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Vic The Piler (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer Martin Todhunter · Last owner James Callow Tom Uprichard
by Old Vic (GB) out of Strong Gale Pigeon (IRE) (Strong Gale)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2007 — 7,010 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 3 wins · Hexham, Kelso & Newcastle Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Vic The Piler (IRE) is 3 from 11, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2006.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating112↓ 4lb off peak
112 107–116

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 117C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 19 Aug 2007 Official rating 112 at the last run, 27 Aug 2007

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 9 figures · best 135C · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft3135C117—
Good to Firm3129C106—
Good to Soft3118C111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4129C117.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3111C106—
1m5f – 2m2135C117—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.61 from 3
Good1,79724213.5%+1.80 from 2
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.91 from 3
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.41 from 3
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.21 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.12 from 6
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.7—

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
Strong Gale Pigeon (IRE) (Strong Gale)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them One More Tune (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m5½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (One More Tune (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
One More Tune (IRE)1122m5½f–3m2fClass 4
Pidgeon House (IRE)50——
Our Samson (IRE)40——
War Eagle (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% −0.12
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −1.09
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 3 43% +2.79
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 3 1 33% −1.09
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +1.88

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 2 33% +0.91
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +0.88

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Dobbin 6 2 33% −1.21
Brian Harding 5 1 20% +0.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 3 38% +1.79
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 0 0% −4.00
2006 2 1 50% −0.09
2005 5 2 40% +2.88

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 1 17% −4.09
Hurdle 5 2 40% +2.88

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
2007 · 4 runs
27 Aug 07+8d Cartmel Chas Kendall Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-9 112— Brian Harding 12/1
19 Aug 07+18d Perth Hogmanay Bash At Perth Racecourse Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 11-9 112117C Brian Harding 9/1
01 Aug 07+76d Perth Renault Vans Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 5 11-4 112106C Brian Harding 22/1
17 May 07+348d Perth Royal Bank Of Scotland Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-12 115— Brian Harding 20/1
2006 · 2 runs
03 Jun 06+28d Hexham greatrun.org Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 nk 11-6 —103C Tony Dobbin 7/4F
06 May 06+144d Hexham Ramside Event Catering Intermediate Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Firm · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 —129C Tony Dobbin 10/11F
2005 · 5 runs
13 Dec 05+27d Warwick Mitie Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 15 11-3 116110C Tony Dobbin 15/8F
16 Nov 05+227d Hexham At The Races 3g Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 shd 11-5 112111C Tony Dobbin 6/4F
03 Apr 05+51d Kelso NH Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-9 107118C Brian Harding 4/1
11 Feb 05+32d Bangor-on-Dee NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 3 11-9 —99C Tony Dobbin 6/1
10 Jan 05 Newcastle NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-5 —135C Tony Dobbin 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Vic The Piler won?
Vic The Piler (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trained Vic The Piler?
Vic The Piler (IRE) was trained by Martin Todhunter on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 27 August 2007.
Who is Vic The Piler's sire?
Vic The Piler (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Strong Gale Pigeon (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Vic The Piler prefer?
Vic The Piler (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vic The Piler's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 27 August 2007. The highest on record is 116.
What is Vic The Piler's sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vic The Piler's siblings?
Out of Strong Gale Pigeon (IRE), Vic The Piler (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: One More Tune (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (One More Tune (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.