Horse profile
Thickthorn Tom (IRE)
by Ocovango (GB) out of Blume (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Newton Abbot, Worcester & Stratford
Last run 8 Oct 2026 · 4th of 4
Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile
Thickthorn Tom is 4 from 16 on turf, with all four wins in handicaps on good or faster ground. He has two wins from four starts at Newton Abbot, one from one at both Worcester and Stratford, and two wins from five starts over 2m1f – 2m4f as well as two from eight over 2m5f – 3m. The gelding, by Ocovango out of a Flemensfirth mare, was held up in six of nine analysed runs. He last ran at Market Rasen in Oct 2026, finishing fourth of four off a mark of 117.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 4–16Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 8 (50%)Placed
- −6.05£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=16 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating117At career-high mark
117
85–117
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 102B | 92 | 7 runs · 102 / 92 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 120A | 74.5 | 2 runs · 75 / 74.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 94C | 85 | 2 runs · 94 / 85 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 94C | 81 | 7 runs · 94 / 81 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 102B | 92 | 4 runs · 102 / 96.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 120A | 57 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 runs · as at 16 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 16 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 7 (44%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 5 (31%) · 2 wins
- Held up 4 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,990 runs since Jan 2008 (304 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14% from 193.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 8 | 29.6% | +20.1 | 2 from 2 |
| Good | 937 | 93 | 9.9% | +0.4 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 703 | 70 | 10% | +0.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 914 | 75 | 8.2% | −1.3 | — |
| Heavy | 393 | 37 | 9.4% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 788 | 64 | 8.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,095 | 98 | 8.9% | −0.6 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 897 | 94 | 10.5% | +1 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 193 | 27 | 14% | +4.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Blume (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them I Started A Joke (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bents Hollow (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Started A Joke (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m½f–2m2f | — |
| Bents Hollow (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 4 |
| Blumen Glory (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.55 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 3 | 38% | −0.30 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.45 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 11 | 4 | 36% | −1.05 |
| Tristan Durrell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 6 | 3 | 50% | +1.70 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 4 | 40% | −0.05 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 4 | 36% | −1.05 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Oct 26+20d | Market Rasen | Dine In Altior's Restaurant Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) prominent wide - blundered 9th - under urging after 4 out then dropped away 3 out - finished 4th well beaten | 4/4 | 55 | 11-7 | 117 | 81C | 98C | Harry Skelton | 11/2 |
| 18 Sep 26+14d | Newton Abbot | Devondale Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Settled in third - minor error at the 2nd - moved to second at the last - pressed the winner on the run-in - faded late to finish second | 2/3 | 1½ | 10-8 | 117 | 89C | 110C | Harry Skelton | 5/4 |
| 04 Sep 26+8d | Bangor-on-Dee | Goffs Yorton Sale 10th September Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Settled just behind the pace - improved into second before the last two - pushed along after but unable to challenge the winner | 2/5 | 4 | 10-9 | 107 | 94C | 125B | Harry Skelton | 85/40 |
| 27 Aug 26+42d | Newton Abbot | Marilyn And Millie's Retirement Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Settled towards the rear early - improved into third by the 5th - moved up to second at the 12th - pressed the pace two out - hit the front before the last - drew away to score comfortably | 1/4 | 11-11 | 107 | 94C | 123B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F | |
| 16 Jul 26+4d | Worcester | CopyBet BOG Today For Tomorrow's Racing Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) settled in the pack early - up into third at the 8th - went to the front 3 out - hit the fence 2 out - untidy at the last - driven run-in and stayed on with plenty in hand | 1/6 | 12-0 | 95 | 92B | 122B | Harry Skelton | 6/5F | |
| 12 Jul 26+23d | Stratford | Visit Zoolab In The Centre Course Handicap Chase raced in mid-division - narrowed the gap on the front-runners 2 out - moved into second around the home bend before hitting the front soon after the last - driven out for the win | 1/7 | 11-10 | 95 | 76A | 124A | Harry Skelton | 9/4 | |
| 19 Jun 26+23d | Market Rasen | Dan Shipping Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - moved into second place four out then chased leader before final fence - battled to the line but unable to overhaul winner | 2/6 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 91 | 101A | 122B | Harry Skelton | 2/1 |
| 27 May 26+13d | Newton Abbot | Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd. Novices' Handicap Chase Sat just behind the front pair - moved through strongly to loom up close to the front before 2 out where went in front - edged clear approaching the last - margin narrowed near the line but held on comfortably | 1/5 | 11-7 | 85 | 67C | 114B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F | |
| 14 May 26+58d | Fontwell | Fontwell Park Half Year Membership Novices' Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - moved into second approaching 3 out - driven on after 2 out in pursuit of the leader - boxed in for room on the run-in then edged right - finished second one and three quarter lengths down after keeping on | 2/7 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 85 | 102B | 106B | Harry Skelton | 2/1F |
| 17 Mar 26+76d | Exeter | Oddschecker Novices' Handicap Chase Held up at the back - into mid-pack before halfway - made progress before 4 out - shortened the gap on the front-runner 2 out - hit a flat spot and lost momentum at the last then dropped away to the line | 3/11 | 4¾ | 10-13 | 85 | 74A | 111B | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+45d | Uttoxeter | General Sports Worldwide Handicap Chase Held up in the pack from the off - lost touch before four out - eased out of contention ahead of three out | PU/13 | — | 10-13 | 90 | — | — | Tristan Durrell | 25/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+68d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Free Bet Nose Losers Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - driven approaching 2 out - dropped away and eventually held in 6th | 6/11 | 11 | 11-9 | 91 | 75A | 95A | Tristan Durrell | 10/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+204d | Newton Abbot | Darnells Dash Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace - pushed along after 3 out - lost ground and clipped the fence 2 out - dropped away to finish seventh | 7/8 | 4 | 11-0 | — | 75A | 95A | Charlie Todd | 100/1 |
| 17 Feb 25+25d | Southwell | Play At The Races StableDuel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at the back on the inner - well out of contention throughout | 8/12 | 4¾ | 11-4 | — | 57A | 89A | Tristan Durrell | 200/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+74d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Sat close to pace on the wide side - promoted to 4th at the 2nd - drifted left and faded 3 out - eventually finished 7th | 7/9 | 3¾ | 11-5 | — | 46C | 93C | Tristan Durrell | 50/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 24 | Sandown | Racing Welfare Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Held up in rear - swung markedly off the rail entering the straight - asked for effort out wide and found nothing 3f out - finished well held in 7th | 7/10 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 120A | 114A | Harry Skelton | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thickthorn Tom won?
- Thickthorn Tom (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Thickthorn Tom?
- Thickthorn Tom (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 October 2026.
- Who is Thickthorn Tom's sire?
- Thickthorn Tom (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Blume (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Thickthorn Tom prefer?
- Thickthorn Tom (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 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 Thickthorn Tom's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 8 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Thickthorn Tom's sire's record?
- Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,990 runs since Jan 2008 (304 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14% from 193.
- Who are Thickthorn Tom's siblings?
- Out of Blume (IRE), Thickthorn Tom (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: I Started A Joke (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bents Hollow (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.