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Horse profile

Top Tenor (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer Victor Thompson · Last owner V Thompson
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Posta Vecchia (USA) (Rainbow Quest)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jun 2008 — 6,721 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 · 10th of 13 Won at Hexham Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Top Tenor (IRE) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2007. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating79↓ 3lb off peak
79 50–82

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 (jumps) 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 3 Jun 2008 Official rating 79 at the last jumps run, 3 Jun 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 40C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 25 Jul 2007 Official rating 50 at the last flat run, 22 Sep 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 88C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft485C79.5—
Good388C67—
Good to Firm283C73.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f785C76—
1m5f – 2m388C83—
Flat 4 figures · best 45C · median 39.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m345C39—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.71 from 4
Good1,24815212.2%+0.90 from 4
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.50 from 4
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.4—
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%00 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.31 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.30 from 7
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.8—
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

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
Posta Vecchia (USA) (Rainbow Quest)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Glen's Diamond (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Glen's Diamond (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Glen's Diamond (GB)1756f–1m6fGroup 2
Meshugah (IRE)711m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +25.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 4 1 25% +25.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 4 0 0% −4.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 1 50% +27.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% +22.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M Thompson 8 0 0% −8.00
Mr C Gillon 2 0 0% −2.00
Sophie Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jenny Riding 1 1 100% +28.00
Paul Fessey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie 5 1 20% +24.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 5 1 20% +24.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% +18.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2008 · 2 runs
03 Jun 08+10d Sedgefield John Wade Selling Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1¼ 10-11 7985C Mr C Gillon 100/1
24 May 08+245d Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 nk 10-11 8267C Mr C Gillon 16/1
2007 · 5 runs
22 Sep 07+49d Catterick Richmond Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 4 8-8 5035C Sophie Doyle 28/1
04 Aug 07+10d Thirsk Steve And Fi Boughton's 40th Birthday Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 6 7-9 5139C Sophie Doyle 66/1
25 Jul 07+81d Catterick Willie Carson - Pinker's Pond Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 9-4 5240C Andrew Heffernan 28/1
05 May 07+118d Hexham Northumberland Clubs Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 7583C Jenny Riding 28/1
07 Jan 07+204d Southwell (AW) Pontin's Book Early Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 5 8-12 5045C Paul Fessey 40/1
2006 · 4 runs
17 Jun 06+10d Hexham North East Profiling Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 9-13 75— Mr M Thompson 33/1
07 Jun 06+100d Sedgefield Weatherbys Finance Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 7 10-9 7564C Mr M Thompson 28/1
27 Feb 06+6d Ayr Weddings At Western House Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 15 10-12 7583C Mr M Thompson 200/1
21 Feb 06+79d Sedgefield John Smith's Extra Smooth Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 24 10-11 7582C Mr M Thompson 100/1
2005 · 4 runs
04 Dec 05+26d Kelso Ureshare Investment Club Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 18 ran 16/18 3 10-13 7776C Mr M Thompson 33/1
08 Nov 05+291d Sedgefield John Smith's Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 19 10-7 7774C Mr M Thompson 50/1
21 Jan 05+14d Musselburgh Weatherbys Bank Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2 10-8 7466C Mr M Thompson 100/1
07 Jan 05 Musselburgh Tom McConnell Novices' Hurdle(Div I) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 11-0 7488C Mr M Thompson 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Top Tenor won?
Top Tenor (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 1 time in total (6.7% of starts).
Who trained Top Tenor?
Top Tenor (IRE) was trained by Victor Thompson on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 3 June 2008.
Who is Top Tenor's sire?
Top Tenor (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Posta Vecchia (USA), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What going does Top Tenor prefer?
Top Tenor (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Top Tenor's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 3 June 2008. The highest on record is 82.
What is Top Tenor's sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Top Tenor's siblings?
Out of Posta Vecchia (USA), Top Tenor (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Glen's Diamond (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Glen's Diamond (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.