The horse runs best in Class 5 races, where it wins about 1 in every 4 to 5 attempts (9 wins from 39 races), and it clearly has a fondness for soft, muddy ground — a preference that shows when the track is wet, with 2 wins from just 7 races on that going. Bath is another track where Thapa VC thrives, having won twice from six races there, a win rate that marks it as a genuine course specialist. Its recent form has been mixed: from its last six races, it has two wins but also some blanks, though a couple of placed finishes suggest it is competitive on days it does not get its head in front.
Mark Rimell trains the horse from Leafield in Oxfordshire. Its most regular rider is jockey Rob Hornby, though the partnership has only produced 2 wins from 16 races together, which is below the horse's overall average. That gap hints that Thapa VC may not run its best race every time the same combination lines up — or it simply gets its best chances in different hands. Either way, this is a horse that has carved out a genuine niche at a modest but respectable level, and its recent victory suggests it has no immediate plans to retire.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
16 | 3 wins, 1 second, 12 other | 1 Jun | 18.8% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
16 | 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, 11 other | 25 Nov | 12.5% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
9 | 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, 4 other | 15 Aug | 22.2% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
8 | 2 wins, 1 second, 5 other | 8 Jul | 25% |
| Bath Undulating |
6 | 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 13 Jun | 33.3% |
| chelmsford | 3 | 1 second, 2 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 17 Jun | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 | 2 wins | 28 Jul | 100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 24 Oct | 50% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 6 Jun | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 8 Aug | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Dec | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 6 Sep | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Jun | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Sep | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jul | 0% |