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Horse profile

Nearly A Breeze (GB)

10yo mare (at last run, Nov 2010) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner Howzat Partnership
by Thowra (FR) out of Nearly At Sea (GB) (Nearly A Hand)
23 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Nov 2010 — 5,844 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2010 2 wins · Exeter Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Nearly A Breeze (GB) is 2 from 23. Hasn't won since Jan 2009. Last raced off 73, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating73↓ 25lb off peak
73 73–98

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 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 12 May 2010 Official rating 73 at the last run, 4 Nov 2010

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 17 figures · best 100A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5100A79—
Good to Soft593A91—
Good to Firm485C78—
Good3100A98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8100A79—
2m1f – 2m4f6100A91.5—
1m5f – 2m298A83—
Over 3m1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 23 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
Thowra (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.2% of 252 runs since Jan 2008 (37 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−3.2—
Good to Firm4324.7%+1.50 from 5
Good8244.9%+1.71 from 6
Good to Soft5123.9%+0.71 from 6
Soft3700%−3.20 from 6
Heavy2400%−3.2—
Standard (AW)1200%−3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−3.2—
1m5f – 2m7256.9%+3.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6822.9%−0.31 from 7
2m5f – 3m8211.2%−21 from 12
Over 3m1900%−3.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nearly At Sea (GB) (Nearly A Hand)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Father Probus (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m5f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Father Probus (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Father Probus (GB)2322m5f–3mClass 4
Small And Mighty (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +11.00
Good 6 1 17% +9.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 16 1 6% −1.00
Class 5 6 1 17% +11.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 10 2 20% +22.00
Towcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 1 8% +3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% +10.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Honour 10 0 0% −10.00
Danny Burton 7 2 29% +25.00
James Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Giles Hawkins 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R Hawkins 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 1 11% +6.00
None 9 1 11% +8.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 7 0 0% −7.00
2009 7 1 14% +8.00
2008 4 1 25% +13.00
2007 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 2 12% +15.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
NH 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
2010 · 7 runs
04 Nov 10+176d Towcester Agetur Uk 25th Anniversary Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-2 73— James Davies 15/2
12 May 10+16d Exeter Sam Loughridge Diamond Edge Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 12 10-13 8785C Chris Honour 22/1
26 Apr 10+16d Towcester Weatherbys Printing Services Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 10 10-4 8178C Chris Honour 18/1
10 Apr 10+18d Chepstow John Smith's 'No Nonsense' Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 17 ran F/17 — 10-10 81— Chris Honour 14/1
23 Mar 10+17d Exeter Canadatravelcentre.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 3½ 9-11 8476C Chris Honour 11/1
06 Mar 10+32d Kempton Betfred Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 15 ran 6/15 10 10-13 9083C Chris Honour 25/1
02 Feb 10+47d Taunton Enter The Racecard Competition Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 1¼ 10-9 9274C Giles Hawkins 33/1
2009 · 7 runs
17 Dec 09+27d Exeter Happy Christmas Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-0 95— Mr R Hawkins 12/1
20 Nov 09+26d Exeter Book Your Raceday Hospitality At Exeter Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 9 10-8 95100A Danny Burton 10/1
25 Oct 09+211d Towcester Gg.com Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 4/15 ¾ 11-2 9698A Mr R Hawkins 50/1
28 Mar 09+11d Lingfield Gordon & Ann Parris Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-2 98— Chris Honour 16/1
17 Mar 09+22d Exeter Become A Member Here At Exeter Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 10-6 95— Danny Burton 10/1
23 Feb 09+53d Hereford Racing Post 'Hands And Heels' Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 19 11-9 9581A Danny Burton 10/1
01 Jan 09+14d Exeter Billy Williams Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-1 85100A Danny Burton 14/1
2008 · 4 runs
18 Dec 08+13d Exeter Happy Christmas Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 17 ran 5/17 1 10-5 8680A Giles Hawkins 20/1
05 Dec 08+18d Exeter Desert Orchid Restaurant Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 4 10-8 8676B Danny Burton 7/2
17 Nov 08+40d Leicester Stonesby Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 1½ 10-1 8592A Danny Burton 7/1
08 Oct 08+523d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-10 7393A Danny Burton 16/1
2007 · 4 runs
04 May 07+23d Fontwell JP McNamara Fund Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 6 11-3 7978C Chris Honour 33/1
11 Apr 07+22d Hereford Express Cafes Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 16 ran F/16 — 10-4 —— Chris Honour 7/1
20 Mar 07+8d Exeter gg.com Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 3½ 10-4 —91C Chris Honour 8/1
12 Mar 07+600d Taunton Licensed Victuallers Mares' Only Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 11 10-13 —79C Chris Honour 150/1
2005 · 1 run
20 Jul 05 Worcester 3663 First For Food Service HBLB Standard Open NH Flat race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 6 10-11 —68C James Davies 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nearly A Breeze won?
Nearly A Breeze (GB) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
Who trained Nearly A Breeze?
Nearly A Breeze (GB) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 4 November 2010.
Who is Nearly A Breeze's sire?
Nearly A Breeze (GB) is by Thowra (FR) out of Nearly At Sea (GB), whose sire is Nearly A Hand.
What going does Nearly A Breeze prefer?
Nearly A Breeze (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Nearly A Breeze's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 4 November 2010. The highest on record is 98.
What is Nearly A Breeze's sire's record?
Thowra (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.2% of 252 runs since Jan 2008 (37 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Nearly A Breeze's siblings?
Out of Nearly At Sea (GB), Nearly A Breeze (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Father Probus (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Father Probus (GB)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.