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Horse profile

Nakai (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner C G Roach
by Esprit du Nord (USA) out of Hermes De Beaulieu (FR) (Panoramic I)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Dec 2008 — 6,513 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 · 2nd of 6 Won at Chepstow Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Nakai (FR) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2007.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 12 Nov 2008 Official rating 135 at the last run, 12 Nov 2008

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 139A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft2136A130.5—
Good to Soft2139A136—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4139A134.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2125C120—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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
Esprit du Nord (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 98 runs since Jan 2008 (10 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good2114.8%−3.40 from 1
Good to Soft1200%−8.21 from 2
Soft3438.8%+0.60 from 2
Heavy25416%+7.80 from 2
Standard (AW)600%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−8.2—
1m2f – 1m4f3612.8%−5.4—
1m5f – 2m14214.3%+6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f36513.9%+5.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m800%−8.21 from 5

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
Hermes De Beaulieu (FR) (Panoramic I)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% −0.27
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.73

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 1 33% −1.27
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −3.27
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 4 1 25% −2.27
Sam Thomas 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 3 1 33% −1.27

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −3.27
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 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
2008 · 5 runs
27 Dec 08+21d Chepstow Coral Backing Sue Ryder Care Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2¾ 11-0 —125B R Walsh 10/11F
06 Dec 08+24d Chepstow Free Sports Bets At freebets.co.uk Novices' Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 4 ran UR/4 — 11-1 —— Sam Thomas 5/4F
12 Nov 08+270d Kempton Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 3¾ 11-6 135139A R Walsh 11/4
16 Feb 08+42d Ascot Betfair Million - Will It Be Won Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Good · 18 ran 10/18 1¼ 11-8 136115A R Walsh 11/2J
05 Jan 08+29d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 7 11-5 130136A Nick Scholfield 11/4J
2007 · 3 runs
07 Dec 07+41d Sandown Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 11-0 130125C Sam Thomas 13/8F
27 Oct 07+201d Chepstow P & C Morris Mobile Catering Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-0 —133C R Walsh 8/11F
09 Apr 07 Fairyhouse Gigginstown House Stud P-to-P Flat Race 18f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 2/20 1 11-9 —— Jack Doyle 11/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Nakai won?
Nakai (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
Who trained Nakai?
Nakai (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 27 December 2008.
Who is Nakai's sire?
Nakai (FR) is by Esprit du Nord (USA) out of Hermes De Beaulieu (FR), whose sire is Panoramic I.
What is Nakai's official rating?
Nakai (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 136.
What is Nakai's sire's record?
Esprit du Nord (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 98 runs since Jan 2008 (10 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2007. 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.