How many races has Tom Tower (IRE) won?

Tom Tower (IRE) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).

Who trained Tom Tower (IRE)?

Tom Tower (IRE) was trained by Alistair Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 5 September 2009.

Who is Tom Tower (IRE)'s sire?

Tom Tower (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of La Belle Katherine (USA), whose sire is Lyphard.

What going does Tom Tower (IRE) prefer?

Tom Tower (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 Tom Tower (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 5 September 2009. The highest on record is 76.

What is Tom Tower (IRE)'s sire's record?

Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

Who are Tom Tower (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of La Belle Katherine (USA), Tom Tower (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Stevedore (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Stevedore (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Tom Tower (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer Alistair Whillans · Last owner Play Fair Partnership

by Cape Cross (IRE) out of La Belle Katherine (USA) (Lyphard)

19 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2006

As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 5 Sep 2009 — 6,255 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Sep 2009 · 2nd of 13 3 wins · Haydock, Ayr & Chepstow Last raced off OR 68

KTB Profile

Tom Tower (IRE) is 3 from 19, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2009. Last raced off 68, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 8lb off peak

3–19Wins / Runs
15.8%Strike rate
6 (31.6%)Placed
+24.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
2.13Fair A/E n=19 · 1.82 incl. margin
76Highest OR
69dAvg between runs

Official rating68↓ 8lb off peak

68 45–76

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 90^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 5 Sep 2009 Official rating 68 at the last run, 5 Sep 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 19 figures · best 92^A · median 47

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Good	8	73^B	40.5	—
Soft	6	92^A	79	—
Good to Soft	2	35^A	32	—
Good to Firm	2	76^C	65.5	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	8	76^C	40.5	—
1m – 1m1f	6	92^A	74.5	—
Under 6f	5	82^C	29	—

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

Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	141	22	15.6%	+2.3	—
Good to Firm	2,367	353	14.9%	+1.6	0 from 2
Good	2,866	382	13.3%	0	1 from 8
Good to Soft	1,378	135	9.8%	−3.5	0 from 2
Soft	1,618	172	10.6%	−2.7	2 from 6
Heavy	477	40	8.4%	−4.9	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	3,905	588	15.1%	+1.8	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	245	31	12.7%	−0.6	1 from 5
6f – 7f	2,817	357	12.7%	−0.6	0 from 8
1m – 1m1f	3,292	455	13.8%	+0.5	2 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f	3,812	544	14.3%	+1	—
1m5f – 2m	1,699	224	13.2%	−0.1	—
2m1f – 2m4f	629	61	9.7%	−3.6	—
2m5f – 3m	230	18	7.8%	−5.5	—
Over 3m	30	3	10%	−3.3	—

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

La Belle Katherine (USA) (Lyphard)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Stevedore (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Stevedore (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Stevedore (IRE)	20	4	1m	Class 5
Karate (IRE)	43	3	7f–1m	Class 5
Harpers Ruby (GB)	31	2	5f	Class 6
Aventura (IRE)	13	1	1m½f	Class 5
Distant Diamond (IRE)	5	1	1m	Class 6
Eviction (IRE)	7	0	—	—
Taurean Beauty (GB)	1	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	8	1	13%	+13.00
Soft	6	2	33%	+16.00
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00
Good to Firm	2	0	0%	−2.00
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	8	3	38%	+35.00
Class 4	7	0	0%	−7.00
Class 6	2	0	0%	−2.00
Class 3	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Ayr	6	1	17%	+15.00
Haydock	3	1	33%	+10.00
Thirsk	2	0	0%	−2.00
Hamilton	2	0	0%	−2.00
Chepstow	2	1	50%	+7.00
Carlisle	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell	1	0	0%	−1.00
Pontefract	1	0	0%	−1.00
Bath	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	8	0	0%	−8.00
1m – 1m1f	6	2	33%	+28.00
Under 6f	5	1	20%	+4.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
P J McDonald	2	0	0%	−2.00
Jamie Kyne	2	1	50%	+19.00
T Williams	2	0	0%	−2.00
Tony Culhane	2	0	0%	−2.00
Chris Catlin	2	1	50%	+7.00
Neil Brown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Pat Dobbs	1	1	100%	+12.00
Bradley Roper	1	0	0%	−1.00
Lance Betts	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tony Hamilton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Joe Fanning	1	0	0%	−1.00
Andrew Mullen	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ted Durcan	1	0	0%	−1.00
T Quinn	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	18	3	17%	+25.00
Tongue tie	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2009	6	2	33%	+28.00
2008	5	0	0%	−5.00
2007	2	0	0%	−2.00
2006	6	1	17%	+3.00

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	KTB	Jockey	SP
05 Sep 09+10d	Thirsk	Waterholmes Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 13 ran	2/13	2	8-11	68	90^A	P J McDonald	8/1
26 Aug 09+26d	Ayr	Guinness Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 14 ran	3/14	nk	9-1	68	76^A	P J McDonald	12/1
31 Jul 09+14d	Haydock	Turftv Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Heavy · 11 ran	8/11	6	9-10	68	48^A	Neil Brown	4/1
17 Jul 09+12d	Haydock	Best Horse Racing On Sky Channel 432 Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran	1/9		9-1	61	92^A	Pat Dobbs	12/1
05 Jul 09+16d	Ayr	Totesuper7 Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran	3/10	2½	9-3	61	71^A	Jamie Kyne	5/2F
19 Jun 09+295d	Ayr	Bulleit Bourbon Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 6 ran	1/6		7-11	45	73^B	Jamie Kyne	20/1
28 Aug 08+19d	Ayr	Cosgrove Employability Open Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Soft · 12 ran	12/12	2	8-2	47	23^A	Bradley Roper	50/1
09 Aug 08+26d	Ayr	Betfair Apprentice Training Series Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran	10/12	nse	9-2	53	35^A	Lance Betts	25/1
14 Jul 08+19d	Ayr	Parks Renault Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 14 ran	11/14	4	9-8	60	45^A	Tony Hamilton	66/1
25 Jun 08+53d	Carlisle	Edmondson Electrical Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 12 ran	12/12	23	8-8	62	24^C	T Williams	50/1
03 May 08+351d	Thirsk	totesport betXtra Show Only Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 17 ran	17/17	hd	8-4	66	22^A	T Williams	66/1
18 May 07+7d	Hamilton	William Wallace Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 6 ran	6/6	4	8-2	70	22^C	Joe Fanning	28/1
11 May 07+231d	Hamilton	Mitie Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good · 6 ran	5/6	1½	8-9	70	32^C	Andrew Mullen	50/1
22 Sep 06+16d	Haydock	Adele Carr Recruitment Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran	8/9	2	9-7	75	36^C	Ted Durcan	15/2
06 Sep 06+82d	Southwell	Read Hunt Insurance Brokers Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 13 ran	12/13	1¼	9-3	76	47^C	Tony Culhane	12/1
16 Jun 06+17d	Chepstow	Toteplacepot/E.B.F. Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran	3/5	4	9-5	76	76^C	Chris Catlin	8/1
30 May 06+27d	Chepstow	John Smith's 'No Nonsense Winner' Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran	1/8		9-3	—	82^C	Chris Catlin	8/1
03 May 06+22d	Pontefract	E.B.F. betfred.com Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran	5/12	2	9-3	—	55^C	Tony Culhane	17/2
11 Apr 06	Bath	Shone Building Racecourse Contractor Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran	11/13	7	9-3	—	29^C	T Quinn	5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tom Tower (IRE) won?: Tom Tower (IRE) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Tom Tower (IRE)?: Tom Tower (IRE) was trained by Alistair Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 5 September 2009.
Who is Tom Tower (IRE)'s sire?: Tom Tower (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of La Belle Katherine (USA), whose sire is Lyphard.
What going does Tom Tower (IRE) prefer?: Tom Tower (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 Tom Tower (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 5 September 2009. The highest on record is 76.
What is Tom Tower (IRE)'s sire's record?: Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Tom Tower (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of La Belle Katherine (USA), Tom Tower (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Stevedore (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Stevedore (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

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