Never Says Never (GB)
Never Says Never (GB) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Dec 2015. Last raced off a career-high mark of 114.
- 2–14Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 5 (35.7%)Placed
- −8.65£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=14 · 0.73 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 113dAvg 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 10% of 896 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.4% from 128. Weakest on good to soft going: 5% from 180.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 88 | 11 | 12.5% | +2.5 | — |
| Good | 263 | 21 | 8% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 180 | 9 | 5% | −5 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 210 | 28 | 13.3% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 128 | 21 | 16.4% | +6.4 | 2 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 0 | 0% | −10 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | −7.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 300 | 26 | 8.7% | −1.3 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 251 | 25 | 10% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 227 | 26 | 11.5% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 70 | 12 | 17.1% | +7.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.35 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Towcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.90 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Glassonbury | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.35 |
| Sam Jones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.35 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.35 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.65 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 16+107d | Ffos Las | Heineken Handicap Hurdle | 5/10 | 3½ | 10-10 | 114 | 101A | Harry Cobden | 7/2 |
| 2015 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 15+3d | Exeter | 188bet Handicap Hurdle | F/11 | — | 11-11 | 104 | — | Harry Cobden | 4/9F |
| 01 Dec 15+9d | Lingfield | Download TitanBet Sports App Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 10-0 | 104 | 123B | Harry Cobden | 11/10F | |
| 22 Nov 15+178d | Exeter | Higos Thatch Property Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-3 | 104 | 125B | Harry Cobden | 9/4F | |
| 28 May 15+546d | Worcester | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 11-7 | 104 | — | Aidan Coleman | 5/1 |
| 2013 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 13+22d | Newbury | Bet365.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 9/14 | ½ | 11-2 | 110 | 108A | Sam Jones | 40/1 |
| 06 Nov 13+20d | Chepstow | R.a.b.i. Manson House 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 100 | 124A | Sam Jones | 14/1 |
| 17 Oct 13+133d | Wincanton | Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Maiden Hurdle | 5/8 | 20 | 11-0 | — | 91C | Sam Jones | 6/1 |
| 06 Jun 13+13d | Ffos Las | 32Red.com Novices' Hurdle | 4/5 | 4 | 10-12 | — | 101B | Andrew Glassonbury | 8/1 |
| 24 May 13+113d | Towcester | Kjm Group (andover) 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 2/4 | 3½ | 10-12 | — | 122B | Andrew Glassonbury | 11/2 |
| 31 Jan 13+27d | Towcester | Free Tips At gg.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race | 3/14 | 2¾ | 11-4 | — | 117A | Andrew Glassonbury | 14/1 |
| 04 Jan 13+275d | Lingfield (AW) | Forest Row Standard Open NH Flat Race (AW) (Div 2) | 4/10 | nk | 11-5 | — | 112A | Andrew Glassonbury | 33/1 |
| 2012 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 12+26d | Hereford | Soldiers Charity Raceday 15th May Intermediate Open NH Flat Race | 5/12 | 2¼ | 10-12 | — | 88C | Andrew Glassonbury | 11/4 |
| 09 Mar 12 | Wincanton | TurfTV Maiden Open NH Flat Race | 3/18 | 2¼ | 10-10 | — | 124A | Andrew Glassonbury | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Says Never won?
- Never Says Never (GB) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trained Never Says Never?
- Never Says Never (GB) was trained by Anthony Honeyball on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 20 March 2016.
- Who is Never Says Never's sire?
- Never Says Never (GB) is by Tamure (IRE) out of Quick Exit (GB), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
- What going does Never Says Never prefer?
- Never Says Never (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Never Says Never's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 20 March 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Never Says Never's sire's record?
- Tamure (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 896 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.4% from 128. Weakest on good to soft going: 5% from 180.