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Horse profile

Tropical Twist (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner Gordon Elliott
by Saddex (GB) out of Tropical Way (IRE) (Stowaway)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wexford (IRE) First-time headgear LTO Last run 5 Oct 2026 · 5th of 16 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Tropical Twist is a mare who won one of 12 starts on turf. The win came in a handicap hurdle at Wexford in Aug 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good going off an official rating of 93. She has raced nine times at eight different courses since her debut in Sep 2025 and usually races held up. Her last run, at Fairyhouse in Oct 2026, saw her finish 5 of 16 in a mares handicap hurdle off an official rating of 99.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating99↓ 1lb off peak
99 93–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford (IRE), 7 Aug 2026

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 104B · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6104B93.56 runs · 104 / 93.5
Soft491B81—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6104B934 runs · 104 / 99.5
1m5f – 2m491B882 runs · 91 / 68

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 13 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse (IRE), 5 Oct 2026 Official rating 99 at the last run, 5 Oct 2026

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 10 figures · best 122A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6122A1056 runs · 122 / 105
Soft4111A98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6122A994 runs · 122 / 100.5
1m5f – 2m4116A1092 runs · 116 / 111.5

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 13 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 12 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 5 (42%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 4 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Saddex (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 813 runs since Nov 2012 (112 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 160.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm600%−10.3—
Good1181411.9%+1.61 from 6
Good to Soft120108.3%−2—
Soft3383710.9%+0.60 from 6
Heavy1852010.8%+0.5—
Standard (AW)4636.5%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f700%−10.3—
1m – 1m1f3339.1%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5024%−6.3—
1m5f – 2m1602817.5%+7.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f401369%−1.31 from 7
2m5f – 3m138128.7%−1.6—
Over 3m24312.5%+2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2012 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tropical Way (IRE) (Stowaway)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Downtheoldbogroad (IRE)60——
Alittlebitofrita (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% +3.50
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford (IRE) 2 1 50% +7.50
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Kennedy 7 1 14% +2.50
Paddy Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Josh Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J H Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −1.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 1 13% +1.50
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −1.50
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
05 Oct 26+17d Fairyhouse (IRE) Racing Again October 10th Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m · Good · 16 ran Raced in the pack's midst - 8th at the 5th - gained ground 3 out and moved up a place to sixth two fences from home - fifth before the last but unable to threaten - plugged on at an even tempo to finish 5th 5/16 nk 11-13 9991B116A Jack Kennedy 12/1
18 Sep 26+40d Downpatrick (IRE) MB McGrady And Co Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 2m2f · Good · 12 ran Tracked front group early - down in 6th with four to jump then well ahead of those behind before three out - unable to close before two out and held on for 6th 6/12 17 11-7 10090C92C Paddy Cleary 11/1
09 Aug 26+2d Downpatrick (IRE) Lily O'Hare Memorial Handicap Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards back early - 7th at halfway - bumped lightly 3 out - unable to close and dropped away late 8/9 3 12-1 9396C103C Jack Kennedy 3/1F
07 Aug 26+15d Wexford (IRE) Treo Eile Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m1f · Good · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - moved into contention before 4 out to sit third 2 out then edged in front approaching the last - driven out to hold on gamely to the line 1/14 11-9 93104B122A Jack Kennedy 17/2
23 Jul 26+20d Wexford (IRE) Park Run At Wexford Saturday Mornings Handicap Hurdle (Div II) 2m½f · Good · 10 ran close to the front early and 6th at the 5th - began to weaken before 4 out - rallied after 3 out - 5th and found nothing more 2 out - battled on to the line 4/10 3¼ 11-11 9345A107A Jack Kennedy 11/1
03 Jul 26+76d Wexford Clearwater Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m1f · Good · 13 ran Held up at the back - urged forward before 2 out then drifted left approaching the line - finished with late gain to take 5th 5/13 shd 11-0 93103B98A Paddy Cleary 40/1
18 Apr 26+28d Bellewstown Tony Marmion Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m1f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled at the back from the off - clipped a couple of obstacles in midrace - lost more ground into the sixth and soon adrift - lost momentum three out - eased out of the contest before the following fence PU/16 — 11-10 94—— Jack Kennedy 18/1
21 Mar 26+151d Navan Wilkinson Jewellers Of Navan Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft · 12 ran Settled midpack - asked for effort two out - lost places under pressure and slipped back to 8th before falling at the last F/12 — 9-10 95—— Josh Williamson 20/1
2025 · 4 runs
21 Oct 25+11d Perth Perth & Kinross Foodbank Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran Settled towards the back early - under pressure before two out - edged into the pack late on - finished fifth 5/8 8 11-3 —85A96A Danny Gilligan 11/1
10 Oct 25+7d Downpatrick Randox Maiden Hurdle 2m1½f · Yielding · 11 ran Sat behind the pace - moved up into second two out - pushed along and shared front spot near the last - overtaken after jumping it - third turning into the straight - held to finish fourth 4/11 ¾ 11-4 —42A100A Jack Kennedy 12/1
03 Oct 25+14d Gowran Park Willis Towers Watson Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft · 19 ran Sat close behind the front group - drifted right and hampered another runner two out - driven into 5th before the last then stayed on without finding more up the run-in 5/19 5 11-0 —91B111A Jack Kennedy 66/1
19 Sep 25 Downpatrick J Murdoch Contracts Flat Race 2m2f · Yielding · 7 ran Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along in 3rd with 3f left - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 6th 6/7 3¼ 10-12 —77A91A Mr J H Williamson 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Tropical Twist won?
Tropical Twist (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trains Tropical Twist?
Tropical Twist (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
Who is Tropical Twist's sire?
Tropical Twist (IRE) is by Saddex (GB) out of Tropical Way (IRE), whose sire is Stowaway.
What going does Tropical Twist prefer?
Tropical Twist (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tropical Twist's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Tropical Twist's sire's record?
Saddex (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 813 runs since Nov 2012 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 160.
Who are Tropical Twist's siblings?
Out of Tropical Way (IRE), Tropical Twist (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.