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Horse profile

Never Awol (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2007) · Last trainer Ben Pollock · Last owner Charles And Rachel Wilson
by John French (GB) out of Lark Lass (GB) (Le Bavard)
15 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Mar 2007 — 7,147 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2007 2 wins · Towcester Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Never Awol (IRE) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2005. Last raced off 80, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 10lb off peak
80 74–90

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 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 19 Nov 2006 Official rating 80 at the last run, 28 Mar 2007

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 91C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft391C90—
Good to Soft285C76.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m491C87.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 15 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
John French (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 66 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.1—
Good to Firm600%−9.10 from 1
Good2528%−1.10 from 2
Good to Soft9111.1%+20 from 5
Soft13215.4%+6.32 from 5
Heavy1218.3%−0.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m3133.3%+24.2—
2m1f – 2m4f35411.4%+2.3—
2m5f – 3m2100%−9.12 from 14
Over 3m7114.3%+5.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lark Lass (GB) (Le Bavard)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% +22.50
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 2 18% +16.50
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 12 2 17% +15.50
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 2 14% +13.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Messenger 14 2 14% +13.50
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 12 2 17% +15.50
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 7 2 29% +20.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
28 Mar 07+55d Towcester And So To Bed Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-2 80— Tom Messenger 16/1
01 Feb 07+11d Towcester Weatherbys Printing Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 17 9-9 82— Tom Messenger 8/1
21 Jan 07+63d Towcester Wayside Volkswagen Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-13 82— Tom Messenger 8/1
19 Nov 06+17d Towcester Free Tips @ gg.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 9 11-9 8990C Wayne Hutchinson 9/1
02 Nov 06+238d Towcester gg.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 12 10-12 9085C Tom Messenger 7/1
09 Mar 06+23d Towcester Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-0 90— Tom Messenger 8/1
14 Feb 06+39d Folkestone Number Engaged Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 5 11-5 9068C Tom Messenger 10/1
06 Jan 06+11d Towcester Tony Fanning Happy 75th Birthday Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2 10-9 8691C Tom Messenger 8/1
26 Dec 05+30d Towcester Free Tips at Gg.com Classified Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran UR/14 — 10-7 86— Tom Messenger 9/2J
26 Nov 05+23d Towcester Conditionals' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-12 80— Tom Messenger 11/2
03 Nov 05+29d Towcester Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-6 7459C Tom Messenger 20/1
05 Oct 05+45d Towcester Epson Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran RO/10 — 10-9 74— Tom Messenger 16/1
21 Aug 05+208d Southwell Ole International Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-13 78— Tom Messenger 14/1
25 Jan 05+18d Leicester Handicap Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-0 83— Tom Messenger 33/1
07 Jan 05 Towcester Compare Odds @ gg-odds.com Handicap Chase Class F Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-9 83— Tom Messenger 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Never Awol (IRE) won?
Never Awol (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Never Awol (IRE)?
Never Awol (IRE) was trained by Ben Pollock on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 28 March 2007.
Who is Never Awol (IRE)'s sire?
Never Awol (IRE) is by John French (GB) out of Lark Lass (GB), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What going does Never Awol (IRE) prefer?
Never Awol (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Never Awol (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 28 March 2007. The highest on record is 90.
What is Never Awol (IRE)'s sire's record?
John French (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 66 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.