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Horse profile

Touch Tight (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Phil York · Last owner Mrs K H York
by Touch Of Land (FR) out of Classic China (GB) (Karinga Bay)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 May 2024 — 896 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 · 5th of 12 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Touch Tight is a maiden who has failed to win in 12 starts on turf though he has placed twice. His best effort came when third of 12 at Southwell in Jul 2023. All his racing has been over 1m5f to 3m with the majority on good ground. Aged 12 at his last run in May 2024 he finished fifth of 12 in a class 5 handicap chase at Fontwell.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 23lb off peak
85 85–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 18 Jul 2023

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 11 figures · best 100A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good789A84—
Heavy2100A92—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f484A82.5—
2m5f – 3m494A87.5—
1m5f – 2m2100A79.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 18 Jul 2023 Official rating 85 at the last run, 8 May 2024

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 11 figures · best 108A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good7100B90—
Heavy2108A103—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f498C86—
2m5f – 3m4100B99.5—
1m5f – 2m2108A94—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 681 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 3.9% from 178. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.3% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+42.5—
Good to Firm35514.3%+6.80 from 1
Good282269.2%+1.70 from 8
Good to Soft8855.7%−1.8—
Soft17873.9%−3.60 from 1
Heavy8578.2%+0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1100%−7.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−7.5—
1m – 1m1f8112.5%+5—
1m2f – 1m4f900%−7.5—
1m5f – 2m18884.3%−3.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f233177.3%−0.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m2032110.3%+2.80 from 4
Over 3m39410.3%+2.80 from 1

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
Classic China (GB) (Karinga Bay)

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

The wins came over 2m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wells China (IRE)3212m½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
08 May 24+19d Fontwell Star Sports Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 4¾ 10-8 8573A90A Mr Phillip York 33/1
19 Apr 24+276d Fontwell Yeeehaaa.bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 7½ 10-12 8758B75A Mr Phillip York 18/1
18 Jul 23+36d Southwell Sky Sports Racing 415 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 10 10-11 8785B99A Mr Phillip York 12/1
12 Jun 23+497d Southwell Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 nse 10-10 8786A100B Mr Phillip York 22/1
31 Jan 22+213d Plumpton Global Herbs Supporting Equine Athletes Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-9 93—— Mr Phillip York 11/1
02 Jul 21+23d Newton Abbot Emily Davies 21st Birthday Race Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 10 11-7 9889A92A Mr Phillip York 18/1
09 Jun 21+34d Fontwell whichbookie.co.uk Free Racing Tips Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 13 11-7 10394A100A Mr Phillip York 50/1
06 May 21+112d Worcester Mental Health Awareness Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 9 10-11 10484A84A Mr Phillip York 40/1
14 Jan 21+31d Fontwell Visit attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 5 11-7 10884C98C Mr Phillip York 66/1
14 Dec 20+18d Plumpton Derek Hunnisett Memorial 'National Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 24 10-11 —81C88C Mr Phillip York 14/1
26 Nov 20+17d Lingfield Follow At The Races On Twitter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 5½ 10-9 —100A108A Mr Phillip York 200/1
09 Nov 20 Kempton Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 10-7 —59C80C Mr Phillip York 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Touch Tight (IRE) won?
Touch Tight (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2020 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Touch Tight (IRE)?
Touch Tight (IRE) was trained by Phil York on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 8 May 2024.
Who is Touch Tight (IRE)'s sire?
Touch Tight (IRE) is by Touch Of Land (FR) out of Classic China (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What is Touch Tight (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 8 May 2024. The highest on record is 108.
What is Touch Tight (IRE)'s sire's record?
Touch Of Land (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 681 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 3.9% from 178. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.3% from 188.
Who are Touch Tight (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Classic China (GB), Touch Tight (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wells China (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. 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.