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Horse profile

Dame Nellie Melba (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Miss K Rausing
by Aussie Rules (USA) out of Scandalette (GB) (Niniski)
11 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jan 2014 — 4,680 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014 · 10th of 10 2 wins · Southwell (AW) & Leicester Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Dame Nellie Melba (GB) is 2 from 11, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2013. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 75.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating75At career-high mark
75 68–75

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 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 14 Dec 2013 Official rating 75 at the last run, 11 Jan 2014

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 11 figures · best 91A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)391A50—
Good to Firm366A64—
Good to Soft272A64.5—
Soft258C57—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f791A62—
1m – 1m1f264A61—
6f – 7f266A61—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 9.8% of 4,515 runs since Apr 2010 (297 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.6% from 177.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm36616.7%+6.9—
Good to Firm6587311.1%+1.30 from 3
Good1,00110510.5%+0.71 from 1
Good to Soft496418.3%−1.50 from 2
Soft619528.4%−1.40 from 2
Heavy177105.6%−4.2—
Standard (AW)1,52815510.1%+0.31 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f145128.3%−1.5—
6f – 7f1,092958.7%−1.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,2571249.9%+0.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,16412410.7%+0.92 from 7
1m5f – 2m6126610.8%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f1791810.1%+0.3—
2m5f – 3m5635.4%−4.4—
Over 3m1000%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Scandalette (GB) (Niniski)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Lady Jane Digby (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Lady Jane Digby (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Jane Digby (GB)2157f–1m3fListed
Piton (GB)1221m3f–1m4fClass 6
Diablerette (GB)216fClass 5
Devil's Island (GB)711m½fClass 6
Mme De Stael (GB)1011m4fClass 5
Smoking Barrels (GB)60——
Maria Vetsera (GB)20——
Marie Du Plessis (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +10.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 1 100% +1.88

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 2 29% +8.88
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +12.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +1.88
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 2 29% +8.88
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 5 2 40% +10.88
Franny Norton 3 0 0% −3.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 8 2 25% +7.88
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2014 · 1 run
11 Jan 14+28d Lingfield (AW) Coral Mobile 'Just Three Clicks To Bet' Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 4 9-5 7550C Joe Fanning 5/1
2013 · 8 runs
14 Dec 13+39d Southwell (AW) Coral Mobile 'just Three Clicks To Bet' Handicap Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 7091A Joe Fanning 12/1
05 Nov 13+28d Kempton (AW) Reindeer Racing At Kempton Park 06.12.13 Handicap Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 3½ 8-11 7248C Robert Havlin 16/1
08 Oct 13+48d Catterick racinguk.com Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 11 9-3 7357C Adrian Nicholls 9/1
21 Aug 13+16d Warwick Rsa Summer Handicap Class 4 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 2½ 9-0 7362B Franny Norton 5/2J
05 Aug 13+12d Ripon Riponbet Place6 Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 5 8-9 7372A Franny Norton 10/11F
24 Jul 13+8d Leicester Melton Mowbray Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-7 6876B Joe Fanning 15/8F
16 Jul 13+11d Beverley g1racingtrends.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 1 8-8 6864A Joe Fanning 9/2
05 Jul 13+240d Doncaster Romero Insurance Brokers Ltd Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 9-0 —66A Franny Norton 14/1
2012 · 2 runs
07 Nov 12+14d Nottingham B & M Installations Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m½f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 3¾ 8-12 —58C Joe Fanning 14/1
24 Oct 12 Newmarket Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 nk 9-0 —56C Silvestre De Sousa 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dame Nellie Melba won?
Dame Nellie Melba (GB) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Dame Nellie Melba?
Dame Nellie Melba (GB) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 11 January 2014.
Who is Dame Nellie Melba's sire?
Dame Nellie Melba (GB) is by Aussie Rules (USA) out of Scandalette (GB), whose sire is Niniski.
What going does Dame Nellie Melba prefer?
Dame Nellie Melba (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Dame Nellie Melba's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 11 January 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dame Nellie Melba's sire's record?
Aussie Rules (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,515 runs since Apr 2010 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.6% from 177.
Who are Dame Nellie Melba's siblings?
Out of Scandalette (GB), Dame Nellie Melba (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Lady Jane Digby (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Lady Jane Digby (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.