How many races has Topofthegame won?

Topofthegame (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 9 times in total (81.8% of starts).

Who trained Topofthegame?

Topofthegame (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 5 April 2019.

Who is Topofthegame's sire?

Topofthegame (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Derry Vale (IRE), whose sire is Mister Lord.

What going does Topofthegame prefer?

Topofthegame (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 Topofthegame's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 163, from the run on 5 April 2019. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Topofthegame's siblings?

Out of Derry Vale (IRE), Topofthegame (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Golden Whisky (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Golden Whisky (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Topofthegame (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Chris Giles Mrmrs P K Barber

by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Derry Vale (IRE) (Mister Lord)

11 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2016

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 5 Apr 2019 — 2,763 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Apr 2019 · 2nd of 6 3 wins · Cheltenham, Sandown & Ascot Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 163

KTB Profile

Topofthegame (IRE) is 3 from 11, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2019). Hasn't won since Mar 2019. All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 163.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR at career high

3–11Wins / Runs
27.3%Strike rate
9 (81.8%)Placed
+3.38£1 level staken=11 at SP
1.11Fair A/E n=11 · 0.97 incl. margin
163Highest OR
84dAvg between runs

Official rating163At career-high mark

163 135–163

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton, 26 Dec 2018

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 9 figures · best 143^B · median 103

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Soft	7	143^B	103	—
Good to Soft	2	114^B	105.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	6	143^B	116.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	2	103^A	96	—
Over 3m	1	—	—	—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 148^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 26 Dec 2018 Official rating 163 at the last run, 5 Apr 2019

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 151^A · median 139.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Soft	8	151^A	139.5	—
Good to Soft	2	148^B	140	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	6	151^A	145.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	3	139^A	137	—
Over 3m	1	—	—	—

Of 11 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 · 10 figures from 11 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 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	38	0	0%	−11.9	—
Good to Firm	522	50	9.6%	−2.3	—
Good	4,054	442	10.9%	−1	—
Good to Soft	2,933	354	12.1%	+0.2	1 from 3
Soft	5,876	751	12.8%	+0.9	2 from 8
Heavy	3,817	449	11.8%	−0.1	—
Standard (AW)	42	2	4.8%	−7.1	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m – 1m1f	2	0	0%	−11.9	—
1m2f – 1m4f	25	1	4%	−7.9	—
1m5f – 2m	4,484	547	12.2%	+0.3	—
2m1f – 2m4f	6,081	724	11.9%	0	0 from 3
2m5f – 3m	5,258	623	11.8%	−0.1	3 from 7
Over 3m	1,432	153	10.7%	−1.2	0 from 1

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

Derry Vale (IRE) (Mister Lord)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Golden Whisky (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Golden Whisky (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Golden Whisky (IRE)	31	4	2m3½f–2m4f	Class 2
Derryvale Rose (IRE)	2	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	8	2	25%	+3.50
Good to Soft	3	1	33%	−0.12

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	7	2	29%	+4.50
Class 2	2	0	0%	−2.00
Class 3	2	1	50%	+0.88

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Cheltenham	3	1	33%	+2.00
Kempton	2	0	0%	−2.00
Ascot	2	1	50%	+0.88
Aintree	1	0	0%	−1.00
Exeter	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sandown	1	1	100%	+5.50
Newbury	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m5f – 3m	7	3	43%	+7.38
2m1f – 2m4f	3	0	0%	−3.00
Over 3m	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Sam Twiston-Davies	5	2	40%	+4.38
Harry Cobden	4	1	25%	+1.00
Sean Bowen	1	0	0%	−1.00
Noel Fehily	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Tongue tie	8	2	25%	+3.50
None	3	1	33%	−0.12

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2019	2	1	50%	+3.00
2018	5	1	20%	+1.50
2017	3	0	0%	−3.00
2016	1	1	100%	+1.88

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	6	2	33%	+3.38
Chase	5	1	20%	+0.00

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
2019 · 2 runs
05 Apr 19+23d	Aintree	Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 6 ran	2/6	6	11-4	163	72^A	137^B	Harry Cobden	10/11F
13 Mar 19+77d	Cheltenham	RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 12 ran	1/12		11-4	155	85^A	144^A	Harry Cobden	4/1
2018 · 5 runs
26 Dec 18+19d	Kempton	32Red Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran	2/7	1½	11-7	154	97^B	148^B	Harry Cobden	5/1
07 Dec 18+268d	Exeter	Heavitree Brewery PLC Novices' Chase Class 2 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran	2/7	3½	11-0	139	89^B	132^A	Harry Cobden	6/4J
14 Mar 18+39d	Cheltenham	Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 26 ran	2/26	nk	11-9	150	143^B	151^A	Sam Twiston-Davies	9/1
03 Feb 18+21d	Sandown	Betfred Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 23.5f · Soft · 17 ran	1/17		11-7	142	119^B	147^A	Sam Twiston-Davies	11/2F
13 Jan 18+65d	Kempton	32Red Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 16 ran	4/16	shd	11-6	139	127^B	140^A	Sam Twiston-Davies	11/1
2017 · 3 runs
09 Nov 17+264d	Newbury	Kka-highpoint Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran	F/4	—	11-5	139	—	—	Sam Twiston-Davies	4/6F
18 Feb 17+21d	Ascot	Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran	2/8	nk	11-5	135	103^A	137^A	Sean Bowen	7/4F
28 Jan 17+43d	Cheltenham	Neptune Investment Management Classic Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran	4/10	2¾	11-10	—	—	139^A	Noel Fehily	11/2
2016 · 1 run
16 Dec 16	Ascot	Winning Post Bookmakers Bristol 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran	1/8		11-0	—	114^B	132^A	Sam Twiston-Davies	15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Topofthegame won?: Topofthegame (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 9 times in total (81.8% of starts).
Who trained Topofthegame?: Topofthegame (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 5 April 2019.
Who is Topofthegame's sire?: Topofthegame (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Derry Vale (IRE), whose sire is Mister Lord.
What going does Topofthegame prefer?: Topofthegame (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 Topofthegame's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 163, from the run on 5 April 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Topofthegame's sire's record?: Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Topofthegame's siblings?: Out of Derry Vale (IRE), Topofthegame (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Golden Whisky (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Golden Whisky (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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