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Horse profile

Were In Touch (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2005) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Paul Barbermalcolm Calvertcolin Lewis
by Old Vic (GB) out of Winterland Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2005 — 7,845 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2005 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 2 wins · Wincanton & Taunton Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Were In Touch (IRE) is 2 from 6, both wins coming at Class 3 level. Won last time out at Wincanton (Class 3).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 3

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 121C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 6 May 2005 Official rating 116 at the last run, 6 May 2005

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 5 figures · best 121C · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2113C112.5—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3118C113—
Over 3m2121C98—

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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%−0.60 from 1
Good1,79724213.5%+1.81 from 1
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.91 from 3
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.4—
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.1—
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.11 from 3
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.71 from 3

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
Winterland Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cool Vic (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cool Vic (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cool Vic (IRE)212mClass 5
Old School (IRE)812m7f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.12
Good 1 1 100% +2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 2 40% +0.88
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 1 50% +1.00
Taunton 2 1 50% +0.88
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 3 1 33% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% −0.12

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 3 1 33% +0.00
Joe Tizzard 2 1 50% +0.88
Christian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2005 · 6 runs
06 May 05+29d Wincanton Panto Prince Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 116121C R Walsh 2/1
07 Apr 05+34d Taunton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 6 11-8 116118C Joe Tizzard 11/4F
04 Mar 05+15d Newbury Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2½ 11-12 117112C R Walsh 9/2
17 Feb 05+27d Taunton Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 —113C Joe Tizzard 15/8F
21 Jan 05+15d Chepstow Sporting Index Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 26f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 10 11-5 —75C R Walsh 5/2
06 Jan 05 Wincanton Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 hd 11-5 —— Christian Williams 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Were In Touch won?
Were In Touch (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Were In Touch?
Were In Touch (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 6 May 2005.
Who is Were In Touch's sire?
Were In Touch (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Winterland Gale (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Were In Touch prefer?
Were In Touch (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Were In Touch's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 6 May 2005. The highest on record is 117.
What is Were In Touch'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 Were In Touch's siblings?
Out of Winterland Gale (IRE), Were In Touch (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cool Vic (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cool Vic (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.