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Horse profile

Hoi Polloi (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Emma Lavelle · Last owner Nicholas Mustoe
by Shantou (USA) out of Backtothekingsnest (IRE) (King's Theatre)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Mar 2021 — 2,062 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 Won at Kempton Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Hoi Polloi (IRE) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2020.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kempton, 7 Feb 2020

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Hereford, 25 Nov 2020

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 120A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28931113.6%00 from 1
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.31 from 2
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.30 from 1
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.3—
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%01 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.7—
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

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
Backtothekingsnest (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shantou Lucky (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Shantou Lucky (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shantou Lucky (IRE)5292m–3m2fClass 3
Eyes Of A Tiger (IRE)2142m–2m3½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +5.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +6.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +6.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +5.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Wedge 2 1 50% +5.50
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 2 1 50% +5.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +6.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
05 Mar 21+12d Newbury BetVictor 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-12 —— Adam Wedge 13/8F
21 Feb 21+88d Newbury Read Paul Nicholls On Betting.Betfair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-2 —— Tom Bellamy 9/2
2020 · 2 runs
25 Nov 20+292d Hereford Dreams Come True At OldGoldRacing.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 5½ 10-12 —120A James Bowen EvensF
07 Feb 20 Kempton Follow racingtv On Twitter Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 74A120A Adam Wedge 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Hoi Polloi won?
Hoi Polloi (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Hoi Polloi?
Hoi Polloi (IRE) was trained by Emma Lavelle on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 5 March 2021.
Who is Hoi Polloi's sire?
Hoi Polloi (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Backtothekingsnest (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Hoi Polloi's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Hoi Polloi's siblings?
Out of Backtothekingsnest (IRE), Hoi Polloi (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shantou Lucky (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Shantou Lucky (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.