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Lorca's Novena (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer John G Carr · Last owner Patrick J Digan
by Notnowcato (GB) out of Bread of Heaven (GB) (Machiavellian)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Feb 2019 — 2,811 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 · 8th of 9
KTB Profile

Lorca's Novena (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 5 at Down Royal (Jun 2018).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 98C · median 51.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good398C50—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m598C50—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 27 Jan 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 58C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Punchestown, 25 Apr 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 99B · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good399B92—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m599B88—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 2 figures · best 58C · median 56.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m258C56.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,370 runs since May 2011 (226 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1700%−9.8—
Good to Firm2662710.2%+0.40 from 1
Good6546810.4%+0.60 from 4
Good to Soft3865614.5%+4.70 from 2
Soft466347.3%−2.50 from 1
Heavy171179.9%+0.1—
Standard (AW)410317.6%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5247.7%−2.1—
6f – 7f349236.6%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f3624612.7%+2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f3663910.7%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m5265410.3%+0.50 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f4024010%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m274238.4%−1.4—
Over 3m39410.3%+0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bread of Heaven (GB) (Machiavellian)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Southern Cross (GB)210——
Scarlets (GB)40——
Nefyn (GB)30——
Heavenly Prospect (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss N Nolan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms H Mooney 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J O'Hare 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 2 runs
23 Feb 19+27d Fairyhouse Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 8/9 31 11-7 -1C83C Miss N Nolan 100/1
27 Jan 19+101d Naas Naas Racecourse 2019 Membership (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m3f · Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 9 11-7 97C97C Miss N Nolan 100/1
2018 · 5 runs
18 Oct 18+49d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Racecourse (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 8 ran 7/8 19 11-7 —55C Ms H Mooney 50/1
30 Aug 18+19d Bellewstown Lougher Stables Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 39 11-12 8C88C Roger Loughran 66/1
11 Aug 18+29d Kilbeggan (IRE) Summer Party Pack Discount Group Booking INH Flat Race 2m · Good · 14 ran 10/14 1¼ 11-7 50C92C Sean O'Keeffe 100/1
13 Jul 18+21d Cork Cork Rocks Music Night At Cork Flat Race 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 13 11-11 53C87C Mr M J O'Hare 25/1
22 Jun 18+423d Down Royal Mencap Flat Race 2m½f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 4¾ 11-2 98C99B Mr T Hamilton 40/1
2017 · 1 run
25 Apr 17 Punchestown Dooley Insurances Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 22/23 ½ 11-2 —58C Mr Finian Maguire 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lorca's Novena won?
Lorca's Novena (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2019.
Who trained Lorca's Novena?
Lorca's Novena (GB) was trained by John G Carr on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 23 February 2019.
Who is Lorca's Novena's sire?
Lorca's Novena (GB) is by Notnowcato (GB) out of Bread of Heaven (GB), whose sire is Machiavellian.
What is Lorca's Novena's sire's record?
Notnowcato (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,370 runs since May 2011 (226 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.
Who are Lorca's Novena's siblings?
Out of Bread of Heaven (GB), Lorca's Novena (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.