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Horse profile

Town Crier (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer Sue Smith · Last owner Trevor Hemmings
by Beau Sher (GB) out of Ballymacarett (GB) (Menelek)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Oct 2006 — 7,312 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Town Crier (IRE) is 4 from 15. Hasn't won since Jan 2006. 3 of 7 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 8 on quicker. All 4 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 125, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating125↓ 20lb off peak
125 114–145

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 116C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 22 Apr 2006 Official rating 125 at the last run, 21 Oct 2006

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 12 figures · best 155C · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5137C104—
Soft3155C137—
Good to Soft2122C103.5—
Good to Firm2106C100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12155C105—

Of 15 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 · 12 figures from 15 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
Beau Sher (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 1.8% of 111 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm700%−1.80 from 2
Good2200%−1.81 from 6
Good to Soft1100%−1.80 from 3
Soft4500%−1.83 from 3
Heavy2627.7%+5.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m2514%+2.24 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f4612.2%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m3500%−1.8—
Over 3m500%−1.8—

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
Ballymacarett (GB) (Menelek)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% +11.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 3 100% +13.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 6 2 33% +21.00
Class 3 5 2 40% +1.00
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 4 0 0% −4.00
Wetherby 3 1 33% +0.75
Haydock 2 1 50% +8.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +16.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +1.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominic Elsworth 13 4 31% +20.00
David O'Meara 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 7 1 14% −3.25
2005 8 3 38% +21.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 3 30% +19.25
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.25

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
2006 · 7 runs
21 Oct 06+10d Aintree intercasino.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 11-12 125— David O'Meara 17/2
11 Oct 06+172d Wetherby totesport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 14 11-6 12885C David O'Meara 7/1
22 Apr 06+16d Ayr Albert Bartlett Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 10-11 143116C Dominic Elsworth 9/1
06 Apr 06+47d Aintree Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 10-13 145104C Dominic Elsworth 20/1
18 Feb 06+14d Haydock Casino 36 Classic Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15.5f · Heavy · 10 ran F/10 — 11-12 145— Dominic Elsworth 9/2J
04 Feb 06+30d Sandown Victor Chandler Handicap Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 11-7 145106C Dominic Elsworth 15/2
05 Jan 06+40d Wetherby Rocom Siemens Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-1 116137C Dominic Elsworth 11/4F
2005 · 8 runs
26 Nov 05+35d Newbury UK Hygiene Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 137137C Dominic Elsworth 16/1
22 Oct 05+10d Aintree Intercasino.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2 11-3 114122C Dominic Elsworth 11/2
12 Oct 05+188d Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse 'Your Conference Venue' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 10-8 11494C Dominic Elsworth 10/3
07 Apr 05+23d Aintree Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran F/15 — 11-9 141— Dominic Elsworth 20/1
15 Mar 05+24d Cheltenham Arkle Trophy Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 19 ran 13/19 5 11-7 14192C Dominic Elsworth 50/1
19 Feb 05+21d Haydock Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 134155C Dominic Elsworth 9/1
29 Jan 05+19d Doncaster Skybet.com Novices' Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 26 11-10 13494C Dominic Elsworth 11/4
10 Jan 05 Newcastle Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-8 —102C Dominic Elsworth 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Town Crier won?
Town Crier (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Town Crier?
Town Crier (IRE) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 21 October 2006.
Who is Town Crier's sire?
Town Crier (IRE) is by Beau Sher (GB) out of Ballymacarett (GB), whose sire is Menelek.
What going does Town Crier prefer?
Town Crier (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Town Crier's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 21 October 2006. The highest on record is 145.
What is Town Crier's sire's record?
Beau Sher (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 1.8% of 111 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.