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Top Speed (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2024) · Last trainer Jamie Snowden · Last owner Valueracingclubcouk
by Lucky Speed (IRE) out of Derrinlanna (IRE) (Presenting)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Sep 2024 — 764 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2024 · 4th of 8 Won at Down Royal Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Top Speed won the Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal in May 2023 on soft ground over 2m1f – 2m4f off an official rating of 110. The gelding won one of 12 starts on turf and was placed on one other occasion from his eight runs on soft ground. He last ran when fourth of eight in the AK Bets Watch All UK Racing Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell in Sep 2024 having led. Aged 7 at his last run in Sep 2024 he raced off an official rating of 110.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Sep 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating110↓ 6lb off peak
110 109–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 24 Sep 2024

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 9 figures · best 129C · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6128B95.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6129C85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2105A104—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 24 Sep 2024 Official rating 110 at the last run, 24 Sep 2024

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 12 figures · best 127A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft8125A111.5—
Good2105C98—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7127A116—
2m1f – 2m4f4125A111—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lucky Speed (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 427 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.3% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm5120%+13.7—
Good152117.2%+0.90 from 2
Good to Soft9677.3%+10 from 1
Soft12875.5%−0.81 from 8
Heavy4612.2%−4.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−6.3—
1m – 1m1f100%−6.3—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−6.3—
1m5f – 2m15153.3%−30 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f15485.2%−1.11 from 4
2m5f – 3m971212.4%+6.10 from 1
Over 3m17211.8%+5.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Derrinlanna (IRE) (Presenting)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cast In Grey (IRE)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −3.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.50
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mike O'Connor 3 1 33% +1.50
Gavin Sheehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Rachael Blackmore 2 0 0% −2.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 3 1 33% +1.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 5 1 20% −0.50
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −2.50
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2024 · 4 runs
24 Sep 24+15d Fontwell AK Bets Watch All UK Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Set the pace early - driven while holding advantage before 2 out - overtaken soon after - dropped away for 4th on the run-in 4/8 3½ 11-4 110105A115A David Bass 28/1
09 Sep 24+62d Newton Abbot St Austell Brewery Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 3 ran Travelled wide - upped alongside the leader until scratchy at the 7th - lost touch 9th - dropped away and finished well beaten 3/3 34 11-9 10945C88C Jonathan Burke 17/2
09 Jul 24+31d Uttoxeter Burton Albion Family Raceday 28th July Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 11 11-8 112—107B Gavin Sheehan 9/1
08 Jun 24+165d Bangor-on-Dee Brooke-Rankin Ladies Day Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 1½ 11-9 115—105C Gavin Sheehan 20/1
2023 · 5 runs
26 Dec 23+31d Leopardstown Careers At dornangroup.com Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 23 ran 20/23 23 11-7 11637C106C Rachael Blackmore 14/1
25 Nov 23+169d Punchestown Colm Quinn BMW Novice Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 9½ 11-3 11688A116A Mike O'Connor 7/1
09 Jun 23+39d Clonmel Powerstown Park Beginners Chase 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 19 11-12 —83C91C Hugh Morgan 8/13F
01 May 23+25d Down Royal Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding · 19 ran 1/19 11-4 110103B125A Mike O'Connor 7/2
06 Apr 23+101d Clonmel Clionas Foundation Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 nk 11-4 —129C127A Mike O'Connor 11/8F
2022 · 3 runs
26 Dec 22+36d Leopardstown Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 21 ran 6/21 3¼ 11-12 ——117A Darragh O'Keeffe 25/1
20 Nov 22+220d Punchestown Irish Ebf Supporting Galabid.com/t21 Auction For The Down Syndrome Centre Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 4½ 11-12 —107C100C Rachael Blackmore 12/1
14 Apr 22 Clonmel Next Race Meeting May 12th (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 3¾ 11-9 —128B121A Mr D Roche 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Top Speed won?
Top Speed (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Top Speed?
Top Speed (IRE) was trained by Jamie Snowden on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 24 September 2024.
Who is Top Speed's sire?
Top Speed (IRE) is by Lucky Speed (IRE) out of Derrinlanna (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Top Speed prefer?
Top Speed (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Top Speed's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 24 September 2024. The highest on record is 116.
What is Top Speed's sire's record?
Lucky Speed (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 427 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.3% from 151.
Who are Top Speed's siblings?
Out of Derrinlanna (IRE), Top Speed (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.