Hinitsa Bay (IRE)
Hinitsa Bay won the Class 6 RCA Groundstaff Awards Handicap at Yarmouth in Jul 2025 off a mark of 48 over 1m – 1m1f on good ground. The gelding, by No Nay Never out of a daughter of Invincible Spirit, has one win and four places from eight starts overall, with the success coming at Class 6. He finished second of nine as beaten favourite at Yarmouth in Jul 2025 when last raced off his career-high mark of 52.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- −3.67£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.59Fair A/E n=8 · 0.50 incl. margin
- 52Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 618 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 116
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 116B | 88.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 98B | 70.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 116B | 82 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 106B | 98 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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 6 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Prominent 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,361 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 618 | 56 | 9.1% | −3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 851 | 110 | 12.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,175 | 259 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 915 | 123 | 13.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,406 | 443 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,189 | 131 | 11% | −1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 186 | 14 | 7.5% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Chillingham (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Chillingham (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillingham (IRE) | 28 | 4 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Big Cyril (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Andrew Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Jul 25+19d | Yarmouth | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled towards the back - made progress on the near flank inside the final two furlongs - stayed on well through the last furlong to snatch second - unable to reel in the winner | 2/9 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 52 | 98B | 77A | David Egan | 4/5F |
| 09 Jul 25+25d | Yarmouth | RCA Groundstaff Awards Handicap Sat behind the pace early - urged into contention and made ground 2f out - went in front under pressure - kept finding more late to hold on | 1/11 | 9-2 | 48 | 95B | 82A | Billy Loughnane | 10/3F | |
| 14 Jun 25+2d | Leicester | Dark Horse Ladies' Day Saturday 5th July Classified Stakes Settled early with plenty of enthusiasm - up with the pace - went to front 6f out - overtaken inside final 2f - unable to challenge again but stayed on to finish second | 2/8 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 49 | 116B | 72A | Andrew Breslin | 11/4 |
| 12 Jun 25+21d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Second To The Favourite 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Sat close up behind early speed as gap opened on the field - moved into command at halfway - driven to keep going but overtaken approaching final two furlongs - dropped away in the closing stages to finish sixth | 6/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 49 | 71A | 62A | Jack Dace | 4/6F |
| 22 May 25+52d | Yarmouth | Holiday At Haven Seashore Handicap Fought for control early and went straight to front - opened daylight from 5f out to 3f out - drifted left approaching final furlong and caught close home | 2/8 | ¾ | 8-9 | 46 | 106B | 81A | Silvestre De Sousa | 5/1 |
| 31 Mar 25+618d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Fought for control early close to the pace - pushed along with over 2f left - couldn't land a serious blow - eventually beaten well into 5th | 5/8 | 2¼ | 9-13 | — | 93C | 64C | Joe Leavy | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Jul 23+48d | Newbury | bet365 EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2) | 11/12 | nk | 9-2 | — | 43A | 49A | Clifford Lee | 16/1 |
| 04 Jun 23 | Nottingham | British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 7½ | 9-7 | — | 55A | 48A | David Egan | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hinitsa Bay won?
- Hinitsa Bay (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Hinitsa Bay?
- Hinitsa Bay (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 28 July 2025.
- Who is Hinitsa Bay's sire?
- Hinitsa Bay (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Last Jewel (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What is Hinitsa Bay's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 28 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hinitsa Bay's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,361 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 186.
- Who are Hinitsa Bay's siblings?
- Out of Last Jewel (IRE), Hinitsa Bay (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Chillingham (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Chillingham (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.