Top Target (IRE)
Top Target is a gelding who has won two of nine starts on turf, both at Class 4 level over 2m5f – 3m. He gained his first success in a novices hurdle at Wetherby on soft ground in Dec 2022 and his second in the DJB Cleaning Handicap Chase at Newbury on good to soft ground in Jan 2026, leading throughout off an official rating of 118. He has raced at eight different courses and holds an official rating of 118 at his last run.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=9 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 148dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 136
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 140B | 136 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 120B | 96 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 152B | 124.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 152B | 120 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 136A | 97 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,404 | 429 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,106 | 251 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 3,776 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 2,105 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,365 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,276 | 535 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,973 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Westandtogether (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westandtogether (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
| Another Ghia (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Western Glen (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bass | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 26+33d | Newbury | DJB Cleaning Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - moved into daylight with a rival after the 3rd - stumbled at the 6th - driven approaching 3 out and again after 2 out - edged away after the last to score comfortably | 1/11 | 11-12 | 118 | 72A | 141B | Tom Bellamy | 7/2 | |
| 12 Dec 25+41d | Doncaster | Magnavale Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held handy early - up with the pack 3 out - closing in with a length to find - came down at the final fence | F/6 | — | 11-2 | 115 | — | — | Jonathan Burke | 11/10F |
| 01 Nov 25+191d | Wetherby | Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked the front group early - moved into second after the 11th - roused up approaching 4 out - into the fight 3 out - untidy over the last - held on for third but conceded second close home | 3/8 | 1 | 11-3 | 114 | 78A | 137B | Tom Bellamy | 7/2 |
| 24 Apr 25+754d | Warwick | Hazelton Mountford Insurance Brokers Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - urged forward after 3 out - one-paced from that point - finished fourth | 4/9 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 115 | 136A | 125A | Ciaran Gethings | 20/1 |
| 01 Apr 23+60d | Uttoxeter | Blithfield Building Services Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/6 | — | 11-12 | 121 | — | — | David Bass | 10/3 |
| 31 Jan 23+24d | Ffos Las | Allan John (AJ) Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 2½ | 11-12 | 123 | 97A | 127A | David Bass | 3/1F |
| 07 Jan 23+35d | Wincanton | Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 2¼ | 11-9 | — | 120B | 141A | David Bass | 4/6F |
| 03 Dec 22+45d | Wetherby | Download The Vickers.Bet App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/14 | 11-0 | — | 152B | 133A | Ciaran Gethings | 9/2 | |
| 19 Oct 22 | Worcester | Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/14 | 2¼ | 11-1 | — | 140B | 131A | David Bass | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Top Target (IRE) won?
- Top Target (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trains Top Target (IRE)?
- Top Target (IRE) is trained by Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 January 2026.
- Who is Top Target (IRE)'s sire?
- Top Target (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of New Targets (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Top Target (IRE) prefer?
- Top Target (IRE) 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 Target (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 14 January 2026. The highest on record is 123.
- What is Top Target (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Top Target (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of New Targets (IRE), Top Target (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Westandtogether (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Oct 2026.