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Horse profile

Tricky Trickster (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2013) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Chris Giles
by Oscar (IRE) out of Pavlova (IRE) (Montelimar)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Mar 2013 — 4,968 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2013 4 wins · Huntingdon, Newbury & Cheltenham Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Tricky Trickster (IRE) is 4 from 16, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Aon Chase at Newbury (Feb 2010). Hasn't won since Feb 2013. Last raced off 132, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating132↓ 20lb off peak
132 112–152

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 129B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 17 Feb 2013 Official rating 132 at the last run, 15 Mar 2013

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 13 figures · best 141A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5141A124—
Soft4134A121.5—
Heavy2129B128—
Good2122C120.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9140B124—
Over 3m4141A122.5—

Of 16 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 · 13 figures from 16 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
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.5—
Good4,65847910.3%−0.60 from 2
Good to Soft2,80335812.8%+1.93 from 7
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.11 from 5
Heavy3,15234510.9%00 from 2
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.2—
2m5f – 3m4,99553710.8%−0.13 from 9
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.11 from 7

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
Pavlova (IRE) (Montelimar)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Educated Evans (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Educated Evans (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Educated Evans (IRE)1532m–2m6fClass 3
Well Dr Lova (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 3 43% +15.80
Soft 5 1 20% −2.12
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 1 5 1 20% +4.00
Class 2 3 1 33% +9.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +0.88
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.80

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 5 1 20% +7.00
Newbury 4 2 50% +7.88
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +0.80
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 3 33% +4.68
Over 3m 7 1 14% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr S Clements 3 1 33% −1.20
R Walsh 3 1 33% +6.00
Paddy Brennan 3 1 33% −0.12
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 1 1 100% +11.00
David England 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Drinkwater 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 1 33% −1.20
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 5 1 20% +4.00
2009 2 1 50% +10.00
2008 4 1 25% −1.12

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 4 33% +13.68
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
15 Mar 13+26d Cheltenham CGA Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 23 ran PU/23 — 12-0 132— Mr S Clements 10/1
17 Feb 13+10d Ffos Las Dunraven Welsh Foxhunters Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 12 12-0 137129B Mr S Clements 4/6F
07 Feb 13+691d Huntingdon CGA Foxhunter Trial (Open Hunters' Chase) Class 6 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-9 137120B Mr S Clements 4/5F
19 Mar 11+29d Uttoxeter totesport.com Midlands Grand National Chase (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 33.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran F/17 — 10-13 146— R Walsh 13/2
18 Feb 11+97d Newbury totesport 0800 221 221 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 17 10-12 122101B Nick Scholfield 11/4
13 Nov 10+217d Cheltenham Morson Group Handicap Chase Class 1 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-12 149— Sam Thomas 10/1
10 Apr 10+22d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 36f · Good · 40 ran 9/40 ¾ 11-4 152122C Richard Johnson 16/1
19 Mar 10+34d Cheltenham totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Class 1 · 26.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 30 11-10 152119C Barry Geraghty 12/1
13 Feb 10+19d Newbury Aon Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-3 149140B R Walsh 8/1
25 Jan 10+320d Fontwell Docker Hughes Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 4½ 10-12 122123B R Walsh 4/11F
11 Mar 09+46d Cheltenham 139th Year Of The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 32f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-11 149141A Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 11/1
24 Jan 09+38d Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 16 11-5 127127A Paddy Brennan 5/1
17 Dec 08+18d Newbury Coolmation Novices' Chase (Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 117134A Paddy Brennan 15/8F
29 Nov 08+21d Newbury totesport 0800 221 221 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 7 11-4 112124B Paddy Brennan 3/1F
08 Nov 08+18d Kelso Ship Inn, Dalkeith 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 3¼ 10-12 122120B David England 9/2
21 Oct 08 Exeter Dartmouth Term Of '65' England Expects Amateurs' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 nk 10-11 122118A Mr S Drinkwater 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Tricky Trickster (IRE) won?
Tricky Trickster (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
Who trained Tricky Trickster (IRE)?
Tricky Trickster (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 15 March 2013.
Who is Tricky Trickster (IRE)'s sire?
Tricky Trickster (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Pavlova (IRE), whose sire is Montelimar.
What going does Tricky Trickster (IRE) prefer?
Tricky Trickster (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tricky Trickster (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 15 March 2013. The highest on record is 152.
What is Tricky Trickster (IRE)'s sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Tricky Trickster (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Pavlova (IRE), Tricky Trickster (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Educated Evans (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Educated Evans (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.