Horse profile
Ndaawi (GB)
by Cracksman (GB) out of Mount Elbrus (GB) (Barathea)
27 runs · 18 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 7 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Ran 40 days ago · 4th of 6
KTB Profile
Ndaawi won seven of 27 starts with a biggest success in the Grade 3 Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap at Galway in Jul 2025. All wins came on turf, four of them over 1m5f – 2m, and he has scored on both good and soft going. The gelding won at Listowel in May 2026 and finished fourth of six, having been the beaten favourite, when he last ran at Galway in Sep 2026.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 7–27Wins / Runs
- 25.9%Strike rate
- 12 (44.4%)Placed
- −5.52£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.57Fair A/E n=27 · 1.29 incl. margin
- 156Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 rating152↓ 4lb off peak
152
89–156
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 106A | 91 | 3 · 99 / 91 |
| Heavy | 4 | 115A | 95 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 127B | 107 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 127B | 102.5 | 3 · 108 / 99 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 91B | 89 | 2 · 91 / 84 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 114A | 88 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 107C | 82 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 107A | 102 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 97A | 87.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 114A | 92.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 101C | 89.5 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 107C | 80 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 107A | 89.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (20%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (10%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,784 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.5% from 103. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.3% from 264. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 379.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 230 | 26 | 11.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 415 | 48 | 11.6% | −0.1 | 4 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 215 | 32 | 14.9% | +3.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 249 | 28 | 11.2% | −0.5 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 103 | 17 | 16.5% | +4.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 572 | 57 | 10% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 47 | 6 | 12.8% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 379 | 33 | 8.7% | −3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 425 | 41 | 9.6% | −2.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 608 | 73 | 12% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 264 | 43 | 16.3% | +4.6 | 4 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 54 | 9 | 16.7% | +5 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | +31.2 | — |
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
Mount Elbrus (GB) (Barathea)
11 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Hunterview (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Lava Flow (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunterview (GB) | 26 | 6 | 7½f–2m | Class 2 |
| Alborz (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 1m2f–2m | Class 4 |
| Strobilus (GB) | 3 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Morning Wonder (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Class 2 |
| Lava Flow (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m2f–1m3f | Listed |
| Ya Hala (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 4 |
| Montello (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Baransky (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alpine Lady (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Shkhara (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 4 | 50% | +7.45 |
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.59 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 4 | 29% | −0.47 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.95 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.41 |
| Josh Williamson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Probert | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan O'Leary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Joshua Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 5 | 26% | −1.64 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.88 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.88 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −4.09 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.95 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 14 | 4 | 29% | −4.43 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 3 | 25% | −0.09 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 26+39d | Galway (IRE) | Watch Every Irish Race Live On Racing TV Beginners Steeplechase Sat close behind pace early - up to 2nd by 6th and 3rd before 7th - mistake 4 out and lost touch with leading pair - unable to make headway in straight - faded to finish 4th | 4/6 | 4½ | 11-12 | — | 77A | 127B | Danny Gilligan | 10/11F |
| 30 Jul 26+60d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) Held up in the pack - nudged for effort at halfway - under pressure and found little from 3 out - finished well held in 12th | 12/20 | 5½ | 11-6 | 152 | 98C | 136A | James Smith | 25/1 |
| 31 May 26+56d | Listowel | Acro Fire & Safety (Q.R.) Race Settled just off the pace in 2nd - dropped to 3rd after halfway - regained 2nd spot 4f out - moved up to dispute matters entering the straight - hit the front 1 1/2f out - held on gamely to score | 1/6 | 11-0 | 90 | 114A | 90B | Mr H C Swan | 8/13F | |
| 05 Apr 26+23d | Cork | BAR 1 Betting Hurdle Sat handy in 2nd - mistake 4th - shared front spot after 3 out - hit the front 2 out and driven out to hold on gamely | 1/7 | 10-11 | 152 | 99A | 138B | Josh Williamson | 6/4 | |
| 13 Mar 26+21d | Cheltenham | William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sat close to pace early - improved into contention near the last before dropping away rapidly in the closing stages to finish 14th | 14/23 | 1 | 11-9 | 156 | 91B | 147A | Josh Williamson | 40/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+90d | Dundalk (AW) | New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Settled in midfield - 6th at halfway - driven with no gain 2f out - urged into 4th inside final furlong - stayed on to grab 3rd near the line | 3/13 | shd | 9-7 | 90 | 97B | 99A | Declan McDonogh | 33/1 |
| 22 Nov 25+42d | Punchestown | Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 1) Held up in third early - moved up to second three out - pressed for effort but couldn't close - dropped away to finish third | 3/4 | 13 | 11-12 | 154 | 108C | 123C | Jack Kennedy | 18/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+28d | Newmarket | Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Midfield - made progress 3f out - driven 2f out and stayed on - no threat to the principals | 6/19 | 1 | 8-9 | 89 | 107C | 83A | Cieren Fallon | 10/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+44d | Chester | Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Watergate Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Sat behind the front group - driven into second approaching 2f out and in with a shout entering the last furlong - found little when squeezed for space and held late to finish 4th | 4/11 | nk | 8-12 | 89 | 97A | 87A | Cieren Fallon | 6/5F |
| 31 Jul 25+139d | Galway | Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) Tracked the pack early - 7th at halfway - moved up into 4th before three out - up to 2nd two out - pushed along - locked together with rival at the last - edged in front but pinched for room on the rail late - battled on to prevail by a whisker | 1/19 | 11-7 | 145 | 107C | 166A | Jack Kennedy | 13/2 | |
| 14 Mar 25+153d | Cheltenham | William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Tracked the pace - still handy 2 out and pressed for the lead before the last - stayed on well to finish second | 2/16 | 1½ | 11-2 | 140 | 89B | 142A | Jack Kennedy | 25/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+72d | Newmarket | Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled midfield early - moved across at halfway to press the pace - dropped away and let up 2f out - finished well behind | 23/24 | 99 | 8-11 | 92 | -13C | 74C | Jamie Spencer | 7/1 |
| 01 Aug 24+11d | Galway | Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) Settled in the pack early - hit the second fence lightly - back in 8th at halfway - improved to 5th and asked for effort 2 out - unable to close approaching last but finished strongly to snatch 2nd on the line | 2/19 | 7 | 10-5 | 134 | 127B | 142A | Jack Kennedy | 10/1 |
| 21 Jul 24+33d | Curragh | Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series | 1/13 | 12-3 | 91 | 72C | 96A | Megan O'Leary | EvensF | |
| 18 Jun 24+78d | Ascot | Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 7/20 | 1 | 9-4 | 93 | 80C | 81A | Declan McDonogh | 28/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+20d | Fairyhouse | O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) | 6/8 | nk | 11-0 | 135 | 115A | 127A | Jack Kennedy | 9/2 |
| 12 Mar 24+44d | Cheltenham | Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB race) | 3/22 | nk | 11-12 | 134 | 82B | 156A | Jack Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 28 Jan 24+15d | Naas | Download The BetVictor App Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-7 | — | 63B | 142A | Jack Kennedy | 10/11F | |
| 13 Jan 24+17d | Fairyhouse | Racing Tv Club Day At Fairyhouse Hurdle | 3/7 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 106A | 136A | Jack Kennedy | 10/3 |
| 27 Dec 23+82d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power I Have No Idea What Day It Is 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 5/19 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 71B | 130A | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 06 Oct 23+107d | Ascot | Troy Asset Management Noel Murless Stakes (Listed) | 5/6 | 2½ | 9-3 | 93 | 88B | 80B | Rob Hornby | 100/1 |
| 21 Jun 23+39d | Ascot | Queen's Vase (Group 2) | 13/14 | 16 | 9-2 | 96 | 61C | 71C | David Probert | 125/1 |
| 13 May 23+203d | Lingfield (AW) | Fitzdares Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed) | 6/8 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 96 | 107A | 78A | Oisin Murphy | 22/1 |
| 22 Oct 22+27d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Criterium de Saint-Cloud (2yo) (Turf) | 7/9 | 5 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 9/1 |
| 25 Sep 22+28d | Epsom Downs | Derby 'Wild Card' EBF Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 9-3 | — | 101C | 93B | David Probert | 10/3 | |
| 28 Aug 22+16d | Goodwood | William Hill EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 9-7 | — | 78A | 85A | William Buick | 8/13F | |
| 12 Aug 22 | Newmarket | Best Bet With JenningsBet British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/9 | nk | 9-7 | — | 82B | 86A | Joshua Bryan | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ndaawi (GB) won?
- Ndaawi (GB) won 7 of 27 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 25.9%. Placed 12 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Ndaawi (GB)?
- Ndaawi (GB) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 September 2026.
- Who is Ndaawi (GB)'s sire?
- Ndaawi (GB) is by Cracksman (GB) out of Mount Elbrus (GB), whose sire is Barathea.
- What going does Ndaawi (GB) prefer?
- Ndaawi (GB) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ndaawi (GB)'s official rating?
- Ndaawi (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 156.
- What is Ndaawi (GB)'s sire's record?
- Cracksman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,784 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.5% from 103. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.3% from 264. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 379.
- Who are Ndaawi (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Mount Elbrus (GB), Ndaawi (GB) has 11 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Hunterview (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Lava Flow (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.