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Horse profile

April San (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer Thomas Cooper · Last owner Sean Oriain
by Nashwan (USA) out of April Lee (USA) (Lyphard)
17 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2011 — 5,565 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 17th of 18 Won at Sedgefield Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

April San (GB) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2009. Last raced off 95, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating95↓ 17lb off peak
95 95–112

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 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 25 May 2011 Official rating 95 at the last run, 2 Aug 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 122C · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4121A90.5—
Soft3122C115—
Good to Soft3117A115—
Good to Firm2112A110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5121A109—
2m1f – 2m4f4117A115—
1m5f – 2m3122C108—

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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
Nashwan (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6116.7%+7.5—
Good to Firm4149.8%+0.60 from 2
Good7068.6%−0.60 from 4
Good to Soft3925.1%−4.10 from 5
Soft3725.4%−3.81 from 5
Heavy1516.7%−2.50 from 1
Standard (AW)841113.1%+3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−9.2—
6f – 7f80810%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f2528%−1.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f52713.5%+4.30 from 3
1m5f – 2m3925.1%−4.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4149.8%+0.61 from 4
2m5f – 3m3525.7%−3.50 from 6
Over 3m13215.4%+6.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
April Lee (USA) (Lyphard)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
April Allegro (FR)40——
Echo Foxtrot (GB)130——
April Attraction (FR)170——
Fleurs de Censier (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +26.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −3.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +26.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Marseille Borely (FR) 3 0 0% —
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +28.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +25.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% —
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Lee 6 0 0% −6.00
Richie McGrath 3 0 0% −3.00
C Escuder 3 0 0% —
Declan Bates 2 0 0% −2.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Connell 1 1 100% +28.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 1 8% +17.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% —
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 2 1 50% +27.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 4 0 0% −1.00
2005 1 0 0% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Flat 4 0 0% —
Chase 2 1 50% +27.00

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
2011 · 3 runs
02 Aug 11+58d Roscommon J. F. Hanley Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good · 18 ran 17/18 30 10-9 9588C B J Cooper 25/1
05 Jun 11+11d Kilbeggan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 7 11-5 9989C Declan Bates 25/1
25 May 11+547d Punchestown 'tote Trifecta Rollover' Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 18f · Good · 25 ran 23/25 13 11-0 10392C Declan Bates 25/1
2009 · 2 runs
24 Nov 09+9d Sedgefield Travis Perkins Beginners' Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-10 112115B Michael O'Connell 28/1
15 Nov 09+588d Market Rasen Phs Group Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-9 106— Graham Lee 12/1
2008 · 4 runs
06 Apr 08+11d Southwell toteexacta Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 4½ 11-1 112112A Richie McGrath 7/2
26 Mar 08+28d Newcastle St. James Place Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 hd 11-2 110121A Richie McGrath 7/2
27 Feb 08+24d Southwell All New At betdaq.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 2 11-4 112109A Richie McGrath 7/2
03 Feb 08+61d Musselburgh Willie Pollock Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 3½ 11-4 111117A Graham Lee 6/1
2007 · 3 runs
04 Dec 07+20d Hereford Weatherbys Messaging Service Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 10-12 108115C Graham Lee 2/1F
14 Nov 07+282d Bangor-on-Dee Spinal Injuries Association Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 10-12 —107C Graham Lee 4/1
05 Feb 07+40d Hexham Joe Routledge Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 shd 11-0 —108C Graham Lee 11/8F
2006 · 4 runs
27 Dec 06+91d Wetherby Skybet.com Introductory Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 3 11-0 —122C Graham Lee 9/4F
27 Sep 06+103d Marseille Borely (FR) La Coupe De Marseille () 10f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 nse 8-11 —— C Escuder —
16 Jun 06+42d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Sea Bird 10.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 2½ 9-2 —— Olivier Peslier —
05 May 06+167d Marseille Borely (FR) Prix Georges Trabaud () 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2 8-11 —— C Escuder —
2005 · 1 run
19 Nov 05 Marseille Borely (FR) Prix Delahante () 9f · Very Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1 8-11 —— C Escuder —

Quick answers

How many races has April San won?
April San (GB) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
Who trained April San?
April San (GB) was trained by Thomas Cooper on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 2 August 2011.
Who is April San's sire?
April San (GB) is by Nashwan (USA) out of April Lee (USA), whose sire is Lyphard.
What going does April San prefer?
April San (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is April San's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 2 August 2011. The highest on record is 112.
What is April San's sire's record?
Nashwan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are April San's siblings?
Out of April Lee (USA), April San (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.