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Horse profile

Tighten Your Belt (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2009) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner The Merseyclyde Partnership
by Phardante (FR) out of Hi' Upham (GB) (Deep Run)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jan 2009 — 6,487 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2009 · 2nd of 8 Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile

Tighten Your Belt (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed 6 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Wetherby (Jan 2009). Last raced off 130, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating130↓ 8lb off peak
130 130–138

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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 130B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 31 Jan 2009 Official rating 130 at the last run, 31 Jan 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 135C · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4130B127.5—
Good to Soft2127A126.5—
Heavy2135C130—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6135C125.5—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 14 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 · 8 figures from 14 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
Phardante (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.2—
Good to Firm29413.8%+4.6—
Good48714.6%+5.40 from 1
Good to Soft2214.5%−4.70 from 3
Soft2000%−9.20 from 7
Heavy1000%−9.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1300%−9.2—
2m1f – 2m4f43511.6%+2.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m52713.5%+4.30 from 9
Over 3m2300%−9.20 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hi' Upham (GB) (Deep Run)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dans Dealer (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Native Upmanship (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dans Dealer (IRE)1622m7f–3m—
Native Upmanship (IRE)1312m4fGrade 3
Munster Pride (IRE)60——
Dreamaker (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 0 0% −9.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Treadwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Sam Thomas 4 0 0% −4.00
Jason Maguire 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Toomey 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2009 · 1 run
31 Jan 09+36d Wetherby totescoop6 Millionaire Maker Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m1½f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 11 11-7 130130B Jason Maguire 9/2
2008 · 6 runs
26 Dec 08+20d Wetherby Merry Christmas From Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 4½ 11-12 130130A Jason Maguire 16/1
06 Dec 08+17d Wetherby Blue Square Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-9 130— Jason Maguire 11/1
19 Nov 08+200d Hexham totesuper7 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 132— Brian Toomey 11/1
03 May 08+51d Uttoxeter totetrifecta Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 11 10-13 132127A Aidan Coleman 10/1
13 Mar 08+40d Cheltenham Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 24 ran PU/24 — 10-8 132— Liam Treadwell 25/1
02 Feb 08+38d Sandown totescoop6 Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m6f · Soft · 15 ran 15/15 ½ 10-6 132100C Liam Treadwell 10/1
2007 · 2 runs
26 Dec 07+18d Wincanton Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Race (Qualifier) Class 2 · 2m5½f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 nk 11-2 130125C Liam Treadwell 13/2
08 Dec 07+610d Sandown paddypowercasino.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m6f · Heavy · 18 ran 7/18 hd 11-12 130125C Liam Treadwell 33/1
2006 · 3 runs
07 Apr 06+45d Aintree John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase (G2) Class 1 · 3m1f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-2 138— Alan O'Keeffe 33/1
21 Feb 06+29d Exeter Elizabeth Finn Care Novices' Chase Class 3 · 3m1½f · Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-2 —— Sam Thomas 4/1
23 Jan 06+39d Wetherby Rocom Samsung Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 11-6 —135C Sam Thomas 4/9F
2005 · 2 runs
15 Dec 05+21d Exeter Christine Loze Birthday Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 6 11-6 —126C Sam Thomas 7/1
24 Nov 05 Uttoxeter Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-0 —— Sam Thomas 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tighten Your Belt won?
Tighten Your Belt (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Tighten Your Belt?
Tighten Your Belt (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 31 January 2009.
Who is Tighten Your Belt's sire?
Tighten Your Belt (IRE) is by Phardante (FR) out of Hi' Upham (GB), whose sire is Deep Run.
What is Tighten Your Belt's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 31 January 2009. The highest on record is 138.
What is Tighten Your Belt's sire's record?
Phardante (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Tighten Your Belt's siblings?
Out of Hi' Upham (GB), Tighten Your Belt (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dans Dealer (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Native Upmanship (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.