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Thyme Hill (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2023) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Last owner The Englands And Heywoods
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Rosita Bay (GB) (Hernando)
20 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Nov 2023 — 1,075 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2023 · 4th of 6 8 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 155
KTB Profile

Thyme Hill (GB) is 8 from 20 in our archive, including 3 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Ryanair Stayers Hurdle at Aintree (Apr 2021). Hasn't won since Dec 2022.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
Official rating155↓ 7lb off peak
155 124–162

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 142 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 17 Mar 2022

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.

Jumps 17 figures · best 142B · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft7142B115—
Good5139C108—
Good to Soft4130A120.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m12142B104—
1m5f – 2m3139C128—
2m1f – 2m4f2138C134—

Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 4 Nov 2023 Official rating 155 at the last run, 4 Nov 2023

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 19 figures · best 150C · median 143
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft9150C143—
Good5150A139—
Good to Soft4149A145—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m14150C142.5—
1m5f – 2m3143A139—
2m1f – 2m4f2144B143.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,736 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,48852411.7%−0.93 from 5
Good to Soft3,04735911.8%−0.82 from 4
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.53 from 9
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97452113.1%+0.51 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4,75659312.5%−0.12 from 2
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%05 from 15
Over 3m1,00212612.6%0—

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
Rosita Bay (GB) (Hernando)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Storming Strumpet (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m5½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Storming Strumpet (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Storming Strumpet (GB)1831m5½f–2m3½fClass 3
Spoilt Rotten (GB)150——
Clapton Hill (GB)110——
Aspergillum (GB)30——
Extra Cover (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 3 33% +1.55
Good 5 3 60% +4.25
Good to Soft 4 2 50% +2.75
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 17 6 35% +4.80
Class 2 1 1 100% +0.50
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 6 1 17% −3.62
Newbury 3 2 67% +3.17
Aintree 2 1 50% +1.50
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +5.50
Exeter 1 1 100% +0.50
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +2.25
Worcester 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 15 5 33% +3.38
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +0.25
2m1f – 2m4f 2 2 100% +2.92

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 10 4 40% +4.75
Richard Johnson 8 4 50% +3.80
Micheal Nolan 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 7 44% +4.05
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% +2.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 5 2 40% +3.00
2021 3 1 33% +0.50
2020 3 1 33% +1.50
2019 4 3 75% +3.30
2018 2 1 50% +1.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 5 38% +2.30
Chase 4 2 50% +4.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +0.25

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
04 Nov 23+189d Wetherby bet365 Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 hd 11-2 155—138B Micheal Nolan 7/4J
29 Apr 23+45d Sandown Bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 21.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 nk 11-4 15680C134B Tom O'Brien 9/4
15 Mar 23+79d Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 7½ 11-7 15685C120C Micheal Nolan 15/2
26 Dec 22+30d Kempton Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 156100C150C Tom O'Brien 11/2
26 Nov 22+22d Newbury Coral John Francome Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 6½ 11-8 16150C134C Tom O'Brien 4/7F
04 Nov 22+209d Exeter Betway 'Future Stars' Silver Bowl Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-2 16185C140C Tom O'Brien 1/2F
09 Apr 22+23d Aintree JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 nk 11-7 16193B131A Tom O'Brien 3/1
17 Mar 22+89d Cheltenham Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2¾ 11-10 161142B141A Tom O'Brien 11/2
18 Dec 21+42d Ascot Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 11-7 160128B147A Tom O'Brien 5/2F
06 Nov 21+210d Auteuil (FR) Grand Prix d'Automne (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) 24f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 20 10-10 ——— Tom O'Brien 19/5
10 Apr 21+112d Aintree Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-7 162113B149A Tom O'Brien 5/2F
19 Dec 20+22d Ascot Porsche Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 nk 11-7 160120C145A Richard Johnson 7/5F
27 Nov 20+259d Newbury Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-3 151108A150A Richard Johnson 7/2
13 Mar 20+76d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 19 ran 4/19 1¼ 11-5 150131B146A Richard Johnson 4/1F
28 Dec 19+42d Newbury Betway Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 147138C144B Richard Johnson 4/6F
16 Nov 19+36d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 ——144A Richard Johnson 11/8F
11 Oct 19+212d Chepstow Unibet Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —130A143A Richard Johnson 9/4F
13 Mar 19+115d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 11-5 124115B143A Richard Johnson 20/1
18 Nov 18+38d Cheltenham High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire And Racing Remember Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 nk 11-0 —139C139A Richard Johnson 8/1
11 Oct 18 Worcester MintBet The Home Of Refreshing Odds Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 —128A121B Tom O'Brien 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Thyme Hill (GB) won?
Thyme Hill (GB) won 8 of 20 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 13 times in total (65% of starts).
Who trained Thyme Hill (GB)?
Thyme Hill (GB) was trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 4 November 2023.
Who is Thyme Hill (GB)'s sire?
Thyme Hill (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Rosita Bay (GB), whose sire is Hernando.
What going does Thyme Hill (GB) prefer?
Thyme Hill (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thyme Hill (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 155, from the run on 4 November 2023. The highest on record is 162.
What is Thyme Hill (GB)'s sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,736 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Thyme Hill (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Rosita Bay (GB), Thyme Hill (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Storming Strumpet (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Storming Strumpet (GB)). The wins came over 1m5½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.