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Horse profile

Cease And Desist (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer Liam Bailey · Last owner Oakfield Racing
by No Nay Never (USA) out of Mackenzie's Friend (GB) (Selkirk)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jan 2023 — 1,400 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Cease And Desist is a maiden who was yet to win from 10 starts. His best effort came when fourth of seven at Newcastle in Sep 2022. He raced over 1m2f – 1m4f on six occasions, over 1m5f – 2m on three occasions and over 1m – 1m1f once. The gelding, by No Nay Never out of a Selkirk mare, last ran at Newcastle in Jan 2023 when eighth of 10 in a Class 6 race off an official rating of 49, 21lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 21lb off peak
49 49–70

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 4 Jan 2023

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 8 figures · best 106B · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)5106B91—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5106B91—
1m5f – 2m396C90—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 53A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 11 Oct 2022 Official rating 49 at the last run, 4 Jan 2023

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 8 figures · best 66A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)566A53—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f566A53—
1m5f – 2m357C49—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,358 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16531.3%+19.2—
Good to Firm92712213.2%+1.1—
Good1,48918112.2%+0.10 from 2
Good to Soft618569.1%−30 from 1
Soft85011012.9%+0.80 from 2
Heavy2853713%+0.9—
Standard (AW)2,17325911.9%−0.20 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f91512313.4%+1.3—
6f – 7f3,40444313%+0.9—
1m – 1m1f1,18913111%−1.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f583549.3%−2.80 from 6
1m5f – 2m185147.6%−4.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f7756.5%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m500%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mackenzie's Friend (GB) (Selkirk)

10 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Ballard Down (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Ballard Down (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballard Down (IRE)3357f–1m½fClass 2
Know The Law (GB)2831m4f–2mClass 4
Juno The Muffinman (IRE)2331m4f–2mClass 4
Anfield Road (GB)1811m5½fClass 5
Nuremberg (IRE)117fClass 4
Represent Yourself (IRE)717f—
Sallen (IRE)711m2f—
Capital Flight (IRE)40——
Bigga Da Betta (IRE)30——
Friendly Nation (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Billy Garritty 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Garritty 2 0 0% −2.00
Augustin Madamet 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Feilden 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 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
2023 · 1 run
04 Jan 23+68d Newcastle (AW) Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m4½f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 8/10 nse 9-5 4992A44A Jason Hart 13/2
2022 · 6 runs
28 Oct 22+17d Southwell (AW) Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 2m½f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 2¾ 9-3 5290A49A Sam Feilden 28/1
11 Oct 22+21d Newcastle (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m4½f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 nse 9-8 5478B53A Jack Garritty 28/1
20 Sep 22+18d Newcastle (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 · 1m4½f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 2 9-7 56106B54A Billy Garritty 40/1
02 Sep 22+77d Newcastle (AW) Leger Festival On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Class 6 · 1m4½f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 9-11 5791A66A Jack Garritty 40/1
17 Jun 22+40d Ayr Racing TV Free For A Month Handicap Class 5 · 1m7f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 4/4 99 9-3 64-8C46C Billy Garritty 50/1
08 May 22+209d Hamilton Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers Handicap Class 4 · 1m5f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 4¼ 9-2 7096C57C Daniel Tudhope 125/1
2021 · 3 runs
11 Oct 21+144d Musselburgh 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Selling Stakes Class 4 · 1m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 2½ 8-9 —62C41C Billy Garritty 25/1
20 May 21+22d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Viroflay (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 1m2f · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-2 ——— Augustin Madamet 20/1
28 Apr 21 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Kashmir II (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Good · 10 ran 8/10 2½ 8-10 ——— Augustin Madamet 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cease And Desist won?
Cease And Desist (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Cease And Desist?
Cease And Desist (IRE) was trained by Liam Bailey on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 4 January 2023.
Who is Cease And Desist's sire?
Cease And Desist (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Mackenzie's Friend (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
What is Cease And Desist's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 4 January 2023. The highest on record is 70.
What is Cease And Desist's sire's record?
No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,358 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
Who are Cease And Desist's siblings?
Out of Mackenzie's Friend (GB), Cease And Desist (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Ballard Down (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Ballard Down (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. 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.