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Horse profile

Tough Trade (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2015) · Last trainer Chris Grant · Last owner D D Armstrong Ltd Nigel E M Jones
by Trade Fair (GB) out of Cesana (IRE) (Desert Prince)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jan 2015 — 4,319 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2015 Won at Kelso Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Tough Trade (GB) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2013.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating116↓ 4lb off peak
116 116–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 30 Nov 2014 Official rating 116 at the last run, 8 Jan 2015

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 130A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5130A115—
Good to Soft3122A107—
Good294A85—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9130A108—
2m1f – 2m4f2107A91.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 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
Trade Fair (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,230 runs since Mar 2009 (113 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24312.5%+2.9—
Good to Firm365287.7%−1.9—
Good5585910.6%+10 from 3
Good to Soft286289.8%+0.21 from 4
Soft3113110%+0.40 from 6
Heavy9288.7%−0.90 from 1
Standard (AW)594579.6%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f223219.4%−0.2—
6f – 7f705659.2%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f3584011.2%+1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f332319.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m369359.5%−0.11 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f136107.4%−2.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m7234.2%−5.4—
Over 3m35925.7%+16.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cesana (IRE) (Desert Prince)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Grand Turina (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Grand Turina (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grand Turina (GB)3142m–3mClass 3
Weihnachts (IRE)4342m–3m2f—
Fat Faced Columbo (IRE)622m7f–2m7½fClass 4
Monarch Of All (IRE)40——
Dukes Mill (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +77.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% +74.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 3 1 33% +78.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% +70.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Diarmuid O'Regan 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Mania 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Henry Brooke 2 1 50% +79.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Toomey 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 7 0 0% −7.00
2013 5 1 20% +76.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% +74.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
08 Jan 15+19d Catterick W.L. And Hector Christie Memorial Trophy (Novices' Limited Handicap Chase) Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-4 116— Brian Hughes 11/2
2014 · 7 runs
20 Dec 14+20d Newcastle Straightline Construction Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 11-4 116115B Brian Harding 11/2
30 Nov 14+211d Carlisle Nrc Saturday Naps Challenge Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2 11-0 —118A James Reveley 50/1
03 May 14+9d Hexham Alastair Turnbull Forever Young At 60 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 11-3 120104A Ryan Mania 10/1
24 Apr 14+33d Perth Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-5 120— Brian Hughes 17/2
22 Mar 14+21d Kelso D.G. Pryde Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 11-6 120— Ryan Mania 11/2
01 Mar 14+39d Kelso 1.25 Million Scoop6 Premier Kelso Hurdle (Grade 2 Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 2m2f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 3¾ 11-5 120107A Denis O'Regan 50/1
21 Jan 14+44d Wetherby Download New Racing Uk Ipad App 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 11-11 —130A Denis O'Regan 25/1
2013 · 5 runs
08 Dec 13+23d Kelso Border Facilities Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-12 —122A Henry Brooke 80/1
15 Nov 13+222d Newcastle Virgin Media Business Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 13/16 3 10-12 —94A Henry Brooke 125/1
07 Apr 13+31d Hexham Hexham For Tourists Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 17 10-2 —70C Diarmuid O'Regan 20/1
07 Mar 13+56d Carlisle Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 4 10-0 —76C Diarmuid O'Regan 25/1
10 Jan 13+67d Catterick Tunstall Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 6 · 1m7½f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 9 9-11 —80B Diarmuid O'Regan 12/1
2012 · 1 run
04 Nov 12 Carlisle British Stallion Studs/World Owl Trust E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m6f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 8 10-9 —108A Brian Toomey 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tough Trade won?
Tough Trade (GB) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2012 and 2015, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Tough Trade?
Tough Trade (GB) was trained by Chris Grant on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 8 January 2015.
Who is Tough Trade's sire?
Tough Trade (GB) is by Trade Fair (GB) out of Cesana (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
What going does Tough Trade prefer?
Tough Trade (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tough Trade's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 8 January 2015. The highest on record is 120.
What is Tough Trade's sire's record?
Trade Fair (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,230 runs since Mar 2009 (113 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Tough Trade's siblings?
Out of Cesana (IRE), Tough Trade (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Grand Turina (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Grand Turina (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2012. 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.