Never Fear (IRE)
Never Fear won three of 14 starts between May 2023 and Dec 2023, all on the all-weather over 6f – 7f. She took a Class 4 maiden at Wolverhampton in May 2023 and followed up in two Class 5 nurseries at Wolverhampton and Newcastle the following November and December. The filly, who was aged 3 at her last run in Sep 2024, finished 6 of 9 in a Class 5 fillies handicap at Wolverhampton that day.
- 3–14Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 4 (28.6%)Placed
- +13.50£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 2.75Fair A/E n=14 · 2.39 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 95
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 97A | 89.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 98C | 71.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 97A | 89.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 98C | 88 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,335 runs since Jan 2008 (707 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. 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 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 612 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 845 | 110 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,161 | 256 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 3 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 911 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,391 | 440 | 13% | +0.9 | 3 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,183 | 131 | 11.1% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| 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 Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them The Vegas Raider (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (The Vegas Raider (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Vegas Raider (IRE) | 40 | 4 | 1m2f–2m1f | Class 5 |
| Rudi's Apple (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Ready To Shine (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Amir Lehbab (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Thaniella (FR) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 3 | 30% | +17.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +15.50 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 3 | 30% | +17.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.50 |
| Franny Norton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 3 | 25% | +15.50 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +21.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 24+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races 1M Social Followers Fillies' Handicap Slow to settle in the tail - made no impression through the race - beaten off before the finish - came home sixth | 6/9 | shd | 9-10 | 66 | 95A | 68A | Ross Coakley | 28/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Fillies' Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - finished well held in 10th | 10/11 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 68 | 88B | 59A | Rossa Ryan | 5/1 |
| 01 Aug 24+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tote.co.uk Yaki Dah To Jamie Osborne Racing League Race 10 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Settled with the pack early - asked for effort two furlongs out then dropped away nearing the final furlong to finish 13th | 13/13 | 5 | 9-3 | 71 | 53C | 39C | Andrew Mullen | 50/1 |
| 15 Jul 24+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap | 3/8 | 2½ | 9-6 | 72 | 91A | 76A | P J McDonald | 25/1 |
| 21 Jun 24+16d | Newmarket | Long Shot Refresher Handicap | 8/8 | 7 | 9-9 | 75 | 98C | 53C | Neil Callan | 33/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+25d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Fillies' Handicap | 8/9 | hd | 9-1 | 78 | 88A | 66A | Joe Fanning | 33/1 |
| 11 May 24+32d | Lingfield | William Hill Lingfield Handicap | 8/8 | nk | 9-8 | 79 | 45C | 53C | Franny Norton | 14/1 |
| 09 Apr 24+122d | Southwell (AW) | Get Emma's Offers At PlanetSportBet Fillies' Handicap | 5/7 | shd | 9-6 | 79 | 64A | 72A | Jack Mitchell | 9/2 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 23+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Nursery | 1/10 | 9-10 | 76 | 92A | 88A | Jack Mitchell | 5/1 | |
| 14 Nov 23+53d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetMGM Nursery | 1/9 | 9-6 | 72 | 97A | 86A | Jack Mitchell | 15/2 | |
| 22 Sep 23+85d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Fillies' Nursery | 5/6 | 3¼ | 9-0 | 74 | 59A | 57B | Jason Hart | 11/1 |
| 29 Jun 23+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Skopes Menswear Metrocentre Store Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 1 | 9-5 | 77 | 61A | 71A | Joe Fanning | 5/1 |
| 10 Jun 23+16d | Beverley | Hilary Needler Trophy Fillies' Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 84A | 65A | Joe Fanning | 12/1 |
| 25 May 23 | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races Form Study Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 9-2 | — | 92A | 87B | Franny Norton | 12/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Fear won?
- Never Fear (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Never Fear?
- Never Fear (IRE) was trained by Charlie Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 21 September 2024.
- Who is Never Fear's sire?
- Never Fear (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Matorio (FR), whose sire is Oratorio.
- What going does Never Fear prefer?
- Never Fear (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Never Fear's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 21 September 2024. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Never Fear's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,335 runs since Jan 2008 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
- Who are Never Fear's siblings?
- Out of Matorio (FR), Never Fear (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: The Vegas Raider (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (The Vegas Raider (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.