Horse profile
Topofthecotswolds (IRE)
by Arcadio (GER) out of Bambootcha (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
53 runs · 25 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2025 — 530 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 4th of 6
7 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile
Topofthecotswolds won seven of 53 starts between Nov 2017 and May 2025. Three of those wins came over 2m5f to 3m on good ground and he also won once over 3m at Ludlow in the November Handicap Chase off 126 in Nov 2022. He won three of four starts at Stratford. Aged 11 at his last run in May 2025 he finished fourth of six in a Class 5 handicap chase at Market Rasen off an official rating of 104.
Based on 53 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 38lb off peak
- 7–53Wins / Runs
- 13.2%Strike rate
- 21 (39.6%)Placed
- −27.29£1 level staken=53 at SP
- 0.90Fair A/E n=53 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 142Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating104↓ 38lb off peak
104
104–142
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 29 | 146C | 100 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 135A | 110 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 138A | 83 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 146C | 108 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 135A | 98 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 138A | 92 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 104C | 89 | — |
Of 53 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 53 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.
Run style from 8 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Arcadio (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 1,479 | 164 | 11.1% | +1.9 | 6 from 35 |
| Good to Soft | 789 | 68 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 1,153 | 93 | 8.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 431 | 31 | 7.2% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −4.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −5.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,462 | 145 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 136 | 9.1% | −0.1 | 3 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 815 | 70 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 3 from 23 |
| Over 3m | 159 | 13 | 8.2% | −1 | 1 from 5 |
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
Bambootcha (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Brandy Love (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Brandy Love (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandy Love (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 2m–2m4f | Grade 1 |
| Getaway Kid (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| Shy Love (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Anna Holty (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 2m3½f | — |
| Bobbi Gin Tree (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Tipperairy (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bly Manor (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Code Name Cubitt (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 35 | 6 | 17% | −13.29 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 18 | 4 | 22% | −1.17 |
| Class 4 | 16 | 3 | 19% | −7.12 |
| Class 2 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ludlow | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Stratford | 4 | 3 | 75% | +8.50 |
| Wetherby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fakenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 23 | 3 | 13% | −10.17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 3 | 18% | −8.12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 37 | 6 | 16% | −13.67 |
| Jordan Nailor | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Henry Brooke | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jamie Bargary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toby McCain-Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alain Cawley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 7 | 20% | −9.29 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.67 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.62 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +2.50 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 37 | 5 | 14% | −16.17 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | −6.12 |
| NH Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 May 25+17d | Market Rasen | Lucas Machinery Handicap Chase Held up early - dropped away from the pack by the 8th - never landed a blow from that point - finished a distant 4th | 4/6 | 40 | 11-13 | 104 | 99C | 89C | Henry Brooke | 5/1 |
| 22 Apr 25+33d | Kelso | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - improved to 5th then up to 2nd by 9th - lost momentum from two out - unable to threaten in 4th approaching the last | 4/9 | ¾ | 12-0 | 105 | 98B | 118B | Brian Hughes | 11/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+16d | Sedgefield | BetVickers Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Not the tidiest jumper early - settled off the pace - error 9th - up to 3rd by 15th - hit the front 2 out - overtaken before last then unable to fight back | 4/6 | 13 | 11-9 | 109 | 104C | 106B | Brian Hughes | 16/1 |
| 04 Mar 25+30d | Market Rasen | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly 3rd - found little from 8th - eventually well held | 8/10 | ½ | 11-11 | 107 | 113A | 110A | Henry Brooke | 100/1 |
| 02 Feb 25+92d | Musselburgh | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Settled close to the pace early - impeded and brought down at the 5th | BD/13 | — | 11-11 | 107 | — | — | Henry Brooke | 50/1 |
| 02 Nov 24+24d | Wetherby | bet365 Handicap Chase Went straight to front - clipped at first fence - lost command before 4 out and dropped away quickly thereafter | 7/9 | 5 | 11-2 | 115 | 64A | 96A | Toby McCain-Mitchell | 9/2 |
| 09 Oct 24+38d | Ludlow | Ludlow Brewing Company Handicap Chase Sat behind front group early - slipped to 4th past 15th and asked for effort - kept battling but never troubled those in front | 3/6 | 2½ | 11-1 | 117 | 20A | 114B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| 01 Sep 24+326d | Worcester | Neigh Bad Repairs Handicap Chase Set the pace early - handed up on the outside by the 8th before losing touch on the home turn - already beaten when checked by a fallen rival two out and finished fourth | 4/9 | 8½ | 12-0 | 120 | 98A | 115B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+23d | Ludlow | Ludlow Brewing Company Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 124 | 72C | 113B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| 18 Sep 23+45d | Worcester | Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 14 | 10-11 | 126 | 73C | 104C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
| 04 Aug 23+25d | Bangor-on-Dee | Genesis Wealth Management Handicap Chase | 3/11 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 126 | 109A | 127A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 10 Jul 23+17d | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 2 | 12-0 | 125 | 111C | 138B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 |
| 23 Jun 23+35d | Market Rasen | ABP 'Summer Plate Trial' Handicap Chase | 4/9 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 126 | 126A | 119A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| 19 May 23+144d | Aintree | 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 19 | 11-5 | 128 | 79C | 102C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 28/1 |
| 26 Dec 22+31d | Market Rasen | Chris Liesack Lincolnshire National Handicap Chase | PU/15 | — | 11-11 | 130 | — | — | Jordan Nailor | 33/1 |
| 25 Nov 22+22d | Doncaster | Kellys Soft Mix Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 6 | 11-4 | 130 | 95C | 116B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 |
| 03 Nov 22+20d | Ludlow | November Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 12-1 | 126 | 54C | 133B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 | |
| 14 Oct 22+94d | Fakenham | Paddy Power Handicap Chase | 3/8 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 125 | 108B | 131A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/1 |
| 12 Jul 22+20d | Southwell | Good Luck To Joy And Jake Handicap Chase | 4/5 | 25 | 11-2 | 127 | 100C | 101C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/3 |
| 22 Jun 22+31d | Worcester | Savills Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-5 | 122 | — | 133B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/3 | |
| 22 May 22+103d | Fakenham | Jarrold Handicap Chase | F/7 | — | 11-10 | 122 | — | — | Tom Bellamy | 6/1 |
| 08 Feb 22+19d | Taunton | Taunton Kia Supporting Love Musgrove Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 20 | 11-8 | 126 | 84C | 106C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 |
| 20 Jan 22+40d | Ludlow | Billy Preston Handicap Chase | 5/6 | 5½ | 11-9 | 129 | 77A | 114B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| 11 Dec 21+14d | Cheltenham | Racing Post Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 7/13 | ¾ | 10-0 | 131 | 110B | 102A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 40/1 |
| 27 Nov 21+14d | Newbury | Sir Peter O'Sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | UR/13 | — | 10-12 | 131 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| 13 Nov 21+119d | Wetherby | Geoff Smith Poor Country Joiner Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 130 | 79A | 127A | Jordan Nailor | 11/2 |
| 17 Jul 21+20d | Market Rasen | Betway Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | PU/16 | — | 10-5 | 132 | — | — | Jordan Nailor | 12/1 |
| 27 Jun 21+28d | Uttoxeter | bet365 Summer Cup (Open Handicap Chase) (Listed) (GBB Race) | 6/16 | 9½ | 10-9 | 134 | 99C | 111C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 17/2 |
| 30 May 21+27d | Uttoxeter | Clarke Chase (Handicap Chase) (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race) | 5/18 | ¾ | 10-7 | 134 | 124B | 129A | Jordan Nailor | 11/1 |
| 03 May 21+24d | Kempton | Join Vbet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 9½ | 11-2 | 135 | 95A | 129B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/2 |
| 09 Apr 21+22d | Aintree | Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | F/12 | — | 11-4 | 130 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 50/1 |
| 18 Mar 21+35d | Doncaster | MansionBet Watch & Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 11-6 | 130 | — | 132B | Jordan Nailor | 11/8J | |
| 11 Feb 21+89d | Kempton (AW) | Download The VBet App 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race | 8/12 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | — | 113A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 17/2 |
| 14 Nov 20+22d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power First Millionaire Qualifier Intermediate Handicap Hurdle | 5/9 | 2¾ | 11-7 | 132 | 104A | 121A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 15/2 |
| 23 Oct 20+28d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 6½ | 11-3 | 132 | 134A | 128B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 |
| 25 Sep 20+40d | Uttoxeter | Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 10-12 | 132 | 112A | 128A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/4F | |
| 16 Aug 20+155d | Market Rasen | Betway Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 5 | 11-4 | 136 | 142A | 131B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 14 Mar 20+140d | Kempton | Paddy Power Silver Bowl Handicap Chase | 12/20 | 3½ | 11-12 | 140 | 48C | 110C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 50/1 |
| 26 Oct 19+31d | Cheltenham | Matchbook Best Value Betting Exchange Novices' Chase | PU/6 | — | 11-11 | 142 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 15/2 |
| 25 Sep 19+18d | Perth | David Whitaker Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 24 | 11-7 | 142 | 114C | 112C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1F |
| 07 Sep 19+16d | Stratford | Pragnell Gold Cup Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 11-12 | 132 | 146C | 139B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/4F | |
| 22 Aug 19+21d | Stratford | Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase | 1/12 | 11-5 | 122 | 125A | 130A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 | |
| 01 Aug 19+15d | Stratford | Watch Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-11 | 118 | 135A | 139B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 | |
| 17 Jul 19+27d | Uttoxeter | Brown Recycling Handicap Chase | F/8 | — | 11-10 | 118 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 20 Jun 19+44d | Ffos Las | Velindre Cancer Charity Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/5 | ¾ | 11-6 | 114 | — | 126B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/4F |
| 07 May 19+39d | Fakenham | Snellings Maiden Hurdle | 2/7 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 114 | 134B | 119B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| 29 Mar 19+39d | Wetherby | Wear A Hat Day Supporting Braintumourresearch.org Novices' Hurdle | 2/9 | 11 | 11-0 | — | 125A | 116A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/1 |
| 18 Feb 19+137d | Lingfield | freetipsatlingfield.co.uk Maiden Hurdle | 6/9 | 5 | 11-2 | — | 73C | 90C | Jamie Bargary | 8/1 |
| 04 Oct 18+26d | Warwick | Wee Maggie Dixte 50th Birthday 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 2/6 | 5 | 10-12 | — | 87B | 113B | Jamie Bargary | 9/4 |
| 08 Sep 18+170d | Stratford | Andy Townsend Memorial Standard Open NH Flat Race | 2/6 | 14 | 11-0 | — | 104A | 109B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 |
| 22 Mar 18+96d | Ludlow | G C Rickards Standard Open NH Flat Race | 5/8 | 1 | 10-7 | — | 138A | 99A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/1 |
| 16 Dec 17+16d | Hereford | Chase GB 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race | 2/10 | 3¾ | 11-0 | — | 83B | 108A | Alain Cawley | 5/4F |
| 30 Nov 17 | Towcester | Weatherbys Hamilton 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race | 3/12 | 2¼ | 10-9 | — | 92A | 109A | Jamie Bargary | 3/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Topofthecotswolds (IRE) won?
- Topofthecotswolds (IRE) won 7 of 53 archived starts between 2017 and 2025, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 21 times in total (39.6% of starts).
- Who trained Topofthecotswolds (IRE)?
- Topofthecotswolds (IRE) was trained by Ollie Pears on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 9 May 2025.
- Who is Topofthecotswolds (IRE)'s sire?
- Topofthecotswolds (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Bambootcha (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Topofthecotswolds (IRE) prefer?
- Topofthecotswolds (IRE) has the best record on good going: 6 wins from 35 starts (17.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Topofthecotswolds (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 9 May 2025. The highest on record is 142.
- What is Topofthecotswolds (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Topofthecotswolds (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bambootcha (IRE), Topofthecotswolds (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Brandy Love (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Brandy Love (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.