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Horse profile

Topanga Canyon (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Mick And Janice Mariscotti
by Nayef (USA) out of Classical Dancer (GB) (Dr Fong)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 May 2012 — 5,280 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 10th of 11 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Topanga Canyon (GB) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2012. Last raced off a career-high mark of 72.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

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 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 13 Apr 2012 Official rating 72 at the last run, 22 May 2012

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 87A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)387A86—
Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f487A74.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Nayef (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm661218.2%+8.2—
Good to Firm91010211.2%+1.2—
Good1,4031238.8%−1.20 from 1
Good to Soft693679.7%−0.30 from 1
Soft8799010.2%+0.20 from 1
Heavy308309.7%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,37714110.2%+0.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84910.7%+0.7—
6f – 7f7357410.1%+0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,16412610.8%+0.81 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,81220711.4%+1.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,021787.6%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f5795810%0—
2m5f – 3m216136%−4—
Over 3m2500%−10—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Classical Dancer (GB) (Dr Fong)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Zaaqya (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Brave Hero (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zaaqya (GB)1437f–1m4fClass 4
Brave Hero (GB)727f–1mClass 3
Double Touch (GB)517fClass 4
Pressure (GB)120——
Motamayezah (GB)50——
Poet's Queen (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +5.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +7.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% +6.50
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +4.50
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Keniry 3 1 33% +5.50
Jimmy Fortune 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Pearce 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 3 1 33% +5.50
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 1 33% +5.50
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2012 · 3 runs
22 May 12+33d Kempton (AW) Southwark News Proudly Supports Millwall Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1¼ 9-4 7261A Liam Keniry 6/1
19 Apr 12+6d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 9-7 6286A Liam Keniry 7/2
13 Apr 12+205d Wolverhampton (AW) Horizons Restaurant, The Place To Dine Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m1½f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 6287A Liam Keniry 15/2
2011 · 3 runs
21 Sep 11+40d Goodwood R H Hall E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m1f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 9-3 7059C Jimmy Fortune 10/1
12 Aug 11+21d Newmarket Sunspot Amusements, Southend E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good · 14 ran 10/14 ¾ 9-0 —63A Simon Pearce 33/1
22 Jul 11 Ascot Saco Serviced Apartments E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 1 9-3 —51C Jimmy Fortune 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Topanga Canyon won?
Topanga Canyon (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Topanga Canyon?
Topanga Canyon (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 22 May 2012.
Who is Topanga Canyon's sire?
Topanga Canyon (GB) is by Nayef (USA) out of Classical Dancer (GB), whose sire is Dr Fong.
What going does Topanga Canyon prefer?
Topanga Canyon (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Topanga Canyon's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 22 May 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Topanga Canyon's sire's record?
Nayef (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
Who are Topanga Canyon's siblings?
Out of Classical Dancer (GB), Topanga Canyon (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Zaaqya (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Brave Hero (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.