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Horse profile

Twisting Hay (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Mar 2016) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Blaugrana (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Mar 2016 — 3,872 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2016 · 7th of 10 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Twisting Hay (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Leicester (Apr 2015).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 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 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 25 Apr 2015 Official rating 72 at the last run, 16 Mar 2016

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 82B · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f257A48—
Under 6f282B79.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.60 from 1
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 1
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 1
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.7—
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.60 from 2
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Blaugrana (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mitrosonfire (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mitrosonfire (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mitrosonfire (GB)4876f–7fClass 2
Mojika (GB)611m1½fClass 5
Ashwaq (GB)816fClass 5
Showing (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 2 0 0% −2.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

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
16 Mar 16+304d Kempton (AW) 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-1 7257A Joe Fanning 11/4F
17 May 15+22d Ripon Brook Miller Mobility Supporting Wooden Spoon Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 7 9-5 —39A Adrian Nicholls 2/1
25 Apr 15+15d Doncaster Betdaq Comm Free Football On Saturdays Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 9-5 —77A William Buick 11/4
10 Apr 15 Leicester Knighton Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 9-5 —82B Joe Fanning 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Twisting Hay (GB) won?
Twisting Hay (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2015 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Twisting Hay (GB)?
Twisting Hay (GB) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 16 March 2016.
Who is Twisting Hay (GB)'s sire?
Twisting Hay (GB) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Blaugrana (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Twisting Hay (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 16 March 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Twisting Hay (GB)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Twisting Hay (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Blaugrana (IRE), Twisting Hay (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mitrosonfire (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mitrosonfire (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.