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Horse profile

Mad For Tar

Capri (IRE) × Koliakhova (FR) (Literato (FR))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2022
Colour: grey

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 8 Nov 2025, Aintree (11/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Mad For Tar has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
8 Nov 25	Aintree	11/12	40/1	dist	Sam Twiston-Davies	Harriet Dickin	William Hill "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race	Class 4	NH Flat	2m1f	Good to Soft	11-0	Merlin Allen (FR)	£3,812	0/10

11/128 Nov 25 · Aintree40/1
William Hill "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race
Class 42m1fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
8 Nov 25
Course
Aintree
Pos
11/12
SP
40/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Sam Twiston-Davies
Trainer
Harriet Dickin
Race
William Hill "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 4
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Merlin Allen (FR)
Winner prize
£3,812
Future form
0/10

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Harriet Dickin	8 Nov 25	8 Nov 25	11/12	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Harriet Dickin

Trainer: Harriet Dickin
First run: 8 Nov 25
Last run: 8 Nov 25
First run for yard: 11/12
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	8 Nov 25	8 Nov 25

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 8 Nov 25
Last run: 8 Nov 25

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchCapri (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireCapri (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damDialafara (FR)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchKoliakhova (FR)

Parent · 1

DamKoliakhova (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireLiterato (FR)
Dam's damLia Waltz (FR)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Capri (IRE)

Koliakhova (FR)

Galileo (IRE)

Dialafara (FR)

Literato (FR)

Lia Waltz (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMad For Tar (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2022

SireCapri (IRE)

DamKoliakhova (FR)

DamsireLiterato (FR)

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)

Sire's damDialafara (FR)

2nd damLia Waltz (FR)

Dam's produce0 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingJust Champion (GB)

Female line

Koliakhova (FR) · by Literato (FR) · 0 winners from 4 runners
Lia Waltz (FR) · 2 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Capri (IRE)	Koliakhova (FR)	Literato (FR)	Mel Mathias	13 Mar 22	grey	gelding	NH 2m3f	Flat 11.0f

Capri (IRE)

Sire: Capri (IRE)
Dam: Koliakhova (FR)
Damsire: Literato (FR)
Breeder: Mel Mathias
Foaled: 13 Mar 22
Colour: grey
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.0f

Progeny of Capri (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	115	12	36	10.4%	31.3%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	66	5	21	7.6%	31.8%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	27	4	12	14.8%	44.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	13	2	6	15.4%	46.2%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 115
Wins: 12
Placed: 36
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 31.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 66
Wins: 5
Placed: 21
Win %: 7.6%
Place %: 31.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 27
Wins: 4
Placed: 12
Win %: 14.8%
Place %: 44.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 13
Wins: 2
Placed: 6
Win %: 15.4%
Place %: 46.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Capri (IRE) × Literato (FR) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mad For Tar (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Mad For Tar (GB)

Horse: Mad For Tar (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Koliakhova (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Capri (IRE) out of Koliakhova (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Female line

1Koliakhova (FR) · by Literato (FR)
2Lia Waltz (FR)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Lia Waltz family

In brief

How old is Mad For Tar?

Mad For Tar (GB) is a 4-year-old grey gelding, foaled on 13 March 2022.

Who are the sire and dam of Mad For Tar?

Mad For Tar (GB) is by Capri (IRE) out of Koliakhova (FR), a daughter of Literato (FR), and was bred by Mel Mathias.

Who trains Mad For Tar?

Mad For Tar (GB) is trained by Harriet Dickin and owned by Gary Campbell, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Mad For Tar's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Mad For Tar (GB) has run 1 time and is yet to win.

When did Mad For Tar last run?

Mad For Tar (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 8 November 2025 at Aintree in the William Hill "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination), finishing 11th of 12.

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Mad For Tar

Form

Race record

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

Progeny of Capri (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Capri (IRE) × Literato (FR) mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Dunaden (FR)

By Kayf Tara (GB)

By Frontiersman (GB)

Female line

Notable relatives

In brief

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