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Twistedfirestarter (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner R J Armson
by Sageburg (IRE) out of Mercy Mission (GB) (Karinga Bay)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jul 2023 — 1,192 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Twistedfirestarter (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 5 at Fakenham (Feb 2021). Last raced off 68, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating68↓ 11lb off peak
68 68–79

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 77 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Huntingdon, 27 Jan 2023

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 6 figures · best 125C · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft478C73.5—
Soft2125C99.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4125C74—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 27 Jan 2023 Official rating 68 at the last run, 18 Jul 2023

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 105B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft488A88—
Soft2105B101.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4105B88—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 11 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,472 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.3% from 353.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10—
Good to Firm45715.6%+5.6—
Good1,06410810.2%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft6477111%+10 from 8
Soft1,0311009.7%−0.30 from 2
Heavy3895213.4%+3.4—
Standard (AW)29372.4%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f44613.6%+3.6—
6f – 7f292227.5%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f320299.1%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f215167.4%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m9659710.1%+0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,22712310%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m3534713.3%+3.30 from 4
Over 3m56610.7%+0.70 from 1

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
Mercy Mission (GB) (Karinga Bay)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hometown Boy (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Hometown Boy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hometown Boy (IRE)1352m2½f–3m½fGrade 3
Walkinthewoods (IRE)4032m–2m4fClass 5
Yorsexyanduknowit (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Bowen 5 0 0% −5.00
Philip Armson 4 0 0% −4.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 4 0 0% −4.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
18 Jul 23+18d Southwell Vickers.Bet App Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 9-13 68—— Philip Armson 10/1
30 Jun 23+102d Cartmel Molson Coors Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 9-13 72—— Philip Armson 13/2
20 Mar 23+52d Southwell Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-2 74—— Tom Bellamy 7/2
27 Jan 23+73d Huntingdon Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2½ 10-1 7677A88A Philip Armson 9/1
15 Nov 22+261d Fakenham Weatherbys Hamilton Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 5 ran UR/5 — 9-13 76—— Philip Armson 5/1
27 Feb 22+30d Hereford Cazoo Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 10-6 79—— James Bowen 11/1
28 Jan 22+17d Huntingdon Pertemps Network Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 4¾ 11-4 —60C86C James Best 80/1
11 Jan 22+40d Doncaster Betting Better With Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 4¼ 11-2 —70C88C James Bowen 100/1
02 Dec 21+254d Market Rasen MansionBet Faller Insurance Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 13 10-12 —74C98C James Bowen 66/1
23 Mar 21+32d Huntingdon Racing TV Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 7 11-2 —78C88C James Bowen 18/1
19 Feb 21 Fakenham Fakenham Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 2¾ 11-4 —125C105B James Bowen 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Twistedfirestarter (IRE) won?
Twistedfirestarter (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Twistedfirestarter (IRE)?
Twistedfirestarter (IRE) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 18 July 2023.
Who is Twistedfirestarter (IRE)'s sire?
Twistedfirestarter (IRE) is by Sageburg (IRE) out of Mercy Mission (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What is Twistedfirestarter (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 18 July 2023. The highest on record is 79.
What is Twistedfirestarter (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sageburg (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,472 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.3% from 353.
Who are Twistedfirestarter (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mercy Mission (GB), Twistedfirestarter (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hometown Boy (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Hometown Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2021. 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.