Nando The Great (IRE)
Nando The Great is a lightly raced gelding by Nando Parrado out of a dam who has produced three winners from five runners to race including Watermelon Sugar with eight wins. His sire has a 6.2% strike rate from 353 runners since Jan 2008 with a stronger 9.5% on standard AW. He has two turf starts with no wins or places from trips under 6f and 6f to 7f on good and good to firm. He finished 11 of 16 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Cork in Aug 2026.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 5dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 399 runs since Apr 2025 (65 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 127.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 40 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 115 | 5 | 4.3% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Heavy | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 127 | 13 | 10.2% | +3.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 81 | 8 | 9.9% | +3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 240 | 13 | 5.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2025 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Watermelon Sugar (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Watermelon Sugar (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelon Sugar (IRE) | 40 | 8 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Asadna (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Good Listener (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Balayaged (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dazzling Gem (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 26+5d | Cork (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Slow to begin - settled at the back of the far flank - pushed along from 1 1/2f out and made no inroads - faded inside the final furlong to finish 11th | 11/16 | 1½ | 9-7 | 37C | 50A | Robert Whearty | 250/1 |
| 09 Aug 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Follow Us On Instagram @ GuidenstownStud Irish EBF Maiden Held up at the back - no impact through the contest - dropped away inside final two furlongs - finished last | 19/19 | 1½ | 9-7 | 37C | 47C | Leigh Roche | 300/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nando The Great won?
- Nando The Great (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Nando The Great?
- Nando The Great (IRE) is trained by Paul W Flynn, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 August 2026.
- Who is Nando The Great's sire?
- Nando The Great (IRE) is by Nando Parrado (GB) out of Looks Great (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Nando The Great's sire's record?
- Nando Parrado (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 399 runs since Apr 2025 (65 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 127.
- Who are Nando The Great's siblings?
- Out of Looks Great (GB), Nando The Great (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Watermelon Sugar (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Watermelon Sugar (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.