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Horse profile

Hornica (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner J Hornby J Hornby
by Affinisea (IRE) out of Manuels Sister (IRE) (Lend A Hand)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 7 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Stratford Last run 27 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 10 Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Hornica is a mare who has won one of seven starts, the success coming in a Class 4 mares maiden hurdle at Stratford in Apr 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. She has four other places from those runs. The daughter of Affinisea finished second of 10, having been held, in a Class 4 mares handicap hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 113. She has raced exclusively on turf.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 7 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 18 Feb 2026

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 7 figures · best 123A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Good3115B1102 runs · 115 / 112.5
Soft3123A933 runs · 123 / 93
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5123A934 runs · 123 / 101.5
2m1f – 2m4f2115B991 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 27 Oct 2026 Official rating 113 at the last run, 27 Oct 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 130A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Good3130A1162 runs · 130 / 123
Soft3126B1203 runs · 126 / 120
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5126B1204 runs · 126 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f2130A1221 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Nov 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 Apr 2025

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,290 runs since Feb 2022 (205 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+11.7—
Good4655912.7%−0.61 from 3
Good to Soft3324613.9%+0.60 from 1
Soft3474713.5%+0.20 from 3
Heavy1361712.5%−0.8—
Standard (AW)200%−13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f8225%+11.7—
1m5f – 2m4785411.3%−21 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f5567713.8%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m2133215%+1.7—
Over 3m35617.1%+3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2022 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Manuels Sister (IRE) (Lend A Hand)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Action Station (IRE)100——
Drakaris (IRE)70——
Stoical Sam (IRE)10——
Champagne Power (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% −0.90
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −0.90
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +1.10
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −2.90
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 5 0 0% −5.00
Beau Morgan 2 1 50% +0.10

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −1.90
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −3.90
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
27 Oct 26+191d Bangor-on-Dee Kellyhill Financial Planning Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 10 ran Settled at the back early on and pulled hard - crept into the race from the fifth fence - untidy jumping 4 out - moved into second after clipping 2 out - no match for the winner on the run-in and finished second 2/10 1¾ 11-2 113115B130A Beau Morgan 9/1
19 Apr 26+60d Stratford George Wood Years Of Service Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 13 ran Sat behind pace - moved to front two out and slightly awkward at the last - driven out to prevail 1/13 10-13 113110B116A Beau Morgan 11/10F
18 Feb 26+31d Ludlow Suzuki ATV EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran Held a forward spot early - eager on the bridle - slightly awkward jumping third - drew alongside the pacesetter two out - pushed along and locked in contention approaching the final stride - gave everything before easing back to third close home 3/12 1¾ 10-9 114123A120A Kielan Woods 6/5F
18 Jan 26+50d Windsor TDJ Williams Waste Limited Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran Fought for control early - scrappy jumping - settled towards back - clipped 4th fence - moved into third two out - angled right to chase leader near last - stayed on to finish second 2/6 3¼ 11-2 —93A126B Kielan Woods 11/2
2025 · 3 runs
29 Nov 25+23d Newbury Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 9 ran Settled close up in second - jumped awkwardly at the 4th before hitting the front 3 out - lost that advantage before the last two and faded weakly to finish sixth 6/9 2¾ 11-0 —78C106C Kielan Woods 22/1
06 Nov 25+203d Newbury CSP Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled towards the back pulling hard - shortened deficit approaching two out - pushed along before the final fence - stayed on at one speed to finish seventh 7/13 nk 11-0 —84B124A Kielan Woods 12/1
17 Apr 25 Cheltenham Junior Jumpers Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m1f · Good · 18 ran Settled towards the rear early - fighting for control under restraint - boxed in with little space over 2f out - eased left and made progress inside the final furlong - drifted left approaching the line but stuck on for 4th 4/18 ½ 11-2 —83B114A Kielan Woods 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hornica won?
Hornica (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trains Hornica?
Hornica (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2026.
Who is Hornica's sire?
Hornica (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Manuels Sister (IRE), whose sire is Lend A Hand.
What going does Hornica prefer?
Hornica (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hornica's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 27 October 2026. The highest on record is 114.
What is Hornica's sire's record?
Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,290 runs since Feb 2022 (205 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hornica's siblings?
Out of Manuels Sister (IRE), Hornica (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.