Great Notions (FR)
Great Notions is a gelding who has won one of eight starts on turf, the success coming in the Class 4 Paxtons Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase at Hexham over 2m5f – 3m on good ground in May 2025. All four of his other placed efforts have also come over 2m5f – 3m. He last ran at Aintree in the Class 2 Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase in Apr 2026, when he raced off an official rating of 110.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.84Fair A/E n=8 · 0.72 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 89
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 65B | 60.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 71A | 69 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 106A | 97.5 | 2 runs · 106 / 97.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 3 | 71A | 67 | 2 runs · 71 / 63.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 106A | 89 | 2 runs · 106 / 97.5 |
Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since May 2025
- Prominent 5 (63%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,548 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +87 | — |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 715 | 100 | 14% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 571 | 78 | 13.7% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,404 | 181 | 12.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 756 | 96 | 12.7% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | −8.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −13 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 151 | 10 | 6.6% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 728 | 120 | 16.5% | +3.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,653 | 210 | 12.7% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 772 | 94 | 12.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 202 | 27 | 13.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Enjoy Your Life (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (King Goubert (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enjoy Your Life (FR) | 28 | 3 | 2m1f–3m | Class 3 |
| King Goubert (FR) | 16 | 2 | 2m2f–2m6f | Listed |
| Texas Spirit (FR) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Quo Vadis River (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Bliss (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rollthedice (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Straycat (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Dawson | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Jack Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toby McCain-Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Nick Orpwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Apr 26+30d | Aintree | Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Settled midpack early - blundered at the third - lost touch and slipped back through the field - toiling by the eighth - eased out of contention before the tenth and withdrawn after bleeding from the nose | PU/24 | — | 12-0 | 110 | — | — | Mr Nick Orpwood | 100/1 |
| 10 Mar 26+54d | Sedgefield | Encore Educational For Early Years Supplies Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Shared front spot early - clear at the front by 12th - urged on after three out - edge narrowing near two out then overtaken - stayed on at one gauge to the line for second | 2/6 | 5 | 11-11 | 110 | 56B | 121B | Jack Andrews | 7/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+17d | Newcastle | High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Up with the early pace - front after 3rd - overhauled at 9th - nudged for effort before 12th and quickly dropped away - retired before 4 out | PU/11 | — | 11-13 | 112 | — | — | Jack Andrews | 10/1 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+29d | Kelso | AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Towards the rear - clipped the 13th - moved into third approaching the 15th - dropped away before 3 out and finished a distant 5th | 5/6 | 3¾ | 12-0 | 114 | 71A | 109B | Mr John Dawson | 9/4 |
| 30 Nov 25+15d | Carlisle | Download The PricedUp App Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled handy in second early - stayed on terms with front-runner - nudged closer from the 9th - moved up to challenge at the 13th - pushed along after 3 out without threatening and weakened on the run-in to finish third | 3/8 | 5 | 10-13 | 114 | 89B | 110B | Toby McCain-Mitchell | 3/1 |
| 15 Nov 25+171d | Wetherby | Boyle Sports Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked pace in prominent spot - pushed along after 3 out and stayed competitive - flattened out approaching final flight to finish second | 2/7 | 3¼ | 12-2 | 112 | 106A | 132A | Toby McCain-Mitchell | 11/4 |
| 28 May 25+18d | Cartmel | NPG Fire And Safety Open Hunters' Chase Handy early - hit front after 2nd then lost it 3rd - back in charge 5th before yielding before 7th - regained advantage after 8th but overtaken 9th - stumbled slightly 2 out - unable to find more late on - held for third | 3/7 | 9 | 12-2 | — | 67A | 126A | Mr John Dawson | 9/2 |
| 10 May 25 | Hexham | Paxtons Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy) Settled close to pace early - part of front two by 13th - pushed along two out - clear after the last and kept going strongly to score | 1/8 | 12-0 | — | 65B | 120C | Mr John Dawson | 11/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Great Notions won?
- Great Notions (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Great Notions?
- Great Notions (FR) is trained by Fiona Needham, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
- Who is Great Notions's sire?
- Great Notions (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Madoudal (FR), whose sire is Cadoudal.
- What is Great Notions's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 9 April 2026. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Great Notions's sire's record?
- Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,548 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
- Who are Great Notions's siblings?
- Out of Madoudal (FR), Great Notions (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Enjoy Your Life (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (King Goubert (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m. As at Nov 2026.