Horse profile
Irish Nectar (GB)
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Paco's Angel (GB) (Paco Boy)
36 runs · 18 courses · from May 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 3 days ago · 1st of 14
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Irish Nectar is a gelding who has won five of 36 starts, all on turf. Three of those wins came under 6f and two over 6f – 7f, with all five recorded on soft or heavier going. He won last time out at Haydock in Oct 2026 in a Class 5 handicap off an official rating of 66, having previously won at Leicester, Doncaster, York and Nottingham. Typically held up, he was last raced off a mark 21 lb below his highest ever mark of 87.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 8 (22.2%)Placed
- −7.42£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=35 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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 rating66↓ 21lb off peak
66
66–87
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 119C | 93 | 3 · 96 / 96 |
| Soft | 9 | 109A | 93 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 132B | 108 | 8 · 132 / 108 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 132C | 85 | 2 · 132 / 92.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 132C | 96 | 12 · 132 / 99 |
| Under 6f | 11 | 133C | 89 | 2 · 133 / 113.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (60%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,816 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 4,529 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,757 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | 3 from 9 |
| Heavy | 790 | 76 | 9.6% | −2.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,865 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,048 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | 3 from 11 |
| 6f – 7f | 9,828 | 1,178 | 12% | +0.1 | 2 from 25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,502 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,139 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 360 | 33 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Penelope Valentine (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Penelope Valentine (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope Valentine (GB) | 28 | 4 | 7f–1m½f | Class 5 |
| Paco's Pride (GB) | 29 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 3 | 33% | +11.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +2.33 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.25 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Doncaster | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 2 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Under 6f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.08 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Gray | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.00 |
| Connor Planas | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.25 |
| Rowan Scott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Charlie Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 3 | 19% | +4.33 |
| Blinkers | 14 | 2 | 14% | −5.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.75 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+3d | Haydock | Shape Engineering Handicap Stakes Towards the back of the pack early - pushed along over 2f out then made progress to hit the front over 1f out - quickly pulled away inside the final furlong for an easy win | 1/14 | 9-0 | 66 | 133C | 121A | Dylan Hogan | 7/4F | |
| 13 Oct 26+26d | Leicester | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Stakes Pulled hard in the pack - pushed along over 2f out and quickly gained ground - hit front inside final furlong and pulled clear to score | 1/18 | 9-8 | 66 | 132C | 110A | Dylan Hogan | 9/2J | |
| 17 Sep 26+13d | Pontefract | Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - improved from outside a furlong out and kept on - finished fourth beaten 2.5 lengths | 4/12 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 96A | 81A | Charlie Tucker | 100/30 |
| 04 Sep 26+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes Struggling for pace at the back - found extra gears inside final two furlongs - closed on second but couldn't reach the leader - stayed on to finish third | 3/7 | nk | 9-2 | 68 | 114A | 87A | Dylan Hogan | 3/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+26d | Redcar | Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Stakes (Div II) Hesitant start - settled at back of field - urged forward with 2f left - nudged into mid-pack inside final furlong but faded to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-9 | 70 | 96A | 85A | Lewis Edmunds | 7/2 |
| 27 Jul 26+31d | Southwell (AW) | Prestige Safety Services PPE And Workwear Handicap Stakes raced in the pack out wide - driven 2f out - no bearing on the finish | 9/12 | nse | 9-7 | 73 | 76A | 76A | Connor Planas | 11/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+13d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Over 200 Shops Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - lost touch and asked for effort with 3f left - made ground inside final furlong - kept on to grab fourth close home | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 75 | 94A | 93A | Connor Planas | 11/2 |
| 13 Jun 26+24d | York | Fordy Marshall Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed to improve from 3f out - responded with a furlong left - short of room close home to finish 10th beaten 5½ lengths | 10/21 | shd | 9-5 | 76 | 88C | 86A | Connor Planas | 28/1 |
| 20 May 26+52d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Settled in the pack early - urged forward and made progress inside final 2f - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on without threatening the front but held on for 4th | 4/10 | nk | 9-0 | 76 | 117A | 83A | David Probert | 12/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+17d | Doncaster | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Slow to break - settled around midfield - driven inside final furlong then dropped away finishing 18th | 18/19 | 5 | 8-6 | 78 | 53C | 56C | Edward Greatrex | 12/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 1) Just in front early - lost the advantage a furlong out - dropped away close home - finished 9th | 9/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 79 | 92A | 80A | Connor Planas | 6/1 |
| 18 Feb 26+72d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Settled in the pack - urged forward with over two furlongs left - lost touch a furlong out - surged back with a strong late run to move into second inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish a nose short in second | 2/12 | hd | 9-3 | 76 | 115A | 100A | Connor Planas | 15/2 |
| 08 Dec 25+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never a threat - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | hd | 8-12 | 78 | 102A | 74A | Tom Eaves | 10/1 |
| 17 Nov 25+42d | Newcastle (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort with 3f left - nudged closer approaching the final furlong - finished 8th beaten under five lengths | 8/13 | nk | 8-13 | 79 | 132B | 85A | William Carver | 22/1 |
| 06 Oct 25+17d | Pontefract | Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Settled in the pack early - improved position inside final two furlongs - hit front close home before being caught in the last strides - second beaten a neck | 2/10 | hd | 9-1 | 77 | 106A | 106A | Shane Gray | 11/2 |
| 19 Sep 25+7d | Ayr | Ladbrokes Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap Settled towards the back early - made progress with a furlong left - stayed on but no match for rivals across the track | 6/25 | dht | 9-5 | 78 | 100C | 99A | Kevin Stott | 20/1 |
| 12 Sep 25+6d | Doncaster | Danum Homes Excellence In Build Apprentice Handicap Veered right leaving the stalls and hampered others before settling towards the back - made ground when asked over 1f out - ran on inside the final furlong and cramped for room when chasing third late | 4/15 | hd | 9-4 | 78 | 94C | 96A | Jack Callan | 10/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+45d | Thirsk | Rudding Park Handicap Held up in rear early - made no impact through race - finished well held in 16th | 16/16 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 78 | 92C | 54A | Shane Gray | 28/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+21d | Doncaster | Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Settled through the pack towards the outer - improved into contention 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | 79 | 109A | 88A | Shane Gray | 9/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+13d | Thirsk | Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap Held up towards the back - short of space approaching final 2f - unable to close in the closing stages - finished well held in 11th | 11/13 | nk | 9-8 | 81 | 119C | 69A | Shane Gray | 28/1 |
| 19 Jun 25+21d | Ripon | Ripon Races Ladies Day Handicap Asked for effort by halfway - couldn't get beyond midfield - under pressure and struggling from 2f out - finished ninth | 9/9 | 1¾ | 8-5 | 82 | 94A | 67A | Rowan Scott | 17/2 |
| 29 May 25+201d | Carlisle | PricedUp Handicap Hesitant start - back among the tail early - made progress wide of rivals over a furlong out - responded well inside the last to move into second - unable to reach the winner but closest at the line | 2/10 | 2¼ | 10-2 | 83 | 124A | 99A | Shane Gray | 17/2 |
| 09 Nov 24+15d | Doncaster | Dransfields CIU National Charity Handicap Settled in the pack - nudged forward 2f out - driven a furlong from home - stayed on late but unable to get to the front rank | 8/15 | hd | 8-7 | 83 | 90C | 88A | Rowan Scott | 12/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+14d | Doncaster | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap (Div 1) Held up at the back - driven approaching final 2f and made ground through middle of track - hit front inside last furlong - stayed on strongly to the line under pressure | 1/9 | 9-6 | 80 | 90A | 97A | Shane Gray | 10/1 | |
| 11 Oct 24+33d | York | Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap Settled at the back - angled left 2f out and worked into contention over 1f out - lacked the speed to close on the leaders and finished 5th | 5/17 | ½ | 8-12 | 81 | 102C | 94A | Shane Gray | 16/1 |
| 08 Sep 24+10d | York | Fine Details Vehicle Valeting Handicap Held up towards back - lacked pace to get involved - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/13 | hd | 9-1 | 82 | 85C | 74A | Oisin Murphy | 3/1F |
| 29 Aug 24+33d | Carlisle | Northern Security Handicap Held up at back of field - moved smoothly into contention over 2f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong and kept responding - lacked the speed to get involved in finish | 4/8 | nse | 9-7 | 82 | 109A | 94A | Tom Eaves | 10/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+71d | Chester | Greenhous DAF Handicap | 9/9 | 5½ | 8-13 | 85 | 80A | 58A | Franny Norton | 9/1 |
| 17 May 24+29d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 8/17 | ½ | 9-5 | 86 | 89C | 87A | James Doyle | 18/1 |
| 18 Apr 24+188d | Newmarket | Bet365 Handicap | 12/17 | 1½ | 9-4 | 87 | 80C | 81A | Jamie Spencer | 18/1 |
| 13 Oct 23+17d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery | 1/9 | 8-11 | 80 | 93A | 98A | Shane Gray | 4/1 | |
| 26 Sep 23+32d | Nottingham | EBF Slip Anchor Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-7 | 76 | 85A | 94A | Jamie Spencer | 10/3 | |
| 25 Aug 23+20d | Hamilton | Contraflow Traffic Management Ltd Nursery | 3/5 | 1 | 9-7 | 78 | 81C | 89B | Shane Gray | 9/2 |
| 05 Aug 23+51d | Thirsk | John Mabbs Amateur Night In Cairo EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/11 | nk | 9-7 | — | 60B | 83A | Tom Eaves | 9/1 |
| 15 Jun 23+32d | Haydock | British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 4 | 9-7 | — | 60A | 60A | Tom Eaves | 3/1 |
| 14 May 23 | Hamilton | Sky Bet Sunday Series EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/5 | shd | 9-7 | — | 55C | 85B | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Irish Nectar (GB) won?
- Irish Nectar (GB) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 8 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Irish Nectar (GB)?
- Irish Nectar (GB) is trained by Michael Herrington, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Irish Nectar (GB)'s sire?
- Irish Nectar (GB) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Paco's Angel (GB), whose sire is Paco Boy.
- What going does Irish Nectar (GB) prefer?
- Irish Nectar (GB) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 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 Irish Nectar (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Irish Nectar (GB)'s sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,816 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Irish Nectar (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Paco's Angel (GB), Irish Nectar (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Penelope Valentine (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Penelope Valentine (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.