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First Of Never (IRE)

15yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer Lynn Siddall · Last owner Lynn Siddall Racing Ii
by Systematic (GB) out of Never Promise (FR) (Cadeaux Genereux)
57 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2021 — 2,003 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 8th of 9 2 wins · Sedgefield & Wetherby Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

First Of Never (IRE) is 2 from 57, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2019. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 30 on softer). Last raced off 66, 31lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 57 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 31lb off peak
Official rating66↓ 31lb off peak
66 45–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 27 Jan 2019

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 18 figures · best 120A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good8120A86—
Good to Soft7104A58—
Soft391A61—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10120A73—
1m5f – 2m8104A76—
Flat 4 figures · best 90B · median 67.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)490B67.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f490B67.5—

Of 28 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 28 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 23 Mar 2021 Official rating 66 at the last jumps run, 11 May 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 60A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 17 Nov 2016 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 11 Jan 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 46 figures · best 106A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good18106A82.5—
Good to Soft1796A74—
Soft892B77.5—
Heavy1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f25106A79—
1m5f – 2m19106B77—
2m5f – 3m289A84—
Flat 4 figures · best 60A · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)460A59.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f460A59.5—

Of 57 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 50 figures from 57 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
Systematic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 207 runs since Mar 2008 (11 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+10—
Good to Firm2400%−8.20 from 1
Good62711.3%+3.12 from 21
Good to Soft4037.5%−0.70 from 17
Soft27311.1%+2.90 from 11
Heavy1000%−8.20 from 2
Standard (AW)3326.1%−2.10 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−8.2—
6f – 7f1119.1%+0.9—
1m – 1m1f2727.4%−0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3712.7%−5.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m4124.9%−3.31 from 22
2m1f – 2m4f4436.8%−1.41 from 28
2m5f – 3m28517.9%+9.70 from 3
Over 3m17317.6%+9.4—

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

Dam
Never Promise (FR) (Cadeaux Genereux)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Silver Promise (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 21 2 10% +29.00
Good to Soft 17 0 0% −17.00
Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 47 2 4% +3.00
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 14 1 7% −5.00
Uttoxeter 11 0 0% −11.00
Doncaster 8 0 0% −8.00
Wetherby 7 1 14% +34.00
Hexham 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 28 1 4% −19.00
1m5f – 2m 22 1 5% +19.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Kennedy 13 1 8% −4.00
Tom Siddall 13 0 0% −13.00
Sean Quinlan 10 0 0% −10.00
Blair Campbell 6 1 17% +35.00
Paddy Aspell 6 0 0% −6.00
Billy Garritty 2 0 0% −2.00
Stephen Mulqueen 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Bargary 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Challoner 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr G S Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 8 2 25% +42.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 10 0 0% −10.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 7 0 0% −7.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 50 2 4% +0.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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
2021 · 3 runs
11 May 21+32d Sedgefield Cavellos Italian/Steakhouse Gin & Cocktail Bar Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 14 10-0 6664C61C William Kennedy 80/1
09 Apr 21+17d Sedgefield Vickers.bet Casino And Live Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 32 9-11 6836C65C Stephen Mulqueen 50/1
23 Mar 21+131d Wetherby Visit racingtv.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 12 10-0 6971B66A Billy Garritty 125/1
2020 · 5 runs
12 Nov 20+44d Sedgefield Spray Technologies Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 17 10-0 6958C72C Blair Campbell 100/1
29 Sep 20+196d Sedgefield bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 3¼ 9-11 74—70A Danny McMenamin 100/1
17 Mar 20+40d Wetherby Enjoy The Craic Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-4 77—— Blair Campbell 16/1
06 Feb 20+11d Doncaster Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 4½ 10-8 82—77A Billy Garritty 80/1
26 Jan 20+73d Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 4¼ 10-8 8261C75C William Kennedy 33/1
2019 · 8 runs
14 Nov 19+172d Sedgefield Watch Sky Sports Racing In Hd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 28 10-13 8541C66C Blair Campbell 22/1
26 May 19+33d Uttoxeter New Sound Of Signal 1 Breakfast Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 14 10-0 8825C74C William Kennedy 20/1
23 Apr 19+18d Sedgefield MansionBet Faller Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-7 8090C106A William Kennedy 8/1
05 Apr 19+8d Sedgefield Alconex And Aquajet Annual Raceday Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3½ 10-3 7782C95A William Kennedy 22/1
28 Mar 19+27d Newcastle Isiris Remembers Lance Tate Tictac Man Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 6 9-13 7795C59C Blair Campbell 12/1
01 Mar 19+10d Doncaster 888Sport Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 10-0 68—— Blair Campbell 9/1
19 Feb 19+23d Wetherby Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 17 ran 1/17 10-0 68—103A Blair Campbell 40/1
27 Jan 19+353d Sedgefield Read Donald Mccain Exclusively At Racebets Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 17 10-0 6891A85A William Kennedy 80/1
2018 · 1 run
08 Feb 18+228d Doncaster Eventmasters.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 3¾ 10-0 7047B63B Jamie Bargary 33/1
2017 · 7 runs
25 Jun 17+36d Hexham Bet totePlace Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 13/14 3¼ 10-0 7291C73C Sean Quinlan 20/1
20 May 17+4d Uttoxeter Sun Bets Download The App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 nk 10-0 68104A92A Sean Quinlan 11/1
16 May 17+45d Sedgefield Paxtons Signal Telecom Mobiles And Landlines Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 2 10-0 68120A93A Harry Challoner 66/1
01 Apr 17+54d Uttoxeter Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 3¼ 10-0 6855C66C Sean Quinlan 20/1
06 Feb 17+10d Sedgefield Sedgefield Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 12 10-0 70—63C Sean Quinlan 16/1
27 Jan 17+16d Doncaster Sky Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1 10-0 6681A90A Sean Quinlan 10/1
11 Jan 17+40d Newcastle (AW) Download The Betway App Handicap Class 7 · 1m2f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1 9-2 4590B52A Paddy Aspell 33/1
2016 · 10 runs
02 Dec 16+15d Sedgefield Wainwright Golden Beer Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 8 10-0 6696A85A Sean Quinlan 100/1
17 Nov 16+23d Newcastle (AW) Betway Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 3½ 9-9 —80A60A Paddy Aspell 100/1
25 Oct 16+18d Newcastle (AW) At The Races On Sky 415 Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4½f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 25 9-12 —52C60C Paddy Aspell 100/1
07 Oct 16+94d Newcastle (AW) Malone & Sons Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4½f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 ¾ 9-12 —55C59C Paddy Aspell 500/1
05 Jul 16+9d Uttoxeter Betfred Racing 'follow Us On Twitter' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-0 66—— William Kennedy 40/1
26 Jun 16+28d Uttoxeter bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 9/15 3¼ 10-0 74—80A Paddy Aspell 66/1
29 May 16+25d Uttoxeter Wrights Family Bakers Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-0 66—— Paddy Aspell 33/1
04 May 16+17d Wetherby Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival 16th - 24th July Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 7/14 9 10-0 66—72A Sean Quinlan 33/1
17 Apr 16+79d Wetherby Bulloughs Cleaning Services Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 2¾ 10-12 66—83C Sean Quinlan 50/1
29 Jan 16+63d Doncaster Sky Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 ¾ 10-0 71—63C Sean Quinlan 10/1
2015 · 6 runs
27 Nov 15+13d Doncaster Cadbury Flake 99 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 12 10-0 71—57C William Kennedy 12/1
14 Nov 15+193d Uttoxeter Jennings Cumberland Ale Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 13/13 44 10-0 71—60C Sean Quinlan 16/1
05 May 15+62d Sedgefield Carlsberg Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 7 10-0 70—92B William Kennedy 4/1
04 Mar 15+15d Catterick Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 8 10-3 72—82B William Kennedy 8/1
17 Feb 15+25d Wetherby Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 5/10 5 10-1 75—82A Conor Shoemark 16/1
23 Jan 15+28d Doncaster Skybet's Mo Rattu Delivers Excellent Service Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 14 10-2 75—80B William Kennedy 13/2
2014 · 8 runs
26 Dec 14+17d Market Rasen Malton Marquees Cover Whatever The Weather Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 hd 10-3 77—78A William Kennedy 16/1
09 Dec 14+11d Uttoxeter 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 11 10-4 77—70C Tom Siddall 15/2
28 Nov 14+187d Doncaster Cadbury Flake 99 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 2 10-0 72—96A William Kennedy 20/1
25 May 14+24d Uttoxeter 32Red Microgaming Casino Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 12 10-0 72—79A Tom Siddall 7/1
01 May 14+34d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 1¼ 10-0 72—89A Tom Siddall 33/1
28 Mar 14+13d Newcastle Now Careers Supporting The Construction Industry Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2¾ 10-0 69—80B Tom Siddall 20/1
15 Mar 14+17d Uttoxeter Betfred Tv Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 18 10-0 69—74C Tom Siddall 33/1
26 Feb 14+62d Lingfield (AW) 'Cash In' Early At 888sport.com 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 2m · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 11-2 ——106B Tom Siddall 66/1
2013 · 7 runs
26 Dec 13+16d Market Rasen Lincs Turkeys Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-7 69—— Mr G S Quinn 33/1
10 Dec 13+16d Uttoxeter 32red.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 3¼ 10-6 75—71C Tom Siddall 25/1
24 Nov 13+4d Towcester Visit The Forum At Gg.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 4½ 10-8 81—79A Andrew Thornton 66/1
20 Nov 13+193d Hexham Northumbria Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-7 81—— Tom Siddall 100/1
11 May 13+19d Hexham Greggs Childrens Cancer Run Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 nk 10-12 97—83C Tom Siddall 150/1
22 Apr 13+26d Hexham Thornton Firkin 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 10/10 6 10-12 ——84C Tom Siddall 200/1
27 Mar 13+354d Wetherby Howden Joinery Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-1 ——— Tom Siddall 100/1
2012 · 2 runs
07 Apr 12+15d Carlisle Follow totepool On Facebook And Twitter Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 55 11-2 ——89C Tom Siddall 100/1
23 Mar 12 Sedgefield Jardine's Catering Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 61 11-4 ——80C Tom Siddall 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has First Of Never won?
First Of Never (IRE) won 2 of 57 archived starts between 2012 and 2021, a strike rate of 3.5%. Placed 11 times in total (19.3% of starts).
Who trained First Of Never?
First Of Never (IRE) was trained by Lynn Siddall on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 11 May 2021.
Who is First Of Never's sire?
First Of Never (IRE) is by Systematic (GB) out of Never Promise (FR), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
What going does First Of Never prefer?
First Of Never (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 21 starts (9.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is First Of Never's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 11 May 2021. The highest on record is 97.
What is First Of Never's sire's record?
Systematic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 207 runs since Mar 2008 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are First Of Never's siblings?
Out of Never Promise (FR), First Of Never (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 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.