Horse profile
Top Flight Century (FR)
by The Grey Gatsby (IRE) out of Wild Blossom (GER) (Areion)
30 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Sedgefield & Perth
Last run 28 Aug 2026 · 4th of 9
Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile
Top Flight Century is 2 from 30, both wins at Class 5 level in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or good to soft. The gelding won the Gary Wood Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Sedgefield in Dec 2025 off 88 and the PWA Architecture Handicap Hurdle at Perth in Jul 2025 off 83. Typically held up, he finished 4 of 9 at Sedgefield in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 89. Both wins have come on turf.
Based on 30 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically mid-division
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 5
- 2–30Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 7 (23.3%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 0.63Fair A/E n=30 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 248 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 rating89↓ 3lb off peak
89
48–92
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 124
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 124A | 89 | 6 runs · 124 / 82.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 105A | 85.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 124A | 107.5 | 5 runs · 124 / 87 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 108B | 83.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 84A | 61 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 82C | 61.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 84A | 76 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 61C | 56 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 30 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 30 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 from 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 14 (64%) · 2 wins
- Held up 5 (23%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,051 runs since Apr 2021 (172 horses).
Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 18.4% from 141.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 152 | 19 | 12.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 175 | 18 | 10.3% | −1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 253 | 30 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 127 | 17 | 13.4% | +1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 319 | 39 | 12.2% | +0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 106 | 16 | 15.1% | +3.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 352 | 32 | 9.1% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 279 | 27 | 9.7% | −2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 146 | 21 | 14.4% | +2.5 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 141 | 26 | 18.4% | +6.5 | 2 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 3 | 15% | +3.1 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Wild Blossom (GER) (Areion)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Alenquer (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Alenquer (FR)).
Family form: The Magpie (FR) finished 2nd of 6 at Marseille Borely (FR), 7 Nov 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alenquer (FR) | 12 | 5 | 7f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Cte D'Escarbagnas (FR) | 6 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| The Magpie (FR) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 19 | 2 | 11% | +2.00 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Sedgefield | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thompson | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Luke Morris | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jack Power | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jack Gilligan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alan Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Moscrop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 1 | 5% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +8.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 2 | 11% | +2.00 |
| Flat | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Aug 26+39d | Sedgefield | MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race Settled in the pack early - moved closer to the front before 4 out - pushed along before 2 out and stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/9 | nk | 11-2 | 89 | 124A | 99A | Joshua Thompson | 11/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+18d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Race (Div II) raced in mid-division - lost touch with the pace from 2 out and was a well-beaten straggler after the last | 8/9 | 15 | 10-13 | 90 | 86C | 83C | Joshua Thompson | 4/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+11d | Perth | PWA Architecture Handicap Hurdle Travelled with enthusiasm early - settled in the pack - pushed into contention 2f out and well placed approaching the last - unable to find more and edged out for second close home | 3/10 | ¾ | 10-13 | 89 | 87B | 109A | Joshua Thompson | 8/1 |
| 21 Jun 26+19d | Hexham | L & R Pest Control Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - driven from two out - kept battling to the line without threatening the leaders | 5/10 | 6 | 11-5 | 89 | 78B | 102A | Alan Doyle | 50/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Living North Magazines Classified Stakes Settled off the pace early - pushed along with 2f to run - lost ground inside the final furlong - finished seventh | 7/13 | 2½ | 9-4 | 48 | 70B | 55A | Rhys Elliott | 66/1 |
| 08 May 26+37d | Market Rasen | Fiver Friday Raceday Friday 12th June Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - made progress before the 6th - pressed for effort and faded before two out - finished fourth | 4/7 | 17 | 11-7 | 91 | 59B | 94A | Jack Power | 22/1 |
| 01 Apr 26+39d | Sedgefield | MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Held up mid-pack - urged forward from the 7th - lost touch after 3 out - eventually finished 6th | 6/11 | ¾ | 11-6 | 92 | 79B | 100A | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+57d | Newcastle | Costello's Cleaning Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - dropped away 7th and faded quickly - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/15 | — | 11-1 | 92 | — | — | Jack Power | 20/1 |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+56d | Sedgefield | Gary Wood Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - crept into contention by the 7th - closed in on the front pair travelling strongly 3 out - driven into command after 2 out - drifted right and eased near the line to score | 1/8 | 10-13 | 88 | 105A | 109A | Jack Power | 9/1 | |
| 31 Oct 25+15d | Wetherby | Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Sat close to the pace - moved smoothly into contention two out - pressed for the lead approaching the last - had nothing more and lost place near the finish | 5/10 | 4¾ | 10-6 | 89 | — | 91A | Charlie Maggs | 9/2 |
| 16 Oct 25+21d | Carlisle | JJ Group Contracting Handicap Hurdle Held mid-pack early - closing on pace-setters 3 out - pressed into contention to share command before the last - matched strides with winner but unable to find more and pipped close home | 2/15 | ¾ | 10-1 | 85 | 124B | 104A | Charlie Maggs | 9/1 |
| 25 Sep 25+17d | Perth | Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Held a forward position - pressed for effort two out - stayed on gamely up the run-in - finished third beaten 4½ lengths | 3/9 | 1¾ | 10-9 | 85 | 89B | 105A | Charlie Maggs | 2/1F |
| 08 Sep 25+16d | Perth | Auto Services Peugeot & Citroen Commercials Handicap Hurdle Settled with the pace - shared the front around 2 out then lost it before the last - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/13 | 2 | 10-3 | 85 | 115B | 98A | Joshua Thompson | 3/1F |
| 23 Aug 25+18d | Cartmel | Ewga Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - driven up before the final two furlongs to loom with a real threat approaching the last - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish fifth | 5/10 | 2½ | 10-10 | 86 | 117A | 102A | Joshua Thompson | 13/2 |
| 05 Aug 25+23d | Catterick | Hugh James Handicap Held up at the back - made progress out wide before 2f out to race 4th - driven and faded inside the final furlong | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-3 | 48 | 112B | 56A | Andrew Mullen | 9/2 |
| 13 Jul 25+10d | Perth | Scone Palace International Horse Trials Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - pushed into contention to close on the front-runner 2 out then lost momentum - rallied strongly from the back to finish second | 2/8 | 3¼ | 10-2 | 86 | 108B | 111A | Joshua Thompson | 10/3 |
| 03 Jul 25+25d | Perth | PWA Architecture Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - moved through from three out - hit the front two out then pushed along - stumbled slightly clearing the last - challenged again on the run to the line - held on for the win | 1/11 | 9-13 | 83 | 110B | 98A | Joshua Thompson | 10/1 | |
| 08 Jun 25+36d | Perth | bet365 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - settled in the pack down the inner - eased left and pushed along before 2 out - stayed on late but lacked the speed to get involved | 5/14 | ½ | 10-10 | 84 | 90B | 98A | Brian Hughes | 16/1 |
| 03 May 25+11d | Hexham | Bobby Roberts Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) held up towards back - some progress after 3 out - stayed on late without threatening - finished 8th | 8/13 | 7½ | 10-12 | — | 66C | 88C | Nathan Moscrop | 50/1 |
| 22 Apr 25+15d | Kelso | Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midfield - made ground after the 3rd then jumped awkwardly at the 5th - unable to find more from two out finishing fourth | 4/9 | 19 | 10-9 | — | 76B | 88A | Brian Hughes | 40/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+248d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled among the pack early - hesitant leap two out - lost momentum before the second last - unable to threaten thereafter and well held | 7/9 | 5½ | 10-11 | — | 86C | 87C | Brian Hughes | 66/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Aug 24+31d | Newcastle (AW) | JPS Ceilings And Partitions Classified Stakes Held up eagerly early - sat behind leader before gap opened 4f out - driven approaching 2f out then dropped from second inside final furlong - faded away at the finish | 6/10 | 4¼ | 9-1 | 49 | 84A | 44A | Luke Morris | 5/4F |
| 02 Jul 24+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Classified Stakes (AWT) | 4/10 | ½ | 8-11 | 50 | — | 56A | Luke Morris | 5/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+9d | Windsor | Fitzdares Classified Stakes | 9/15 | nk | 9-0 | 50 | 82C | 40A | Luke Morris | 3/1F |
| 08 Jun 24+9d | Chepstow | Join Our Free Bet Club At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 2/6 | 2 | 9-5 | 48 | 41A | 60B | Jack Gilligan | 9/4 |
| 30 May 24+173d | Carlisle | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Handicap | 10/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | 51 | 51C | 28C | Jack Gilligan | 10/3J |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 23+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 11/11 | 2½ | 9-7 | — | 51C | 46C | Jack Gilligan | 200/1 |
| 23 Nov 23+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/10 | 6½ | 9-7 | — | 43C | 44C | Luke Morris | 200/1 |
| 15 Nov 23+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/12 | 3¼ | 9-4 | — | 61C | 52C | Luke Morris | 250/1 |
| 02 Nov 23 | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/9 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 61A | 44A | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Top Flight Century won?
- Top Flight Century (FR) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 7 times in total (23.3% of starts).
- Who trains Top Flight Century?
- Top Flight Century (FR) is trained by David Thompson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 August 2026.
- Who is Top Flight Century's sire?
- Top Flight Century (FR) is by The Grey Gatsby (IRE) out of Wild Blossom (GER), whose sire is Areion.
- What going does Top Flight Century prefer?
- Top Flight Century (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Top Flight Century's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 28 August 2026. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Top Flight Century's sire's record?
- The Grey Gatsby (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,051 runs since Apr 2021 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 18.4% from 141.
- Who are Top Flight Century's siblings?
- Out of Wild Blossom (GER), Top Flight Century (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Alenquer (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Alenquer (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.