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Horse profile

Final Straw (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Nicky Henderson · Owner Seven Barrows Limited
by Affinisea (IRE) out of Pauls First (IRE) (Morozov)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Plumpton & Kempton Beaten favourite LTO Off 317 days · 6th of 7 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Final Straw is 2 from 6, both wins at Class 5 in handicaps on good ground. He won at Plumpton over 3m in Nov 2025 and at Kempton over 2m5f – 3m the same month, each time on his first visit to the course. The gelding, by Affinisea out of a Morozov mare, was beaten favourite when he finished 6 of 7 at Wincanton in Dec 2025, last raced off his career-high mark of 102. He usually races held up.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 4 Dec 2025

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 6 figures · best 120A · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5119B902 · 93 / 91.5
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2120A1052 · 120 / 105
2m1f – 2m4f2119B102.5—
Over 3m1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 17 Nov 2025 Official rating 102 at the last run, 4 Dec 2025

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 122B · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5122B1112 · 122 / 119.5
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2117B1102 · 117 / 110
2m1f – 2m4f2111A107—
Over 3m1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (20%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Affinisea (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,250 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+12.1—
Good4505712.7%−0.22 from 5
Good to Soft3194112.9%00 from 1
Soft3364413.1%+0.2—
Heavy1351712.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)200%−12.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f8225%+12.1—
1m5f – 2m4625211.3%−1.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5367213.4%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m2103014.3%+1.41 from 2
Over 3m34514.7%+1.81 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pauls First (IRE) (Morozov)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sayitfirst (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sayitfirst (IRE)4031m7½f–2m1½f—
Zoomtime (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +0.66
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 2 67% +2.66
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 1 100% +0.91
Kempton 1 1 100% +2.75
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +1.75
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 1 100% +0.91
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Daniel Williams 3 1 33% −1.09
James Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Freddie Gordon 1 1 100% +2.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 3 2 67% +2.66
None 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
04 Dec 25+17d Wincanton Weatherbys Stallion Book 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled just behind the pace early - hit the front approaching the second before edging clear then surrendering the advantage 3 out after an untidy jump - dropped back and needed urging before 2 out - unable to respond and well beaten at the finish 6/7 nk 11-7 102120A103A Mr Daniel Williams 2/1F
17 Nov 25+7d Plumpton BetGoodwin Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 6 ran Pulling hard early - up with pace then in front from 2nd - scratchy over 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - kept going strongly to win 1/6 11-5 9593C122B Mr Daniel Williams 10/11F
10 Nov 25+64d Kempton JCB Hydradig Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran Held handy early - pushed along to hit front 2 out then opened up - hit last but stayed on to win 1/9 11-11 9590B117B Freddie Gordon 11/4
07 Sep 25+44d Fontwell V2 Radio Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 8 ran Handy early - jumped awkwardly 6th and pushed along before slipping to 4th approaching 2 out - held effort through the run-in to finish 4th 4/8 2 10-11 —86B103A Mr Daniel Williams 15/2
25 Jul 25+46d Uttoxeter Boots Opticians Uttoxeter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack - error three out then drifted left two out - lost touch before the last and beaten well into 6th 6/10 8½ 11-2 —79A99A James Bowen 3/1
09 Jun 25 Southwell HEB Group 'The Power Behind Everyday' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back early - under pressure three out - drifted left and stayed on for distant fourth without threatening the front 4/8 1¼ 11-4 —119B111A James Bowen 11/4J

Quick answers

How many races has Final Straw (IRE) won?
Final Straw (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Final Straw (IRE)?
Final Straw (IRE) is trained by Nicky Henderson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 December 2025.
Who is Final Straw (IRE)'s sire?
Final Straw (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Pauls First (IRE), whose sire is Morozov.
What going does Final Straw (IRE) prefer?
Final Straw (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Final Straw (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 4 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Final Straw (IRE)'s sire's record?
Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,250 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Final Straw (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Pauls First (IRE), Final Straw (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sayitfirst (IRE) (3). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.