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Horse profile

Tuskar Island (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Thomas James · Last owner Noel James
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Brownskin (IRE) (Buckskin)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2016 — 3,814 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 11th of 20 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Tuskar Island (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 4th of 19 at Tipperary (May 2016). Last raced off a career-high mark of 88.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 (jumps) 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 12 May 2016 Official rating 88 at the last jumps run, 27 May 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 71C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 21 Feb 2015

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 114A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3114A96—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3114A97—
1m5f – 2m296C92—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−10 from 1
Good to Soft4745712%+0.8—
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 4
Heavy5015811.6%+0.40 from 2
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.6—
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.3—

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
Brownskin (IRE) (Buckskin)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Irish Raptor (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m5f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Irish Raptor (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Irish Raptor (IRE)4262m5f–3m2½fClass 2
Travel Agent (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 6 0 0% −6.00
Mr B O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
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
2016 · 6 runs
27 May 16+15d Down Royal O2 Office 365 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Good · 20 ran 11/20 ½ 11-5 8897A Sean Flanagan 7/2F
12 May 16+37d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 4/19 ½ 10-11 87114A Sean Flanagan 10/1
05 Apr 16+17d Fairyhouse Like Fairyhouse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran BD/24 — 11-4 87— Sean Flanagan 20/1
19 Mar 16+14d Gowran Park Joey Holden & Kilkenny City And County Vintners Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 24 11-12 —91C Sean Flanagan 100/1
05 Mar 16+17d Gowran Park Best Of Luck To The Irish At Cheltenham Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 ½ 11-12 —96C Sean Flanagan 100/1
17 Feb 16+361d Punchestown Festival Party Pack From 25 Euro Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 1 11-4 —88C Sean Flanagan 100/1
2015 · 1 run
21 Feb 15 Fairyhouse Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 nk 11-11 —71C Mr B O'Neill 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tuskar Island won?
Tuskar Island (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2015 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Tuskar Island?
Tuskar Island (IRE) was trained by Thomas James on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 27 May 2016.
Who is Tuskar Island's sire?
Tuskar Island (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Brownskin (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What is Tuskar Island's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 27 May 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Tuskar Island's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are Tuskar Island's siblings?
Out of Brownskin (IRE), Tuskar Island (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Irish Raptor (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Irish Raptor (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. 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.