Never Before (IRE)
Never Before (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Galway (Aug 2010).
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 26dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 200 | 9 | 4.5% | −2.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 300 | 18 | 6% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 141 | 7 | 5% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 261 | 24 | 9.2% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 179 | 13 | 7.3% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 245 | 25 | 10.2% | +3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 150 | 18 | 12% | +4.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 210 | 14 | 6.7% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 188 | 15 | 8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 131 | 8 | 6.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 321 | 17 | 5.3% | −1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 251 | 16 | 6.4% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 75 | 9 | 12% | +4.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Native Caroline (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Caroline (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Barrow Valley (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jopaan (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Zerubabbel (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr P B Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J T Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 10+16d | Cork | www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 9/17 | 3 | 11-2 | 79A | Mark Walsh | 25/1 |
| 01 Oct 10+34d | Gowran Park | ITBA S/E Region Maiden Hurdle | 14/20 | 16 | 10-12 | 84C | Conor O'Farrell | 20/1 |
| 28 Aug 10+33d | Galway | Jamie Kyne Memorial Flat Race | 3/7 | 17 | 10-9 | 87A | Mr P B Roche | 12/1 |
| 26 Jul 10+22d | Galway | irelandhotels.com Flat Race | 9/19 | 8 | 10-10 | 80A | Mr P B Roche | 50/1 |
| 04 Jul 10 | Limerick | Greenmount Summer Fun Flat Race | 8/15 | 1¾ | 10-12 | 90A | Mr J T Carroll | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Before (IRE) won?
- Never Before (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2010.
- Who trained Never Before (IRE)?
- Never Before (IRE) was trained by P A Fahy on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 17 October 2010.
- Who is Never Before (IRE)'s sire?
- Never Before (IRE) is by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of No Precedent (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
- What is Never Before (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Imperial Ballet (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
- Who are Never Before (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of No Precedent (IRE), Never Before (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Native Caroline (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.