Top Billing (GB)
17yo Gelding · Brown · GB
Career Overview
Top Billing (GB) is a 17yo brown gelding, trained by N G Richards and owned by Tarzan Bloodstock. He is by Monsun (GER), out of La Gandilie (FR), by Highest Honor, bred by Newsells Park Stud. From 52 career starts, he has won 8 times, placed on 15 occasions, at a 15.4% strike rate. He has earned £57.8k in prize money. He holds an official rating of 139. He shows a preference for good to soft going (4w from 14r). He has a notable course record at Cartmel (2w from 3r).
AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect
Top Billing (GB)(GB)
Form
001134
Active
Age
17
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
OR
139
TF
—
Runs
52
Wins
8
Places
15
Performance Metrics
Win Rate
15.4%
Place Rate
28.8%
Total Runs
52
Best OR
139
Career Earnings
£57.8k
Smart Signals
🏆Course SpecialistCartmel — 2w from 3r (67%)
🌧️Going preferenceHeavy — 2w from 8r (25%)
✨In form2 wins in last 5 runs
Ratings & Form History
Official Rating · Speed Figure · Finishing Position
- Finish Pos.
- Off. Rating
- Speed Fig.
Earnings Per Race
£57.8k totalPedigree
Performance Analysis
Going Preference
Good17
0W 1P 0%
Soft17
2W 3P 12%
Good To Soft15
4W 6P 27%
Heavy9
2W 3P 22%
Good To Firm1
0W 0P 0%
Class Record
Class 24
1W 1P 25%
Class 310
1W 3P 10%
Class 428
3W 4P 11%
Class 516
3W 5P 19%
Class 61
0W 0P 0%
Seasonal Form
Sept2
1W 1P 50%
Jan7
1W 1P 14%
Feb4
0W 0P 0%
Mar8
0W 1P 0%
Apr6
0W 0P 0%
May3
0W 1P 0%
Jun1
0W 0P 0%
Jul5
1W 1P 20%
Aug6
1W 1P 17%
Oct5
1W 2P 20%
Nov5
2W 2P 40%
Dec7
1W 3P 14%
Headgear Impact
Without32
2W 4P 6%
With27
6W 9P 22%
Draw Performance
Low (1-3)2
0W 0P · Avg 5.5
High (7+)5
0W 0P · Avg 7.6
Jockey Record
Course Form
Beaten Distances
Avg Win Margin
0.0L
Avg Beaten
9.9L
Closest Loss
0.1L
Rating Trends (RPR · TS · OR)
- RPR
- TS
- OR
Market Trend (Starting Price)
Race History
Race History
| Date | Pos | Track | Race | Dist | Going | Jockey | SP | OR | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2021 | 13 | Cartmel | EWGA Handicap Hurdle | 22ff | Good | Brian Hughes | 33/1 | 93 | — | |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Perth | Horizon Parking Loves Perth Racecourse Handicap Hurdle | 24ff | Soft | Conor Rabbitt | 50/1 | 98 | — | ||
| 01 Mar 2021 | Ayr | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Northern Lights Stayers Hurdle Series) | 24.5ff | Soft | Ryan Day | 40/1 | 100 | — | ||
| 29 Jan 2021 | Doncaster | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Soft | Danny McMenamin | 40/1 | 102 | — | ||
| 21 Dec 2020 | 12 | Musselburgh | williamhill.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional And Amateur Jockeys) | 24ff | Good To Soft | Miss Josie Elliot | 16/1 | 103 | — | |
| 23 Aug 2020 | 1 | Cartmel | William Hill Vegas Handicap Hurdle | 25.5ff | Soft | Brian Hughes | 3/1F | 96 | — | |
| 26 Jul 2020 | 1 | Cartmel | Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Handicap Hurdle | 25.5ff | Good To Soft | Brian Hughes | 9/2 | 91 | — | |
| 07 Mar 2020 | 3 | Ayr | Caledonia Best Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Soft | Brian Hughes | 10/1 | 94 | — | |
| 28 Jan 2020 | 4 | Newcastle | Equine Products Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 22ff | Soft | Miss Josie Elliot | 33/1 | 97 | — | |
| 02 Jan 2020 | 5 | Ayr | Book For The Ayrshire Wedding Show Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Soft | Ryan Day | 33/1 | 100 | — | |
| 07 Dec 2019 | Wetherby | Sunflower Foundation Handicap Hurdle | 24ff | Soft | Ryan Day | 28/1 | 102 | — | ||
| 24 Apr 2019 | 13 | Perth | World Horse Welfare Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle | 24ff | Good | Mr Lyall Hodgins | 40/1 | 105 | — | |
| 20 Mar 2019 | 5 | Haydock | Old Boston Handicap Hurdle | 23ff | Soft | Danny McMenamin | 6/1 | 107 | — | |
| 29 Jan 2019 | 12 | Newcastle | Equine Products Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier for the Northern Lights Stayers Hurdle Series) | 24ff | Soft | Brian Hughes | 14/1 | 108 | — | |
| 29 Dec 2018 | 7 | Kelso | Amateur Jockeys' Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle | 22.5ff | Good | Mr Lyall Hodgins | 10/1 | 108 | — | |
| 02 Dec 2018 | 1 | Carlisle | Smarkets Northern Lights Stayers' Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Heavy | Brian Hughes | 14/1 | 96 | — | |
| 09 Nov 2018 | 14 | Hexham | Racing Partnership Handicap Hurdle | 23.5ff | Good | Danny McMenamin | 4/1F | 99 | — | |
| 15 Jul 2018 | 4 | Perth | Energy Check Utility Comparisons Novices' Handicap Chase | 24ff | Good | Ryan Day | 9/4 | 97 | — | |
| 16 May 2018 | 3 | Perth | Salutation Hotel Handicap Hurdle | 24ff | Good | Ryan Day | 11/1 | 100 | — | |
| 08 Apr 2018 | 4 | Carlisle | Read Noel Fehily At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle | 25ff | Soft | Adam Nicol | 25/1 | 102 | — | |
| 19 Feb 2018 | 6 | Carlisle | 188bet Casino Handicap Hurdle | 25ff | Heavy | Ryan Day | 16/1 | 107 | — | |
| 26 Jan 2018 | 15 | Doncaster | Play Sporting Life Pick 7 Now Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Soft | Conor O'Farrell | 50/1 | 110 | — | |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Kelso | Kelso Early Bird Handicap Hurdle | 21ff | Heavy | Brian Harding | 22/1 | 115 | — | ||
| 10 Mar 2017 | 5 | Ayr | racinguk.com/winterseasonticket Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Heavy | Mr Max Jenkins | 9/2 | 120 | — | |
| 16 Feb 2017 | 7 | Kelso | Brewin Dolphin Handicap Hurdle | 22.5ff | Heavy | Ryan Day | 11/1 | 123 | — | |
| 26 Jan 2017 | Warwick | Premier League Betting At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle | 26ff | Soft | Ryan Day | 20/1 | 127 | — | ||
| 19 Dec 2016 | 2 | Ayr | Watch Racing Uk Today Just 10 Handicap Hurdle | 21.5ff | Heavy | Ryan Day | 3/1 | 127 | — | |
| 26 Nov 2016 | 7 | Bangor-on-Dee | Ffarm Vintners Handicap Hurdle | 23ff | Soft | Ryan Day | 14/1 | 131 | — | |
| 30 Oct 2016 | 9 | Carlisle | Exclusive Free Bets @ bookies.com Handicap Hurdle | 20ff | Good To Soft | Craig Nichol | 33/1 | 135 | — | |
| 21 Sep 2016 | 9 | Perth | Weatherbys Private Bank Handicap Hurdle | 24ff | Good To Soft | Ryan Day | 16/1 | 138 | — | |
| 16 Apr 2016 | Ayr | Weatherbys Private Bank Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 24.5ff | Good To Soft | Ryan Day | 13/2 | 127 | — | ||
| 26 Mar 2016 | 3 | Carlisle | totescoop6 Novices' Chase | 20ff | Good | Ryan Day | 10/3 | 130 | — | |
| 20 Feb 2016 | 6 | Haydock | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) | 23ff | Heavy | Ryan Day | 12/1 | 139 | — | |
| 29 Dec 2015 | 2 | Doncaster | Download The Betdaq App Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Good To Soft | Ryan Day | 7/1 | 135 | — | |
| 28 Nov 2015 | 1 | Bangor-on-Dee | Betfair Price Rush Handicap Hurdle | 23ff | Heavy | Ryan Day | 9/1 | 123 | — | |
| 01 Nov 2014 | 1 | Ayr | Plumbstore Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Good To Soft | Brian Harding | 3/1J | 115 | — | |
| 14 Oct 2014 | 1 | Huntingdon | 1st Security Solutions Handicap Hurdle | 25ff | Soft | A P McCoy | 11/10F | 103 | — | |
| 01 Sep 2014 | 1 | Huntingdon | 32Red.com Handicap Hurdle | 25ff | Good To Soft | A P McCoy | 2/1F | 92 | — | |
| 25 Aug 2014 | 3 | Huntingdon | Only Events Company You'll Ever Need Handicap Hurdle | 25ff | Good To Soft | A P McCoy | 9/2 | 92 | — | |
| 08 Aug 2014 | 4 | Musselburgh | Tom Findlay 70th Birthday Amateur Riders' Handicap | 16ff | Good | Miss J R Richards | 20/1 | 60 | — | |
| 21 Jul 2014 | 7 | Ayr | Irvine Herald Apprentice Handicap | 13ff | Good | Megan Carberry | 14/1 | 65 | — | |
| 18 May 2014 | 4 | Market Rasen | Double M Sandwich Bar Novices' Handicap Chase | 24ff | Good | Brian Harding | 9/1 | 95 | — | |
| 23 Apr 2014 | 8 | Southwell | Totetrifecta Pick The 1, 2, 3 Handicap Hurdle | 24ff | Good | Harry Challoner | 14/1 | 98 | — | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 13 | Newbury | Hildon 25th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Good | Denis O'Regan | 25/1 | 100 | — | |
| 06 Feb 2014 | 7 | Doncaster | socialmediabuz.com Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Good To Soft | Denis O'Regan | 9/2 | 105 | — | |
| 08 Jan 2014 | 1 | Doncaster | Bingo Bonus Codes At bingobonuscodes.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 24.5ff | Good To Soft | Denis O'Regan | 4/1F | 89 | — | |
| 12 Dec 2013 | 4 | Newcastle | Complete Building Services Handicap Hurdle | 20.5ff | Good | Graham Watters | 12/1 | 90 | — | |
| 11 Nov 2013 | 7 | Carlisle | Durdar Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 19.5ff | Heavy | Brian Harding | 5/2F | 90 | — | |
| 19 Oct 2013 | 2 | Kelso | Maxwell Celebration Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle (Part Of The Racing Excellence Initiative) | 22.5ff | Good To Soft | Graham Watters | 16/1 | 83 | — | |
| 06 Oct 2013 | 4 | Kelso | Katie Scott Pointing & Emma Dunkley's 18th Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 18ff | Good | Brian Harding | 8/1 | 85 | — | |
| 18 May 2013 | 7 | Bangor-on-Dee | Deva Racing Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 19.5ff | Good | Brian Harding | 10/1 | 89 | — | |
| 08 Apr 2013 | 6 | Kelso | Duncan Sinclair Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) | 18ff | Good To Soft | Brian Harding | 20/1 | — | — | |
| 01 Apr 2013 | 6 | Newcastle | F1 Signs & Digital Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) | 20.5ff | Good To Soft | Brian Harding | 33/1 | — | — | |
| 02 Mar 2013 | 10 | Kelso | Terry Frame Joiners Novices' Hurdle | 16ff | Soft | Brian Harding | 12/1 | — | — | |
| 31 Aug 2012 | 10 | Sandown | Alan Boon Remembrance Handicap | 10ff | Good | William Buick | 14/1 | 77 | — | |
| 09 Aug 2012 | 10 | Sandown | Slug And Lettuce 2-4-1 Cocktails Handicap | 10ff | Good To Firm | William Buick | 13/2 | 79 | — | |
| 05 Jul 2012 | 5 | Newbury | Ufton Court Educational Trust Maiden Stakes | 12ff | Good To Soft | William Buick | 5/2F | — | — | |
| 16 Jun 2012 | 4 | Sandown | Betfred Mobile E.b.f. Maiden Stakes | 10ff | Soft | Robert Havlin | 4/1 | — | — | |
| 19 Oct 2011 | 9 | Newmarket | Warrens Of Warwick Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 8ff | Good | William Buick | 13/2 | — | — |
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