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Captain Nigel (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Nick Scholfield · Owner Nick Scholfield
by Shaman (IRE) out of Ciao Francesca (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
1 run · 1 course · from Feb 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 22 Feb 2026
KTB Profile

Captain Nigel is a lightly raced gelding with one run since Feb 2026. By Shaman, whose progeny in the archive have recorded 34 wins from 500 runs since Jan 2008, he finished unplaced on his debut in the Class 4 Junior National Hunt Hurdle at Hereford over 1m5f to 2m on soft ground. His dam has had one other foal to race which did not win.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run since Feb 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

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 →

Of 1 run 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 · 0 figures from 1 run · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 189.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4924.1%−2.7—
Good128129.4%+2.6—
Good to Soft46510.9%+4.1—
Soft8389.6%+2.80 from 1
Heavy2314.3%−2.5—
Standard (AW)18973.7%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%+0.3—
6f – 7f219167.3%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f17484.6%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5946.8%0—
1m5f – 2m40615%+8.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−6.8—
2m5f – 3m100%−6.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ciao Francesca (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Francoise Ardy (IRE)60——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
22 Feb 26 Hereford Congratulations Farmer Sams Walk Of Hope EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran Sat close to the pace early - urged forward before fading softly 3 out - eased and pulled up after 2 out PU/7 — 10-9 —— Beau Morgan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Captain Nigel won?
Captain Nigel (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Captain Nigel?
Captain Nigel (IRE) is trained by Nick Scholfield, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 February 2026.
Who is Captain Nigel's sire?
Captain Nigel (IRE) is by Shaman (IRE) out of Ciao Francesca (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
What is Captain Nigel's sire's record?
Shaman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 189.
Who are Captain Nigel's siblings?
Out of Ciao Francesca (IRE), Captain Nigel (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2026. 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.