Never Never (IRE)
Never Never (IRE) is 2 from 16. Hasn't won since May 2014. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- −10.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.65Fair A/E n=16 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 386 | 37 | 9.6% | −1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,811 | 207 | 11.4% | +0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,044 | 145 | 13.9% | +2.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,953 | 220 | 11.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 856 | 90 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 664 | 50 | 7.5% | −3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 19 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 743 | 58 | 7.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 653 | 62 | 9.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 684 | 69 | 10.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,889 | 241 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,680 | 211 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 736 | 66 | 9% | −2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 147 | 24 | 16.3% | +5.1 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Restless Bay (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Restless Bay (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restless Bay (IRE) | 79 | 6 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Calzini Bianchi (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fight On (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Mayo Jim (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Budle Bay (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Perth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P McCoy | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Ms K Walsh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Finian O'Toole | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −6.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Never (IRE) won?
- Never Never (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trained Never Never (IRE)?
- Never Never (IRE) was trained by Iain Jardine on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 20 March 2016.
- Who is Never Never (IRE)'s sire?
- Never Never (IRE) is by Jeremy (USA) out of Argus Gal (IRE), whose sire is Alzao.
- What going does Never Never (IRE) prefer?
- Never Never (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 20 March 2016. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Never Never (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Jeremy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
- Who are Never Never (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Argus Gal (IRE), Never Never (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Restless Bay (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Restless Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.