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Horse profile

A Boy Named Sue (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer Peter Niven · Last owner Angus Racing Club P D Niven
by Monsieur Bond (IRE) out of Elusive Sue (USA) (Elusive Quality)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2017 — 3,469 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

A Boy Named Sue (GB) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Newcastle (AW) (Feb 2017).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating48↓ 2lb off peak
48 45–50

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 10 Feb 2017

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 112B · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)5112B97—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f5112B97—
6f – 7f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 22 Mar 2017 Official rating 48 at the last run, 5 May 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 15 figures · best 68A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)668A63.5—
Good to Firm555A46—
Good332A26—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f855A38.5—
1m – 1m1f768A62—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Monsieur Bond (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 5,981 runs since Mar 2008 (373 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm40410%+1.1—
Good to Firm1,1921109.2%+0.30 from 5
Good1,109857.7%−1.20 from 3
Good to Soft598457.5%−1.4—
Soft549458.2%−0.70 from 1
Heavy121129.9%+1—
Standard (AW)2,3722329.8%+0.90 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,23014011.4%+2.5—
6f – 7f2,7812207.9%−10 from 8
1m – 1m1f1,15911610%+1.10 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f564447.8%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m15874.4%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f6469.4%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m2000%−8.9—
Over 3m500%−8.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Elusive Sue (USA) (Elusive Quality)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sir Reginald Brown (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Sir Reginald Brown (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sir Reginald Brown (GB)717fClass 6
Internationaltiger (GB)110——
Elizabeth Ernest (GB)60——
Amare To The Moon (GB)10——
Suzie's Star (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Thirsk 4 0 0% −4.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nathan Evans 7 0 0% −7.00
Josh Doyle 3 0 0% −3.00
James Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Mathers 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Visor 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 6 0 0% −6.00
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

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 · 6 runs
05 May 17+44d Musselburgh Racinguk.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m1f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 52 8-6 48-21C37C Nathan Evans 7/1
22 Mar 17+12d Kempton (AW) Racing UK Anywhere Handicap Class 7 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 9-5 4984B66A Adam Kirby 4/1F
10 Mar 17+28d Newcastle (AW) Sunbets On The App Store Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 2½ 8-8 5097B62A Nathan Evans 9/4F
10 Feb 17+6d Newcastle (AW) Sunbets.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 8-1 48112B68A Nathan Evans 11/2
04 Feb 17+10d Newcastle (AW) Sun Bets On The App Store Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 ¾ 8-11 4883B55A Josh Doyle 9/1
25 Jan 17+156d Newcastle (AW) Sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 1 9-1 4999B65A Josh Doyle 16/1
2016 · 6 runs
22 Aug 16+20d Thirsk Racing Uk Hd Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 2¼ 7-11 49—26A Nathan Evans 14/1
02 Aug 16+11d Catterick 12th August Is Ladies' Evening Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 8-5 49—46A James Sullivan 15/2
22 Jul 16+16d Thirsk Skybet Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival Selling Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 hd 8-2 48—53A Nathan Evans 11/1
06 Jul 16+23d Catterick 25 Free Bet At 188Bet Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 1¾ 7-12 48—32A Nathan Evans 9/2
13 Jun 16+13d Thirsk 25 Free Bet At 188Bet Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 6/16 shd 7-11 45—55A Nathan Evans 25/1
31 May 16+288d Wolverhampton (AW) At The Races Virgin 535 Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 2 8-7 45—48A Paddy Mathers 14/1
2015 · 3 runs
17 Aug 15+13d Thirsk British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 11 9-5 ——19C James Sullivan 100/1
04 Aug 15+22d Ripon Silks And Saddles Bar Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 6 8-12 ——26C Josh Doyle 33/1
13 Jul 15 Wetherby British Stallion Studs EBF Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 4 9-5 ——45C Paddy Mathers 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Boy Named Sue won?
A Boy Named Sue (GB) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2017. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained A Boy Named Sue?
A Boy Named Sue (GB) was trained by Peter Niven on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 5 May 2017.
Who is A Boy Named Sue's sire?
A Boy Named Sue (GB) is by Monsieur Bond (IRE) out of Elusive Sue (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
What is A Boy Named Sue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 5 May 2017. The highest on record is 50.
What is A Boy Named Sue's sire's record?
Monsieur Bond (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 5,981 runs since Mar 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 158.
Who are A Boy Named Sue's siblings?
Out of Elusive Sue (USA), A Boy Named Sue (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sir Reginald Brown (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Sir Reginald Brown (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.