Horse profile
Little Palaver (GB)
by Showcasing (GB) out of Little Nymph (GB) (Emperor Fountain)
54 runs · 15 courses · from May 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Dec 2021 — 1,781 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 · 9th of 10
9 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Little Palaver won nine of 54 starts between May 2014 and Dec 2021. He gained four wins at Kempton over 6f to 7f on standard going, all in handicaps, and added turf successes at Bath, Windsor, Salisbury and Lingfield. The gelding, who was aged 9 at his last run in Dec 2021, finished 9 of 10 in a Class 5 handicap at Kempton that day. He last won in Jul 2020.
Based on 54 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 9–54Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 21 (38.9%)Placed
- +35.88£1 level staken=54 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=53 · 1.35 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 489 d
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 rating72↓ 20lb off peak
72
70–92
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 114A | 95.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 107A | 90.5 | — |
| Good | 6 | 101C | 95 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 114A | 94.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 97A | 89 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 33 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,640 runs since Apr 2014 (998 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,912 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 3 from 12 |
| Good | 2,277 | 232 | 10.2% | 0 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 1,141 | 116 | 10.2% | 0 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,275 | 133 | 10.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 330 | 29 | 8.8% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,613 | 475 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 5 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,288 | 271 | 11.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,919 | 634 | 10.7% | +0.5 | 8 from 50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,180 | 189 | 8.7% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 893 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 219 | 15 | 6.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 5 Nov 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 Lethal Nymph (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Lethal Nymph (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lethal Nymph (GB) | 48 | 7 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 5 | 24% | +38.88 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 3 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 25 | 5 | 20% | +36.38 |
| Class 3 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +7.50 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 17 | 4 | 24% | +38.38 |
| Windsor | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Salisbury | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 8 | 16% | +33.88 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Glass | 17 | 3 | 18% | +16.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 13 | 3 | 23% | +8.50 |
| Ryan Tate | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.38 |
| Imogen Carter | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Deon Le Roux | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gerald Mosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 5 | 17% | +0.88 |
| Cheekpieces | 22 | 4 | 18% | +37.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +16.00 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.50 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 21+37d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap | 9/10 | ½ | 8-11 | 72 | 90A | 55A | Deon Le Roux | 25/1 |
| 12 Nov 21+489d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap | 9/12 | 2 | 8-11 | 73 | 93A | 63A | Deon Le Roux | 50/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Jul 20+10d | Salisbury | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 8/12 | 3½ | 9-1 | 76 | 98A | 59A | Imogen Carter | 25/1 |
| 01 Jul 20+161d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 1/8 | 9-1 | 73 | 91A | 87A | Imogen Carter | 25/1 | |
| 22 Jan 20+48d | Kempton (AW) | 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Handicap | 11/11 | 1½ | 9-0 | 74 | 77A | 48A | Amelia Glass | 20/1 |
| 2019 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 19+51d | Kempton (AW) | racingtv.com Handicap | 6/8 | ½ | 8-10 | 74 | 80A | 69A | Imogen Carter | 6/1 |
| 15 Oct 19+34d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap (Div 2) | 1/12 | 8-10 | 71 | 105A | 81A | Amelia Glass | 14/1 | |
| 11 Sep 19+21d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 2/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 70 | 93B | 85A | Imogen Carter | 16/1 |
| 21 Aug 19+71d | Bath | University And Literary Club Veterans' Handicap | 4/8 | 1 | 8-11 | 72 | 97A | 73A | Amelia Glass | 6/1 |
| 11 Jun 19+20d | Salisbury | Shadwell Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap | 8/8 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 72 | 53C | 42C | Amelia Glass | 6/1 |
| 22 May 19+20d | Kempton (AW) | Tony Sheedy Is Getting Married Handicap | 2/11 | 1 | 9-2 | 72 | 99A | 80A | Amelia Glass | 8/1 |
| 02 May 19+38d | Salisbury | William Hill Retail Bookmaker Of The Year Handicap | 6/17 | ½ | 9-5 | 73 | 82C | 80A | Amelia Glass | 10/1 |
| 25 Mar 19+37d | Lingfield (AW) | Sunracing.co.uk Handicap | 5/14 | shd | 8-13 | 74 | 102B | 78A | Amelia Glass | 25/1 |
| 16 Feb 19+14d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap | 6/7 | ¾ | 8-6 | 75 | 95A | 63A | Amelia Glass | 10/1 |
| 02 Feb 19+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 8-12 | 75 | 96A | 71A | Amelia Glass | 12/1 |
| 16 Jan 19+25d | Kempton (AW) | 32red Casino Handicap | 1/11 | 8-13 | 74 | 99A | 79A | Amelia Glass | 11/1 | |
| 2018 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 18+46d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 9-0 | 75 | 89A | 67A | Amelia Glass | 11/4 |
| 06 Nov 18+29d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap | 6/11 | 1½ | 8-10 | 76 | 93A | 66A | Amelia Glass | 7/1 |
| 08 Oct 18+7d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 8-13 | 72 | 97A | 79A | Amelia Glass | 4/1F |
| 01 Oct 18+28d | Bath | myracing.com For Daily Tips Apprentice Handicap | 1/10 | 9-6 | 72 | 87A | 92A | Amelia Glass | 5/1 | |
| 03 Sep 18+32d | Windsor | Inspire Racing Club Handicap | 10/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 75 | 83A | 50A | Amelia Glass | 14/1 |
| 02 Aug 18+22d | Ffos Las | Mintbet Casino 500 Matched Welcome Bonus Handicap | 4/9 | 2 | 9-4 | 77 | 100A | 78A | Amelia Glass | 13/2 |
| 11 Jul 18+27d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap | 7/12 | 1½ | 9-10 | 80 | 101A | 77A | Adam Kirby | 5/1 |
| 14 Jun 18+31d | Nottingham | Enhanced World Cup Specials At 188Bet Handicap | 4/6 | ½ | 8-8 | 82 | 94A | 73B | Amelia Glass | 12/1 |
| 14 May 18+54d | Windsor | Sky Bet Extra Place Races Handicap | 7/8 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 84 | 93A | 69A | Adam Kirby | 6/1 |
| 21 Mar 18+28d | Kempton (AW) | Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 9-7 | 85 | 114A | 88A | Adam Kirby | 12/1 |
| 21 Feb 18+198d | Kempton (AW) | 32red Casino Handicap | 5/8 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 87 | 101B | 74A | Adam Kirby | 9/2 |
| 2017 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Aug 17+24d | Windsor | Sky Bet Windsor Sprint Series Handicap | 6/8 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 89 | 111A | 76A | Sam Hitchcott | 22/1 |
| 14 Jul 17+39d | Ascot | Long Harbour Derek Lucie-smith Memorial Handicap | 11/11 | 3 | 9-12 | 91 | 80A | 47A | Adam Kirby | 20/1 |
| 05 Jun 17+24d | Windsor | Sky Bet Windsor Sprint Series Handicap | 10/10 | 4½ | 9-1 | 92 | 77A | 53A | Hector Crouch | 9/1 |
| 12 May 17+18d | Ascot | Montfort Handicap | 3/7 | ½ | 9-5 | 92 | 94B | 87A | Adam Kirby | 7/1 |
| 24 Apr 17+197d | Windsor | Sky Bet Windsor Sprint Series Handicap (Qualifier) | 1/12 | 9-7 | 88 | 107A | 98A | Adam Kirby | 8/1 | |
| 2016 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 16+31d | Goodwood | 'Happy Birthday Tony Pannett' Stakes (Handicap) | 12/15 | nk | 9-1 | 89 | 101C | 74A | Adam Kirby | 25/1 |
| 08 Sep 16+39d | Doncaster | Ladbrokes Handicap | 19/20 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 89 | — | 57A | Ryan Tate | 16/1 |
| 31 Jul 16+23d | Chepstow | Panasonic Toughbook Trophy Handicap | 1/9 | 9-12 | 85 | — | 114A | Adam Kirby | 7/1 | |
| 08 Jul 16+29d | Ascot | Long Harbour Handicap | 13/18 | ½ | 9-10 | 88 | — | 77A | Adam Kirby | 16/1 |
| 09 Jun 16+27d | Nottingham | Start Your Racing UK Free Trial Handicap | 3/10 | 2½ | 9-6 | 88 | — | 89A | Adam Kirby | 20/1 |
| 13 May 16+226d | Newbury | Starlight Handicap | 12/13 | 7 | 8-10 | 89 | — | 45C | Gerald Mosse | 14/1 |
| 2015 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 15+30d | Salisbury | Vanarama Challenge Handicap | 1/14 | 9-2 | 85 | — | 96A | Ryan Tate | 6/1 | |
| 31 Aug 15+13d | Chepstow | Grandslam Madness Live At Bristol County Ground Handicap | 2/9 | 3 | 9-0 | 85 | — | 90A | Megan Nicholls | 5/1 |
| 18 Aug 15+17d | Leicester | Broughton Astley Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-7 | 85 | — | 93A | Steve Drowne | 10/1 |
| 01 Aug 15+45d | Goodwood | Qatar Stakes (Handicap) | 11/11 | 1½ | 8-7 | 87 | — | 54A | Luke Morris | 33/1 |
| 17 Jun 15+23d | Ripon | Wells Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap | 6/6 | 6 | 9-0 | 87 | — | 54B | Steve Drowne | 4/1 |
| 25 May 15+48d | Leicester | totetrifecta Handicap | 3/11 | 1 | 8-8 | 87 | — | 87A | Tom Marquand | 12/1 |
| 07 Apr 15+27d | Pontefract | Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap | 3/9 | nk | 8-13 | 85 | — | 94A | Steve Drowne | 9/1 |
| 11 Mar 15+21d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 2/5 | ½ | 9-0 | 81 | — | 86B | Ryan Tate | 3/1 |
| 18 Feb 15+113d | Lingfield (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 1/6 | 9-2 | 73 | — | 84B | Adam Kirby | 7/2 | |
| 2014 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 14+26d | Windsor | 188bet Nursery | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | 73 | — | 65A | Ryan Tate | 5/2F |
| 02 Oct 14+12d | Kempton (AW) | Download The BetVictor Instabet App Maiden Auction Stakes | 1/7 | 8-8 | 74 | — | 68A | Ryan Tate | 11/8F | |
| 20 Sep 14+19d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) | 3/6 | nse | 8-10 | 74 | — | 82B | Andrea Atzeni | 6/1 |
| 01 Sep 14+20d | Leicester | Gilmorton Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) | 3/9 | ½ | 8-6 | 74 | — | 76A | Ryan Tate | 7/1 |
| 12 Aug 14+63d | Ffos Las | Heineken Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 4/6 | ½ | 9-5 | — | — | 71B | Adam Kirby | 9/2 |
| 10 Jun 14+18d | Salisbury | Bathwick Tyres Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) | 2/9 | ¾ | 8-6 | — | — | 77A | Ryan Tate | 10/11F |
| 23 May 14 | Goodwood | Spitfire Maiden Auction Stakes | 2/8 | 3¼ | 8-6 | — | — | 87A | Ryan Tate | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Little Palaver won?
- Little Palaver (GB) won 9 of 54 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 21 times in total (38.9% of starts).
- Who trained Little Palaver?
- Little Palaver (GB) was trained by Clive Cox on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 19 December 2021.
- Who is Little Palaver's sire?
- Little Palaver (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Little Nymph (GB), whose sire is Emperor Fountain.
- What going does Little Palaver prefer?
- Little Palaver (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Little Palaver's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 19 December 2021. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Little Palaver's sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,640 runs since Apr 2014 (998 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
- Who are Little Palaver's siblings?
- Out of Little Nymph (GB), Little Palaver (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Lethal Nymph (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Lethal Nymph (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.