | +14.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Jan 26+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Settled mid-pack - pushed along inside final furlong - kept responding to the line - finished fourth | 4/11 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 78 | 106A | 90A | Oliver Stammers | 6/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+7d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Held up at rear - pushed along to close in with a furlong left and edged into contention entering the straight - gave way close home to finish fourth | 4/6 | ½ | 9-1 | 77 | 95A | 75B | Oliver Stammers | 13/2 |
| 06 Jan 26+50d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - lost touch 3f out - pushed along soon after - improved out wide inside final furlong - stayed on to take second close home but couldn't get past winner | 2/8 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 101A | 84A | George Wood | 11/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 25+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Settled last early - pushed along with two furlongs left - stayed on at one gait inside the closing stages - finished 11th | 11/13 | 1½ | 8-13 | 79 | 123B | 70A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 22/1 |
| 30 Oct 25+26d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Held up early after a check - settled at the back - made little impact from over 2f out - well held in 8th | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 81 | 103A | 78A | Oliver Stammers | 50/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Has 150k Increase! Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with over 2f left - drifted off a straight line and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 9th | 9/11 | 3½ | 9-9 | 83 | 101A | 66A | Oliver Stammers | 12/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+133d | Haydock | By Eck Its Boddingtons Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward with 2f remaining - lost ground in the closing stages to finish 8th | 8/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 84 | 88A | 76A | Oliver Stammers | 33/1 |
| 16 May 25+9d | York | Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Up with the front group - squeezed for room and dropped away over 2f out - a long way back entering the final furlong | 21/22 | ¾ | 9-9 | 85 | 68C | 69C | Oliver Stammers | 20/1 |
| 07 May 25+27d | Chester | Horseradish Catering & Events Handicap Settled around midfield - shifted wide and made progress entering the straight - stayed on when asked but couldn't match the front two | 3/13 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 85 | 84C | 93A | Oliver Stammers | 33/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+194d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Settled towards the back early - made strong progress on the outside approaching the final furlong - improved on the inner as the line neared - edged in front close home to prevail | 1/13 | 9-3 | 83 | 110B | 94A | Oliver Stammers | 14/1 | |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 24+22d | Ripon | Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap Held up in the pack near the stands rail - began toiling with a furlong left - dropped away tamely to finish 11th | 11/11 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 84 | 73A | 58A | Sam James | 18/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+20d | Haydock | Oakmere Homes Handicap Held up mid-pack - strong move into contention over 2f out - pressed for effort but faded before 1f out - unable to find more late and finished ninth | 9/11 | 1½ | 9-12 | 86 | 74A | 79A | Oliver Stammers | 12/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+17d | Ripon | William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap Towards the back of the far group - made ground approaching the final furlong - plugged on without troubling the leaders | 6/17 | nk | 8-10 | 87 | 109C | 95A | Sam James | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 24+38d | Goodwood | HKJC World Pool Handicap | 12/18 | 2 | 9-9 | 88 | 73C | 80A | Jason Hart | 18/1 |
| 23 Jun 24+9d | Pontefract | Sunpak Potatoes Handicap | 1/9 | 9-10 | 82 | 107A | 103A | Jason Hart | 7/1 | |
| 14 Jun 24+131d | York | Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture Apprentice Handicap | 8/16 | 1½ | 9-3 | 84 | 89C | 82A | Archie Young | 18/1 |
| 04 Feb 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 9-8 | 84 | 101A | 99A | P J McDonald | 4/1 |
| 19 Jan 24+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 3/10 | nk | 9-8 | 84 | 109A | 90A | P J McDonald | 15/2 |
| 01 Jan 24+4d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 4/13 | nk | 8-5 | 85 | 109B | 85A | Joe Fanning | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 23+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 5/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 85 | 97A | 88A | Benoit De La Sayette | 5/1 |
| 16 Dec 23+43d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 1/12 | 9-8 | 82 | 103A | 97A | Jack Mitchell | 9/2J | |
| 03 Nov 23+34d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 9/13 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 83 | 96B | 74A | Sam James | 6/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+7d | Ripon | Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap | 3/13 | ¾ | 8-12 | 83 | 113C | 98A | P J McDonald | 11/2 |
| 23 Sep 23+14d | York | Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap | 3/17 | 2 | 9-0 | 83 | 95C | 97A | Sean Kirrane | 8/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+21d | Thirsk | Download The BresBet App Handicap | 1/12 | 9-8 | 79 | 104A | 97A | Sean Kirrane | 9/2 | |
| 19 Aug 23+7d | Ripon | William Hill Epic Value Handicap | 6/12 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 81 | 75A | 77A | Sam James | 17/2 |
| 12 Aug 23+7d | Haydock | Betfred 'Play Fred's 5 Million' Handicap | 5/13 | 2½ | 9-1 | 83 | 105C | 87A | Ryan Sexton | 40/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+37d | Thirsk | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap | 8/9 | ½ | 10-0 | 86 | 75B | 71A | Sam James | 18/1 |
| 29 Jun 23+54d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Kippax Seaton Delaval Handicap | 7/10 | nk | 8-7 | 87 | 98A | 80A | Shane Gray | 14/1 |
| 06 May 23+155d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap | 9/15 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 88 | 96C | 70A | Oliver Stammers | 12/1 |
| 2022 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 22+58d | Newcastle (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Odds On Sunderland Handicap | 3/9 | nk | 8-9 | 88 | 114A | 85A | Sam James | 20/1 |
| 05 Oct 22+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 6/13 | ¾ | 9-11 | 90 | 95B | 85A | Richard Kingscote | 7/2J |
| 21 Sep 22+25d | Goodwood | Heineken Optional Claiming Handicap | 11/12 | 6 | 9-6 | 92 | 92A | 59A | Rossa Ryan | 11/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+29d | Goodwood | William Hill Handicap | 9/11 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 93 | 70A | 78A | Rob Hornby | 14/1 |
| 29 Jul 22+54d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Mile Handicap | 15/18 | ½ | 8-13 | 93 | 82C | 73A | Ryan Moore | 22/1 |
| 05 Jun 22+29d | Goodwood | Goodwood Celebrates The Platinum Jubilee Handicap | 1/8 | 9-13 | 88 | 71A | 103A | Richard Kingscote | 4/1 | |
| 07 May 22+21d | Ascot | Tote Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 17/27 | hd | 8-3 | 89 | 74C | 76A | George Rooke | 16/1 |
| 16 Apr 22+35d | Newbury | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing 30th Anniversary Spring Cup Handicap (Str) | 6/17 | ½ | 8-7 | 89 | 108C | 89A | Hollie Doyle | 10/1 |
| 12 Mar 22+164d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Handicap | 1/8 | 9-7 | 84 | 104A | 91A | Joshua Bryan | 7/1 | |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Sep 21+19d | Kempton (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap | 7/9 | 1 | 8-13 | 86 | 93A | 78A | Dane O'Neill | 13/2 |
| 10 Sep 21+21d | Sandown | 1account KYC Handicap | 5/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 87 | 78A | 83A | Martin Dwyer | 11/2 |
| 20 Aug 21+662d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Novice Stakes (Div 2) | 2/11 | nk | 10-1 | 80 | 101A | 105A | Martin Dwyer | 11/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 19+19d | Kempton (AW) | Firework Tickets 7 In Advance Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 1/13 | 9-5 | — | 75B | 88A | Gerald Mosse | 10/1 | |
| 09 Oct 19 | Kempton (AW) | Close Brothers/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 67A | 70A | Dane O'Neill | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Turpinator won?
- The Turpinator (IRE) won 7 of 44 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.9%. Placed 14 times in total (31.8% of starts).
- Who trains The Turpinator?
- The Turpinator (IRE) is trained by Grant Tuer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 January 2026.
- Who is The Turpinator's sire?
- The Turpinator (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Bessichka (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does The Turpinator prefer?
- The Turpinator (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Turpinator's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 24 January 2026. The highest on record is 93.
- What is The Turpinator's sire's record?
- Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
- Who are The Turpinator's siblings?
- Out of Bessichka (GB), The Turpinator (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Grape Escape (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (The Grape Escape (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Nov 2026.