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Horse profile

Tying The Knot (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2024) · Last trainer Daniel O'Brien · Last owner Mrs Melisha Hughes D Obrien
by Noble Mission (GB) out of Hope's Diamond (USA) (Louis Quatorze)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Apr 2024 — 927 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2024 · 7th of 12 Won at Hereford Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Tying The Knot won a Class 4 juvenile maiden hurdle at Hereford in Jan 2023 on soft ground over 1m5f – 2m. The gelding, who raced 20 times in all, recorded one win and three places from Jul 2021 to Apr 2024. All his wins came at Class 4 level on turf. He finished 7 of 12 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Plumpton in Apr 2024, racing off an official rating of 92 which was 21lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 21lb off peak
92 55–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 28 Jun 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 7 figures · best 112C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good2112C103—
Soft279B63.5—
Good to Soft255C18—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m594C55—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 11 figures · best 106B · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)6106B83.5—
Soft294A68—
Good1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4101C83.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4106B99—
1m – 1m1f242A35.5—
6f – 7f1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 14 Feb 2024 Official rating 92 at the last jumps run, 14 Apr 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 28 Jun 2023 Official rating 55 at the last flat run, 21 Mar 2024

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 8 figures · best 120A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3120A93—
Good286C82—
Good to Soft295C92—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6120A91—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 11 figures · best 75A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)670A62.5—
Soft275A67.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m470A61—
1m2f – 1m4f465A61—
1m – 1m1f275A70—
6f – 7f1———

Of 20 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 · 19 figures from 20 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 10.4% of 788 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

Strongest on good going: 14.4% from 167.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−10.4—
Good to Firm9488.5%−1.9—
Good1672414.4%+40 from 3
Good to Soft871011.5%+1.10 from 3
Soft9677.3%−3.11 from 6
Heavy40512.5%+2.10 from 2
Standard (AW)303289.2%−1.20 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1600%−10.4—
6f – 7f2002110.5%+0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f1982110.6%+0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1841910.3%−0.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m1321612.1%+1.71 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f50510%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m600%−10.4—
Over 3m200%−10.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hope's Diamond (USA) (Louis Quatorze)

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
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 6 1 17% +7.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% +3.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +12.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% +2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Cannon 4 1 25% +9.00
Callum Hutchinson 4 0 0% −4.00
Martin Harley 4 0 0% −4.00
Gavin Sheehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Freddie Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Rhys Clutterbuck 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
George Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 1 8% +0.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 8 1 13% +5.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 9 1 11% +4.00

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
2024 · 4 runs
14 Apr 24+24d Plumpton Dorothy Bridle Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 5½ 11-1 92112C86C Tom Cannon 100/1
21 Mar 24+17d Southwell (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 7½ 9-5 55101C56C Callum Hutchinson 50/1
04 Mar 24+19d Plumpton William Hill Epic Value Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 26 11-9 9848C70C Freddie Gordon 50/1
14 Feb 24+54d Fontwell Southern Cranes & Access Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 9/9 22 11-7 10378C100C Brendan Powell 200/1
2023 · 8 runs
22 Dec 23+177d Ascot WB Wealth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 57 11-1 107-19C95C Tom Cannon 200/1
28 Jun 23+14d Kempton (AW) Kempton Park Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 3/12 5½ 9-3 5789A63A Callum Hutchinson 28/1
14 Jun 23+35d Kempton (AW) racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 9/12 2¼ 9-8 5978A59A Rhys Clutterbuck 33/1
10 May 23+28d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 3/7 5 9-4 6178A70A Callum Hutchinson 15/2
12 Apr 23+30d Kempton (AW) 25% Boost On Darts Profits At Unibet Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 9-3 64106B65A Callum Hutchinson 28/1
13 Mar 23+46d Taunton WilliamHill Gold Cup Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 17 11-1 11155C89C Gavin Sheehan 20/1
26 Jan 23+22d Wetherby Watch RacingTV With Free Trial Now Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-7 113—— Tom Cannon 16/1
04 Jan 23+33d Hereford Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 ——120A Tom Cannon 12/1
2022 · 5 runs
02 Dec 22+21d Sandown Pinsent Masons Introductory Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 11-2 —79B93B Gavin Sheehan 33/1
11 Nov 22+58d Southwell AJ Speechley Electrical Contractors Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 5½ 11-2 —94C78C Tom Bellamy 3/1
14 Sep 22+26d Sandown Highclere Stud Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 shd 8-11 6794A60A Martin Harley 18/1
19 Aug 22+21d Newbury Play Pick 6 At BetVictor Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 2 9-5 71104B57A Martin Harley 50/1
29 Jul 22+280d Southwell (AW) At The Races App Market Movers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 8-13 7477A62A George Bass 25/1
2021 · 3 runs
22 Oct 21+37d Newbury Join The BetVictor Loyalty Club Novice Stakes (Div 2) (GBB Race) (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-5 —29A65A Martin Harley 10/1
15 Sep 21+66d Sandown Time Test EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 2 9-5 —42A75A Ross Coakley 40/1
11 Jul 21 Salisbury Byerley Stud British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 2¼ 9-5 —33C48C Martin Harley 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tying The Knot won?
Tying The Knot (USA) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 3 times in total (15% of starts).
Who trained Tying The Knot?
Tying The Knot (USA) was trained by Daniel O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 14 April 2024.
Who is Tying The Knot's sire?
Tying The Knot (USA) is by Noble Mission (GB) out of Hope's Diamond (USA), whose sire is Louis Quatorze.
What going does Tying The Knot prefer?
Tying The Knot (USA) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tying The Knot's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 14 April 2024. The highest on record is 113.
What is Tying The Knot's sire's record?
Noble Mission (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 788 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 14.4% from 167.

Record shown from July 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.