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Horse profile

Thistlecraft (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2010) · Last trainer L J Morgan · Last owner Miss Laura Morgan
by Warcraft (USA) out of Thistletopper (GB) (Le Bavard)
24 runs · 13 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2010 — 5,978 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010 · 4th of 9 2 wins · Kempton & Fakenham Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Thistlecraft (IRE) is 2 from 24. Hasn't won since Nov 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off 102, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 23lb off peak
102 102–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 105C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fakenham, 4 May 2010 Official rating 102 at the last run, 2 Jun 2010

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.

Jumps 18 figures · best 113C · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good11113C97—
Soft3106C98—
Good to Soft3111C104—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m13113C99—
2m1f – 2m4f4106C100.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 24 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
Warcraft (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 99 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2214.5%−2.60 from 2
Good3512.9%−4.22 from 15
Good to Soft16318.8%+11.70 from 3
Soft2114.8%−2.30 from 4
Heavy5120%+12.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m400%−7.1—
2m1f – 2m4f25312%+4.90 from 4
2m5f – 3m5335.7%−1.42 from 19
Over 3m1715.9%−1.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Thistletopper (GB) (Le Bavard)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cooley Charm (IRE)40——
Coolavanny Lad (IRE)50——
Caladonian Chuck (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 15 2 13% −2.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 13 1 8% −7.50
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +5.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fakenham 7 1 14% −1.50
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 1 50% +5.50
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 19 2 11% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Messenger 9 1 11% −1.50
Adam Wedge 3 0 0% −3.00
Robert Thornton 3 0 0% −3.00
Noel Fehily 3 1 33% +2.50
Mr Richard Collinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss K L Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Bradburne 1 0 0% −1.00
Lee Vickers 1 0 0% −1.00
John McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 2 14% −1.00
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 8 0 0% −8.00
2007 2 1 50% +5.50
2006 4 1 25% +1.50
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 23 2 9% −10.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
02 Jun 10+18d Cartmel Town And Country Events Hunters' Chase (For The Horace D. Pain Memorial Trophy) Class 6 · 25.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 11 11-5 10291B Adam Wedge 12/1
15 May 10+11d Uttoxeter Mount Argus Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 nk 11-5 102102B Adam Wedge 13/2
04 May 10+29d Fakenham Your Vote Will Count Fox Hunters' Chase (For The Turner Family Trophy) Class 6 · 24f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 18 11-3 102105C Adam Wedge 10/1
05 Apr 10+13d Fakenham Queen's Cup, An Eastern Counties Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 14 11-5 10288C Mr Richard Collinson 20/1
23 Mar 10+32d Southwell Anne Jepson Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-1 102— Miss K L Morgan 9/1
19 Feb 10+348d Fakenham Three Cheers For The Armed Forces Fox Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-7 102— Mr Richard Collinson 12/1
08 Mar 09+55d Market Rasen Racing UK On Channel 432 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 13 11-9 10885C Tom Messenger 9/2
12 Jan 09+31d Fakenham Great Fransham Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 15 11-1 11293C Tom Messenger 14/1
12 Dec 08+29d Doncaster Sheffield And Hallamshire Sporting Club Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-4 114— Tom Messenger 14/1
13 Nov 08+20d Ludlow Weatherbys 2009 Point-to-point Annual Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 4½ 11-10 11798C Mark Bradburne 15/2
24 Oct 08+19d Fakenham Alan Blackmore Birthday Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Firm · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-6 117— Robert Thornton 9/4F
05 Oct 08+126d Huntingdon CYC Millwall Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 hd 10-9 118104A Robert Thornton 3/1
01 Jun 08+94d Perth Langvale Homes Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 7 10-2 11999A Tom Messenger 28/1
28 Feb 08+13d Ludlow Forbra Gold Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 7 11-9 12196A Tom Messenger 13/2
15 Feb 08+20d Fakenham Countryside Alliance Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 3½ 11-1 121108B Tom Messenger 11/4J
26 Jan 08+30d Doncaster Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 20 ran 10/20 6 9-11 12192C Tom Messenger 50/1
27 Dec 07+44d Kempton stanjamesuk.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 4 10-9 121111C Tom Messenger 16/1
13 Nov 07+564d Kempton WBX.COM World Bet Exchange Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-8 114112C Tom Messenger 13/2
28 Apr 06+8d Sandown Betfred Million Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1¼ 11-12 12397C Robert Thornton 20/1
20 Apr 06+63d Cheltenham Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 123— Noel Fehily 16/1
16 Feb 06+31d Huntingdon Weatherbys Printing Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-7 125— Noel Fehily 20/1
16 Jan 06+21d Fakenham Betty Jarrod 60th Birthday Celebration Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 125113C Noel Fehily 9/2
26 Dec 05+29d Market Rasen Garthwest Novices' Chase Class 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 ¾ 11-0 110106C Lee Vickers 5/1
27 Nov 05 Newbury Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 7 11-2 11094C John McNamara 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thistlecraft (IRE) won?
Thistlecraft (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (20.8% of starts).
Who trained Thistlecraft (IRE)?
Thistlecraft (IRE) was trained by L J Morgan on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 2 June 2010.
Who is Thistlecraft (IRE)'s sire?
Thistlecraft (IRE) is by Warcraft (USA) out of Thistletopper (GB), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What going does Thistlecraft (IRE) prefer?
Thistlecraft (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thistlecraft (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 2 June 2010. The highest on record is 125.
What is Thistlecraft (IRE)'s sire's record?
Warcraft (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 99 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Thistlecraft (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Thistletopper (GB), Thistlecraft (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. 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.