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Horse profile

It Sure Is (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2021) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Mrs J Donnelly
by Shirocco (GER) out of Stay At Home Mum (IRE) (Presenting)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jan 2021 — 2,117 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2021 · 8th of 9 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

It Sure Is (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Newbury (Nov 2019).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newbury, 29 Nov 2019

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 4 figures · best 99C · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m399C69—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 108C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 28 Feb 2020 Official rating 125 at the last run, 9 Jan 2021

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 5 figures · best 128A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft2108C103—
Good1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3118A101—
2m1f – 2m4f2128A118—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,73731611.5%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft1,80921812.1%+0.90 from 1
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 2
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69928410.5%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2,68931611.8%+0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,66622313.4%+2.20 from 3
Over 3m4054511.1%−0.1—

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
Stay At Home Mum (IRE) (Presenting)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wonder Of The Seas (IRE)120——
Glorious Isolation (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 4 0 0% −4.00
Jeremiah McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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
2021 · 1 run
09 Jan 21+65d Kempton Play Ladbrokes 1-2-Free On Football Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 13 11-2 12559C98C Nico de Boinville 6/1
2020 · 2 runs
05 Nov 20+251d Newbury Pertemps Network Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 18 11-5 12569C101B Nico de Boinville 4/1
28 Feb 20+70d Newbury West Berkshire Mencap 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 3 10-12 126—108C Nico de Boinville 11/8F
2019 · 2 runs
20 Dec 19+21d Ascot eventmasters.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 1 11-0 —99C118A Nico de Boinville 4/5F
29 Nov 19 Newbury Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2 10-12 —88A128A Jeremiah McGrath 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has It Sure Is won?
It Sure Is (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2019 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained It Sure Is?
It Sure Is (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 9 January 2021.
Who is It Sure Is's sire?
It Sure Is (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Stay At Home Mum (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is It Sure Is's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 9 January 2021. The highest on record is 126.
What is It Sure Is's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are It Sure Is's siblings?
Out of Stay At Home Mum (IRE), It Sure Is (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2019. 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.