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Horse profile

Whipcord (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer Johnny Farrelly · Last owner Wayne Clifford
by Tikkanen (USA) out of Dapples (IRE) (Accordion)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Aug 2017 — 3,352 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Whipcord (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Exeter (Apr 2016). Last raced off 102, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 22lb off peak
102 102–124

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Wincanton, 17 Nov 2016

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 3 figures · best 99B · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good399B79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m299B89—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 25 Mar 2017 Official rating 102 at the last run, 24 Aug 2017

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 7 figures · best 116A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good4116A102—
Good to Soft298C97.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3116A95—
2m5f – 3m298C97.5—
1m5f – 2m2110A98—

Of 9 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 · 7 figures from 9 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
Tikkanen (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,014 runs since Jan 2008 (170 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.1—
Good to Firm73912.3%+3.20 from 2
Good672558.2%−0.90 from 5
Good to Soft3794110.8%+1.70 from 2
Soft565478.3%−0.8—
Heavy311309.6%+0.5—
Standard (AW)12216.7%+7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.1—
6f – 7f300%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f5120%+10.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m510387.5%−1.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f7357610.3%+1.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m591559.3%+0.20 from 3
Over 3m158148.9%−0.2—

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
Dapples (IRE) (Accordion)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vilja (IRE)20——
Sylvatica (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brendan Powell 6 0 0% −6.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 5 runs
24 Aug 17+23d Fontwell Butler & Co Equine Accounts Specialists Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran F/9 — 12-5 102—— Brendan Powell 6/1
01 Aug 17+40d Worcester Allens Caravans Estates Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 18 11-11 10755C94C Brendan Powell 25/1
22 Jun 17+89d Ffos Las Specsavers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 110—— Brendan Powell 14/1
25 Mar 17+32d Stratford Get Value On Course At Stratford Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 16 11-7 115—98C Brendan Powell 10/1
21 Feb 17+96d Taunton Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 10 10-8 11979C86C Brendan Powell 25/1
2016 · 4 runs
17 Nov 16+196d Wincanton Wincanton Interactive '3-Y-O And Upwards' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 7 11-8 12499B110A Brendan Powell 4/1
05 May 16+14d Newton Abbot SIS Stream 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 11-0 ——95A Sam Twiston-Davies 2/1
21 Apr 16+9d Exeter Wild Beer Co Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 4½ 10-10 ——116A Harry Cobden 3/1
12 Apr 16 Exeter ApolloBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 7 11-1 ——97A Nick Scholfield 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whipcord won?
Whipcord (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2016 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Whipcord?
Whipcord (IRE) was trained by Johnny Farrelly on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 24 August 2017.
Who is Whipcord's sire?
Whipcord (IRE) is by Tikkanen (USA) out of Dapples (IRE), whose sire is Accordion.
What is Whipcord's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 24 August 2017. The highest on record is 124.
What is Whipcord's sire's record?
Tikkanen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,014 runs since Jan 2008 (170 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Whipcord's siblings?
Out of Dapples (IRE), Whipcord (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.