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Horse profile

Little James (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner The Yes No Wait Sorries
by Craigsteel (GB) out of Brymar Lass (IRE) (Homo Sapien)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2016 — 3,855 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 · 5th of 11 Beaten favourite LTO First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Little James (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Leicester (Feb 2016).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 7 Apr 2016 Official rating 89 at the last run, 7 Apr 2016

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 97A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good297A86—
Heavy292B91—
Soft295C95—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m297A94.5—
2m1f – 2m4f295C92.5—
2m5f – 3m295C85—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Craigsteel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+23.2—
Good to Firm1952010.3%+0.2—
Good1,28713610.6%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft535519.5%−0.6—
Soft850799.3%−0.80 from 2
Heavy4855010.3%+0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)38513.2%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f2015%−5.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−6.8—
1m5f – 2m763536.9%−3.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,10211110.1%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,18413111.1%+10 from 2
Over 3m2914515.5%+5.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Brymar Lass (IRE) (Homo Sapien)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Quivvy Waters (IRE)50——
Knightswood (IRE)40——
Irish Toast (IRE)40——
KnightswoodI (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 4 0 0% −4.00
Ryan Hatch 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
07 Apr 16+64d Taunton Eddie And Mary Dunn Memorial Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 6 11-1 8997A Ryan Hatch 4/1F
03 Feb 16+34d Leicester Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 3 11-5 9192B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
2015 · 3 runs
31 Dec 15+30d Warwick Local Parking Security Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 nk 11-6 9490B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
01 Dec 15+22d Southwell Arc Supporting The 2015 Roa Awards Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 32 10-12 —95C Sam Twiston-Davies 33/1
09 Nov 15+410d Southwell Nottinghamshire Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 16 10-9 —95C Ryan Hatch 20/1
2014 · 1 run
25 Sep 14 Perth Best Christmas Parties Are Here Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 18 10-12 —75B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Little James won?
Little James (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2014 and 2016.
Who trained Little James?
Little James (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 7 April 2016.
Who is Little James's sire?
Little James (IRE) is by Craigsteel (GB) out of Brymar Lass (IRE), whose sire is Homo Sapien.
What is Little James's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 7 April 2016. The highest on record is 94.
What is Little James's sire's record?
Craigsteel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.
Who are Little James's siblings?
Out of Brymar Lass (IRE), Little James (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.