Horse profile
Assail (IRE)
by No Nay Never (USA) out of Pink Damsel (IRE) (Galileo)
18 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Kempton (AW), Ascot & Wolverhampton (AW)
Ran 3 days ago · 5th of 13
Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 5 of 5 analysed runs — Assail (IRE) is 3 from 18. Hasn't won since Sep 2024. Last raced off 81, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 3–18Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 8 (44.4%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=18 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 64dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating81↓ 9lb off peak
81
75–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 112
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 121A | 100 | 6 · 121 / 101 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 119B | 112 | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 121A | 102 | 7 · 121 / 103 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 1,487 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 609 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | — |
| Soft | 840 | 109 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 276 | 36 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,142 | 252 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 2 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 910 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,366 | 436 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,173 | 129 | 11% | −1.1 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Pink Damsel (IRE) (Galileo)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sarsons Risk (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sarsons Risk (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarsons Risk (IRE) | 20 | 4 | 1m4f–2m½f | Class 3 |
| Glengowan (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Mayne (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Cashman Hooke (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogue Hero (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −5.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 3 | 18% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.50 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 26+22d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race) Raced in the pack - nudged up and gained ground 2f out - urged hard 1f out - stayed on late for 5th | 5/13 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 81 | 92B | 87A | Rossa Ryan | 4/1 |
| 22 Sep 26+61d | Southwell (AW) | Weekend Winners On At The Races Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back and pulling hard early - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to land a blow on the front pack finishing well beaten | 8/10 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 83 | 97A | 64A | Luke Morris | 11/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+24d | Sandown | Sompo Insurance Handicap Stakes settled in the pack - denied a run after 2f out - shifted left under pressure with a furlong to run and stayed on into second towards the line | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 83 | 112A | 87B | Rossa Ryan | 5/1 |
| 29 Jun 26+152d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - made ground from 2f out and kept on when pressed over 1f out - outpaced by the leading duo in the final 110yds to finish third | 3/12 | 2½ | 9-7 | 83 | 110A | 94A | Silvestre De Sousa | 10/1 |
| 28 Jan 26+27d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled at back early - pushed along with 2f remaining and found room to move through the pack - up into third with a furlong left - edged out of that spot close home to finish fourth | 4/10 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 84 | 121A | 81A | Luke Morris | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+34d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack - pushed into contention 3f out then niggled along 2f out - lost ground close home to finish sixth | 6/8 | 2½ | 9-5 | 86 | 99A | 77A | Luke Morris | 7/2 |
| 28 Nov 25+68d | Southwell (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap Steered left at the off - settled towards the back - pushed to improve with 3f left - drifted left approaching final furlong then found nothing and dropped away - finished sixth | 6/7 | 4 | 9-7 | 87 | 103A | 72A | Luke Morris | 5/1 |
| 21 Sep 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack close to the rail - pushed along and made progress over 2f out - driven into contention with a furlong left - hit the front briefly before being overtaken inside the last - kept battling to the line in second | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-13 | 86 | 103A | 100A | Rossa Ryan | 7/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+43d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Moved right after the break - settled towards the back - urged forward with 3f left but unable to land a blow finishing 9th beaten 5 lengths | 9/11 | ½ | 9-1 | 87 | 68A | 78A | Luke Morris | 4/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+22d | Ascot | Royal Ascot Winning Breeders' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled just behind the pace early after fighting for control - hit the front approaching two out - quickly overtaken - couldn't threaten the winner in the closing stages and held for second | 2/5 | 5½ | 9-10 | 88 | 116C | 90B | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/2 |
| 03 Jul 25+46d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Eased right at the outset - settled towards the back - made progress on the inner two out - pushed along in pursuit a furlong out - kept on inside final furlong but lacked the speed to get to the front-runners | 5/14 | nk | 9-8 | 89 | 101B | 90A | Hector Crouch | 6/1 |
| 18 May 25+253d | Newmarket | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - nudged for effort with three furlongs left - unable to land a blow thereafter - finished fifth | 5/6 | 11 | 9-7 | 90 | 58C | 73C | Luke Morris | 5/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+43d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Settled just behind the pace - pushed along and closing in with a furlong left - powered clear late to score | 1/10 | 9-0 | 86 | 117A | 96A | Luke Morris | 9/2 | |
| 26 Jul 24+30d | Ascot | Slingsby Gin Handicap | 1/7 | 9-12 | 79 | 119B | 96A | Silvestre De Sousa | 4/1 | |
| 26 Jun 24+169d | Kempton (AW) | We Are Together As Kindred Handicap | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 79 | 87A | 88A | Callum Shepherd | 4/1 |
| 09 Jan 24+49d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1) | 2/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 75 | 93A | 94A | Callum Shepherd | 3/1 |
| 21 Nov 23+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 9-7 | — | 104C | 86B | Luke Morris | 7/2 | |
| 28 Oct 23 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/13 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 86B | 72A | Luke Morris | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Assail (IRE) won?
- Assail (IRE) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Assail (IRE)?
- Assail (IRE) is trained by David Simcock, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Assail (IRE)'s sire?
- Assail (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Pink Damsel (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Assail (IRE) prefer?
- Assail (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Assail (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Assail (IRE)'s sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
- Who are Assail (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pink Damsel (IRE), Assail (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sarsons Risk (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sarsons Risk (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.