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Horse profile

Malibu Sun (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer Ben Pauling · Last owner Easy Going Racing
by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Lambadora (GB) (Suave Dancer)
32 runs · 21 courses · from Dec 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Apr 2016 — 3,846 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 · 6th of 12 6 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Malibu Sun (GB) is 6 from 32. Hasn't won since Dec 2014. Last raced off 115, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 32 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 15lb off peak
115 92–130

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 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 4 Dec 2015 Official rating 115 at the last run, 10 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 21 figures · best 144A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good10144A112—
Good to Soft5140A126—
Soft2114A104.5—
Good to Firm2116A114.5—
Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f13127A114—
1m5f – 2m4144A120.5—
2m5f – 3m4120A111—

Of 32 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (11).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 32 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
Needwood Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3825.3%−2.60 from 1
Good to Firm498357%−0.91 from 3
Good572417.2%−0.74 from 16
Good to Soft275207.3%−0.61 from 9
Soft197168.1%+0.20 from 2
Heavy6657.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,100999%+1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f444409%+1.1—
6f – 7f928687.3%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f444347.7%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f386328.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m347246.9%−11 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1631710.4%+2.54 from 21
2m5f – 3m3239.4%+1.51 from 5
Over 3m200%−7.9—

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
Lambadora (GB) (Suave Dancer)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Joyously (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Joyously (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Joyously (GB)2335f–1mClass 4
Catharina (GB)1111m3½fClass 6
Echoes Of Joy (GB)110——
Joys Delight (GB)220——
Grapetree (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 4 25% +2.38
Good to Soft 9 1 11% −5.75
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +0.75
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 3 21% +2.38
Class 3 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 5 7 3 43% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 4 2 50% +2.13
Towcester 3 2 67% +8.75
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +4.50
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 21 4 19% −9.12
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −0.50
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 13 5 38% +8.63
Leighton Aspell 7 1 14% −3.25
David Bass 5 0 0% −5.00
Sam Jones 5 0 0% −5.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Felix De Giles 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 31 6 19% −5.62
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 10 5 50% +11.63
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 9 1 11% −5.25
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 16 2 13% −4.25
Chase 14 4 29% −0.37
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
10 Apr 16+113d Market Rasen racinguk.com/daypass Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 3 11-12 115114A Nico de Boinville 10/1
19 Dec 15+15d Ascot Bgc Partners Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-6 129— Nico de Boinville 14/1
04 Dec 15+29d Sandown Zurich Insurance Plc Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 shd 11-10 122140A Nico de Boinville 8/1
05 Nov 15+14d Towcester Agetur Uk 30th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 22 11-1 11499B Nico de Boinville 5/1
22 Oct 15+160d Southwell Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 nse 11-7 115119A Nico de Boinville 12/1
15 May 15+39d Aintree Racing Together Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-11 126— Nico de Boinville 8/1
06 Apr 15+16d Plumpton Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-6 119— Dougie Costello 20/1
21 Mar 15+85d Fontwell Warner Goodmans' Paddy Day Conveyancing Gallop Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 16 11-5 123103A Felix De Giles 20/1
26 Dec 14+6d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Mid Season Chase (Handicap) Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 130— David Bass 6/1
20 Dec 14+16d Ascot Bgc Partners Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-0 130— Nico de Boinville 4/1C
04 Dec 14+28d Leicester Clipston Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 119144A Nico de Boinville 9/2
06 Nov 14+169d Towcester Agetur Uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-13 110120A Nico de Boinville 7/1
21 May 14+19d Worcester Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 3 ran F/3 — 10-13 119— Nico de Boinville 5/2
02 May 14+29d Fontwell West Sussex Office Furniture 10th Anniversary Handicap Chase (Celebrating Moresteads' 100th Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 110127A Nico de Boinville 15/8F
03 Apr 14+9d Taunton Porter Dodson Solicitors And Advisors Handicap Chase Class 5 · 18f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-11 92124B Nico de Boinville EvensF
25 Mar 14+15d Fontwell 32Red Welcomes Microgaming Players Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-1 92126A Nico de Boinville 9/4F
10 Mar 14+45d Stratford Visit At The Races Virgin 354 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 10-12 9595B David Bass 4/1J
24 Jan 14+45d Doncaster Sky Bingo App Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 11-7 95108A David Bass 12/1
10 Dec 13+20d Fontwell 32RedPoker.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 11-12 95127A David Bass 6/1
20 Nov 13+482d Warwick 32Red Casino Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-2 100— David Bass 50/1
26 Jul 12+48d Uttoxeter Matthew Clark Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 3¾ 11-2 10998C Sam Jones 50/1
08 Jun 12+229d Market Rasen Read Hayley At Racinguk.com Every Friday Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-13 110— Sam Jones 40/1
23 Oct 11+18d Wincanton Friends Of Wincanton Community Hospital Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 15 11-5 110103B Leighton Aspell 11/2
05 Oct 11+35d Ludlow Jubilee Restaurant & Boxes Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Firm · 9 ran 2/9 4 11-7 109119A Leighton Aspell 33/1
31 Aug 11+82d Hereford victorchandler.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-3 109— Leighton Aspell 20/1
10 Jun 11+24d Aintree Jaguar Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-4 106— Sam Jones 7/1
17 May 11+12d Towcester 'Mazda5' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 106113A Leighton Aspell 11/4
05 May 11+12d Newton Abbot Winning Post Restaurant 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 10-9 —116A Leighton Aspell 5/1
23 Apr 11+43d Newton Abbot Christopher Singleton 18th Birthday Celebration 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 nk 10-7 —105B Sam Jones 16/1
11 Mar 11+28d Sandown SSAFA Forces Help 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-7 —— Leighton Aspell 66/1
11 Feb 11+67d Kempton Betfair Mobile Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 4 10-8 —83C Sam Jones 33/1
06 Dec 10 Southwell (AW) totepool A Better Way To Bet 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 14f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 4/14 2½ 10-12 —101A Leighton Aspell 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Malibu Sun (GB) won?
Malibu Sun (GB) won 6 of 32 archived starts between 2010 and 2016, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 11 times in total (34.4% of starts).
Who trained Malibu Sun (GB)?
Malibu Sun (GB) was trained by Ben Pauling on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 10 April 2016.
Who is Malibu Sun (GB)'s sire?
Malibu Sun (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Lambadora (GB), whose sire is Suave Dancer.
What going does Malibu Sun (GB) prefer?
Malibu Sun (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Malibu Sun (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 10 April 2016. The highest on record is 130.
What is Malibu Sun (GB)'s sire's record?
Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Malibu Sun (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Lambadora (GB), Malibu Sun (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Joyously (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Joyously (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2010. 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.