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Horse profile

Nelly La Rue (IRE)

11yo mare (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Victor Thompson · Last owner V Thompson
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Desperately Hoping (IRE) (Un Desperado)
22 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Apr 2018 — 3,117 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 Won at Hexham Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Nelly La Rue (IRE) is 1 from 22, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2018.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating70↓ 2lb off peak
70 60–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 9 Mar 2018

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 10 figures · best 119C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft6119C55.5—
Good3100B70—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Over 3m4119C85—
2m5f – 3m482C71.5—
2m1f – 2m4f250C18.5—

Of 17 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 13 Apr 2018 Official rating 70 at the last run, 23 Apr 2018

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 18 figures · best 87C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft787C74—
Good682B76—
Heavy384C82—
Good to Soft282C77—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m784C77—
Over 3m582B74—
2m1f – 2m4f587C80—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 22 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05744310.9%−10 from 7
Good to Soft2,93535412.1%+0.20 from 2
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 10
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.11 from 3
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48654812.2%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,08272411.9%00 from 5
2m5f – 3m5,26062311.8%−0.11 from 10
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desperately Hoping (IRE) (Un Desperado)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Wishing And Hoping (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Wishing And Hoping (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wishing And Hoping (IRE)2981m7½f–3m1fClass 2
Clody Valley (IRE)2921m7f–2m4f—
Lilmaurice (IRE)10——
Murphys Filly (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 3 1 33% −0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 4 9 1 11% −6.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 7 0 0% −7.00
Hexham 3 1 33% −0.50
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 1 10% −7.50
Over 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thomas Dowson 10 1 10% −7.50
Mr Alex Chadwick 5 0 0% −5.00
Stephen Mulqueen 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Charlotte Crane 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Reed 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Power 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 19 1 5% −16.50
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 10 1 10% −7.50
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 1 6% −14.50
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 10 runs
23 Apr 18+8d Hexham Totesport.com Try A Trifecta Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 9-11 70—— Thomas Dowson 20/1
15 Apr 18+2d Newcastle 188Bet Parklands Driving Range & Golf Club Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 2¼ 10-2 72—75B Thomas Dowson 3/1
13 Apr 18+21d Sedgefield Betfred 'supports Jack Berry House' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2½f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 2¼ 9-12 72—82B Thomas Dowson 7/1
23 Mar 18+8d Sedgefield Betfred TV Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 15 9-13 72119C74B Thomas Dowson 6/1
15 Mar 18+6d Hexham 188bet Extra Places At Cheltenham Friday Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 10-1 66—84C Thomas Dowson 6/4F
09 Mar 18+19d Ayr Totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 3 9-11 6675A77B Thomas Dowson 25/1
18 Feb 18+4d Market Rasen 188bet Casino Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2¼ 9-7 6045B83B Mr Alex Chadwick 40/1
14 Feb 18+26d Musselburgh Enhanced Place Odds At 188Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 12 10-0 6082C72C Stephen Mulqueen 100/1
19 Jan 18+7d Musselburgh Gerry Mcgladery 50th Birthday Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 11 ran UR/11 — 9-7 60—— Mr Alex Chadwick 66/1
12 Jan 18+35d Sedgefield Brian Ellison Racing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 36 9-7 60-13C56C Mr Alex Chadwick 66/1
2017 · 7 runs
08 Dec 17+10d Sedgefield Merry Christmas From Paxtons Mares' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 21 9-7 6450C53B Mr Alex Chadwick 80/1
28 Nov 17+18d Sedgefield Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 84 9-7 6461C67C Mr Alex Chadwick 125/1
10 Nov 17+184d Hexham Follow Hexham Racecourse On Twitter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-0 69—— Thomas Dowson 66/1
10 May 17+21d Kelso Geberit Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 9 10-1 7268B77A Thomas Dowson 14/1
19 Apr 17+9d Sedgefield Durham Lifting Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2½f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 4½ 9-9 67100B82B Thomas Dowson 25/1
10 Apr 17+12d Kelso Brewin Dolphin Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 10 11-0 6770A74B Miss Charlotte Crane 100/1
29 Mar 17+553d Sedgefield Betfred Mobile Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 8 9-9 70—59C Thomas Dowson 22/1
2015 · 1 run
23 Sep 15+845d Perth Barclays Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 11 10-5 ——82C Harry Reed 50/1
2013 · 1 run
31 May 13+383d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 50 10-11 ——75C A E Lynch 12/1
2012 · 3 runs
13 May 12+7d Killarney Ross Golf Club Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m1f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 15 10-11 ——80C Sean Flanagan 50/1
06 May 12+21d Gowran Park gowranpark.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 16/19 1½ 11-5 ——87C Brian O'Connell 50/1
15 Apr 12 Tramore Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-13 ——— Eddie Power 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nelly La Rue won?
Nelly La Rue (IRE) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 2 times in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Nelly La Rue?
Nelly La Rue (IRE) was trained by Victor Thompson on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 23 April 2018.
Who is Nelly La Rue's sire?
Nelly La Rue (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Desperately Hoping (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
What going does Nelly La Rue prefer?
Nelly La Rue (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Nelly La Rue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 23 April 2018. The highest on record is 72.
What is Nelly La Rue's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Nelly La Rue's siblings?
Out of Desperately Hoping (IRE), Nelly La Rue (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Wishing And Hoping (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Wishing And Hoping (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. 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.