Horse profile
Lethal Nymph (GB)
by Lethal Force (IRE) out of Little Nymph (GB) (Emperor Fountain)
48 runs · 16 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 4 courses
Ran 49 days ago · 3rd of 9
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
Lethal Nymph is a gelding with seven wins from 48 starts. He has won on turf and all-weather, with three of those wins at under 6f and four between 6f and 7f. His biggest successes came in two Class 2 handicaps at Ascot in Sep 2022, and he also landed a Class 4 handicap at Newcastle in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 79. He finished third of nine at Beverley in Aug 2026.
Based on 48 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 7–48Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 22 (45.8%)Placed
- −3.87£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 1.10Fair A/E n=48 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 96Highest 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 rating83↓ 13lb off peak
83
78–96
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 120
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 127A | 96.5 | 4 · 109 / 102.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 127A | 107 | 6 · 119 / 107 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 111C | 101.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 119A | 93 | 2 · 98 / 91 |
| Soft | 6 | 120B | 104 | 2 · 120 / 112 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 127A | 100.5 | 13 · 120 / 104 |
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 119A | 98.5 | 2 · 112 / 103 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 48 figures from 48 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 12 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (50%) · 2 wins
- Led 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,263 runs since Jan 2008 (268 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.2% from 356.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 35 | 8 | 22.9% | +12.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 734 | 99 | 13.5% | +2.8 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 800 | 78 | 9.8% | −0.9 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 369 | 34 | 9.2% | −1.5 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 356 | 22 | 6.2% | −4.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 100 | 7 | 7% | −3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,869 | 207 | 11.1% | +0.4 | 3 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 797 | 100 | 12.5% | +1.8 | 3 from 26 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,277 | 247 | 10.8% | +0.1 | 4 from 22 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 345 | 31 | 9% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 133 | 13 | 9.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 50 | 4 | 8% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
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
Little Nymph (GB) (Emperor Fountain)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Little Palaver (GB) (9 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (River Nymph (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Palaver (GB) | 54 | 9 | 5½f–7f | Class 3 |
| Little Choosey (GB) | 84 | 7 | 6f–1m2f | Class 6 |
| River Nymph (GB) | 19 | 4 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| Little Rainbow (GB) | 10 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Little Salamanca (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.25 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −2.25 |
| Class 3 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Class 4 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +10.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.38 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.00 |
| York | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Ascot | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.75 |
| Doncaster | 5 | 2 | 40% | +10.38 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 3 | 12% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 4 | 18% | +0.13 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| Aiden Brookes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Luke Morris | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| John Fahy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +13.75 |
| Jason Hart | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 45 | 7 | 16% | −0.87 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +6.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +13.13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 26+9d | Beverley | Blink And You Miss It Sprint Handicap Stakes Settled off the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - closed late but outpaced by the runner-up | 3/9 | nk | 9-2 | 83 | 120B | 103A | Jason Hart | 3/1J |
| 20 Aug 26+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Knox Hydrate Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - closed in on the front-runner inside the final furlong - got there in a driving finish right on the line | 1/13 | 9-13 | 79 | 105B | 103A | David Nolan | 3/1F | |
| 25 Jul 26+34d | York | Sky Bet "Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe" Handicap Stakes (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) Settled at the back early - driven three furlongs out - made progress and moved right a furlong out - continued on but unable to reach the front-runners to finish eighth | 8/17 | hd | 11-12 | 80 | 84C | 96A | Jonathan Burke | 3/1F |
| 21 Jun 26+8d | Pontefract | Ponte Premiership Points Mean Prizes Handicap Up with the pack and wide throughout - pressed the front rank from 1f out - strongly driven inside the final 110yds - stayed on to claim second close home by a head | 2/9 | hd | 9-7 | 78 | 104A | 97A | P J McDonald | 2/1F |
| 13 Jun 26+21d | York | Fordy Marshall Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on into last furlong - overtaken close home to finish fifth | 5/21 | hd | 9-8 | 79 | 94C | 99A | Jason Hart | 11/2 |
| 23 May 26+9d | York | William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Tracked front group on far rail - urged forward with 2f left - lost place in closing stages to finish eighth | 8/16 | ¾ | 8-11 | 80 | 101C | 86A | Andrew Mullen | 17/2 |
| 14 May 26+13d | York | Lindum York Handicap Held up towards the back on the far flank - pushed along and made progress a furlong out - kept going through the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/21 | ½ | 8-4 | 81 | 109C | 98A | Andrew Mullen | 80/1 |
| 01 May 26+24d | Ascot | Naas Racecourse Handicap Settled in mid-division - pushed along 2f out - no threat to principals | 10/17 | 1 | 9-7 | 83 | 98C | 88A | Colin Keane | 17/2 |
| 07 Apr 26+84d | Pontefract | Ponte Premiership New For 2026 Handicap Close up early - pushed along and made progress over a furlong out - weakened inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/13 | ¾ | 8-7 | 84 | 100C | 86A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Held up in second - driven over 1f out and kept on - unable to peg back the winner to finish a length and a quarter adrift | 2/5 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 84 | 106C | 90B | P J McDonald | 6/4F |
| 22 Dec 25+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Tracked leading group - urged forward with two furlongs left - driven but unable to quicken final furlong - finished third beaten 2 lengths | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 85 | 112A | 95A | Billy Loughnane | 15/2 |
| 09 Dec 25+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Sat close to the front group down the middle - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong - finished 8th beaten 3.5 lengths | 8/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | 85 | 98A | 77A | P J McDonald | 3/1F |
| 20 Nov 25+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Held up towards the back - driven up to make progress two out then had to bide time for room - shaken up final furlong and finished strongly - just failed to get to the front runners | 3/10 | nk | 8-12 | 84 | 108A | 91A | Warren Fentiman | 10/3F |
| 06 Nov 25+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Sat behind the front group early - pushed to challenge inside final furlong to hit the front - drove clear to the line | 1/8 | 9-5 | 80 | 119A | 92A | P J McDonald | 4/1 | |
| 20 Oct 25+23d | Pontefract | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Sat behind pace-setters early - pushed along with 2f left - moved up wide to loom close approaching the last furlong - edged clear of but held on for second not getting near the winner | 2/12 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 80 | 104A | 97A | P J McDonald | 15/2 |
| 27 Sep 25+13d | Haydock | Ambassador Cruise Line Handicap Held wide station just off the pace - urged into contention around halfway - lost touch and dropped away inside the last two furlongs to finish seventh | 7/10 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 80 | 97A | 64A | James Sullivan | 14/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+122d | Doncaster | Land Of Lights Festival At Gulliver's Handicap Sat close to the front early - urged forward passing the furlong marker - edged ahead close home - held on to score | 1/16 | 9-12 | 78 | 80C | 100A | P J McDonald | 12/1 | |
| 15 May 25+12d | York | Lindum York Handicap Made early running on the far portion of the field - among the pace-setters early on - lost the advantage inside the final two furlongs - pushed along and dropped away in the last furlong - finished well held in 15th | 15/17 | 3¾ | 7-13 | 79 | 71C | 45A | Warren Fentiman | 25/1 |
| 03 May 25+3d | Thirsk | Ladbrokes 'Boost Your Bet Builder' Sprint Handicap Handy early - edged in front briefly 3f out before giving up the advantage 2f out - faded into 12th | 12/13 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 80 | 63C | 54A | Oisin Orr | 3/1F |
| 30 Apr 25+20d | Pontefract | Welcome Racing TV Members Handicap Held a midfield position early - asked for effort approaching 2f out and gained ground inside final furlong - stayed on well but couldn't match winner's finishing speed | 2/9 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 80 | 127A | 100A | P J McDonald | 5/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along a furlong out then overtaken close home - held on for third without finding more | 3/13 | ¾ | 9-0 | 80 | 107B | 87A | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| 12 Mar 25+242d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Settled towards the back - urged forward off the tempo with 2f left - stayed on in the closing stages - finished 6th beaten 4½ lengths | 6/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 83 | 98A | 77A | Dougie Costello | 22/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+13d | Ascot | A1R Services Heritage Handicap | 15/17 | 1½ | 8-8 | 84 | 93C | 71A | Aiden Brookes | 12/1 |
| 30 Jun 24+14d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/16 | ½ | 8-7 | 84 | 92C | 88A | Joe Fanning | 5/1 |
| 16 Jun 24+15d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap | 2/16 | 1 | 8-12 | 82 | 111C | 101A | Joe Fanning | 9/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+7d | Epsom Downs | Aston Martin 'Dash' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 8/14 | ½ | 7-11 | 82 | 78C | 77A | Aiden Brookes | 9/1 |
| 25 May 24+10d | York | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap | 2/12 | 2¼ | 7-12 | 82 | 103A | 92A | Aiden Brookes | 14/1 |
| 15 May 24+18d | York | Churchill Tyres Handicap | 16/21 | 2½ | 8-7 | 85 | 73C | 58C | Luke Morris | 28/1 |
| 27 Apr 24+11d | Doncaster | Park Lodge Hot Shots Handicap | 5/16 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 87 | 104C | 99A | Joe Fanning | 11/2 |
| 16 Apr 24+32d | Newmarket | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap | 12/14 | 1 | 9-3 | 89 | 99C | 73A | Luke Morris | 14/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 8-7 | 89 | 127A | 98A | Rowan Scott | 66/1 |
| 20 Feb 24+137d | Newcastle (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 7/8 | 2½ | 9-10 | 91 | 91A | 66A | Luke Morris | 25/1 |
| 06 Oct 23+21d | Ascot | Ascot Iron Stand Membership Handicap | 5/16 | nk | 9-2 | 92 | 103C | 92A | Richard Kingscote | 9/2 |
| 15 Sep 23+27d | Doncaster | Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap | 2/12 | 1½ | 9-0 | 91 | 108A | 105A | Richard Kingscote | 25/1 |
| 19 Aug 23+12d | Newbury | Heart Bingo Summer Sizzler Handicap | 11/11 | 2½ | 9-7 | 93 | 77C | 64C | Rossa Ryan | 28/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+35d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Final Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-12 | 94 | 105C | 89A | Rossa Ryan | 11/1 |
| 03 Jul 23+18d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap | 2/8 | 1½ | 9-12 | 93 | 119A | 96A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 |
| 15 Jun 23+24d | Nottingham | Thank You Richard Pilkington Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 9-9 | 95 | 105A | 84A | Adam Kirby | 18/5 |
| 22 May 23+226d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Qualifier Handicap | 6/9 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 96 | 94A | 86A | Adam Kirby | 10/3J |
| 08 Oct 22+8d | York | Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 16/19 | nk | 9-3 | 96 | 90C | 70A | John Fahy | 15/2 |
| 30 Sep 22+27d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro Handicap | 1/8 | 8-10 | 89 | 89B | 102A | John Fahy | 11/4F | |
| 03 Sep 22+30d | Ascot | Fever-Tree Handicap | 1/9 | 8-10 | 86 | 110A | 90A | John Fahy | 12/1 | |
| 04 Aug 22+34d | Doncaster | William Hill Play Responsibly Racing League Race Four (Handicap) | 7/13 | ¾ | 9-9 | 87 | 83C | 84A | Adam Kirby | 10/3 |
| 01 Jul 22+20d | Sandown | Jameson Lamb Half Century Classic Handicap | 4/7 | nk | 9-7 | 87 | 62A | 87A | Adam Kirby | 5/1 |
| 11 Jun 22+16d | Sandown | Coral Proud Supporter Of British Racing Handicap | 3/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 87 | 54A | 90A | Adam Kirby | 11/2 |
| 26 May 22+34d | Haydock | Betfred Good Luck To Huddersfield Giants Handicap | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-11 | 87 | 106A | 97A | Adam Kirby | 4/5F |
| 22 Apr 22+20d | Doncaster | Download The At The Races App Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 9-6 | — | 93A | 99A | Adam Kirby | 11/8 | |
| 02 Apr 22 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 111A | 88A | Hector Crouch | 2/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lethal Nymph (GB) won?
- Lethal Nymph (GB) won 7 of 48 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 22 times in total (45.8% of starts).
- Who trains Lethal Nymph (GB)?
- Lethal Nymph (GB) is trained by Paul Midgley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 August 2026.
- Who is Lethal Nymph (GB)'s sire?
- Lethal Nymph (GB) is by Lethal Force (IRE) out of Little Nymph (GB), whose sire is Emperor Fountain.
- What going does Lethal Nymph (GB) prefer?
- Lethal Nymph (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lethal Nymph (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 29 August 2026. The highest on record is 96.
- What is Lethal Nymph (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lethal Force (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,263 runs since Jan 2008 (268 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.2% from 356.
- Who are Lethal Nymph (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Little Nymph (GB), Lethal Nymph (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Little Palaver (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (River Nymph (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.