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Horse profile

Viva Taste (AUS)

5yo gelding · Trainer Jimmy Ting · Owner Jimmy Chung Kwok Man Dominic Chung Won Lok
by Dundeel (NZ) out of Savvan (NZ) (Savabeel)
2 runs · 1 course · from Jun 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 4 Oct 2026 · 10th of 14
KTB Profile

Viva Taste is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Jun 2026, both at Sha Tin over 1m to 1m1f on standard going. By Dundeel out of a Savabeel mare, he has failed to place on either run and holds a highest ever official rating of 34. He finished 10 of 14 in the Chai Wan Kok Handicap at Sha Tin in Oct 2026.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jun 2026 · updated 1 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dundeel (NZ)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.4% of 29 runs since Apr 2026 (11 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8112.5%+9.1—
Good1100%−3.4—
Good to Soft600%−3.4—
Standard (AW)400%−3.40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1400%−3.4—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%+4.90 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f300%−3.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2026 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Savvan (NZ) (Savabeel)

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.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
04 Oct 26+119d Sha Tin (HK) Chai Wan Kok Handicap 1m · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1¼ 9-0 — Matthew Chadwick —
07 Jun 26 Sha Tin (HK) HKU Faculties Of Arts And Education Handicap (Dirt) Class 5 · 1m1f · Slow · 12 ran Always behind 12/12 1½ 8-10 34 H T Mo 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Viva Taste won?
Viva Taste (AUS) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Viva Taste?
Viva Taste (AUS) is trained by Jimmy Ting, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
Who is Viva Taste's sire?
Viva Taste (AUS) is by Dundeel (NZ) out of Savvan (NZ), whose sire is Savabeel.
What is Viva Taste's official rating?
Viva Taste (AUS)'s highest official rating on record is 34.
What is Viva Taste's sire's record?
Dundeel (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.4% of 29 runs since Apr 2026 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.