Never Return (GB)
Never Return (GB) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Oct 2016. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- +1.30£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.70Fair A/E n=15 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 45dAvg 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 9.7% of 8,420 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | +18.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 905 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 1,463 | 127 | 8.7% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 898 | 72 | 8% | −1.7 | — |
| Soft | 1,122 | 72 | 6.4% | −3.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 327 | 23 | 7% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,659 | 412 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 2 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 998 | 104 | 10.4% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,117 | 437 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,274 | 204 | 9% | −0.7 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 689 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 15 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
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, 2 winners — best of them Takeover Bid (USA) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Takeover Bid (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeover Bid (USA) | 30 | 5 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Sheistheboss (FR) | 2 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Shuja (USA) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pastel Rose (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Albane (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +8.30 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.10 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.20 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lyon-La Soie (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.20 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Thulliez | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.10 |
| Mme Sophie Chuette | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.20 |
| Cristian Demuro | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tony Piccone | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 12 | 2 | 17% | +4.30 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +2.20 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.90 |
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 Return (GB) won?
- Never Return (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Never Return (GB)?
- Never Return (GB) was trained by C Lerner on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 16 December 2016.
- Who is Never Return (GB)'s sire?
- Never Return (GB) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Seba (GB), whose sire is Alzao.
- What going does Never Return (GB) prefer?
- Never Return (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 8 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 Return (GB)'s sire's record?
- Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,420 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
- Who are Never Return (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Seba (GB), Never Return (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Takeover Bid (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Takeover Bid (USA)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.