Horse profile
Nero's Return (IRE)
by Mujadil (USA) out of Snappy Dresser (GB) (Nishapour)
36 runs · 19 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jun 2007 — 7,078 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2007 · 9th of 10
3 wins · Epsom Downs, Goodwood & Pontefract
Beaten favourite LTO
First-time headgear LTO
Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile
Nero's Return (IRE) is 3 from 36. Hasn't won since Aug 2006. Last raced off 76, 18lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 36 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 3–36Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 11 (30.6%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=36 · 0.64 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 23dAvg 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↓ 18lb off peak
76
76–94
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
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
Mujadil (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,379 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses).
Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 41 | 7 | 17.1% | +8.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 524 | 47 | 9% | +0.8 | 1 from 11 |
| Good | 506 | 37 | 7.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 240 | 19 | 7.9% | −0.3 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 248 | 15 | 6% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 736 | 63 | 8.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 514 | 49 | 9.5% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 890 | 66 | 7.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 410 | 34 | 8.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 210 | 13 | 6.2% | −2 | 1 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 18 | 8.6% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 111 | 13 | 11.7% | +3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | −4.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Snappy Dresser (GB) (Nishapour)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moveoverrover (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +13.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 19 | 1 | 5% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +8.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 1 | 5% | −13.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 2 | 13% | +8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Darley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr W Hogg | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Glen Boss | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stanley Chin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicky Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Dean McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hills | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 3 | 9% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2006 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| 2005 | 18 | 2 | 11% | +6.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 07+9d | Windsor | CHG Meridian Claiming Stakes | 9/10 | 5 | 9-8 | 76 | 39C | Ryan Moore | 5/2F |
| 02 Jun 07+10d | Folkestone | intercasino.co.uk Folkestone Derby Day Handicap | 6/7 | 4 | 8-13 | 76 | 57C | Fergus Sweeney | 10/1 |
| 23 May 07+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Backgammon At willhill.com Handicap | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 64C | George Baker | 13/2 |
| 05 May 07+33d | Goodwood | Goodwood Park Hotel Handicap | 6/12 | 8 | 9-4 | 79 | 74C | Ted Durcan | 7/2 |
| 02 Apr 07+198d | Southwell | Book Tickets On-Line Amateur Riders' Claiming Stakes | 2/11 | shd | 11-3 | 82 | 78C | Mr W Hogg | 10/11F |
| 2006 · 13 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 06+19d | Catterick | Constant Security September Stakes (Handicap) | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 83 | 71C | Greg Fairley | 7/2J |
| 28 Aug 06+16d | Epsom Downs | totepool Amateur Derby Handicap | 1/10 | 11-2 | 79 | 84C | Mr W Hogg | 5/1 | |
| 12 Aug 06+17d | Ascot | Michael Page International Shergar Cup Challenge Handicap | 5/10 | 1 | 8-11 | 80 | 64C | Glen Boss | 15/2 |
| 26 Jul 06+4d | Leicester | Axminster Carpets Palais Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 79 | 72C | Joe Fanning | 5/2J |
| 22 Jul 06+42d | Ripon | Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap | 2/12 | 1 | 9-6 | 79 | 71C | Kevin Darley | 5/1 |
| 10 Jun 06+8d | Goodwood | Empire Property Group Handicap | 5/9 | 2 | 8-3 | 81 | 65C | Stanley Chin | 8/1 |
| 02 Jun 06+4d | Epsom Downs | Vodafone Rose Bowl Heritage Handicap | 11/17 | 1¾ | 8-0 | 84 | 61C | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
| 29 May 06+12d | Sandown | Butlins Bingo Jackpot Handicap | 4/7 | 1 | 8-9 | 82 | 77C | Joe Fanning | 20/1 |
| 17 May 06+16d | York | Newton Investment Management Handicap | 12/14 | 5 | 8-6 | 84 | 52C | Kevin Darley | 16/1 |
| 01 May 06+14d | Windsor | Royal Windsor Handicap | 6/12 | nk | 8-8 | 85 | 73C | Greg Fairley | 5/1F |
| 17 Apr 06+13d | Redcar | John Smith's Redcar Straight-Mile Championship | 6/18 | 1½ | 9-0 | 86 | 79C | Joe Fanning | 10/1 |
| 04 Apr 06+10d | Pontefract | Pontefract Park Handicap | 8/12 | 7 | 8-11 | 88 | 44C | Joe Fanning | 8/1 |
| 25 Mar 06+147d | Redcar | William Hill Lincoln Heritage Handicap (Straight) | 16/30 | ¾ | 8-3 | 88 | 53C | Nicky Mackay | 50/1 |
| 2005 · 18 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 05+20d | Ayr | John Smith's Handicap | 3/5 | 5 | 9-4 | 89 | 62C | Joe Fanning | 7/2 |
| 09 Oct 05+8d | Goodwood | HBLB Finale Handicap | 10/12 | ½ | 8-13 | 90 | 62C | J-P Guillambert | 7/1 |
| 01 Oct 05+14d | Newmarket | Cambridgeshire Heritage Handicap | 22/30 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 94 | 58C | Joe Fanning | 33/1 |
| 17 Sep 05+7d | Newbury | John Smith's Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 10/19 | 1½ | 9-4 | 94 | 75C | J F Egan | 16/1 |
| 10 Sep 05+14d | Goodwood | Mirror Image Handicap | 1/16 | 8-11 | 87 | 81C | Robert Havlin | 10/1 | |
| 27 Aug 05+21d | York | Cadogan Silver Salver Handicap | 9/14 | shd | 8-10 | 89 | 54C | Joe Fanning | 10/1 |
| 06 Aug 05+8d | Haydock | Totesport Heritage Handicap | 10/17 | hd | 8-9 | 90 | 65C | Kevin Darley | 10/1 |
| 29 Jul 05+3d | Goodwood | totesport Mile (Heritage Handicap) | 12/18 | shd | 8-3 | 89 | 55C | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 26 Jul 05+17d | Goodwood | Summer Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 3/20 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 88 | 80C | Joe Fanning | 12/1 |
| 09 Jul 05+4d | York | 46th John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 7/20 | nk | 8-11 | 91 | 72C | Dean McKeown | 66/1 |
| 05 Jul 05+17d | Newmarket | RBS Handicap | 4/19 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 89 | 87C | Joe Fanning | 16/1 |
| 18 Jun 05+7d | Redcar | Totesport.com Handicap | 7/8 | shd | 9-5 | 91 | 53C | Duran Fentiman | 7/1 |
| 11 Jun 05+8d | Ripon | Totescoop6 Handicap | 5/11 | hd | 10-0 | 92 | 72C | Kevin Darley | 4/1 |
| 03 Jun 05+6d | Epsom Downs | Vodafone Mile (Handicap) | 3/11 | 3 | 9-4 | 92 | 74C | Joe Fanning | 9/1 |
| 28 May 05+35d | Goodwood | Happy 1st Birthday Racing UK Handicap | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 92 | 95C | Richard Hills | 16/1 |
| 23 Apr 05+14d | Sandown | Double Result Handicap | 4/17 | nk | 8-10 | 92 | 79C | Joe Fanning | 16/1 |
| 09 Apr 05+11d | Newcastle | Bet365 Handicap | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 92 | 78C | Joe Fanning | 4/1F |
| 29 Mar 05 | Pontefract | Pontefract Park Handicap | 1/12 | 9-8 | 89 | 99C | Joe Fanning | 12/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nero's Return won?
- Nero's Return (IRE) won 3 of 36 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 11 times in total (30.6% of starts).
- Who trained Nero's Return?
- Nero's Return (IRE) was trained by Gary Moore on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 11 June 2007.
- Who is Nero's Return's sire?
- Nero's Return (IRE) is by Mujadil (USA) out of Snappy Dresser (GB), whose sire is Nishapour.
- What going does Nero's Return prefer?
- Nero's Return (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 Nero's Return's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 11 June 2007. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Nero's Return's sire's record?
- Mujadil (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,379 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.
- Who are Nero's Return's siblings?
- Out of Snappy Dresser (GB), Nero's Return (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.