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Horse profile

Little Lu (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer Alan Swinbank · Last owner Andrew Sparks
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Tales of Wisdom (GB) (Rousillon)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Apr 2010 — 6,020 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 7 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Little Lu (IRE) is 7 from 19. Hasn't won since Jul 2009. 3 of 4 starts at Market Rasen have ended in wins. Last raced off 115, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 18lb off peak
115 104–133

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 115B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 5 Jul 2009 Official rating 115 at the last run, 28 Apr 2010

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 18 figures · best 130A · median 113.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm9130A114—
Good6127A113—
Good to Soft2108A106—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10127A117.5—
1m5f – 2m8130A109.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.65 from 9
Good2,4992489.9%−1.31 from 7
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.20 from 2
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.71 from 1
Heavy6567811.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+1—
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.62 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.65 from 10
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−50 from 1
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tales of Wisdom (GB) (Rousillon)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tales Of Bounty (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Tales Of Bounty (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tales Of Bounty (IRE)213mClass 6
Beady (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 9 5 56% +0.98
Good 7 1 14% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +4.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 3 43% +0.03
Class 3 6 2 33% +4.50
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 2 100% +0.95
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 4 3 75% +9.75
Sedgefield 4 1 25% −1.62
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% −0.27
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% −0.78
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +0.40
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 5 50% +7.53
1m5f – 2m 8 2 25% −5.05
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 15 5 33% +2.53
Tony Dobbin 2 1 50% −0.27
Barry Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Doyle 1 1 100% +0.22

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 6 1 17% −2.75
2008 8 4 50% +6.28
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 2 2 100% +0.95

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 4 36% +3.28
Chase 4 1 25% −0.75
NH Flat 4 2 50% −1.05

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
28 Apr 10+54d Kelso John N. Dunn Group Ltd/sol2o Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-13 115— Brian Hughes 18/1
05 Mar 10+230d Doncaster Sportingbet.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 11 11-12 120102C Brian Hughes 25/1
18 Jul 09+13d Market Rasen Totesport Home Of Pool Betting Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 30 11-12 12094C Brian Hughes 4/1
05 Jul 09+33d Market Rasen Don Noble Bookmaker Gives Guaranteed Odds Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 10-7 120115B Brian Hughes 9/4
02 Jun 09+13d Sedgefield Mitie Property Services Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 4 10-5 120101A Barry Keniry 3/1
20 May 09+27d Sedgefield Oakley Mitsubishi Main Dealer In West Auckland Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 10-7 128108A Brian Hughes 7/2
23 Apr 09+19d Uttoxeter Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 2 11-9 130115A Brian Hughes 13/2
04 Apr 09+231d Aintree John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle Grade 2 Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 7/17 3¾ 10-10 130104C Brian Hughes 33/1
16 Aug 08+13d Bangor-on-Dee corbettsports.com Dee Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 2 11-0 133113A Brian Hughes 4/1
03 Aug 08+15d Market Rasen Embers Bathroom Design Supply & Installation Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-11 125127A Brian Hughes 4/1
19 Jul 08+35d Market Rasen Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-3 125126A Brian Hughes 9/2
14 Jun 08+24d Hexham St Martin's Care Ltd Mares Only Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 3½ 11-10 119130A Brian Hughes 2/5F
21 May 08+13d Sedgefield Oakley For Mitsubishi West Auckland Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 130121B Brian Hughes 11/8J
08 May 08+17d Wetherby Peopleco 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 10-7 130111A Brian Hughes 2/5F
21 Apr 08+17d Sedgefield toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1 10-2 130120A Brian Hughes 10/3F
04 Apr 08+161d Aintree John Smith's Mares Only Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 20 ran 9/20 ½ 11-4 104123A Brian Hughes 16/1
26 Oct 07+458d Fakenham Norfolk Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 8 11-5 —106C Tony Dobbin 8/13F
25 Jul 06+23d Bangor-on-Dee Westlife & Van Morrison Chester Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 —104C Tom Doyle 2/9F
02 Jul 06 Uttoxeter BGC Ltd Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 10-5 —114C Tony Dobbin 8/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Little Lu (IRE) won?
Little Lu (IRE) won 7 of 19 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 36.8%. Placed 11 times in total (57.9% of starts).
Who trained Little Lu (IRE)?
Little Lu (IRE) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 28 April 2010.
Who is Little Lu (IRE)'s sire?
Little Lu (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Tales of Wisdom (GB), whose sire is Rousillon.
What going does Little Lu (IRE) prefer?
Little Lu (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 5 wins from 9 starts (55.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Little Lu (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 28 April 2010. The highest on record is 133.
What is Little Lu (IRE)'s sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Little Lu (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tales of Wisdom (GB), Little Lu (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tales Of Bounty (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Tales Of Bounty (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2006. 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.