Horse profile
Native Instinct (GB)
by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Riviera Belle (GB) (Medaglia d'Oro)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Musselburgh & Redcar
Ran 42 days ago · 8th of 9
Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile
Native Instinct is a gelding with two wins from 15 starts, both gained on a first visit to the course. He won a Class 5 novice at Redcar over 6f – 7f on soft ground in Oct 2024 and a Class 4 handicap at Musselburgh over 6f – 7f on good ground in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 73. All wins have come at 6f – 7f. He finished 8 of 9 at Thirsk in Sep 2026.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.67Fair A/E n=15 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 55dAvg between runs
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 rating76↓ 6lb off peak
76
73–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 104A | 82 | 3 · 102 / 101 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 119B | 103 | 2 · 103 / 90 |
| Soft | 3 | 92A | 83 | 2 · 83 / 62.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 119B | 92 | 5 · 103 / 101 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 81A | 61.5 | 2 · 81 / 61.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Led 2 (33%) · 2 wins
- Midfield 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,217 | 199 | 16.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 579 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 698 | 118 | 16.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 213 | 36 | 16.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,514 | 224 | 14.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 382 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,111 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,351 | 205 | 15.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 997 | 171 | 17.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Riviera Belle (GB) (Medaglia d'Oro)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
Family form: Iron Stone Lad (GB) finished 2nd of 5 at York, 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mostaan (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Iron Stone Lad (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.50 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Rodriguez | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Archie Young | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Sep 26+17d | Thirsk | Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Conference & Events Venue Handicap Stakes (Div I) Tracked the front-runner - urged forward 3f out - dropped away 2f out - finished 8th | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 76 | 77A | 70A | Harry Davies | 9/2 |
| 19 Aug 26+50d | Carlisle | David Allen IT Solutions Handicap Stakes Broke tardily and settled towards the back - made progress with a furlong left - up into third entering the final furlong - faded in the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 76 | 103A | 85A | Sam James | 100/30J |
| 30 Jun 26+43d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Set the pace from the start - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven with 1f remaining - found extra to move clear inside final 110yds - won going away | 1/8 | 9-2 | 73 | 102A | 96A | Daniel Tudhope | 5/2 | |
| 18 May 26+15d | Carlisle | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Sat close to the pace on the rail early - urged into contention over 2f out - found more approaching the final furlong marker - unable to threaten and dropped away near the finish - eventually beaten well in sixth | 6/10 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 74 | 83A | 83A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/4F |
| 03 May 26+187d | Hamilton | Aspire Cleaning & Facilities Throughout Scotland Handicap Handy early - pushed forward to hit the front 2f out - opened daylight - gap narrowed approaching the final furlong - caught close home to finish second | 2/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 74 | 81A | 89A | Callum Rodriguez | 2/1F |
| 28 Oct 25+10d | Leicester | Stevie Stretch Bookmaker 60 Today Handicap Sat just off the front group early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished sixth | 6/8 | 4½ | 9-4 | 76 | 42C | 55C | Callum Rodriguez | 7/2 |
| 18 Oct 25+8d | Catterick | William Hill Football Final One Standing Handicap (Div 1) Held up at the back - still with ground to make up when asked to quicken over 2f out - progress made over 1f out - stayed on through the closing stages to finish fifth | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-10 | 78 | 101A | 86A | Oisin Orr | 11/2 |
| 10 Oct 25+54d | York | PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Tracked the pace group - pushed along with two furlongs left then dropped back - unable to find more inside the final furlong to finish 11th | 11/21 | nk | 9-6 | 80 | 79C | 80A | Archie Young | 10/1 |
| 17 Aug 25+32d | Southwell (AW) | Reach Flower Pod Southwell Handicap Settled in a forward position - pushed along with 2f left - faded inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 80 | 94A | 81A | Callum Rodriguez | 9/2 |
| 16 Jul 25+24d | Catterick | Racing Again 23rd July Handicap Settled midfield early - improved into contention over 2f out and stayed on through the final furlong - nabbed second right on the line | 2/10 | ½ | 9-11 | 80 | 119B | 89A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/2J |
| 22 Jun 25+16d | Pontefract | Sunpak Potatoes Handicap Settled midfield early - driven up to challenge on the inside 2f out - boxed in behind the pace a furlong out - moved right about 110 yards from home - stayed on without threatening the winner - finished third | 3/7 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 81 | 104A | 79A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+221d | Doncaster | WPCC See It. Treat It. Appeal Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack keeping a strong grip on the bit early - urged forward approaching 2f out - lost touch soon after - eventually beaten well into 7th | 7/10 | hd | 9-6 | 82 | 82A | 78A | Kevin Stott | 13/2 |
| 28 Oct 24+73d | Redcar | racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - pushed along a furlong out and stayed strong - pulled clear inside the final furlong - won comfortably | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 92A | 102A | Callum Rodriguez | 6/4F | |
| 16 Aug 24+21d | Thirsk | New Vickers Bet App Coming Soon! Irish EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went to the top early - matched stride for stride entering the home bend - put under pressure and overtaken inside 3f out - the two clear horses drew away from 2f out - nudged right 1f out and bumped a neighbour - plugged on without troubling those ahead to finish third | 3/10 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 66A | 77A | Callum Rodriguez | 15/8F |
| 26 Jul 24 | Thirsk | Rozel Rose Vodka EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/11 | nse | 9-7 | — | 83B | 78A | Callum Rodriguez | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Native Instinct (GB) won?
- Native Instinct (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Native Instinct (GB)?
- Native Instinct (GB) is trained by Edward Bethell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 September 2026.
- Who is Native Instinct (GB)'s sire?
- Native Instinct (GB) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Riviera Belle (GB), whose sire is Medaglia d'Oro.
- What going does Native Instinct (GB) prefer?
- Native Instinct (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Native Instinct (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 5 September 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Native Instinct (GB)'s sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
- Who are Native Instinct (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Riviera Belle (GB), Native Instinct (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.