Horse profile
Issam (FR)
by Nicaron (GER) out of Venus De Re (FR) (Network)
22 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Off 231 days · 6th of 11
Last raced off OR 143
KTB Profile
Issam won six of 22 starts on turf, all over 2m1f – 2m4f. Three of those wins came at Exeter and four came on soft ground. He won the CopyBet Handicap Chase at Kempton in Feb 2026 off a mark of 136 before finishing sixth of 11 in the BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury later that month off his career-high mark of 143.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 6–22Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 11 (50%)Placed
- +11.38£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.92Fair A/E n=22 · 1.69 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 84dAvg 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 rating143At career-high mark
143
114–143
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 9 | 141A | 106 | 3 · 94 / 64 |
| Soft | 7 | 156B | 105 | 2 · 94 / 90.5 |
| Good | 2 | 120B | 110 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 156B | 105 | 4 · 94 / 79 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 141A | 125 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 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 3 analysed runs
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Nicaron (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 443 runs since Jan 2008 (73 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +20.2 | — |
| Good | 68 | 5 | 7.4% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +5.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 166 | 13 | 7.8% | −0.6 | 4 from 8 |
| Heavy | 109 | 7 | 6.4% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | −4.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 66 | 4 | 6.1% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 105 | 7 | 6.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 219 | 20 | 9.1% | +0.7 | 6 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | +4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +9.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Venus De Re (FR) (Network)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Dream (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 4 | 50% | +17.88 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 12 | 5 | 42% | +17.63 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.75 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 6 | 43% | +19.38 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Nailor | 8 | 3 | 38% | +14.75 |
| Daryl Jacob | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Callum Pritchard | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tristan Lemagnen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Geoffrey Re | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 5 | 33% | +7.38 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.88 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.75 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 3 | 20% | +3.75 |
| Chase | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 26+26d | Newbury | BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort 4 out then dropped away 3 out - well held at the finish | 6/11 | 21 | 11-6 | 143 | 64C | 118C | Callum Pritchard | 7/1 |
| 02 Feb 26+16d | Kempton | CopyBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Up with the pace - moving well in third approaching 3 out - hit the front shortly after 2 out - pulled away before the last and stretched further on the run-in - hands and heels to the line | 1/7 | 11-10 | 136 | 94A | 144B | Gavin Sheehan | 11/4F | |
| 17 Jan 26+28d | Ascot | BetMGM Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled off the pace mid-pack - pushed along and made progress 2 out - lost momentum on the run-in to finish 6th | 6/11 | 7 | 12-0 | 137 | 87A | 130A | Gavin Sheehan | 14/1 |
| 20 Dec 25+35d | Ascot | Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - closing on the front rank 3 out - pushed along - found extra approaching the last - stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | nse | 11-0 | 136 | 56B | 138B | Callum Pritchard | 5/1 |
| 15 Nov 25+275d | Wetherby | Boyle Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked the front group early - urged forward three out - moved into second before two out - hit the front approaching the last - kept on to win under steady handling | 1/6 | 11-2 | 131 | 94A | 133B | Callum Pritchard | 15/8 | |
| 13 Feb 25+31d | Sandown | Boxxe 'Ubique' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - moved onto the pace 3 out - lost momentum approaching the last - found renewed energy to take second on the run-in - kept going to the line but denied by a short margin | 2/4 | nk | 11-7 | 130 | 130C | 135B | Callum Pritchard | 6/4F |
| 13 Jan 25+25d | Exeter | Exeter Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - hit front 7th - lost advantage 9th - drifted left 11th - back in command 4 out - driven and fully tested 2 out - fought on strongly from last - prevailed by a whisker | 1/6 | 11-4 | 126 | 107A | 137B | Jordan Nailor | 7/1 | |
| 19 Dec 24+19d | Exeter | Southwest Rail Solutions Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back on the inner - urged forward and lost ground for pace 3 out - stayed on from the final obstacle to finish third | 3/5 | 12 | 11-9 | 128 | — | 129B | Daryl Jacob | 5/2 |
| 30 Nov 24+48d | Newbury | Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - jumping ragged including a blunder 4th - unable to threaten leaders and faltered badly 2 out | 6/10 | ¾ | 11-3 | 129 | 101A | 116A | Jordan Nailor | 11/2 |
| 13 Oct 24+188d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Proud Sponsor Of The Welsh Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the middle order - driven into 4th nearing 3 out - scrappy over 2 out and unable to peg back leaders - finished 4th | 4/10 | nk | 11-6 | 129 | 141A | 139A | Daryl Jacob | 20/1 |
| 08 Apr 24+51d | Wincanton | Annual Memberships On Sale April 22nd Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-9 | 125 | 156B | 143A | Jordan Nailor | 10/1 | |
| 17 Feb 24+22d | Ascot | Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 15/16 | 1 | 10-8 | 126 | 109B | 112A | Jordan Nailor | 12/1 |
| 26 Jan 24+36d | Sandown | Hampton Court Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 2½ | 11-8 | 124 | 114C | 144B | Jordan Nailor | 10/3J |
| 21 Dec 23+39d | Exeter | NAF Metazone Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 10-13 | 120 | 105A | 126B | Daryl Jacob | 3/1 | |
| 12 Nov 23+231d | Sandown | Visit Sri Lanka Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 2½ | 11-11 | 120 | 99A | 126B | Caoilin Quinn | 9/2 |
| 26 Mar 23+16d | Exeter | Harcombe Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-12 | 115 | 106B | 136B | Jordan Nailor | 11/4 | |
| 10 Mar 23+29d | Exeter | Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 12 | 11-9 | 115 | 120B | 135B | Jordan Nailor | 13/2 |
| 09 Feb 23+43d | Ffos Las | Vickers.bet Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 2¾ | 11-11 | 114 | 134A | 132A | Jordan Nailor | 33/1 |
| 28 Dec 22+46d | Leicester | Pertemps Network Leicestershire Bronze Fox Handicap Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 11-5 | 119 | — | — | Daryl Jacob | 16/1 |
| 12 Nov 22+525d | Wetherby | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 4¾ | 11-1 | 122 | 100C | 108A | Daryl Jacob | 9/1 |
| 05 Jun 21+45d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Rocking Chair (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | PU/14 | — | 10-10 | — | — | — | Tristan Lemagnen | 18/1 |
| 21 Apr 21 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Wild Monarch (Poulains) (Hurdle) () (3yo C & G unraced over obstacles) (Turf) | 8/15 | 2 | 10-6 | — | — | — | Geoffrey Re | 44/5 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Issam (FR) won?
- Issam (FR) won 6 of 22 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 11 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Issam (FR)?
- Issam (FR) is trained by Tom Symonds, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 February 2026.
- Who is Issam (FR)'s sire?
- Issam (FR) is by Nicaron (GER) out of Venus De Re (FR), whose sire is Network.
- What going does Issam (FR) prefer?
- Issam (FR) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Issam (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 143, from the run on 28 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Issam (FR)'s sire's record?
- Nicaron (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 443 runs since Jan 2008 (73 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Issam (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Venus De Re (FR), Issam (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.