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Tornado Tower (GB)

3yo colt · Trainer John & Thady Gosden · Owner Wathnan Racing
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Chester Off 164 days · 1st of 5
KTB Profile

Tornado Tower won the Class 3 TMT Group Maiden Stakes at Chester in May 2026 on his second start, having finished second at Nottingham the previous month. The Frankel colt has recorded one win from two runs over 1m2f – 1m4f on good ground. His dam has produced three winners from three runners to date, including Hurricane Lane with seven wins. He is trained by John & Thady Gosden.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Nottingham, 8 Apr 2026

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 →

Flat 2 figures · best 71C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good271C692 · 71 / 69
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f271C692 · 71 / 69

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Chester, 6 May 2026

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 →

Flat 2 figures · best 87B · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good287B83.52 · 87 / 83.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f287B83.52 · 87 / 83.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm1,28025920.2%+2.2—
Good1,91436218.9%+0.91 from 2
Good to Soft1,01917517.2%−0.8—
Soft1,10216114.6%−3.4—
Heavy3234012.4%−5.6—
Standard (AW)1,83634718.9%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f641117.2%−0.8—
6f – 7f1,25523618.8%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1,96436818.7%+0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2,87654318.9%+0.91 from 2
1m5f – 2m96815115.6%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2673312.4%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m8467.1%−10.9—
Over 3m1100%−18—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Hurricane Lane (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Hurricane Lane (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hurricane Lane (IRE)1371m–1m6½fGroup 1
Sweet William (IRE)2471m4f–2m2fGroup 2
Frankel's Storm (GB)1021m–1m4fClass 3

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
06 May 26+28d Chester TMT Group Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 10.5f · Good · 5 ran Settled behind the front two - improved into second before the 2f marker - closed on the front-runner approaching 2f out - hit the front there - driven out over the final furlong - responded under pressure inside the last - finished strongly clear 1/5 9-7 71C87B James Doyle 13/8
08 Apr 26 Nottingham Ladies Day 9th May 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) Class 3 · 10f · Good · 9 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - drifted right and clipped another runner approaching 3f out - closed on the front group with 2f left - stayed on to move into second inside the final furlong - couldn't get to the winner near the line 2/9 1¼ 8-11 67A80B Tyler Heard 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Tornado Tower (GB) won?
Tornado Tower (GB) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trains Tornado Tower (GB)?
Tornado Tower (GB) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 May 2026.
Who is Tornado Tower (GB)'s sire?
Tornado Tower (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Gale Force (GB), whose sire is Shirocco.
What is Tornado Tower (GB)'s sire's record?
Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
Who are Tornado Tower (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Gale Force (GB), Tornado Tower (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Hurricane Lane (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Hurricane Lane (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.