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Horse profile

Tropical Strait (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer David Arbuthnot · Last owner Francis Ward And Anthony Ward
by Intikhab (USA) out of Tropical Dance (USA) (Thorn Dance)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2009 — 6,367 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 4th of 8 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Tropical Strait (IRE) is 4 from 15. Hasn't won since Nov 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 106.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating106At career-high mark
106 71–106

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 (flat) 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 8 Nov 2008 Official rating 106 at the last flat run, 16 May 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 123C the best of the last 1 rated run · Haydock, 7 Apr 2007

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 104A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)699A88.5—
Soft3104A83—
Good to Soft399A86—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f9104A86—
1m5f – 2m599A85—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 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
Intikhab (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,951 runs since Jan 2008 (362 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.6% from 277. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 266.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+1.2—
Good to Firm7508311.1%+0.50 from 1
Good1,087999.1%−1.50 from 2
Good to Soft573569.8%−0.81 from 3
Soft769688.8%−1.81 from 3
Heavy277217.6%−3—
Standard (AW)1,46119213.1%+2.52 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2402811.7%+1.1—
6f – 7f1,59019011.9%+1.3—
1m – 1m1f1,22713210.8%+0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f8369010.8%+0.23 from 9
1m5f – 2m667558.2%−2.41 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f266186.8%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m10798.4%−2.2—
Over 3m1815.6%−5—

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
Tropical Dance (USA) (Thorn Dance)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tropical Duke (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Tropical Duke (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tropical Duke (IRE)3731m–1m2fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 2 33% −1.77
Soft 3 1 33% +18.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +8.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 5 1 20% +16.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +9.00
Class 4 2 2 100% +2.23
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 1 25% −1.50
Newbury 3 1 33% +8.00
Doncaster 3 1 33% +18.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +0.73
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 3 33% +16.23
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Sweeney 7 1 14% −5.27
Martin Dwyer 2 1 50% +19.00
Alan Munro 2 0 0% −2.00
Seb Sanders 2 2 100% +11.50
Philip Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Killoran 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 7 2 29% +25.00
2007 7 2 29% −2.77

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 4 29% +22.23
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
16 May 09+168d Newbury Aon Aston Park Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 13.5f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 nk 8-12 10683A Martin Dwyer 11/2
29 Nov 08+21d Kempton (AW) Betdaq.co.uk Wild Flower Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 9-6 10399A Fergus Sweeney 9/2F
08 Nov 08+57d Doncaster 2 Million totescoop6 November Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 21 ran 1/21 8-13 95104A Martin Dwyer 20/1
12 Sep 08+21d Doncaster Ladbrokes Mallard Handicap Class 2 · 14.5f · Soft · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 10-0 9679C Alan Munro 8/1
22 Aug 08+7d Newbury totesport Newburgh Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 2/20 3¼ 8-7 8986A Fergus Sweeney 9/1
15 Aug 08+72d Newbury Stuart Michael Associates Handicap Class 3 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-13 8999A Seb Sanders 10/1
04 Jun 08+31d Kempton (AW) Digibet Redfern Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 hd 9-1 8982A Fergus Sweeney 9/2
04 May 08+176d Salisbury Bet totepool On All Irish Racing Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 8-6 8685A Alan Munro 4/1
10 Nov 07+39d Doncaster totesport.com November Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 4/21 2½ 8-5 8683C Fergus Sweeney 12/1
02 Oct 07+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Horizons Restaurant Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-1 7186C Fergus Sweeney 8/11F
24 Sep 07+26d Kempton (AW) Kenmore Property Group Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-11 7198C Seb Sanders 6/4F
29 Aug 07+18d Kempton (AW) digibet.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 nk 9-13 —91C Fergus Sweeney 5/1
11 Aug 07+19d Lingfield (AW) WBX.com 25 Bet New Accounts Median Auction Maiden Stks (AW) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 2½ 9-12 —83C Fergus Sweeney 4/1
23 Jul 07+107d Windsor Play In The Caribbean With littlewoodspoker.com Maiden Stks Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1½ 9-13 —72C Philip Robinson 9/1
07 Apr 07 Haydock sports360.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 5 10-3 —123C Richard Killoran 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tropical Strait (IRE) won?
Tropical Strait (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 11 times in total (73.3% of starts).
Who trained Tropical Strait (IRE)?
Tropical Strait (IRE) was trained by David Arbuthnot on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 16 May 2009.
Who is Tropical Strait (IRE)'s sire?
Tropical Strait (IRE) is by Intikhab (USA) out of Tropical Dance (USA), whose sire is Thorn Dance.
What going does Tropical Strait (IRE) prefer?
Tropical Strait (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tropical Strait (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 16 May 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Tropical Strait (IRE)'s sire's record?
Intikhab (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,951 runs since Jan 2008 (362 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.6% from 277. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 266.
Who are Tropical Strait (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tropical Dance (USA), Tropical Strait (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tropical Duke (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Tropical Duke (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. 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.