Top Target (2018) Horse
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Top Target is an 8yo b horse trained by K C Bailey in Cheltenham. He is by the stallion Westerner out of the dam New Targets. He has earned three wins in his career so far. On 14th Jan 2026 at Newbury, Top Target secured his biggest victory, collecting the $12788.00 Cl4 Hcpch. The horse has consistently been profitable for bettors, delivering about a 20% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 14-Jan-26 4710m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpCh $6,865 (of $12,788), SP: 4.50 1st Top Target ( T Bellamy 166 ) 2nd Sheldon ( B Macey 163 , Cd 156 ) 11.00L 3rd Always Busy ( J J Murphy-knight 157 , Cd 150 ) 20.50L See full results | T Bellamy 75.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Doncaster 12-Dec-25 4820m SOFT R2 CL4 HcpCh (of $8,755), Winning Time: 06:09.000, SP: 2.10 1st Silver Thorn ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd Ladronne ( J Power 156 ) 13.00L 3rd The Boola Boss ( J Brace 158 ) 8.00L Top Target ( J J Burke 156 ) 0.00L See full results | J J Burke 70.8kg 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Wetherby 01-Nov-25 3900m GOOD R2 CL3 HcpCh $2,430 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 04:49.040, SP: 4.50 1st Pep Talking ( G Sheehan 145 ) 2nd Strong Foundations ( R T Dunne 148 ) 1.00L 3rd Top Target ( T Bellamy 157 ) 2.00L See full results | T Bellamy 71.2kg 2.00L | 3 (8) |
| Warwick 24-Apr-25 3820m GOOD R3 CL4 HcpH $547 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:26.030, SP: 21.00 1st Prince Imperial ( B Morgan 170 ) 2nd Bowenspark ( D Bass 166 ) 1.00L 3rd Montecam ( J Bowen 166 ) 5.50L 4th Top Target ( C Gethings 163 ) 7.75L See full results | C Gethings 73.9kg 7.75L | 4 (9) |
| Uttoxeter 02-Apr-23 4690m HEAVY R2 CL4 NvH (of $7,869), SP: 4.33 Chased leaders, mistake 9th, ridden and weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before last 1st Mexico ( C Gethings 166 ) 2nd Sporting Ace ( J M Quinlan 166 ) 8.50L 3rd The Newest One ( S Twiston-davies 159 ) UPL Top Target ( D Bass 166 ) 0.00L | D Bass 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (6) |
| Ffos Las 01-Feb-23 4020m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH $1,216 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:27.000, SP: 4.00 Raced on inside, made most until before 5th, lost place slightly next, rallied before 3 out where every chance, ridden and weakened run-in 1st Kings Keeper ( R Patrick 165 ) 2nd Yes No Maybe So ( C Iles 165 ) 2.25L 3rd Oscar Thyne ( P J Brennan 166 ) 3.50L 4th Top Target ( D Bass 166 ) 8.25L See full results | D Bass 75.3kg 8.25L | 4 (12) |
| Wincanton 07-Jan-23 4300m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $1,882 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 05:30.640, SP: 1.67 Jumped left on occasion, led, increased tempo before 8th, jumped badly left and joined 9th, headed next, ran around approaching 2 out, edged left last, ridden and rallied briefly flat, kept on one pace final 110yds 1st I Shut That D'or ( T Cannon 156 ) 2nd Top Target ( D Bass 163 ) 2.25L 3rd The Gooner ( J O Jr 156 ) 24.00L See full results | D Bass 73.9kg 2.25L | 2 (11) |
| Wetherby 03-Dec-22 4280m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $3,540 (of $6,394), Winning Time: 05:21.320, SP: 5.50 Close up, disputed lead 3rd, headed 5th, joined next, led again before 7th, headed 9th, led again before 3 out, ran on well from 2 out 1st Top Target ( C Gethings 154 ) 2nd Solar Sovereign ( L Murtagh 154 ) 3.50L 3rd Curley Finger ( N Moscrop 161 ) 3.50L See full results | C Gethings 69.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Worcester 19-Oct-22 3220m GOOD R4 CL5 NHF $1,204 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 03:47.100, SP: 5.00 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Roger Pol ( G Sheehan 155 ) 2nd Top Target ( D Bass 155 ) 2.25L 3rd Cuthbert Dibble ( S Twiston-davies 155 ) 1.00L See full results | D Bass 70.3kg 2.25L | 2 (14) |
| Cothelstone 12-Mar-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,614), Winning Time: 07:00.000, SP: 9/4 Prom til outpcd 15; rallied to ld 3 out; stayed on wl 1st Top Target ( M Mcintyre 154 ) 2nd Ninth Wave ( W Biddick 168 ) 17.00L 3rd Westhill ( D Andrews 168 ) 10.00L | M Mcintyre 69.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Ballinaboola 06-Feb-22 3220m GOOD Md (of $2,614), SP: 6/1 Twrds rr, sl prog to 4th 1/2way, mstk 6out, rdn aftr 4out, 5th appr str, no ex from 2out, left 5th last, ko 1st Doyen For Money ( H D Dunne 165 ) 2nd Ideal Vert ( B O'neill 165 ) 7.00L 3rd Safe Destination ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 0.75L 5th Top Target ( S Staples 160 , Cd 0 ) 12.75L | S Staples 72.6kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 5 (8) |