Horse profile
Tobacco Road (IRE)
by Westerner (GB) out of Virginias Best (GB) (King's Best)
52 runs · 23 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Sep 2019 — 2,599 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2019 · 7th of 7
5 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
Tobacco Road (IRE) is 5 from 52. Hasn't won since Oct 2018. All 5 wins have come on turf — 0 from 12 on the all-weather. Last raced off 49, 57lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 52 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 57lb off peak
- 5–52Wins / Runs
- 9.6%Strike rate
- 14 (26.9%)Placed
- +3.62£1 level staken=52 at SP
- 1.02Fair A/E n=52 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 376 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating49↓ 57lb off peak
49
49–106
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 81
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 100B | 77.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 95C | 79 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 76C | 67.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 117A | 103 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 117A | 75 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 99A | 95 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 113B | 98 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 92B | 72 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 113B | 84.5 | — |
Of 33 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 · 30 figures from 33 runs · as at 3 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 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 3,415 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 2 from 21 |
| Good to Soft | 2,121 | 254 | 12% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 3,783 | 453 | 12% | −0.2 | 2 from 9 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.7 | 0 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.7 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.8 | 1 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,372 | 396 | 11.7% | −0.5 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,296 | 539 | 12.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,982 | 376 | 12.6% | +0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 767 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Virginias Best (GB) (King's Best)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Clairmc (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Putaringonit (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairmc (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Putaringonit (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 2 | 10% | −5.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +12.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +15.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 2 | 12% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.38 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +9.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 6 | 2 | 33% | +19.00 |
| Sandown | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Taunton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 1 | 4% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +12.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scudamore | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| Joshua Bryan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paddy Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Ross Birkett | 2 | 1 | 50% | +17.00 |
| David Noonan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Charlie Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Isobel Francis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Hannah Welch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| William Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 3 | 16% | +4.62 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 13 | 1 | 8% | +6.00 |
| Hood | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +10.00 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +3.00 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 39 | 4 | 10% | +3.62 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 1 | 8% | +0.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Sep 19+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Book Your Christmas Party Here Handicap | 7/7 | 12 | 9-3 | 49 | 70C | 51C | Charlie Bennett | 33/1 |
| 10 Sep 19+43d | Leicester | Swan Apprentice Handicap | 11/12 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 51 | 74C | 38C | Isobel Francis | 14/1 |
| 29 Jul 19+24d | Windsor | Marathonbet 'Better Odds Mean Bigger Winnings' Handicap | 4/13 | 2½ | 9-3 | 52 | 85C | 68A | Joshua Bryan | 9/1 |
| 05 Jul 19+43d | Sandown | Coppafeel 10 Year Anniversary Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders) | 9/13 | 1½ | 9-4 | 55 | 50C | 51A | Miss Hannah Welch | 14/1 |
| 23 May 19+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Double Delight Hat-Trick Heaven At totesport.com Handicap | 9/15 | ½ | 9-7 | 57 | 81B | 64A | Paddy Bradley | 12/1 |
| 27 Apr 19+33d | Leicester | Quorn Handicap (Div 2) | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 61C | 69A | Joshua Bryan | 12/1 |
| 25 Mar 19+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Amateur Riders' Handicap | 10/13 | 1½ | 10-13 | 59 | 56B | 62A | Mr Ross Birkett | 5/1 |
| 23 Feb 19+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Live Casino Handicap | 7/11 | 2½ | 8-11 | 60 | 69B | 58A | William Carson | 11/1 |
| 14 Feb 19+36d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Book Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap | 3/14 | 2 | 9-4 | 60 | 100B | 75A | Joshua Bryan | 22/1 |
| 09 Jan 19+58d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-5 | 62 | 91B | 74A | Hector Crouch | 10/1 |
| 2018 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 18+21d | Kempton | Like Racing Uk On Facebook Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 10-13 | 102 | — | — | Charlie Hammond | 20/1 |
| 22 Oct 18+20d | Windsor | Attheraces Handicap (Gentleman Amateurs) | 1/16 | 11-0 | 58 | 89C | 92A | Mr Ross Birkett | 18/1 | |
| 02 Oct 18+38d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap (Div 1) | 10/11 | nk | 9-2 | 60 | 74A | 52A | Joshua Bryan | 16/1 |
| 25 Aug 18+26d | Windsor | Like Sun Racing On Facebook Handicap | 6/7 | nse | 8-13 | 62 | 79A | 63A | Joshua Bryan | 40/1 |
| 30 Jul 18+67d | Windsor | Ancaster Nissan Handicap | 9/10 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 66 | 76C | 60C | Paddy Bradley | 50/1 |
| 24 May 18+59d | Sandown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap | 15/15 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 70 | 61C | 62C | Sam Hitchcott | 50/1 |
| 26 Mar 18+45d | Taunton | Jackson-stops Taunton Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 1½ | 10-13 | 102 | 92B | 86B | Tom Scudamore | 8/1 |
| 09 Feb 18+32d | Kempton | Matchbook Racing Is Commission Free Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | ¾ | 10-13 | 104 | 72B | 92A | Michael Heard | 16/1 |
| 08 Jan 18+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 7/11 | 3¾ | 9-10 | 74 | 99A | 65A | Adam Kirby | 14/1 |
| 2017 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 17+28d | Taunton | Dave Criddle Travel & Wendy Wu Tours Handicap Hurdle | 6/15 | 8 | 11-9 | 106 | 61C | 95C | Tom Scudamore | 8/1 |
| 16 Nov 17+126d | Taunton | Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle | 1/15 | 11-1 | 98 | 113B | 125A | Tom Scudamore | 12/1 | |
| 13 Jul 17+15d | Newbury | Parkway Shopping Newbury Handicap | 8/14 | 10 | 10-1 | 76 | 95C | 73C | Oisin Murphy | 20/1 |
| 28 Jun 17+18d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap (Qualifier) | 10/11 | 11 | 9-2 | 78 | 72C | 53C | Tom Marquand | 20/1 |
| 10 Jun 17+9d | Chester | Tommy & Sheila Clisham Anniversary Handicap | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 79 | 74A | 74A | Tom Marquand | 10/1 |
| 01 Jun 17+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Toteplace At Totesport.com Handicap | 2/6 | ½ | 9-1 | 77 | 97B | 81B | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 12 May 17+35d | Chester | Dw Sports Apprentice Handicap | 6/10 | 2 | 9-4 | 80 | 74A | 75A | Alistair Rawlinson | 28/1 |
| 07 Apr 17+42d | Leicester | Loddington Handicap | 7/10 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 84 | 117A | 75A | Pat Cosgrave | 33/1 |
| 24 Feb 17+44d | Exeter | 188bet Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 8 | 12-1 | 102 | — | 93C | David Noonan | 4/1 |
| 11 Jan 17+16d | Taunton | Roa/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle | 4/17 | 7 | 12-0 | 102 | 70B | 118A | Tom Scudamore | 4/1J |
| 2016 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 16+46d | Wetherby | Play Casino At 188bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle | UR/17 | — | 11-2 | 103 | — | — | David Noonan | 7/1 |
| 10 Nov 16+43d | Towcester | starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 2 | 10-9 | 97 | 77B | 117A | Tom Scudamore | 3/1J |
| 28 Sep 16+8d | Bangor-on-Dee | Barringtons Cleaning Ltd Novices' Hurdle | 3/7 | 10 | 10-12 | — | 98B | 99B | Tom Scudamore | 9/2 |
| 20 Sep 16+17d | Warwick | Arkle Finance Novices' Hurdle | 7/12 | 1 | 10-12 | — | 105C | 96C | Tom Scudamore | 25/1 |
| 03 Sep 16+322d | Stratford | Lisa Blakemore 40th Birthday Novices' Hurdle | 6/9 | 1 | 10-12 | — | — | 96C | Tom Scudamore | 5/1 |
| 2015 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 15+376d | Stratford | Totetrifecta Maiden Hurdle | 6/13 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | — | 90A | Michael Byrne | 14/1 |
| 2014 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 14+5d | Windsor | Reading Post Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-10 | 86 | — | 101A | Richard Hughes | 6/1 |
| 01 Oct 14+64d | Salisbury | Inspire Foundation Claiming Stakes | 2/6 | shd | 9-10 | 86 | — | 95B | Richard Hughes | 5/4F |
| 29 Jul 14+17d | Goodwood | bet365.com Handicap | 17/18 | 6 | 8-7 | 88 | — | 59C | Sean Levey | 33/1 |
| 12 Jul 14+29d | Ascot | Playboy Club London Handicap | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 89 | — | 78A | Cam Hardie | 7/1 |
| 13 Jun 14+15d | Sandown | George Lindon-travers Memorial Handicap | 4/11 | hd | 9-0 | 88 | — | 87A | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| 29 May 14+23d | Sandown | Cantor Fitzgerald Whitsun Cup Handicap | 7/9 | 7 | 9-1 | 89 | — | 63A | Richard Hughes | 6/1 |
| 06 May 14+29d | Kempton (AW) | Download The BetVictor Instabet App Jubilee Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) | 8/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 89 | — | 74A | Richard Hughes | 6/1 |
| 07 Apr 14+176d | Windsor | Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap | 1/12 | 9-6 | 84 | — | 101A | Ryan Moore | 5/1 | |
| 2013 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 13+14d | Goodwood | GWA Cars And Finance Handicap | 9/15 | 1 | 9-4 | 85 | — | 74A | Richard Hughes | 5/1 |
| 29 Sep 13+16d | Epsom Downs | Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap | 4/6 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 85 | — | 82B | Pat Dobbs | 11/4 |
| 13 Sep 13+14d | Sandown | Sungard Handicap | 1/12 | 8-12 | 81 | — | 103A | Pat Dobbs | 14/1 | |
| 30 Aug 13+7d | Sandown | Edgeley Park Classic Handicap | 3/9 | 1 | 8-12 | 81 | — | 81A | Pat Cosgrave | 33/1 |
| 23 Aug 13+105d | Newmarket | Racing Uk Handicap | 6/8 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 81 | — | 70A | Pat Cosgrave | 9/1 |
| 10 May 13+248d | Ascot | Race, Rattle 'N' Roll Handicap (Str) | 10/12 | 3 | 9-0 | 83 | — | 66A | William Twiston-Davies | 11/1 |
| 2012 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Sep 12+45d | Goodwood | Reheat Nursery | 2/7 | 1 | 8-11 | 80 | — | 91A | Richard Hughes | 9/4 |
| 21 Jul 12+24d | Lingfield | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 1/7 | 9-3 | — | — | 94A | Richard Hughes | 13/8F | |
| 27 Jun 12 | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq Mobile Apps Maiden Stakes | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-3 | — | — | 91A | Richard Hughes | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tobacco Road won?
- Tobacco Road (IRE) won 5 of 52 archived starts between 2012 and 2019, a strike rate of 9.6%. Placed 14 times in total (26.9% of starts).
- Who trained Tobacco Road?
- Tobacco Road (IRE) was trained by Mark Pattinson on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 24 September 2019.
- Who is Tobacco Road's sire?
- Tobacco Road (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Virginias Best (GB), whose sire is King's Best.
- What going does Tobacco Road prefer?
- Tobacco Road (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Tobacco Road's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 24 September 2019. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Tobacco Road's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Tobacco Road's siblings?
- Out of Virginias Best (GB), Tobacco Road (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Clairmc (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Putaringonit (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.