Horse profile
Knicks (IRE)
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Katla (IRE) (Majestic Missile)
37 runs · 16 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Chester & Nottingham
Ran 13 days ago · 4th of 12
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
Knicks is a gelding who has won two of 37 starts, both in handicaps on turf. He won a Class 2 nursery at Nottingham over 6f to 7f on soft ground in Sep 2023 and a Class 3 handicap at Chester under 6f on good ground in May 2024. Typically held up, he finished fourth of 12 at Pontefract in Oct 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 60, 16lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 2–37Wins / Runs
- 5.4%Strike rate
- 13 (35.1%)Placed
- −21.50£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.42Fair A/E n=37 · 0.36 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 34dAvg 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 rating60↓ 16lb off peak
60
60–76
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 134A | 94 | 8 · 105 / 96.5 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 127A | 82 | 3 · 99 / 82 |
| Soft | 6 | 108C | 81.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 68A | 64 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 92C | 84 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 25 | 127A | 92 | 10 · 105 / 93 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 134A | 76 | 2 · 99 / 87.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 37 runs · as at 13 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 12 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (67%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,815 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 4,529 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 2,757 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 790 | 76 | 9.6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,864 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,048 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | 1 from 25 |
| 6f – 7f | 9,828 | 1,178 | 12% | +0.1 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,501 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,139 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 360 | 33 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mount Ruapehu (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mr Excellency (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ruapehu (IRE) | 54 | 6 | 5f–6f | Class 6 |
| Mr Excellency (IRE) | 11 | 5 | 7f–1m2½f | Class 3 |
| Sappho (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Strange Times (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Catamaran (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Limalima (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 1 | 6% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chester | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Musselburgh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −13.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna Mason | 15 | 1 | 7% | −3.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Lewis Chalkley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Gray | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Laura Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +3.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+18d | Pontefract | Constant Security Services Handicap Stakes Missed the break - held up at the back of the field - made ground from over 1f out - snatched fourth inside final 110yds and stayed on to the line | 4/12 | nk | 9-4 | 60 | 94A | 84A | Joanna Mason | 9/2 |
| 17 Sep 26+9d | Ayr | Brandinghub For Signs & Graphics Handicap Stakes Missed the break - fought for control early travelling on the near rail - settled at the back - moved right and pushed along a furlong out - stayed on without threatening - finished 13th | 13/20 | nk | 9-4 | 62 | 82C | 69A | Billy Garritty | 11/1 |
| 08 Sep 26+45d | Leicester | Dale Hall And Hickman Associates Handicap Stakes Pulled hard early - settled in the pack - found running room tight past the 2f marker - eased right and driven into the last furlong before finishing third one length back | 3/11 | nk | 9-9 | 62 | 76A | 90A | Joanna Mason | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+14d | Chester | Family Fun Day On 2nd August Handicap Stakes Slow to begin and conceded considerable ground at the start - made progress over 1f out - stayed on for a creditable effort given the interrupted start | 7/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 62 | 83A | 69A | Shane Gray | 4/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+12d | Chester | John Smith's Handicap Held up in mid-division - advanced into contention 2f out - shifted off the rail and driven for effort approaching the final furlong - up to second and found more close home | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 62 | 89A | 83A | Laura Pearson | 6/1 |
| 29 Jun 26+13d | Pontefract | Pontefract Ladies Day Wednesday 5th August Handicap Settled in the pack early - found room and ran on inside the final furlong - squeezed for space briefly then pushed on once free - finished fourth keeping on to the line | 4/8 | hd | 9-8 | 62 | 100A | 77A | Joanna Mason | 4/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+8d | Thirsk | Next Meeting Wednesday 1st July - Book Now Handicap Bumped at the break - fought for control early - settled midpack - eased right two out - pressed for effort - stayed on inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 62 | 92B | 77A | Joanna Mason | 11/4F |
| 08 Jun 26+17d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - made progress two out - pushed along a furlong out - kept going strongly to close late for third | 3/7 | shd | 9-13 | 62 | 99B | 89A | Lewis Chalkley | 9/4F |
| 22 May 26+23d | Pontefract | FBS Chartered Accountants Handicap Set the pace early - driven to keep advantage before being overtaken inside final furlong - dropped away close home - finished 5th beaten 5 lengths | 5/10 | 1½ | 8-5 | 64 | 99B | 74A | Lewis Chalkley | 15/2 |
| 29 Apr 26+11d | Musselburgh | Hibernian Community Foundation Handicap Knocked at the break - settled midpack - pushed along with 2f left - bumped a touch entering the final furlong then quickly lost ground | 7/8 | ½ | 8-9 | 66 | 105A | 70A | Joanna Mason | 4/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+172d | Thirsk | Nick Simpson Cannot Be 60 Handicap Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on nearing the finish - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/18 | nse | 9-1 | 67 | 99C | 88A | Billy Garritty | 9/1 |
| 28 Oct 25+11d | Catterick | Champions Full Gallop On ITV Handicap Sluggish start - settled midpack then eased left and pushed along inside final furlong - lost ground quickly after and beaten home | 9/10 | 3¾ | 8-7 | 68 | 76A | 50A | Lewis Chalkley | 14/1 |
| 17 Oct 25+26d | Haydock | BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap Settled in the pack - driven and finished well from the final furlong - grabbed 3rd late but lacked the speed to get further involved | 3/10 | 1 | 9-3 | 68 | 89A | 83A | Clifford Lee | 13/2 |
| 21 Sep 25+7d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap (Div 2) Held a forward spot early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away fast inside the final furlong - well held in 14th | 14/14 | 4½ | 9-6 | 69 | 60C | 40C | Billy Garritty | 15/2 |
| 14 Sep 25+20d | Musselburgh | Dropkicks Honky Tonk Handicap Fought for control early - sat close to the pace-setter - went in front over 2f out - pushed along and overtaken with a furlong left then unable to find more in the closing stages | 3/9 | shd | 9-6 | 69 | 127A | 88A | Joanna Mason | 9/2 |
| 25 Aug 25+15d | Ripon | Queen Mary's Her Best Day Every Day Handicap Settled midfield on the outer - pushed along and made progress a furlong out - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/11 | ½ | 10-0 | 71 | 100A | 85A | Billy Garritty | 7/1 |
| 10 Aug 25+15d | Haydock | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Held up towards the back of the far flank - driven from 2f out - unable to land a blow and finished 9th | 9/13 | nse | 8-13 | 72 | 92C | 64A | Billy Garritty | 11/2F |
| 26 Jul 25+19d | Chester | Halliwell Jones Handicap (Div 1) Held a forward spot wide - fighting for its head early - level with rival past the furlong marker - pushed into the front - battled on but caught right on the line | 2/7 | hd | 9-12 | 70 | 94A | 92A | Joanna Mason | 11/4 |
| 07 Jul 25+79d | Ayr | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Handicap (Div 2) Fought for control early - sat just behind the pace - pushed along and lost ground in the closing stages - finished fifth beaten 2¾ lengths | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 72 | 119A | 82A | Billy Garritty | 12/1 |
| 19 Apr 25+6d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Handicap Settled just off the front group - pushed along and closed to challenge for the advantage inside the final furlong - overtaken and weakened near the line to finish 5th beaten 2 lengths | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 70 | 95A | 83A | Joanna Mason | 6/1 |
| 13 Apr 25+14d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Up with the pace - roused and moving forward over 1f out - gained the lead over 110 yards out - stuck on before collared in the final strides to go down by a short head | 2/14 | shd | 9-1 | 70 | 92C | 102A | Joanna Mason | 15/2 |
| 30 Mar 25+152d | Doncaster | William Hill Betting Done Properly Handicap Held up at the back - urged forward with over a furlong to run - hampered for room late - kept on to finish 8th beaten 3 lengths | 8/17 | ½ | 9-8 | 71 | 89C | 88A | Joanna Mason | 9/1 |
| 29 Oct 24+5d | Catterick | Jumps Free Trial At racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Held up towards the back - driven up 2f out but found little - dropped away in the final furlong - finished seventh | 7/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 72 | 62A | 67A | Joanna Mason | 13/2 |
| 24 Oct 24+23d | Nottingham | Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Held a midfield spot early - urged forward with two furlongs left - responded to find late gears and grabbed 3rd - never able to reach the leading two | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 72 | 100A | 88A | Joanna Mason | 8/1 |
| 01 Oct 24+11d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Settled at the back early - moved right and closed with purpose inside the final furlong - closing best of all at the line | 3/9 | nk | 9-4 | 72 | 134A | 82A | Joanna Mason | 40/1 |
| 20 Sep 24+22d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap Settled towards the back on the near flank early - stayed off the pace throughout - couldn't land a blow in the finish | 21/24 | nse | 9-8 | 75 | 102C | 68A | Joanna Mason | 66/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+47d | Carlisle | Northern Security Handicap Held up towards the back - improved into contention 3f out - lost momentum inside final 2f and dropped away tamely | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 75 | 73A | 38A | Shane Gray | 20/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+42d | Chester | Horse PWR Handicap | 10/10 | 3¼ | 9-0 | 76 | 66B | 56A | Jason Watson | 9/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+24d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 3YO 'Dash' Handicap | 16/19 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 76 | 30C | 40C | David Probert | 20/1 |
| 08 May 24+35d | Chester | tote.co.uk Saddle-Up For More Than Racing Handicap | 1/8 | 8-8 | 73 | 89A | 78A | Joanna Mason | 11/1 | |
| 03 Apr 24+190d | Catterick | Racingtv.Com Handicap | 2/10 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 73 | 76A | 99A | Billy Garritty | 7/2J |
| 26 Sep 23+13d | Nottingham | Grassroots Series Final Nursery | 1/10 | 8-12 | 69 | 87A | 95A | William Buick | 5/2F | |
| 13 Sep 23+15d | Carlisle | Celebrating Andy Morrison's Early Retirement Nursery | 3/10 | nk | 9-3 | 68 | 74B | 88A | Rowan Scott | 4/1J |
| 29 Aug 23+29d | Newbury | Play The BetVictor Predictor Nursery | 8/12 | 3 | 9-4 | 70 | 68B | 62A | Kevin Stott | 15/2 |
| 31 Jul 23+35d | Ayr | EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 2¼ | 9-4 | — | 108C | 93B | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 6/1 |
| 26 Jun 23+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 68A | 53A | Clifford Lee | 7/2 |
| 07 Jun 23 | Ripon | British EBF 40th Anniversary Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 76A | 63A | Sam James | 11/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Knicks (IRE) won?
- Knicks (IRE) won 2 of 37 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.4%. Placed 13 times in total (35.1% of starts).
- Who trains Knicks (IRE)?
- Knicks (IRE) is trained by Michael & David Easterby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Knicks (IRE)'s sire?
- Knicks (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Katla (IRE), whose sire is Majestic Missile.
- What going does Knicks (IRE) prefer?
- Knicks (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Knicks (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Knicks (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,815 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Knicks (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Katla (IRE), Knicks (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mount Ruapehu (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mr Excellency (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.