Horse profile
Hover On The Wind (IRE)
by No Nay Never (USA) out of Casila (IRE) (High Chaparral)
40 runs · 15 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Ran 32 days ago · 7th of 14
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Hover On The Wind (IRE) is 6 from 40.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 6–40Wins / Runs
- 15%Strike rate
- 12 (30%)Placed
- +5.08£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=40 · 1.01 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
Official rating71↓ 7lb off peak
71
64–78
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 102
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 116B | 94 | 2 · 94 / 81 |
| Good | 12 | 114B | 101 | 6 · 106 / 102.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 121A | 92.5 | 5 · 121 / 107 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 121A | 98 | 11 · 121 / 102 |
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 106C | 86 | 2 · 106 / 92 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 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 11 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (55%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (27%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (18%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 2 from 15 |
| Good | 1,487 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 3 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 609 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 840 | 109 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 276 | 36 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,142 | 252 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 910 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | 4 from 21 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,366 | 436 | 13% | +0.9 | 2 from 19 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,173 | 129 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Casila (IRE) (High Chaparral)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tradesman (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Tradesman (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tradesman (IRE) | 27 | 4 | 1m6f–2m | Class 5 |
| Cassius Dio (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 2 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Good | 12 | 3 | 25% | +2.58 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | +7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 22 | 5 | 23% | +14.08 |
| Class 4 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.67 |
| Pontefract | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.75 |
| Thirsk | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Beverley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 4 | 19% | +17.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 2 | 11% | −12.67 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McHugh | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| David Nolan | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.75 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Mark Winn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shay Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thore Hammer Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 5 | 19% | +9.08 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.75 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +15.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.67 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 26+24d | Redcar | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap Stakes Settled on far flank early - up with leading group - pressed for effort 2f out but quickly found wanting - dropped away inside final furlong | 7/14 | nk | 9-5 | 71 | 106C | 76A | Barry McHugh | 50/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+8d | Redcar | Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Stakes (Div I) Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort with a furlong left - boxed in and unable to find a gap - faded late to finish 7th | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 73 | 78A | 79A | David Nolan | 12/1 |
| 14 Aug 26+28d | Thirsk | Heineken 0% Handicap Stakes Slow to break - held towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - always struggling to get involved - finished seventh | 7/9 | hd | 9-4 | 75 | 102B | 69A | Paul Mulrennan | 33/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+10d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes settled in the pack - asked for effort passing the 2f marker - never got competitive | 7/7 | shd | 8-9 | 70 | 94B | 63A | Barry McHugh | 12/1 |
| 07 Jul 26+8d | Pontefract | Tallbaldybloke Three Score And Ten Birthday Handicap Up with the pace - went to the front over 1f out under a nudge - kept on well to score | 1/7 | 10-2 | 66 | 104A | 93A | David Nolan | 11/4 | |
| 29 Jun 26+13d | Pontefract | Pontefract Ladies Day Wednesday 5th August Handicap Settled just off the pace - pushed into contention inside final furlong - hit front close home to score | 1/8 | 9-12 | 66 | 103A | 86A | David Nolan | 8/1 | |
| 16 Jun 26+26d | Thirsk | Download The QuinnBet App Handicap Fought for control early - settled mid-pack then pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one gear inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 68 | 91B | 79A | Mark Winn | 16/1 |
| 21 May 26+9d | Southwell (AW) | Follow attheraces On Instagram Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - finished with late progress to take 4th | 4/10 | 2 | 9-9 | 70 | 115A | 83A | Barry McHugh | 11/1 |
| 12 May 26+60d | Beverley | Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost advantage inside final two furlongs - squeezed for space and faded late - finished 10th | 10/10 | 3½ | 9-9 | 70 | 68B | 54A | Barry McHugh | 9/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+22d | Southwell (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Sluggish start - held up in touch with the tail - pushed along a furlong out then finished with a real surge to go down by a short head | 3/6 | nk | 9-9 | 70 | 107A | 79B | Barry McHugh | 15/2 |
| 19 Feb 26+49d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Settled in the pack going nicely - improved into contention 2f out before losing ground inside the final furlong - faded late to finish 7th | 7/9 | hd | 9-5 | 71 | 92A | 79A | Barry McHugh | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort inside final furlong and lost command - dropped away quickly to finish 7th | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 71 | 93A | 73A | Barry McHugh | 10/1 |
| 05 Dec 25+72d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Div 2) Handy up with pace - hit front and asserted approaching 2f out - pushed out late to hang on | 1/9 | 9-2 | 68 | 121A | 89A | Barry McHugh | 16/1 | |
| 24 Sep 25+28d | Redcar | racingtv/freetrial Handicap Held up towards back - urged into effort at halfway - unable to find any headway - finished 8th | 8/10 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 70 | 73A | 68A | David Nolan | 11/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+12d | Catterick | Dave Watson Memorial Handicap Slow to enter stall - held up towards rear - closed late inside final furlong but held for 4th | 4/8 | ½ | 9-0 | 71 | 114B | 77A | Harry Russell | 9/1 |
| 15 Aug 25+17d | Thirsk | Power Plastics 'Big Day Out' Handicap Held up handy on the near flank - pushed along with 2f left - faded in the last furlong to finish 4th | 4/6 | nk | 9-3 | 73 | 82B | 71B | Paul Mulrennan | 6/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+18d | Beverley | It's Ladies Day Next On 13 August Handicap Tracked leader until past halfway of the closing stages - flattened out approaching the final furlong - dropped a place near the line - finished fifth | 5/8 | hd | 9-13 | 74 | 104A | 81A | Barry McHugh | 15/2 |
| 11 Jul 25+32d | York | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Sat close to front two early - drifted left and lost ground inside final furlong - finished well held in 10th | 10/16 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 75 | 104C | 71A | David Nolan | 25/1 |
| 09 Jun 25+17d | Pontefract | Pontefract Races Chairman's Challenge Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along and losing touch over 2f out - allowed to drop away without an effort to the line | 5/5 | 24 | 9-11 | 75 | 39C | 32C | Shay Farmer | 7/4F |
| 23 May 25+18d | Pontefract | FBS Chartered Accountants Handicap Handy early - hit front two furlongs out - overtaken entering last - battled on for second | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 116B | 94A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/2 |
| 05 May 25+23d | Beverley | Yorkshire Trailers Spares And Servicing Handicap Drifted left early - went clear in front - driven and challenged from over a furlong out - edged left again inside the last but stayed on to win | 1/13 | 9-3 | 72 | 98C | 97A | Paul Mulrennan | 8/1 | |
| 12 Apr 25+15d | Thirsk | Barstewards Enquiry Supports Racing Handicap (Div 2) Set the pace - pressed for toe and passed approaching the final furlong - faded in the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/9 | 3 | 9-8 | 73 | 97A | 88A | Jason Hart | 14/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+191d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Sprung into an early advantage - held command through the opening furlong before settling in behind up to halfway - tracked the pace group - drifted left and faded inside the final furlong to finish 8th | 8/8 | hd | 9-9 | 75 | 78A | 67A | Dougie Costello | 50/1 |
| 18 Sep 24+30d | Yarmouth | Sea Deer Handicap Settled with the pack early - driven to get involved a furlong out - stayed on inside but flattened near the line to finish 5th beaten 2.5 lengths | 5/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 76 | 99A | 90A | Silvestre De Sousa | 6/1 |
| 19 Aug 24+25d | Windsor | Get The Inside Track With Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Held up close to the pace - ridden with two furlongs left - faded inside the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/12 | 2½ | 9-11 | 77 | 101B | 86A | Marco Ghiani | 12/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+27d | Yarmouth | Tote, Never Beaten by SP Racing League Race 2 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) | 12/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | 78 | 72C | 66A | Hayley Turner | 9/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+32d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 1/11 | 9-10 | 72 | 95A | 94A | Aidan Keeley | 7/2 | |
| 27 May 24+23d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet.Com Handicap | 3/8 | 1 | 9-11 | 72 | 68A | 91A | Silvestre De Sousa | 8/11F |
| 04 May 24+21d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Acca Bonus 'Confined' Handicap | 1/7 | 9-5 | 66 | 105A | 103A | Marco Ghiani | 5/6F | |
| 13 Apr 24+144d | Yarmouth | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 1) | 2/9 | shd | 9-8 | 64 | 92A | 90A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/8F |
| 21 Nov 23+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 2024 Membership Available Now Handicap | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 66 | 87A | 75A | Trevor Whelan | 4/1 |
| 03 Nov 23+34d | Newmarket | Prestige Vehicles Handicap | 5/13 | nk | 9-2 | 68 | 98C | 79A | Marco Ghiani | 22/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+45d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Handicap | 7/13 | shd | 9-9 | 70 | 99B | 75A | Adam Farragher | 11/1 |
| 16 Aug 23+25d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap | 10/11 | 2½ | 8-12 | 73 | 80B | 50A | Daniel Muscutt | 33/1 |
| 22 Jul 23+40d | Newmarket | Visit racingtv.com Handicap | 8/8 | 7 | 9-4 | 75 | 52C | 39C | Daniel Muscutt | 13/2 |
| 12 Jun 23+23d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Hd Virgin 519 Handicap | 2/4 | 4 | 9-11 | 77 | 73C | 85B | Daniel Muscutt | 11/4 |
| 20 May 23+277d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 3/9 | hd | 9-1 | 77 | 100A | 82A | Daniel Muscutt | 10/3 |
| 16 Aug 22+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ire-incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 76B | 86A | Silvestre De Sousa | 4/1 |
| 04 Aug 22+35d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 4 | 9-7 | — | 86C | 91B | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/2 |
| 30 Jun 22 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/8 | nk | 9-7 | — | 75A | 86A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hover On The Wind (IRE) won?
- Hover On The Wind (IRE) won 6 of 40 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 12 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Hover On The Wind (IRE)?
- Hover On The Wind (IRE) is trained by Paul Midgley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 September 2026.
- Who is Hover On The Wind (IRE)'s sire?
- Hover On The Wind (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Casila (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What going does Hover On The Wind (IRE) prefer?
- Hover On The Wind (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 12 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 Hover On The Wind (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 15 September 2026. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Hover On The Wind (IRE)'s sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
- Who are Hover On The Wind (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Casila (IRE), Hover On The Wind (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tradesman (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Tradesman (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.