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Horse profile

Never Never Land (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan
by Elusive City (USA) out of Absolve (USA) (Diesis)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jun 2011 — 5,604 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 5th of 10 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Never Never Land (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2010.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 24 Jun 2011 Official rating 69 at the last run, 24 Jun 2011

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 82A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)482A68.5—
Good to Firm281A75—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f682A72—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Elusive City (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.50 from 2
Good1,4631278.7%−10 from 1
Good to Soft898728%−1.7—
Soft1,122726.4%−3.3—
Heavy328237%−2.7—
Standard (AW)3,66241311.3%+1.61 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,11943810.6%+0.91 from 6
1m – 1m1f2,2742049%−0.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f691527.5%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.6—
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.5—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

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

Dam
Absolve (USA) (Diesis)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Windjammer (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Windjammer (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Windjammer (GB)4135fClass 5
Sakhee Bob (GB)40——
Premier Superstar (GB)40——
Miss Lauz (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −2.43
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −3.43
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% −0.43
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 1 17% −4.43
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 6 1 17% −4.43
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −3.43
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 3 1 33% −1.43

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
2011 · 4 runs
24 Jun 11+15d Doncaster Communication Workers Union Humanitarian Aid Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 9-6 6981A Robert Havlin 8/1
09 Jun 11+16d Newbury Be Wiser Insurance Handicap (Str) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 nk 9-4 7269A William Buick 10/1
24 May 11+40d Lingfield (AW) Marsh Green Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 1 9-4 7459A William Buick 13/2
14 Apr 11+167d Kempton (AW) Bistro In The Panoramic Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 hd 9-2 7562A William Buick 6/1
2010 · 3 runs
29 Oct 10+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Breeders' Cup Live Only On ATR Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 —82A William Buick 4/7F
20 Oct 10+12d Ffos Las O'Brien Chartered Accountants Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4 9-3 —72A William Buick 5/6F
08 Oct 10 Wolverhampton (AW) Try Betdaq For An Exchange Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-3 —75A William Buick 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Never Never Land won?
Never Never Land (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Never Never Land?
Never Never Land (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 24 June 2011.
Who is Never Never Land's sire?
Never Never Land (GB) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Absolve (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
What going does Never Never Land prefer?
Never Never Land (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Never Never Land's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 24 June 2011. The highest on record is 75.
What is Never Never Land's sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
Who are Never Never Land's siblings?
Out of Absolve (USA), Never Never Land (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Windjammer (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Windjammer (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. 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.