Horse profile
Grappa Nonino (IRE)
33 runs · 16 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Sep 2025 — 417 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 5th of 14
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Grappa Nonino won four of 33 starts. Three of those wins came over 1m5f to 2m, including a handicap at the Curragh on good ground and another at Killarney on good to soft. He also won a maiden hurdle at Navan on good to soft and a handicap at Dundalk on standard going. The gelding, who was aged 6 at his last run in Sep 2025, finished fifth of 14 in the Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap at Down Royal off an official rating of 70.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 45lb off peak
- 4–33Wins / Runs
- 12.1%Strike rate
- 9 (27.3%)Placed
- +11.75£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.39Fair A/E n=33 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 44dAvg between runs
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 rating70↓ 45lb off peak
70
60–115
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 156C | 92 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 110A | 87.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 109A | 87.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 95A | 68.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 128A | 92 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 98C | 80.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 156C | 132.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 90C | 80.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 77C | 76.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 79C | 67 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 111B | 105.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 111B | 78 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 33 runs · as at 3 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 10 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 4 (40%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,076 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,510 | 218 | 14.4% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,625 | 342 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 1,130 | 138 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,628 | 186 | 11.4% | −1.1 | 0 from 13 |
| Heavy | 528 | 55 | 10.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,611 | 312 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 40 | 6 | 15% | +2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,295 | 154 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,106 | 263 | 12.5% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,761 | 512 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,977 | 257 | 13% | +0.5 | 3 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 625 | 44 | 7% | −5.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −5.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cosa Sara (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cosa Sara (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosa Sara (IRE) | 47 | 5 | 7f–1m½f | Class 5 |
| September Leaves (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Il Pescatore (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Florida Taiga (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Antique Blue (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.75 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 3 | 17% | +23.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 18 | 2 | 11% | −3.25 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Mr P J Smullen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Sara Horcajada | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr T Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 4 | 16% | +19.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +13.75 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 26 | 3 | 12% | +9.75 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Sep 25+29d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap Sat close to the front group early - fighting for control under restraint - moved up to share the front 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out but overtaken with a furlong left - unable to threaten again late finishing fifth beaten 6.25 lengths | 5/14 | 4¼ | 9-7 | 70 | 156C | 74A | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+61d | Leopardstown | Tote Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap Settled in the pack early - fighting for control - moved into second 6f out - pressed for effort 2f out - dropped to third and stayed on to finish there | 3/11 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 72 | 73A | 79A | Miss Sara Horcajada | 10/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+52d | Navan | Balreask Bar, Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap Went straight to the front - lost the advantage after 4f - pushed along 3f out - slipped back through the field and faded late | 20/21 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 75 | 89C | 71C | Chris Hayes | 11/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+40d | Gowran Park | Racing Again April 23rd Handicap Sat close to the pace on the outside - 5th at halfway - driven turning into the straight but couldn't gain ground - held at the same pace to finish 10th | 10/11 | shd | 9-10 | 76 | 110A | 71A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 |
| 07 Mar 25+69d | Dundalk (AW) | Every Cheltenham Festival Race Live Only On Racing TV (Q.R.) Handicap Tracked the pace early - 6th at halfway - through the pack 4f out - pushed along 2f from home - advanced into 5th with a furlong left - drove to the front inside the final 100 yards and held on for the win | 1/13 | 10-12 | 71 | 92B | 84A | Mr P J Smullen | 20/1 | |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+35d | Leopardstown | Mercedes Benz South Dublin Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Settled towards the back of the pack - stumbled at the 4th - pushed along and lost ground after two out - well beaten at the finish | 21/23 | 54 | 11-8 | 109 | — | 100C | Jordan Gainford | 50/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+32d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back - pushed along after 3 out - unable to close - well held at the finish | 13/19 | 4¾ | 10-10 | 111 | 79C | 94C | Mr T Davies | 22/1 |
| 22 Oct 24+5d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race Settled in the pack early - pushed along and slipped back to tenth 3f out - unable to close the gap - finished well held in 7th | 7/11 | 2¾ | 11-0 | 73 | 71A | 71A | Mr P J Smullen | 33/1 |
| 17 Oct 24+42d | Curragh | Big Picture Communications Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - still in 11th passing halfway - dropped away over the final two furlongs | 17/19 | nk | 10-0 | 75 | 87C | 69A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 05 Sep 24+69d | Clonmel | Camida Advantage Tipperary Cup Handicap Tracked the front group early - 3rd at halfway - pushed along to chase 2f out but made no headway in 5th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth | 6/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | 75 | 92A | 73A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 |
| 28 Jun 24+33d | Curragh | JJ Mahon & Sons Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap | 7/17 | ¾ | 9-6 | 76 | 92C | 79A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 |
| 26 May 24+24d | Curragh | Fleetwood Paints Handicap | 2/17 | 3¼ | 8-10 | 72 | 85C | 81A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 02 May 24+238d | Punchestown | Specialist Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123) | 18/24 | 17 | 11-3 | 112 | 61C | 97C | Jordan Gainford | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Sep 23+15d | Clonmel | John O'Brien Memorial Tipperary Cup Handicap | 4/9 | hd | 9-2 | 73 | 128A | 71A | Chris Hayes | 10/3 |
| 23 Aug 23+10d | York | Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 6/14 | shd | 8-3 | 67 | 90C | 67A | Saffie Osborne | 9/2 |
| 13 Aug 23+10d | Curragh | quinnbet.com Handicap | 1/21 | 9-11 | 67 | 102C | 89A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 | |
| 03 Aug 23+33d | Galway | Guinness 0.0 Handicap (50-70) | 8/18 | ¾ | 9-13 | 67 | — | 73A | Chris Hayes | 15/2 |
| 01 Jul 23+46d | Curragh | DMG Media Irish European Breeders Fund Handicap | 10/16 | 1½ | 8-7 | 67 | 58C | 65A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 16 May 23+16d | Killarney | Donie Broderick Plumbing Handicap (50-80) | 1/12 | 8-11 | 62 | 109A | 71A | Chris Hayes | 11/4 | |
| 30 Apr 23+28d | Sligo | Tote Fantasy Who's In Your Stable Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 2/12 | 4 | 9-11 | 60 | 95A | 79A | Jake Coen | 10/3 |
| 02 Apr 23+29d | Ascot | Royal Ascot Racing Club Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 5½ | 11-2 | 115 | 111B | 120A | Sean Bowen | 8/1 |
| 04 Mar 23+34d | Navan | Race Displays Maiden Hurdle | 1/25 | 11-7 | — | 100B | 129A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/1 | |
| 29 Jan 23+29d | Naas | Cheltenham Trials Day At Naas February 11th Maiden Hurdle | 11/21 | 1½ | 11-7 | — | 67B | 113A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 80/1 |
| 2022 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 22+82d | Punchestown | Play The Tote Exacta On Every Race 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 12/20 | 2¼ | 11-0 | — | 78B | 104A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 40/1 |
| 10 Oct 22+23d | Killarney | Ross Road Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/13 | 3¼ | 10-1 | 64 | 90C | 73A | Chris Hayes | 11/2 |
| 17 Sep 22+30d | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap (50-75) | 6/17 | 1½ | 8-9 | 65 | 90C | 67A | Oisin Enright | 9/1 |
| 18 Aug 22+20d | Killarney | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) | 11/15 | 2 | 9-7 | 67 | 73C | 57A | Chris Hayes | 6/1 |
| 29 Jul 22+35d | Galway | Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70) | 4/18 | 1½ | 9-11 | 67 | 88C | 79A | Chris Hayes | 4/1F |
| 24 Jun 22+15d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets We're Here To Take Over Handicap (50-75) | 2/22 | nk | 8-7 | 63 | 98C | 77A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 09 Jun 22+34d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap (47-75) | 13/15 | ½ | 9-4 | 65 | 66C | 52A | Chris Hayes | 13/2 |
| 06 May 22+13d | Cork | Cork Maiden | 10/16 | 1 | 9-8 | — | 76C | 61A | Chris Hayes | 16/1 |
| 23 Apr 22+174d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 9/15 | nse | 9-8 | — | 77C | 74A | Donagh O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 21 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 9/20 | hd | 9-4 | — | 42C | 64A | J M Sheridan | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grappa Nonino won?
- Grappa Nonino (IRE) won 4 of 33 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.1%. Placed 9 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained Grappa Nonino?
- Grappa Nonino (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 5 September 2025.
- Who is Grappa Nonino's sire?
- Grappa Nonino (IRE) is by Teofilo (IRE) out of Antique Platinum (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What going does Grappa Nonino prefer?
- Grappa Nonino (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grappa Nonino's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 5 September 2025. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Grappa Nonino's sire's record?
- Teofilo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,076 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
- Who are Grappa Nonino's siblings?
- Out of Antique Platinum (IRE), Grappa Nonino (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cosa Sara (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cosa Sara (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.