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Thunder Sheik (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2017) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner R J Rexton
by Green Tune (USA) out of Realy Queen (USA) (Thunder Gulch)
30 runs · 18 courses · from Nov 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Dec 2017 — 3,238 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2017 · 5th of 5 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Thunder Sheik (IRE) is 6 from 30. Hasn't won since Apr 2016. 5 of 16 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 14 on softer. All 6 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 121, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating121↓ 12lb off peak
121 110–133

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Market Rasen, 24 Sep 2016

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 4 figures · best 114C · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good2101A93.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3101A94—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 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 · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 28 Sep 2017 Official rating 121 at the last run, 16 Dec 2017

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 26 figures · best 137A · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good10136A121—
Good to Soft7134B106—
Soft4137A94.5—
Good to Firm3133A129—
Heavy2125B112—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m20137A121—
2m1f – 2m4f4116A107.5—
2m5f – 3m2116A112—

Of 30 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 30 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
Green Tune (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,943 runs since Jan 2008 (227 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.6% from 265. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 457. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−10—
Good to Firm76810.5%+0.51 from 3
Good4374710.8%+0.84 from 13
Good to Soft2653613.6%+3.61 from 7
Soft5015511%+10 from 5
Heavy2002512.5%+2.50 from 2
Standard (AW)457224.8%−5.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14214.3%+4.3—
6f – 7f172169.3%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f4734910.4%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f689598.6%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2643011.4%+1.46 from 23
2m1f – 2m4f2443213.1%+3.10 from 5
2m5f – 3m6934.3%−5.70 from 2
Over 3m18316.7%+6.7—

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
Realy Queen (USA) (Thunder Gulch)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Montalban (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Montalban (FR)7356½f–1m5f—
Regence (IRE)717f—
Iron Sheik (FR)50——
Anabaa Queen (IRE)90——
Redoutable (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 4 31% +9.00
Good to Soft 7 1 14% −2.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 3 25% +1.50
Class 3 9 1 11% −4.00
Class 2 5 2 40% +8.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Kempton 3 1 33% +2.50
Newbury 3 1 33% +1.50
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% +1.00
Worcester 2 1 50% +2.00
Stratford 2 1 50% +3.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +7.50
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 23 6 26% +8.50
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Hatch 8 3 38% +10.50
Paddy Brennan 8 2 25% +1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 5 0 0% −5.00
Timmy Murphy 4 0 0% −4.00
Jordan Nailor 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Bargary 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Zac Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Shoemark 1 1 100% +3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 12 2 17% +1.00
Tongue tie 7 3 43% +6.00
None 7 1 14% −1.50
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 8 2 25% +5.00
2015 2 1 50% +3.50
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 10 3 30% +3.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 28 6 21% +3.50
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
2017 · 4 runs
16 Dec 17+50d Hereford Edmundson Electrical Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 16 9-7 121114C89B Jordan Nailor 10/1
27 Oct 17+29d Cheltenham Experience The Theatre At The Festival Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 nk 11-2 12286C92C Jamie Bargary 16/1
28 Sep 17+178d Perth Anderson Anderson & Brown Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 2 12-0 122—125B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
03 Apr 17+97d Ludlow Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 9 11-4 12594C103C Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
2016 · 8 runs
27 Dec 16+44d Kempton 32red On The App Store Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-7 127—— Mr Zac Baker 25/1
13 Nov 16+50d Cheltenham StanJames.com Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-13 129—— Ryan Hatch 66/1
24 Sep 16+92d Market Rasen 188bet.co.uk Prelude Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 2¼ 11-2 130101A122A Ryan Hatch 14/1
24 Jun 16+72d Cartmel Marston's Pedigree Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 11-9 133—109C Ryan Hatch 14/1
13 Apr 16+12d Cheltenham Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates' Handicap Hurdle (Cond/Amateurs) Class 3 · 17f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-6 133—— Freddie Mitchell 7/1
01 Apr 16+6d Newbury Events Bar Management Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-6 119—134B Ryan Hatch 7/2
26 Mar 16+28d Haydock Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final (Handicap) Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-4 119—126A Ryan Hatch 15/2
27 Feb 16+88d Kempton Watch Racing Uk On 3 Devices Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 2¼ 10-8 120—108A Ryan Hatch 33/1
2015 · 2 runs
01 Dec 15+29d Lingfield Download TitanBet Sports App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 11-7 121—99C Ryan Hatch 16/1
02 Nov 15+513d Kempton racinguk.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier for The Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 116—136A Ryan Hatch 9/2
2014 · 1 run
07 Jun 14+310d Worcester BRI Wealth Management PLC Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 12/13 8 11-3 121—106C Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
2013 · 10 runs
01 Aug 13+15d Stratford Tony And Josie Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 114—133A Paddy Brennan 4/1J
17 Jul 13+17d Uttoxeter 3663 Inspired By You Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 hd 11-5 114—129A Paddy Brennan EvensF
30 Jun 13+7d Uttoxeter bet365 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-12 112—130A Paddy Brennan 3/1
23 Jun 13+18d Worcester Your Favourite Racing Bets At totepool.com Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-6 112—131A Conor Shoemark 3/1F
05 Jun 13+37d Newton Abbot Follow Totepool On Facebook And Twitter Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 5 10-12 112—116A Paddy Brennan 4/1
29 Apr 13+16d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Maiden Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 112—— Paddy Brennan 11/2
13 Apr 13+43d Uttoxeter Betfred Mobile Lotto Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 23 11-0 ——107A Timmy Murphy 16/1
01 Mar 13+27d Newbury Mc Seafoods Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 3 11-6 114—101A Timmy Murphy 9/1
02 Feb 13+21d Wetherby Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Evening - 4th March Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 1½ 11-7 114—95C Timmy Murphy 17/2
12 Jan 13+65d Warwick Betfred Goals Galore Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 2¼ 11-12 110—137A Timmy Murphy 12/1
2012 · 3 runs
08 Nov 12+221d Towcester Agetur UK Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 8 11-2 110—116A Paddy Brennan 10/1
01 Apr 12+20d Ascot A. P. Security Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 6 10-3 112—88C Paddy Brennan 12/1
12 Mar 12+89d Stratford Try Our New Gallery Restaurant Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 2 10-12 ——120A Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
2011 · 2 runs
14 Dec 11+32d Newbury Blackmore Building Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 15 10-12 ——94C Paddy Brennan 12/1
12 Nov 11 Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial (Registered As The Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 15 10-12 ——85C Sam Twiston-Davies 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thunder Sheik won?
Thunder Sheik (IRE) won 6 of 30 archived starts between 2011 and 2017, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 8 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Thunder Sheik?
Thunder Sheik (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 16 December 2017.
Who is Thunder Sheik's sire?
Thunder Sheik (IRE) is by Green Tune (USA) out of Realy Queen (USA), whose sire is Thunder Gulch.
What going does Thunder Sheik prefer?
Thunder Sheik (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Thunder Sheik's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 16 December 2017. The highest on record is 133.
What is Thunder Sheik's sire's record?
Green Tune (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,943 runs since Jan 2008 (227 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.6% from 265. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 457. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.1% from 244.
Who are Thunder Sheik's siblings?
Out of Realy Queen (USA), Thunder Sheik (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Montalban (FR) (5). The wins came over 6½f–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2011. 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.