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Tommy The Tank (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · Owner Mark Albon Chris Stedman
by Getaway (GER) out of North Star Poly (IRE) (Presenting)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Hereford First-time headgear LTO Last run 5 Mar 2026 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Tommy The Tank won a Class 4 maiden hurdle over 3m on good to soft at Hereford in Feb 2025. The gelding has one win and three places from seven turf starts and has raced off a mark as high as 122. He last ran in a Class 4 handicap chase at Wincanton in Mar 2026 where he wore headgear for the first time. All his wins are at Class 4.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led Win at Class 4
Official rating118↓ 4lb off peak
118 118–122

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 12 Feb 2025

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 4 figures · best 112B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2112B111—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2110B93.5—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 20 Dec 2024 Official rating 118 at the last run, 5 Mar 2026

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 4 figures · best 133B · median 128.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2133B130.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2133B122—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Led 6 (86%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 11,006 runs since Mar 2016 (1,031 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1343123.1%+11.8—
Good3,90851413.2%+1.90 from 1
Good to Soft2,41726511%−0.31 from 4
Soft3,1662939.3%−20 from 1
Heavy1,25312610.1%−1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)1281310.2%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f2414.2%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7879%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m3,42337210.9%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f4,13247711.5%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,72631111.4%+0.10 from 4
Over 3m6197412%+0.71 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
North Star Poly (IRE) (Presenting)

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

The wins came over 2m–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Audacious Plan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Audacious Plan (IRE)2753m–3m5fClass 2
Wa Wa (IRE)4952m4f–3m2½fClass 3
North Star Oscar (IRE)2032m4f–3m1fClass 4
Savoy Court (IRE)1622m–2m5½fClass 3
Princess Felicia (IRE)1212m6½f—
Jasper Bear (IRE)40——
North Account (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.38
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% −2.38
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +0.62
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 1 50% −0.38
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Hammond 5 1 20% −3.38
Luke Scott 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −4.38
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 1 33% −1.38
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −3.38
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
05 Mar 26+49d Wincanton Julia's House Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Went straight to the front - scrappy over the 8th and drifted right meeting the 9th hard - lost the advantage soon after - form fell away following the 12th - eased to a halt approaching the 13th PU/8 — 11-11 118—— Luke Scott 14/1
15 Jan 26+41d Wincanton Oddschecker Cheltenham Free Bets Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Heavy · 10 ran Set the pace early - pushed along once overtaken on the turn - soon lost touch and eased out of contention before 2 out PU/10 — 11-4 120—— Charlie Hammond 28/1
2025 · 3 runs
05 Dec 25+252d Sandown Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Handy early - dropped away 12th - blundered 14th - error at 15th and eased out of contention before the 16th PU/8 — 11-3 122—— Charlie Hammond 20/1
28 Mar 25+44d Fontwell Millstone Landscapes Stuart Wilkins Memorial Race Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 5 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost advantage before 2 out - dropped away approaching last 4/5 ½ 11-12 12277C111B Sam Twiston-Davies 6/4J
12 Feb 25+54d Hereford Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Edged right early on - set the pace throughout - scrappy over 5th - opened up a big advantage from 2 out - scrambled over the last but strolled home unchallenged 1/7 11-4 120112B128A Charlie Hammond 8/13F
2024 · 2 runs
20 Dec 24+58d Ascot Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Set the pace early - driven approaching two out - rival came at that point - urged out before the last where drifting right - overtaken by a short margin on the run-in - unable to find more and beaten into second 2/11 1½ 11-4 —110B133B Charlie Hammond 18/1
23 Oct 24 Fontwell Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 11 ran Went straight to front - scrambled over 5th - drifted right approaching 3 out under pressure - driven along 2 out and edged right again - held slim advantage at last - overtaken close home and unable to find more 2/11 5½ 11-4 —88B129A Charlie Hammond 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Tommy The Tank won?
Tommy The Tank (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains Tommy The Tank?
Tommy The Tank (IRE) is trained by Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 March 2026.
Who is Tommy The Tank's sire?
Tommy The Tank (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of North Star Poly (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Tommy The Tank prefer?
Tommy The Tank (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 Tommy The Tank's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 5 March 2026. The highest on record is 122.
What is Tommy The Tank's sire's record?
Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 11,006 runs since Mar 2016 (1,031 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Who are Tommy The Tank's siblings?
Out of North Star Poly (IRE), Tommy The Tank (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Audacious Plan (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Audacious Plan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.