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Top twig (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer D M Christie · Last owner Sporting Pointers Syndicate
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Lovely Tyrone (GB) (Peacock I)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Mar 2011 — 5,709 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 8th of 16 Won at Down Royal
KTB Profile

Top twig (IRE) is 1 from 19. Hasn't won since Dec 2010.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 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 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 30 Dec 2010

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 16 figures · best 126A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy9126A109—
Soft5126A104—
Good2107A102.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9126A109—
2m1f – 2m4f3126A121—
Over 3m2107A102.5—
1m5f – 2m290C89—

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05144110.9%−10 from 2
Good to Soft2,93135412.1%+0.2—
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 5
Heavy3,81444911.8%−0.11 from 12
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,07772411.9%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,25462211.8%−0.11 from 12
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lovely Tyrone (GB) (Peacock I)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lovely Native (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lovely Native (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lovely Native (IRE)512m5½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 12 1 8% −8.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Down Royal 4 1 25% −0.50
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 1 8% −8.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr D Murphy 7 0 0% −7.00
Mr A T Duff 4 1 25% −0.50
Mr K E Power 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Codd 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 1 6% −14.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 2 1 50% +1.50
2009 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 1 7% −11.50
Hurdle 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 KTB Jockey SP
05 Mar 11+37d Gowran Park Point-to-Point Weekly In The Irish Racing Post Tetratema Perpetual Cup Hunters Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 shd 11-5 105A Mr A T Duff 8/1
27 Jan 11+28d Thurles Arctic Tack Stud Hunters Chase 24f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 11-6 119A Mr A T Duff 11/4F
30 Dec 10+253d Down Royal Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Northern Region Hunters Chase 23f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 126A Mr A T Duff 5/2
21 Apr 10+115d Punchestown Brian Price Memorial Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Good · 25 ran 10/25 hd 11-11 107A Mr A T Duff 20/1
27 Dec 09+210d Down Royal Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Northern Region Hunters Chase 23f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 5½ 11-7 110A Mr Derek O'Connor 4/1
31 May 09+48d Listowel George Fitzmaurice Hunters Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 shd 11-7 126B Mr K E Power 4/1
13 Apr 09+27d Fairyhouse Www.thetote.com Hunters Chase 25f · Good · 21 ran 6/21 12 11-6 98A Mr K E Power 8/1
17 Mar 09+30d Down Royal Bushmills Hunters Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 3½ 11-4 126A Mr K E Power 15/8F
15 Feb 09+17d Leopardstown Raymond Smith Memorial Hunters Chase 24f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 30 12-0 104C Mr K E Power 25/1
29 Jan 09+34d Thurles Arctic Tack Stud Hunters Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran F/16 — 11-4 — Mr J J Codd 7/1
26 Dec 08+277d Down Royal ITBA Northern Region Hunters Chase 23f · Soft · 20 ran 4/20 24 11-4 94C Mr D Murphy 10/1
24 Mar 08+16d Cork Coolmore N.H. Sires Hunters Chase 24f · Soft · 20 ran 4/20 6 11-9 103A Mr D Murphy 7/2F
08 Mar 08+30d Gowran Park Garryrichard Stud Tetratema Hunters Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 9 10-13 109B Mr D Murphy 5/4F
07 Feb 08+40d Clonmel Fergie Sutherland Maiden Hunters Chase 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 5½ 11-9 121A Mr D Murphy 6/4F
29 Dec 07+285d Limerick Peria Stud Bandari Maiden Hunters Chase 22f · Heavy · 16 ran SU/16 — 11-9 — Mr D Murphy 7/2
19 Mar 07+72d Gowran Park Spring Double At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-12 — P W Flood 33/1
06 Jan 07+8d Cork McCarthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 10/24 5 11-12 90C Paul Carberry 16/1
29 Dec 06+15d Limerick Noel Kierans Memorial Inh Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 17 ran 6/17 2 11-9 93C Mr D Murphy 20/1
14 Dec 06 Gowran Park 25th Jan-Thyestes Day At Gowran Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 20 11-9 88C Mr D Murphy 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Top twig (IRE) won?
Top twig (IRE) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Top twig (IRE)?
Top twig (IRE) was trained by D M Christie on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 5 March 2011.
Who is Top twig (IRE)'s sire?
Top twig (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Lovely Tyrone (GB), whose sire is Peacock I.
What going does Top twig (IRE) prefer?
Top twig (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Top twig (IRE)'s sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Top twig (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lovely Tyrone (GB), Top twig (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lovely Native (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lovely Native (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2006. 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.