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Horse profile

A Little Swifter (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Dec 2013) · Last trainer Neil King · Last owner Dr Clive Layton Ken Lawrence
by Noverre (USA) out of Swiftur (GB) (Snurge)
18 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Dec 2013 — 4,708 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2013 · 6th of 8 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

A Little Swifter (IRE) is 4 from 18. Hasn't won since Dec 2012. Last raced off 107, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating107↓ 15lb off peak
107 107–122

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 106C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fakenham, 19 Nov 2013 Official rating 107 at the last jumps run, 13 Dec 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 25 Apr 2011

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 →

Jumps 17 figures · best 120B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft8120A109—
Good to Soft4109B107—
Good2119A115—
Heavy2115A109—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8119A106.5—
1m5f – 2m6120B112—
2m5f – 3m3115A113—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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
Noverre (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,831 runs since Jan 2008 (235 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 803. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 407.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm521223.1%+12.4—
Good to Firm80311013.7%+3—
Good863859.8%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft3283310.1%−0.61 from 4
Soft407286.9%−3.81 from 8
Heavy138107.2%−3.50 from 2
Standard (AW)1,24013110.6%−0.11 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2783311.9%+1.2—
6f – 7f1,48617711.9%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f8278610.4%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f640629.7%−1—
1m5f – 2m360308.3%−2.42 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f157138.3%−2.42 from 8
2m5f – 3m76810.5%−0.20 from 3
Over 3m700%−10.7—

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

Dam
Swiftur (GB) (Snurge)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
No Greater Fury (IRE)30——
Koyote (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% +0.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −0.50
Good 3 1 33% +2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −1.00
Class 3 4 1 25% −0.50
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 1 50% +1.50
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 1 100% +4.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +7.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 2 25% +5.00
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% −1.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Merriam 10 3 30% +0.50
Trevor Whelan 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian O'Connell 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan Bates 1 1 100% +7.00
Mr M J O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Ambrose McCurtin 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 8 3 38% +2.50
2011 6 1 17% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 2 18% +2.00
Chase 4 1 25% −0.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% +0.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 4 runs
13 Dec 13+24d Bangor-on-Dee Direct Mortgages Mares' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 17 10-10 10791C Trevor Whelan 17/2
19 Nov 13+11d Fakenham Sis Mares' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 3 ran 2/3 5 11-9 110106C Trevor Whelan 4/1
08 Nov 13+303d Southwell 32Red Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 16 10-11 11587C Trevor Whelan 12/1
09 Jan 13+38d Ludlow European Breeders' Fund/thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 14 11-4 11697A Alex Merriam 14/1
2012 · 8 runs
02 Dec 12+8d Leicester Lubenham Mares' Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 116109B Alex Merriam 5/2
24 Nov 12+28d Ascot Movember Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 1 11-8 118115A Alex Merriam 25/1
27 Oct 12+191d Stratford Read Latest totescoop6 News At totepool.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 2¼ 11-1 120108A Alex Merriam 15/2
19 Apr 12+26d Cheltenham olbg.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m5½f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 10-7 120113A Alex Merriam 25/1
24 Mar 12+24d Newbury E.B.F. Ultima Business Solutions Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Finale (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 2m4½f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 10-8 122111A Alex Merriam 16/1
29 Feb 12+17d Folkestone ladbrokesgames.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-3 112119A Alex Merriam 4/1
12 Feb 12+19d Southwell (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At bluesq Mares' 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 5 ran 1/5 11-1 —120B Alex Merriam EvensF
24 Jan 12+29d Leicester European Breeders' Fund Mares' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 5 11-5 112115A Alex Merriam 18/1
2011 · 6 runs
26 Dec 11+60d Fontwell Butlins Bognor Regis Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 49 11-0 115105C Alex Merriam 9/1
27 Oct 11+21d Clonmel Cahir Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 17 ran 1/17 10-8 —119A Declan Bates 7/1
06 Oct 11+2d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 hd 11-5 —120A Brian O'Connell 8/1
04 Oct 11+11d Tipperary Visit Tipperary Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 4/18 4½ 10-11 —105A Brian O'Connell 20/1
23 Sep 11+151d Listowel Lynch's Bakery Mares Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 3¾ 11-9 —103A Mr M J O'Connor 16/1
25 Apr 11 Cork Cork & Waterford Mares Point-to-point Flat Race 2m · Good · 15 ran 10/15 6 11-2 —62C Ambrose McCurtin 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Little Swifter won?
A Little Swifter (IRE) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained A Little Swifter?
A Little Swifter (IRE) was trained by Neil King on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 13 December 2013.
Who is A Little Swifter's sire?
A Little Swifter (IRE) is by Noverre (USA) out of Swiftur (GB), whose sire is Snurge.
What going does A Little Swifter prefer?
A Little Swifter (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is A Little Swifter's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 13 December 2013. The highest on record is 122.
What is A Little Swifter's sire's record?
Noverre (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,831 runs since Jan 2008 (235 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 803. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 407.
Who are A Little Swifter's siblings?
Out of Swiftur (GB), A Little Swifter (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2011. 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.