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Toon River (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2018) · Last trainer John J Walsh · Last owner Teergay Syndicate
by Witness Box (USA) out of Melody Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
40 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2018 — 3,147 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2018 5 wins · Gowran Park Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile

Toon River (IRE) is 5 from 40. Hasn't won since Mar 2016. Last raced off 131, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 40 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating131↓ 13lb off peak
131 111–144

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork (IRE), 7 Jan 2017

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 85B · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft284B83—
Heavy285B81—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m284B80.5—
2m1f – 2m4f285B83.5—

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 27 Dec 2016 Official rating 131 at the last run, 10 Mar 2018

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 →

Jumps 32 figures · best 146A · median 122.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy18139A122.5—
Soft12146A113.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m15139A123—
2m1f – 2m4f14146A123.5—
Over 3m2114A111—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 40 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 40 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
Witness Box (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2528%−1.1—
Good to Firm17374%−5.1—
Good651548.3%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft396369.1%01 from 2
Soft7687810.2%+1.12 from 15
Heavy6536610.1%+12 from 22
Standard (AW)900%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m491408.1%−10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f867778.9%−0.24 from 16
2m5f – 3m1,0201009.8%+0.71 from 16
Over 3m284269.2%+0.10 from 7

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
Melody Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Milford Thyne (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 22 2 9% −3.00
Soft 15 2 13% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +19.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 12 5 42% +37.00
Punchestown 6 0 0% −6.00
Cork 5 0 0% −5.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 16 4 25% +12.00
2m5f – 3m 16 1 6% +5.00
Over 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 9 4 44% +19.00
Phillip Enright 5 0 0% −5.00
S J Hassett 4 0 0% −4.00
Denis O'Regan 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian O'Connell 3 0 0% −3.00
Davy Condon 3 1 33% +18.00
Robert Jones 3 0 0% −3.00
M P Fogarty 2 0 0% −2.00
Ian McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
D J Casey 2 0 0% −2.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 2 11% +12.00
Tongue tie 17 2 12% −3.00
Hood 3 1 33% +2.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 5 1 20% +5.00
2015 8 2 25% +5.00
2014 5 1 20% +0.00
2013 7 0 0% −7.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 4 1 25% +17.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 27 4 15% +1.00
Hurdle 13 1 8% +8.00

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
10 Mar 18+73d Gowran Park Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase (Grade B) 18f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-6 131—— Phillip Enright 18/1
27 Dec 17+205d Limerick Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-145) (Grade B) 19.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-12 133—— Phillip Enright 20/1
05 Jun 17+120d Listowel Old Weir Handicap Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 1 10-9 11584B107A Denis O'Regan 33/1
05 Feb 17+10d Punchestown Racinguk.com/freetrial Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (grade B) 28f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-12 142—— Denis O'Regan 33/1
26 Jan 17+19d Gowran Park Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (grade A) 25f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-11 144—— Denis O'Regan 25/1
07 Jan 17+11d Cork (IRE) Gerardine McCarthy Memorial Handicap Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 12 10-1 11585B117A Phillip Enright 8/1
27 Dec 16+16d Limerick Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 17 ran 2/17 1¾ 11-7 11277B139A Phillip Enright 14/1
11 Dec 16+259d Punchestown Follow Us On Facebook And Twitter Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 7 11-9 11482C106C Davy Russell 10/1
27 Mar 16+22d Cork Imperial Call Chase (Grade 3) 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 10 11-6 144—127B Phillip Enright 4/1
05 Mar 16+38d Gowran Park Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase (grade B) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 140—137B Davy Russell 9/1
27 Jan 16+52d Thurles Thurles Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 22.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 11-4 115—107C A E Lynch 16/1
06 Dec 15+8d Punchestown 3 For 2 Festival Tickets At punchestown.com Handicap Chase 22f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 13 11-11 141—121C Davy Russell 16/1
28 Nov 15+210d Fairyhouse EasyFix Handicap Chase (Grade B) 17f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 4¼ 11-7 142—119C Davy Russell 14/1
02 May 15+56d Punchestown Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) 25f · Soft · 19 ran UR/19 — 11-2 142—— M P Fogarty 16/1
07 Mar 15+9d Gowran Park Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase (Grade B) 18f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-2 133—146A Davy Russell 3/1F
26 Feb 15+12d Thurles Littleton Handicap Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 10-11 112—132A Jonathan Burke 7/2
14 Feb 15+23d Gowran Park At The Races Careys Cottage Cup Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-6 126—136A Davy Russell 8/1
22 Jan 15+12d Gowran Park Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (grade A) 25f · Heavy · 17 ran 6/17 13 10-8 129—108C M P Fogarty 25/1
10 Jan 15+14d Punchestown Follow Us On Facebook & Twitter Handicap Hurdle 24f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2 11-5 111—131A Davy Russell 11/2
27 Dec 14+27d Limerick Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-145) (Grade B) 19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 3½ 10-11 130—125A Ian McCarthy 20/1
30 Nov 14+8d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase (0-140) (Grade C) 29f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 shd 11-5 131—114A Davy Russell 12/1
22 Nov 14+215d Gowran Park Race That Stops A County 'thyestes Jan 22nd 2015' Chase 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 3¾ 11-1 131—122A D J Casey 33/1
21 Apr 14+44d Fairyhouse Boylesports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap) (Grade A) 29f · Good To Yielding · 26 ran PU/26 — 10-3 132—— Mark Enright 33/1
08 Mar 14+70d Gowran Park Brian Hogan & Aidan O'brien Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 128—137B Davy Russell 4/1
28 Dec 13+41d Leopardstown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) 24f · Soft · 21 ran 16/21 1¼ 9-9 115—100C Ian McCarthy 20/1
17 Nov 13+20d Cork I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Beginners Chase 21f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 4½ 11-12 130—123A Brian O'Connell 4/1
28 Oct 13+211d Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. E.B.F. Beginners Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 8 11-12 130—111A Brian O'Connell 14/1
31 Mar 13+22d Cork Imperial Call Chase (grade 3) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 7 10-12 123—123B Brian O'Connell 12/1
09 Mar 13+44d Gowran Park Support Kilkenny G.A.A. Raceday On 23rd March At Gowran Park Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 9 11-12 123—115A Davy Condon 4/1F
24 Jan 13+12d Gowran Park Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (grade A) 25f · Heavy · 18 ran UR/18 — 10-6 123—— D J Casey 20/1
12 Jan 13+35d Punchestown Festival Hospitality From 99 Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 4¾ 11-9 123—125A Robert Jones 4/1
08 Dec 12+14d Navan Navan Golf Course Beginners Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-9 ——— Robert Jones 10/1
24 Nov 12+13d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 11 11-9 ——127A Robert Jones 20/1
11 Nov 12+388d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 13 11-12 ——101C Sean Flanagan 14/1
20 Oct 11+201d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Beginners Chase 22f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 4 11-12 ——128A Davy Condon 10/1
02 Apr 11+27d Gowran Park Family Day At Gowran Park - Sunday April 17th Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 1/19 11-12 ——131A Davy Condon 20/1
06 Mar 11+40d Naas Naas Racecourse On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 20 ran 5/20 9 11-9 ——109A S J Hassett 12/1
25 Jan 11+43d Navan Tote Jackpot Guarantee Maiden Hurdle 23f · Soft · 30 ran 4/30 1¼ 11-9 ——123A S J Hassett 25/1
13 Dec 10+29d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 22 ran 4/22 3 11-9 ——113A S J Hassett 50/1
14 Nov 10 Cork www.racinghomeforeaster.com Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 22 ran 9/22 1½ 11-9 ——101A S J Hassett 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Toon River (IRE) won?
Toon River (IRE) won 5 of 40 archived starts between 2010 and 2018, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 16 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Toon River (IRE)?
Toon River (IRE) was trained by John J Walsh on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 10 March 2018.
Who is Toon River (IRE)'s sire?
Toon River (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Melody Thyne (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
What going does Toon River (IRE) prefer?
Toon River (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Toon River (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 10 March 2018. The highest on record is 144.
What is Toon River (IRE)'s sire's record?
Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
Who are Toon River (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Melody Thyne (IRE), Toon River (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. 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.