Its A Ginger Thing (IRE)
Its A Ginger Thing is a colt by Space Blues out of a Helmet mare who has yet to win from five starts. He ran four times over 6f to 7f on good to firm ground and once over an extended 5f on the all-weather. His last run, at Newbury in Aug 2026, saw him finish 11 of 14 in a Class 5 nursery off an official rating of 59. He has reached a highest ever mark of 63.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 15dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 70
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 77C | 70.5 | 4 runs · 77 / 70.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 77C | 70.5 | 4 runs · 77 / 70.5 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 722 runs since Jan 2008 (130 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16% from 169.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 169 | 27 | 16% | +3.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 159 | 21 | 13.2% | +0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 78 | 11 | 14.1% | +1.5 | — |
| Soft | 87 | 6 | 6.9% | −5.7 | — |
| Heavy | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | −3.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 208 | 24 | 11.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 45 | 5 | 11.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 369 | 48 | 13% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 193 | 21 | 10.9% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 107 | 16 | 15% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Boyne Lady (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Boyne Lady (IRE)).
Family form: Storzando (IRE) finished 2nd of 19 at Curragh (IRE), 15 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyne Lady (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Storzando (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Marsh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Aug 26+21d | Newbury | Pump Technology Nursery Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - lost touch from 3f out - well held at the line | 11/14 | nk | 8-7 | 59 | 77C | 51A | Saffie Osborne | 33/1 |
| 05 Aug 26+11d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Nursery Handicap Stakes Asked for effort early settling midfield - urged into contention 4f out - lost ground inside final furlong - finished seventh | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-6 | 63 | 65A | 63A | Finley Marsh | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+16d | Lingfield | Rjb Agri EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) racing towards the back throughout | 5/7 | 3¼ | 9-7 | — | 57A | 59A | Finley Marsh | 18/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+10d | Newbury | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Raced at the back of the field throughout | 15/18 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 71C | 60A | Finley Marsh | 33/1 |
| 29 Jun 26 | Windsor | Catalyst Finance British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Dwelt at the break - settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on late finishing 8th | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 70A | 59A | Finley Marsh | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Its A Ginger Thing won?
- Its A Ginger Thing (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Its A Ginger Thing?
- Its A Ginger Thing (IRE) is trained by Richard Hughes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 August 2026.
- Who is Its A Ginger Thing's sire?
- Its A Ginger Thing (IRE) is by Space Blues (IRE) out of Cloche (GB), whose sire is Helmet.
- What is Its A Ginger Thing's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 26 August 2026. The highest on record is 63.
- What is Its A Ginger Thing's sire's record?
- Space Blues (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 722 runs since Jan 2008 (130 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16% from 169.
- Who are Its A Ginger Thing's siblings?
- Out of Cloche (GB), Its A Ginger Thing (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Boyne Lady (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Boyne Lady (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.