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Horse profile

Ivor Novello (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer Alan Swinbank · Last owner Panther Racing Ltd
by Noverre (USA) out of Pearly Brooks (GB) (Efisio)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2009 — 6,386 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 5th of 18 Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile

Ivor Novello (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Catterick (Apr 2009).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 11 May 2009 Official rating 53 at the last run, 11 May 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 61A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm250A43.5—
Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f455C43.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

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
Noverre (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,831 runs since Jan 2008 (235 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 803. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 407.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm521223.1%+12.40 from 1
Good to Firm80311013.7%+30 from 2
Good863859.8%−0.9—
Good to Soft3283310.1%−0.6—
Soft407286.9%−3.8—
Heavy138107.2%−3.50 from 1
Standard (AW)1,24013110.6%−0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2783311.9%+1.2—
6f – 7f1,48617711.9%+1.20 from 4
1m – 1m1f8278610.4%−0.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f640629.7%−1—
1m5f – 2m360308.3%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f157138.3%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m76810.5%−0.2—
Over 3m700%−10.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pearly Brooks (GB) (Efisio)

12 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Fine 'n Dandy (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Fine 'n Dandy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fine 'n Dandy (IRE)3045fClass 3
Yolo Star (IRE)625f—
Classic Voice (IRE)1821mClass 5
Aughcarra (IRE)3812mClass 5
Miss Moneypenny (IRE)515fClass 5
Sustained (IRE)917fClass 5
Pearl's Azinger (IRE)315fClass 5
Kisses Of Fire (IRE)1417f—
Plum Run (IRE)70——
Shadhavar (IRE)40——
Tanksalot (IRE)100——
Crannog Cross (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Winston 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Kerrin McEvoy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
11 May 09+19d Redcar Boddingtons Redcar Straight-Mile Championship Handicap (Qualifier) Class 6 · 1m · Firm · 18 ran 5/18 1 8-11 5361A Paul Hanagan 25/1
22 Apr 09+21d Kempton (AW) Digibet.com Classified Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 9-0 5326C Robert Winston 7/1
01 Apr 09+256d Catterick Toytop Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 8-13 5350A P J McDonald 6/1
2008 · 2 runs
19 Jul 08+34d Haydock J.J. McLaughlin E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 11 ran 9/11 1¼ 9-3 —55C Robert Winston 25/1
15 Jun 08 Doncaster Sovereign Healthcare Heartbeat Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 2 9-3 —37C Kerrin McEvoy 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ivor Novello won?
Ivor Novello (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained Ivor Novello?
Ivor Novello (IRE) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 11 May 2009.
Who is Ivor Novello's sire?
Ivor Novello (IRE) is by Noverre (USA) out of Pearly Brooks (GB), whose sire is Efisio.
What is Ivor Novello's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 11 May 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ivor Novello's sire's record?
Noverre (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,831 runs since Jan 2008 (235 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 803. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 407.
Who are Ivor Novello's siblings?
Out of Pearly Brooks (GB), Ivor Novello (IRE) has 12 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Fine 'n Dandy (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Fine 'n Dandy (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.