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Horse profile

Turnpike Thunder (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer John M Burke · Last owner Donal A Hayes
by Definite Article (GB) out of Turnpike Alley (IRE) (Roselier)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2018
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Aug 2018 — 2,988 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 4th of 11
KTB Profile

Turnpike Thunder (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 11 at Down Royal (Aug 2018).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 77 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 31 Aug 2018

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 5 figures · best 94C · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good394C66—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m494C52—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 31 Aug 2018

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 5 figures · best 94A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good381C79—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m493C80—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.50 from 1
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 4
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.6—
Heavy6797410.9%+0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Turnpike Alley (IRE) (Roselier)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hunters Of Acres (IRE)80——
Deyforgotme (IRE)30——
Make The Running (IRE)30——
Turnpike Palm (IRE)10——
About Time Thomas (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frank Hayes 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr J M Burke 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 6 runs
31 Aug 18+25d Down Royal PepsiCo Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 4 10-11 77A94A Frank Hayes 25/1
06 Aug 18+42d Cork Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good · 17 ran UR/17 — 11-8 —— Frank Hayes 50/1
25 Jun 18+17d Kilbeggan Book Online At www.kilbegganraces.com Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 14 ran 11/14 nk 11-5 66B74A Frank Hayes 100/1
08 Jun 18+23d Clonmel BBQ Evening At Clonmel Races Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 22 11-5 38C79C Frank Hayes 100/1
16 May 18+97d Punchestown Punchestown Event Centre Flat Race 2m · Good · 14 ran 12/14 12 11-7 94C81C Mr J M Burke 100/1
08 Feb 18 Thurles Munster Flat Race 2m · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 49 11-6 -29C93C Mr J M Burke 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Turnpike Thunder won?
Turnpike Thunder (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2018.
Who trained Turnpike Thunder?
Turnpike Thunder (IRE) was trained by John M Burke on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 31 August 2018.
Who is Turnpike Thunder's sire?
Turnpike Thunder (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Turnpike Alley (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What is Turnpike Thunder's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Turnpike Thunder's siblings?
Out of Turnpike Alley (IRE), Turnpike Thunder (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2018. 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.