Never Ever (IRE)
Never Ever is a colt by No Nay Never out of a Dubawi mare who has yet to win from four starts between 6f and 7f. His best effort came when fourth of nine at Leopardstown in Oct 2025. He finished 12th of 13 at Dundalk on standard going in Nov 2025, his first time in headgear, and last raced off an official rating of 78.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 78Highest OR
- 14dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 78
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 78B | 74 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 78B | 71.5 | 1 run · — |
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 from 4 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,354 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 618 | 56 | 9.1% | −3 | — |
| Soft | 848 | 110 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,171 | 259 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 914 | 123 | 13.5% | +1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,401 | 443 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,189 | 131 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Throubi (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Throubi (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throubi (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Karuoka (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| The Cinder Girl (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Nov 25+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race Held a forward spot early - urged along turning for home - dropped away through the final furlongs to finish 12th | 12/13 | ½ | 9-5 | 78 | 70B | 50A | J M Sheridan | 50/1 |
| 29 Oct 25+11d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Up with the front group - under pressure 2f out - tight for space just past the 1f pole - plugged on without quickening to finish 5th | 5/13 | 4¼ | 9-4 | — | 78B | 73A | Wayne Hassett | 9/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+14d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Sat just behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then up to 3rd and asked for effort in the straight - unable to close in final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 73A | 77A | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
| 04 Oct 25 | Curragh | Bermingham Cameras Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Hesitant start - settled towards the back - still 12th with 3f remaining - unable to close 1½f out - lost ground final furlong | 12/13 | 5 | 9-5 | — | 37C | 57C | Declan McDonogh | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Ever won?
- Never Ever (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trains Never Ever?
- Never Ever (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 November 2025.
- Who is Never Ever's sire?
- Never Ever (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Dubai Fashion (IRE), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What is Never Ever's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 14 November 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Never Ever's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,354 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
- Who are Never Ever's siblings?
- Out of Dubai Fashion (IRE), Never Ever (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Throubi (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Throubi (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.