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Horse profile

Tough At The Top (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Tim Easterby · Last owner E A Brook
by U S Navy Flag (USA) out of Dundel's Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2025 — 559 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Tough At The Top is a gelding by U S Navy Flag out of a daughter of Invincible Spirit. He ran six times between Apr 2024 and Apr 2025 without winning or placing. All six starts came over trips from under 6f to 7f on turf and all-weather surfaces. His last run, at Doncaster in Apr 2025, saw him finish eighth of 11 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 48. He reached a highest ever mark of 53.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 30 Jan 2025

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 6 figures · best 85A · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)385A69—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f374A74—
Under 6f385A69—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 12 Apr 2025 Official rating 48 at the last run, 25 Apr 2025

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 72A · median 56.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)364A59—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f372A59—
Under 6f364A54—

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 from 5 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
U S Navy Flag (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,410 runs since Apr 2022 (147 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.1% from 182.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+16.4—
Good to Firm185158.1%−0.50 from 1
Good3303711.2%+2.60 from 1
Good to Soft142107%−1.6—
Soft195199.7%+1.10 from 1
Heavy4424.5%−4.1—
Standard (AW)510377.3%−1.30 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822212.1%+3.50 from 3
6f – 7f599437.2%−1.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f363298%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f212199%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m36616.7%+8.1—
2m1f – 2m4f10110%+1.4—
2m5f – 3m7114.3%+5.7—
Over 3m100%−8.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dundel's Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Isaan Queen (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Isaan Queen (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Isaan Queen (IRE)1336fListed
Conscript (IRE)426f–7fClass 5
Done Deal (IRE)811mClass 5
Al Hajaj (IRE)10——
Deal Dun (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
David Allan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Kirrane 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2025 · 5 runs
25 Apr 25+13d Doncaster Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Tracked the pace - lost ground and drifted left with two furlongs left - unable to close final furlong - finished eighth 8/11 4 8-6 4874A40A James Sullivan 25/1
12 Apr 25+8d Thirsk Barstewards Enquiry Racing Podcast Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 17 ran Held a midfield spot - pressed for effort 2f out - couldn't find extra - finished well held in 8th 8/17 nk 9-4 5074C72A David Allan 25/1
04 Apr 25+64d Southwell (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f to run - unable to find any headway - beaten home in 8th 8/9 2½ 9-7 5369A59A Sean Kirrane 16/1
30 Jan 25+5d Southwell (AW) BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran Dwelt at the start - settled towards the centre of the pack on the far flank - niggled from 2f out but unable to make any ground and well held in 6th 6/9 ¾ 10-0 —85A54A Harry Russell 50/1
25 Jan 25+276d Newcastle (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - improved into 5th inside final furlong but no threat to front 5/12 ¾ 10-2 —69A64A Paul Mulrennan 25/1
2024 · 1 run
24 Apr 24 Catterick EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 4 9-7 —53A41B James Sullivan 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tough At The Top won?
Tough At The Top (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Tough At The Top?
Tough At The Top (IRE) was trained by Tim Easterby on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 25 April 2025.
Who is Tough At The Top's sire?
Tough At The Top (IRE) is by U S Navy Flag (USA) out of Dundel's Spirit (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What is Tough At The Top's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 25 April 2025. The highest on record is 53.
What is Tough At The Top's sire's record?
U S Navy Flag (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,410 runs since Apr 2022 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.1% from 182.
Who are Tough At The Top's siblings?
Out of Dundel's Spirit (IRE), Tough At The Top (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Isaan Queen (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Isaan Queen (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.