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Horse profile

Kick Up A Storm (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Mrs Helen Moger
by Shantou (USA) out of Erins Stage (IRE) (King's Theatre)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Exeter & Wincanton Last run 28 Oct 2026 · 4th of 5 Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Kick Up A Storm (IRE) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Nov 2024. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 117.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating117At career-high mark
117 92–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 19 Apr 2024

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 10 figures · best 121B · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5121B118—
Good to Soft4112A731 run · —
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5121B118—
Over 3m2101B771 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f283C69—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 18 Nov 2024 Official rating 117 at the last run, 28 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 134A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5134A129—
Good to Soft4116B1031 run · —
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5134A129—
Over 3m2116B108.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f295C93—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Nov 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 4 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.70 from 1
Good2,29231113.6%03 from 7
Good to Soft1,43317612.3%−1.30 from 4
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.3—
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.3—
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03127613.6%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,71237813.9%+0.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,34233414.3%+0.73 from 6
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.80 from 3

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

Dam
Erins Stage (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Erins Benefit (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Erins Benefit (IRE)1412m½f—
China Flower (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 3 43% +14.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −4.50
Class 5 3 2 67% +15.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 2 100% +12.50
Wincanton 2 1 50% +4.50
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 3 50% +15.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 6 1 17% +0.50
Lorcan Williams 3 1 33% +9.00
Freddie Gingell 2 1 50% +0.50
Mr Billy Broomfield 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 7 3 43% +14.00
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 6 3 50% +15.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 3 33% +12.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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
2026 · 1 run
28 Oct 26+518d Newton Abbot Sky Sports Racing Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 5 ran In mid-division early on - dropped back at the 10th - crept closer wide 3 out - left behind before 2 out and soon tired to finish 4th 4/5 2¾ 12-0 11753C116B Freddie Gingell 7/1
2025 · 1 run
28 May 25+180d Newton Abbot Investment Manager Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m2f · Good · 5 ran Jumped poorly throughout - towards the rear from the off - serious error at the 4th cost several lengths - improved to mid-division by the 7th - another jumping lapse at the 15th saw momentum collapse - pulled up before the following fence PU/5 — 11-4 117—— Harry Cobden 9/4F
2024 · 6 runs
29 Nov 24+11d Doncaster Ice Cream Direct Members 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards midfield on the outer - lost touch and slipped through the pack by the 8th - took no real part thereafter - well held in 8th 8/9 hd 12-0 11091C103C Mr Billy Broomfield 11/2
18 Nov 24+32d Exeter DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 5 ran Tracked front pair from outside - level with rival 3 out - scrambled over the second-last under pressure - went on approaching final fence and kept finding more to the line 1/5 11-11 110118C133B Freddie Gingell 6/4F
17 Oct 24+88d Wincanton Fitzdares Three Mile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Good · 11 ran Wide early holding tab on pace - moved into second before two out - pressed the front-runner at the last - took over on the run-in and kept finding under pressure to score 1/11 12-0 105119A134A Harry Cobden 11/2
21 Jul 24+69d Stratford Hiorns Hats Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-13 105—— Harry Cobden 5/2J
13 May 24+24d Hereford Get Free Bets At planetsportbet Rewards Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 hd 11-2 103101B101B Harry Cobden 5/6F
19 Apr 24+155d Exeter Henrys Bar Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 92121B129A Lorcan Williams 11/1
2023 · 3 runs
16 Nov 23+10d Taunton Age UK Somerset 75th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 34 11-4 —55C91C Lorcan Williams 20/1
06 Nov 23+25d Hereford NAF Racing Best Turned Out League 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 6 11-4 —83C95C Lorcan Williams 12/1
12 Oct 23+341d Worcester UKO Serviced Offices Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 28 11-0 —112A103B Harry Cobden 12/1
2022 · 1 run
05 Nov 22 Wincanton Wincanton Racecourse Supporting RacingWithPride Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 3 11-0 —111C81C Harry Cobden 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Kick Up A Storm won?
Kick Up A Storm (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Kick Up A Storm?
Kick Up A Storm (IRE) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 October 2026.
Who is Kick Up A Storm's sire?
Kick Up A Storm (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Erins Stage (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Kick Up A Storm prefer?
Kick Up A Storm (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kick Up A Storm's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 28 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Kick Up A Storm's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Kick Up A Storm's siblings?
Out of Erins Stage (IRE), Kick Up A Storm (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Erins Benefit (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.