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Horse profile

Top Dancer (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2007) · Last trainer Nick Littmoden · Last owner J M Ratcliffe
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Shygate (GB) (Shy Groom)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jun 2007 — 7,084 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2007 · 6th of 12 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Top Dancer (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 5 at Plumpton (Apr 2007).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Folkestone, 28 Feb 2007 Official rating 82 at the last run, 14 Jun 2007

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 7 figures · best 99C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft399C89—
Good to Firm270C65.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f599C79—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.60 from 2
Good2,4992489.9%−1.30 from 1
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.2—
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.70 from 3
Heavy6567811.9%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+1—
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−50 from 1
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shygate (GB) (Shy Groom)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kilbride Star (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Folkestone 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marc Goldstein 4 0 0% −4.00
Paul Moloney 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert L Butler 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 4 runs
14 Jun 07+52d Fontwell Brewin Dolphin Supporting Pixie Trust Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 11-9 8270C Robert L Butler 12/1
23 Apr 07+54d Plumpton Weatherbys VAT Services Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 6 9-10 8561C Marc Goldstein 9/1
28 Feb 07+29d Folkestone Camp Here For Tour De France Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 30 10-10 —79C Marc Goldstein 50/1
30 Jan 07+687d Folkestone Invicta Motors Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 30 10-13 —89C Marc Goldstein 50/1
2005 · 3 runs
14 Mar 05+9d Plumpton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 3 10-12 —96C Paul Moloney 20/1
05 Mar 05+19d Huntingdon NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 3½ 10-4 —64C Marc Goldstein 11/2
14 Feb 05 Plumpton Maiden NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1½f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 11-4 —99C Paul Moloney 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Top Dancer won?
Top Dancer (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Top Dancer?
Top Dancer (IRE) was trained by Nick Littmoden on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 14 June 2007.
Who is Top Dancer's sire?
Top Dancer (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Shygate (GB), whose sire is Shy Groom.
What is Top Dancer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 14 June 2007. The highest on record is 85.
What is Top Dancer's sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Top Dancer's siblings?
Out of Shygate (GB), Top Dancer (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.