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Horse profile

Emerald Thief (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer Chris Grant · Last owner Chris Grant
by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Nevinch (IRE) (Needle Gun)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Mar 2017 — 3,522 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Emerald Thief (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newcastle, 8 Dec 2016

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 102B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft2102B75—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 3 Feb 2017 Official rating 91 at the last run, 14 Mar 2017

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 106A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft2106A100.5—
Good to Soft295A93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f295C95—
1m5f – 2m2106A99—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Kalanisi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,749 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14535.7%+25.2—
Good to Firm3555716.1%+5.6—
Good2,08021110.1%−0.4—
Good to Soft1,15113912.1%+1.60 from 3
Soft1,9651758.9%−1.60 from 3
Heavy8869010.2%−0.3—
Standard (AW)2983210.7%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−10.5—
6f – 7f6934.3%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f166169.6%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f4015012.5%+2—
1m5f – 2m2,22823210.4%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,09222010.5%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,47815210.3%−0.20 from 1
Over 3m3043611.8%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nevinch (IRE) (Needle Gun)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Our Alana (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Shortall 3 0 0% −3.00
Craig Nichol 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 4 runs
14 Mar 17+39d Sedgefield Bookies.com Cheltenham Free Bets Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 10-13 91—— Shane Shortall 20/1
03 Feb 17+10d Catterick EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 35 11-1 —48C95C Shane Shortall 100/1
24 Jan 17+10d Wetherby Racing Uk In Glorious Hd 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 1 11-1 ——92C Shane Shortall 200/1
14 Jan 17+16d Wetherby Racing UK EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 ¾ 11-2 ——95A Craig Nichol 200/1
2016 · 2 runs
29 Dec 16+21d Kelso Samantha & Rebecca's 18th Birthday Bash 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-0 ——— Brian Hughes 33/1
08 Dec 16 Newcastle Ebac Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 5 11-0 —102B106A Tony Kelly 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Emerald Thief won?
Emerald Thief (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained Emerald Thief?
Emerald Thief (IRE) was trained by Chris Grant on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 14 March 2017.
Who is Emerald Thief's sire?
Emerald Thief (IRE) is by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Nevinch (IRE), whose sire is Needle Gun.
What is Emerald Thief's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 14 March 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Emerald Thief's sire's record?
Kalanisi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,749 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Who are Emerald Thief's siblings?
Out of Nevinch (IRE), Emerald Thief (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2016. 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.