Horse profile
Dance In The Storm (GB)
by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Strictly Dancing (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Chester, Sandown & Wolverhampton (AW)
Beaten favourite LTO
Last run 9 Oct 2026 · 9th of 13
Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile
Dance In The Storm (GB) is 4 from 15. 3 of 8 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 0 from 4 on softer. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 7 (46.7%)Placed
- −4.27£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.19Fair A/E n=15 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 221 d
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 rating98↓ 1lb off peak
98
80–99
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 107C | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 101B | 80 | 3 runs · 101 / 80 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 99C | 96 | 2 runs · 96 / 95.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 107A | 106 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 107C | 95 | 7 runs · 103 / 95 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 17 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 9 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 9 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 15 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 8 (53%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (7%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,103 runs since Apr 2019 (563 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 159.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 1,220 | 199 | 16.3% | 0 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 585 | 95 | 16.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 716 | 120 | 16.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Heavy | 217 | 36 | 16.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,530 | 226 | 14.8% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 383 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,128 | 377 | 17.7% | +1.4 | 4 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,371 | 206 | 15% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,004 | 172 | 17.1% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 159 | 11 | 6.9% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Strictly Dancing (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Dancing Star (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Dancing Star (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing Star (GB) | 21 | 6 | 6f–7f | Group 3 |
| Foxtrot Lady (GB) | 29 | 5 | 6f–7f | Group 3 |
| Dance Of Fire (GB) | 37 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Quickstep Lady (GB) | 15 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Dance A Jig (GB) | 7 | 1 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Strict Tempo (GB) | 17 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Dance At Night (GB) | 15 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Dancing Sapphire (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Silver Dawn (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 12 | 3 | 25% | −3.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 12 | 3 | 25% | −3.00 |
| None | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.77 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+20d | Newmarket | Godolphin Under Starters Orders EBF Boadicea Stakes (Listed Race) Stumbled leaving stalls and settled among the backmarkers - made some ground 2f out - pushed along over 1f out without threatening - finished 9th | 9/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 98 | 57C | 86A | Oisin Murphy | 2/1F |
| 19 Sep 26+28d | Ayr | Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Hampered at the break - settled towards the back on the far flank - made progress inside the final two furlongs - stayed on well through the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/24 | nk | 9-1 | 99 | 103C | 112A | Oisin Murphy | 9/2 |
| 22 Aug 26+20d | York | Sky Bet Constantine Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled close to the pace on the near flank - pushed along and made ground inside final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/20 | nk | 9-7 | 99 | 95C | 109A | Oisin Murphy | 85/40F |
| 02 Aug 26+45d | Chester | Disney's High School Musical At Lowry Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back early - moved through and angled right approaching the final furlong - pushed out and finished full of running to hit the front close home | 1/10 | 9-11 | 95 | 101B | 108A | Oisin Murphy | 1/1F | |
| 18 Jun 26+13d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Settled towards rear on the wide track - pushed along and drifted left as the front bunch went on over a furlong out - drifted right approaching the furlong marker - then lurched left inside the final furlong - unable to find more and well beaten in 17th | 17/28 | nse | 9-3 | 96 | 76C | 88A | Oisin Murphy | 17/2 |
| 05 Jun 26+30d | Epsom Downs | Debenhams Handicap Settled handily early on eagerness - moved into contention approaching 2f out then pressed for effort with a furlong left - drifted left and faded through the closing stages to finish fifth | 5/16 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 96 | 96C | 103A | Oisin Murphy | 15/8F |
| 06 May 26+221d | Chester | Roodee Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along approaching final furlong and gained ground fast - edged left but well placed to strike inside the last - kept finding under pressure to hit the front close home | 1/13 | 9-9 | 90 | 80C | 103A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2F | |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 25+37d | Newmarket | Ambassador Cruise Line Handicap Sat close to pace on the near rail - pushed along entering final furlong - lost ground and faded to finish tenth | 10/13 | hd | 9-1 | 91 | 74C | 86A | Oisin Murphy | 11/4 |
| 21 Aug 25+19d | York | British EBF Fillies' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Slow into stride and pulled hard early - settled towards the back - stuck for space with 2f left - closed strongly a furlong out - moved into third close home - stayed on to finish third | 3/18 | nk | 9-7 | 90 | 107C | 101A | Oisin Murphy | 7/4F |
| 02 Aug 25+28d | Goodwood | Whispering Angel Handicap Settled towards the back - short of space with two furlongs left - picked up well inside the final furlong to close on the leader - edged out by a whisker at the line | 2/16 | shd | 8-6 | 87 | 99C | 100A | David Probert | 14/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+21d | Sandown | Coral Celebrating 50 Year Eclipse Sponsorship Handicap Took a very strong hold towards the back - bumped a runner after 2f - made strong progress wide of others from 3f out - closed on the front pair 2f out - pushed along a furlong out - faded quickly to finish fourth | 4/9 | 3¼ | 9-6 | 87 | 86A | 92A | Oisin Murphy | 11/8F |
| 14 Jun 25+101d | Sandown | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Held up towards the back - moved left and made progress into contention 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong and pulled clear to score | 1/5 | 8-10 | 80 | 88C | 93B | Oisin Murphy | 5/2J | |
| 05 Mar 25+37d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM Spring Cup Stakes (Listed) Held handy on the rail early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - dropped away quickly - finished 7th | 7/7 | 4¾ | 8-13 | — | 106A | 64A | Oisin Murphy | 15/2 |
| 27 Jan 25+79d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - sat second before going up front over 3f out - pushed along inside final furlong - kept finding more to score | 1/8 | 8-12 | — | 107A | 85A | Callum Hutchinson | 8/11F | |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - improved position approaching 2f out then found space tight and shifted left with 1f left - looked poised to contend inside final furlong - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing fifth | 5/12 | nse | 8-13 | — | 84A | 79A | Callum Hutchinson | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dance In The Storm won?
- Dance In The Storm (GB) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
- Who trains Dance In The Storm?
- Dance In The Storm (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Dance In The Storm's sire?
- Dance In The Storm (GB) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Strictly Dancing (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Dance In The Storm prefer?
- Dance In The Storm (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dance In The Storm's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Dance In The Storm's sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,103 runs since Apr 2019 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 159.
- Who are Dance In The Storm's siblings?
- Out of Strictly Dancing (IRE), Dance In The Storm (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Dancing Star (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Dancing Star (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.