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Horse profile

Tikthebox (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer David Brown · Last owner Brown Bolland Goforth Watson
by Approve (IRE) out of Nicene (USA) (Pulpit)
18 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2016 — 3,661 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 10th of 12 2 wins · Hamilton & Redcar Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Tikthebox (IRE) is 2 from 18, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. Last raced off 71, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating71↓ 9lb off peak
71 69–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Bath, 12 Oct 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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 27 Aug 2016 Official rating 71 at the last run, 12 Oct 2016

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 →

Flat 18 figures · best 86A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1286A66.5—
Good486A68—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1186A66—
Under 6f772A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 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 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+2.8—
Good to Firm488449%+0.71 from 12
Good5035911.7%+3.41 from 4
Good to Soft226135.8%−2.5—
Soft315196%−2.30 from 1
Heavy8633.5%−4.8—
Standard (AW)1,050827.8%−0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5536411.6%+3.30 from 7
6f – 7f1,3081058%−0.32 from 11
1m – 1m1f484326.6%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f216198.8%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m9222.2%−6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3200%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m100%−8.3—

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
Nicene (USA) (Pulpit)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shisha Threesixty (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Katniss (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shisha Threesixty (IRE)2111m2½f—
Katniss (IRE)1011m4fClass 6
Linkup (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 12 1 8% −7.00
Good 4 1 25% −0.25
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 2 25% +0.75
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 3 1 33% +0.75
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 1 50% +3.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 2 18% −2.25
Under 6f 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergal Lynch 3 2 67% +5.75
Aaron Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Makin 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Eaves 2 0 0% −2.00
P J McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Marc Monaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 2 12% −8.25
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 9 0 0% −9.00
2015 9 2 22% −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
12 Oct 16+44d Bath ROA/Racing Post, Owners' Jackpot Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 3¼ 9-2 7183A48A Joe Fanning 10/1
29 Aug 16+2d Epsom Downs Bunbury Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 shd 9-3 74—66A Aaron Jones 6/1
27 Aug 16+18d Newmarket Fly From London Southend Airport Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 8-2 74—68A Aaron Jones 20/1
09 Aug 16+3d Thirsk Follow racing_uk On Twitter Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 nse 9-4 77—72A Jamie Spencer 10/1
06 Aug 16+16d Redcar Racing UK Free Day Pass Today Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 8-11 77—67A Marc Monaghan 33/1
21 Jul 16+23d Doncaster Sky Bet Go-racing-in-yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 3½ 9-6 79—55A Phillip Makin 16/1
28 Jun 16+46d Hamilton Totepool Chatelherault Palace Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 9-7 80—66A Tom Eaves 20/1
13 May 16+58d Hamilton Wheelers Diner William Wallace Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 hd 9-2 77—86A Tom Eaves 18/1
16 Mar 16+163d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 3¼ 9-1 79—60A Martin Harley 20/1
05 Oct 15+14d Pontefract Dem Window Solutions Nursery Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 16 9-0 77—44C Fergal Lynch 16/1
21 Sep 15+23d Hamilton toteplacepot Racing's Favourite Bet Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 71—86A Fergal Lynch 11/4F
29 Aug 15+29d Redcar Bakers Tailoring And Formal Hire Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 1/16 9-1 70—84A Fergal Lynch 4/1
31 Jul 15+7d Musselburgh Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes Nursery Class 5 · 5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2 9-2 69—70B P J McDonald 3/1
24 Jul 15+34d Thirsk Sailun Tyres Nursery Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 8-4 69—66A P J McDonald 25/1
20 Jun 15+14d Haydock Betfred Tv Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-5 ——66A Dane O'Neill 14/1
06 Jun 15+5d Musselburgh totepool ebfstallions.com Edinburgh Castle Stakes (Conditions Race) (Plus10) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 1¼ 8-12 ——65A Phillip Makin 28/1
01 Jun 15+37d Carlisle ApolloBet Weekly Golf Cashback Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-5 ——57A Graham Gibbons 7/1
25 Apr 15 Leicester toteplacepot Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 3 9-5 ——70A Oisin Murphy 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tikthebox (IRE) won?
Tikthebox (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (27.8% of starts).
Who trained Tikthebox (IRE)?
Tikthebox (IRE) was trained by David Brown on the most recent run on record, at Bath on 12 October 2016.
Who is Tikthebox (IRE)'s sire?
Tikthebox (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Nicene (USA), whose sire is Pulpit.
What going does Tikthebox (IRE) prefer?
Tikthebox (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tikthebox (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 12 October 2016. The highest on record is 80.
What is Tikthebox (IRE)'s sire's record?
Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
Who are Tikthebox (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Nicene (USA), Tikthebox (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shisha Threesixty (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Katniss (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.