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Horse profile

Twist Pistol (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2011) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Highclere Tb Racing Twist Pistol
by Maille Pistol (FR) out of Cypriere (FR) (Shafoun)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Dec 2011 — 5,446 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2011 Won at Pau Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Twist Pistol (FR) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Jan 2011.

Based on 5 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 118A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Chepstow, 2 Apr 2011 Official rating 119 at the last run, 8 Dec 2011

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 2 figures · best 118A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2118A105—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2118A105—

Of 3 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 · 2 figures from 3 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
Maille Pistol (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 431 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.1% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm600%−7.9—
Good7268.3%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft6023.3%−4.6—
Soft161169.9%+21 from 4
Heavy71811.3%+3.4—
Standard (AW)6123.3%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.9—
6f – 7f17211.8%+3.9—
1m – 1m1f6822.9%−5—
1m2f – 1m4f7468.1%+0.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m5647.1%−0.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1621811.1%+3.21 from 1
2m5f – 3m4624.3%−3.6—
Over 3m700%−7.9—

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
Cypriere (FR) (Shafoun)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +47.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pau 2 1 50% +49.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +50.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mahon 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Raphael Delozier 1 1 100% +50.00
David Morisson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 1 25% +47.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% +48.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
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
2011 · 4 runs
08 Dec 11+33d Ludlow December Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-2 119— Ryan Mahon 4/1
05 Nov 11+217d Sandown Bet At bluesq.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 17 11-1 11992C Harry Skelton 8/1
02 Apr 11+69d Chepstow Bridgend Designer Outlet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 11-0 —118A R Walsh 2/1F
23 Jan 11+43d Pau Prix Aeroport (Hurdle) 2m1½f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-5 —— Raphael Delozier 50/1
2010 · 1 run
11 Dec 10 Pau Prix De Lacq (AQPS) 1m4f · Very Soft · 4 ran 7/4 hd 9-13 —— David Morisson 30/1

Quick answers

How many races has Twist Pistol won?
Twist Pistol (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Twist Pistol?
Twist Pistol (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 8 December 2011.
Who is Twist Pistol's sire?
Twist Pistol (FR) is by Maille Pistol (FR) out of Cypriere (FR), whose sire is Shafoun.
What going does Twist Pistol prefer?
Twist Pistol (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Twist Pistol's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 8 December 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Twist Pistol's sire's record?
Maille Pistol (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 431 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.1% from 162.

Record shown from December 2010. 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.