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Horse profile

Tight Call (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2021) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner Er Newnham And Jd Shinton
by Mahler (GB) out of Victory Anthem (IRE) (Royal Anthem)
18 runs · 16 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Nov 2021 — 1,795 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2021 · 3rd of 3 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Tight Call (IRE) is 5 from 18, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2020. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4
Official rating129↓ 1lb off peak
129 117–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 16 Sep 2020

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 14 figures · best 140B · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good10140B113—
Good to Soft2117A104.5—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6140B97—
2m1f – 2m4f5129C104—
1m5f – 2m3131C113—

Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 20 Mar 2021 Official rating 129 at the last run, 21 Nov 2021

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 16 figures · best 138A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good12138A120.5—
Good to Soft2112B103.5—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7138A111—
2m1f – 2m4f6128C119—
1m5f – 2m3123B121—

Of 18 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 18 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,837 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.31 from 1
Good2,95937712.7%+1.94 from 12
Good to Soft1,8021789.9%−0.90 from 3
Soft2,7342579.4%−1.40 from 2
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.6—
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0401999.8%−11 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f3,19732210.1%−0.73 from 7
2m5f – 3m2,81333912.1%+1.31 from 8
Over 3m7669512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Victory Anthem (IRE) (Royal Anthem)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Prophetess Miriam (IRE)80——
Annaparnell (IRE)30——
General Arrow (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 4 33% +7.33
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +0.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 5 71% +13.83
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 1 50% +6.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +3.50
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +0.33
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +0.50
Stratford 1 1 100% +4.50
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% +0.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 3 43% +0.33
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Johns 11 1 9% −9.67
Richard Johnson 4 3 75% +7.50
Connor Brace 1 1 100% +7.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Condon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 5 31% +4.83
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 6 2 33% +6.50
2019 5 1 20% −3.67
2018 4 2 50% +3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 4 27% +0.33
NH Flat 2 1 50% +3.50
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
21 Nov 21+216d Exeter MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 14 11-7 12990C103C Alan Johns 3/1
19 Apr 21+30d Market Rasen MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 15 11-9 130—111C Alan Johns 13/2
20 Mar 21+114d Uttoxeter Marstons Brewery Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 11-12 12589A134A Alan Johns 25/1
26 Nov 20+14d Taunton Stables Business Park Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 4 11-10 128—109C Alan Johns 9/1
12 Nov 20+57d Ludlow Shukers Landrover Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 122102A138A Connor Brace 7/1
16 Sep 20+23d Kelso Great Racing Welfare Auction Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 8½ 10-7 123127A108A Richard Johnson 7/2F
24 Aug 20+187d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 117104A127A Richard Johnson 7/2
19 Feb 20+39d Ludlow Ludlow Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 11-9 117—— Alan Johns 7/1
11 Jan 20+84d Kempton Unibet Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 11 10-5 11992C95C Alan Johns 7/1
19 Oct 19+178d Market Rasen Rugby World Cup At Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 2¾ 10-13 122117A112B Alan Johns 5/1
24 Apr 19+33d Fontwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 120129C128C Alan Johns 1/3F
22 Mar 19+34d Musselburgh Follow Racing Tv On Twitter Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 hd 11-8 12075A120B Alan Johns 2/5F
16 Feb 19+42d Ascot Ascot Supports Berkshire Community Foundation Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 10-0 120—— Alan Johns 6/1
05 Jan 19+49d Wincanton Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 1¾ 11-3 117140B132A Alan Johns 7/1
17 Nov 18+12d Wetherby Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing UK Introductory Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 11-3 —113C123B Conor O'Farrell 3/1
05 Nov 18+28d Hereford Cotswold Mini Hereford 'national Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 —95C118C Richard Johnson 1/2F
08 Oct 18+64d Stratford Visit The All New racinguk.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 —113C121A Richard Johnson 9/2
05 Aug 18 Galway Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro-Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 1¾ 10-9 —131C110B Richard Condon 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tight Call (IRE) won?
Tight Call (IRE) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Tight Call (IRE)?
Tight Call (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 21 November 2021.
Who is Tight Call (IRE)'s sire?
Tight Call (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Victory Anthem (IRE), whose sire is Royal Anthem.
What going does Tight Call (IRE) prefer?
Tight Call (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 12 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 Tight Call (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 21 November 2021. The highest on record is 130.
What is Tight Call (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,837 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Tight Call (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Victory Anthem (IRE), Tight Call (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 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.