Great News (GB)
Great News won the Whitsbury Manor Stud Novice Stakes at Salisbury in Apr 2021 on good to firm ground at Class 5 level. The gelding recorded one win and four places from 10 starts between Apr 2021 and Jul 2023. All nine runs at 6f – 7f produced that sole success while the one attempt at 1m – 1m1f brought no win. He finished eighth of 12 in a Class 5 handicap at Wolverhampton in Jul 2023.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 4 (40%)Placed
- −6.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.60Fair A/E n=10 · 0.52 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 34dBetween runs (median)longest 583 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 100
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 100A | 95.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 106A | 96.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 106A | 94 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 2,388 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 181 | 21 | 11.6% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
10 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Hawkesbury (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Hawkesbury (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury (GB) | 11 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| Outside World (GB) | 14 | 3 | 6f–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Angel Gabriel (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Spicy Margarita (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Fire Blaze (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Cosmology (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Naturelle (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| River Of Gold (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Deserving Honour (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nation's Beauty (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Louis Steward | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Jul 23+38d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 8/12 | ½ | 10-0 | 75 | 97A | 78A | Kieran O'Neill | 5/1 |
| 17 Jun 23+583d | York | Clean Up With Pps Handicap | 15/15 | 6 | 9-9 | 78 | 42C | 55C | Kieran O'Neill | 11/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 21+33d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Handicap | 9/12 | nk | 9-5 | 82 | 100A | 76A | Louis Steward | 7/1 |
| 09 Oct 21+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Available Handicap | 5/9 | 1 | 9-7 | 83 | 89A | 78A | Louis Steward | 4/1 |
| 13 Sep 21+34d | Brighton | whichbookie.co.uk Free Racing Tips Handicap | 2/5 | hd | 9-9 | 82 | 99C | 90B | Hayley Turner | 9/4 |
| 10 Aug 21+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 2/5 | 4 | 9-7 | 82 | 94C | 77B | Oisin Murphy | 15/8F |
| 31 Jul 21+37d | Newmarket | Joyce And Charlie Guest Memorial Handicap | 8/8 | 4½ | 8-13 | 82 | 74A | 59A | Pat Cosgrave | 5/1 |
| 24 Jun 21+41d | Newmarket | Omega Ingredients Signature Natural Flavours Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-4 | 81 | 94A | 86A | Tom Marquand | 5/1 |
| 14 May 21+19d | Newmarket | Betfair Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/13 | shd | 9-9 | — | 76C | 73A | Oisin Murphy | 12/1 |
| 25 Apr 21 | Salisbury | Whitsbury Manor Stud Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-2 | — | 106A | 85A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Great News won?
- Great News (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Great News?
- Great News (GB) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 25 July 2023.
- Who is Great News's sire?
- Great News (GB) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Nahoodh (IRE), whose sire is Clodovil.
- What going does Great News prefer?
- Great News (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Great News's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 25 July 2023. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Great News's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Great News's siblings?
- Out of Nahoodh (IRE), Great News (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Hawkesbury (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Hawkesbury (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.