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Horse profile

Thirsty Farmer (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Richard Hawker · Last owner Pepperdrum Racing Syndicate
by Sulamani (IRE) out of Sweet Shooter (GB) (Double Trigger)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Feb 2025 — 622 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 4th of 6 Won at Stratford Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Thirsty Farmer won once from 11 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Stratford in May 2022 over 2m5f – 3m on good ground. He has not won since. The gelding, by Sulamani out of a Double Trigger mare, finished fourth of six in a Class 5 handicap chase at Leicester in Feb 2025. He last raced off an official rating of 76, his highest ever mark having been 83.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating76↓ 7lb off peak
76 76–83

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 26 Jul 2021

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 8 figures · best 117B · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4103C79—
Good4117B75—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4117B79—
1m5f – 2m266C61—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Over 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 21 May 2022 Official rating 76 at the last run, 13 Feb 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 98B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft495A85—
Good498B93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m498B92.5—
1m5f – 2m293C88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Over 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 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
Sulamani (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,245 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20210%−1.5—
Good to Firm3484011.5%0—
Good1,40017012.1%+0.61 from 5
Good to Soft8038410.5%−10 from 2
Soft90511212.4%+0.90 from 4
Heavy2904114.1%+2.6—
Standard (AW)479398.1%−3.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f900%−11.5—
6f – 7f1852010.8%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f262238.8%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f550529.5%−2—
1m5f – 2m1,15413511.7%+0.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f97812212.5%+10 from 1
2m5f – 3m8679911.4%−0.11 from 4
Over 3m2403715.4%+3.90 from 2

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

Dam
Sweet Shooter (GB) (Double Trigger)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gentleman Farmer (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Gentleman Farmer (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gentleman Farmer (GB)1022m3f–3mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −1.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −3.50
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +2.50
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Dunne 5 0 0% −5.00
Harry Reed 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Houlihan 1 1 100% +2.50
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −2.50
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 1 100% +2.50
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% −5.50
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2025 · 1 run
13 Feb 25+47d Leicester Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Soft · 6 ran Held up towards the back - still within range through the field - urged into 4th at the 14th - faded quickly before 3 out and well held at the finish 4/6 50 10-2 7674C70C Harry Reed 10/1
2024 · 1 run
28 Dec 24+952d Leicester My True Love Gave To Me Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran Held a midfield position - pressed for effort three out and lost place two out - flew home from the back but too late - finished third without threatening the front 3/9 1 10-10 7684B95A Harry Reed 25/1
2022 · 1 run
21 May 22+249d Stratford Mid-Warwickshire Cleaning Supplies Ltd 50th Anniversary Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 7684A98B Sean Houlihan 5/2F
2021 · 3 runs
14 Sep 21+50d Fontwell Call Star Sports On 08000 521321 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-4 78—— David Noonan 15/2
26 Jul 21+204d Newton Abbot Visit Attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 11 10-5 79117B94A Robert Dunne 12/1
03 Jan 21+42d Catterick Millbry Hill Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 9 10-12 81103C79A Robert Dunne 14/1
2020 · 4 runs
22 Nov 20+52d Exeter racingtv.com/freemonth Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1 10-9 8355A91A Lorcan Williams 33/1
01 Oct 20+64d Ffos Las Walters Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-1 83—— Robert Dunne 14/1
29 Jul 20+28d Bangor-on-Dee tote Placepot - Your First Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 1¼ 11-0 —66C84C Robert Dunne 200/1
01 Jul 20+248d Southwell signsolutions.org Offering Retail Solutions Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 30 11-0 —56C93C Robert Dunne 150/1
2019 · 1 run
27 Oct 19 Wincanton Ascot Insurance Group Combat Stress Centenary Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-12 ——— Mark Quinlan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thirsty Farmer won?
Thirsty Farmer (GB) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Thirsty Farmer?
Thirsty Farmer (GB) was trained by Richard Hawker on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 13 February 2025.
Who is Thirsty Farmer's sire?
Thirsty Farmer (GB) is by Sulamani (IRE) out of Sweet Shooter (GB), whose sire is Double Trigger.
What going does Thirsty Farmer prefer?
Thirsty Farmer (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thirsty Farmer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 13 February 2025. The highest on record is 83.
What is Thirsty Farmer's sire's record?
Sulamani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,245 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.
Who are Thirsty Farmer's siblings?
Out of Sweet Shooter (GB), Thirsty Farmer (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gentleman Farmer (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Gentleman Farmer (GB)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.