Never Can Tell (IRE)
Never Can Tell (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 93Highest OR
- 110dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 76
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 76B | 68 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 68C | 38 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 71 | 9 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,072 | 159 | 14.8% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 762 | 102 | 13.4% | +0.1 | — |
| Soft | 1,365 | 153 | 11.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 717 | 104 | 14.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | +5.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,045 | 144 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,549 | 208 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,125 | 138 | 12.3% | −1 | — |
| Over 3m | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | +0.9 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Look To The West (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bembridge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look To The West (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Robintheaulad (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 5 |
| Bembridge (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
| Minella Mission (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Timmons | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2017 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 18+244d | Galway | Colm Quinn Bmw Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 16/19 | 2 | 11-3 | 93 | 68C | 90C | Shane Shortall | 20/1 |
| 25 Feb 18+36d | Naas | Cavan Developments Home Builder Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle | 10/21 | 2½ | 11-8 | — | 76B | 100A | Chris Timmons | 100/1 |
| 20 Jan 18+49d | Navan | www.navanracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 13/17 | hd | 11-6 | — | 37C | 95C | Chris Timmons | 100/1 |
| 2017 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 17 | Fairyhouse | Irish Racing Year Book Maiden Hurdle | 20/25 | 9 | 11-6 | — | 38C | 95C | Chris Timmons | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Can Tell won?
- Never Can Tell (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
- Who trained Never Can Tell?
- Never Can Tell (IRE) was trained by Edward Cawley on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 27 October 2018.
- Who is Never Can Tell's sire?
- Never Can Tell (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Brotenstown (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Never Can Tell's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 27 October 2018. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Never Can Tell's sire's record?
- Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Never Can Tell's siblings?
- Out of Brotenstown (IRE), Never Can Tell (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Look To The West (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bembridge (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.