How many races has Never This Way won?

Never This Way (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).

Who trained Never This Way?

Never This Way (IRE) was trained by Ruth Carr on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 4 October 2024.

Who is Never This Way's sire?

Never This Way (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Gravity Flow (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.

What is Never This Way's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 4 October 2024. The highest on record is 72.

What is Never This Way'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 This Way's siblings?

Out of Gravity Flow (IRE), Never This Way (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Never This Way (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Ruth Carr · Last owner Buist Shields Thompson And Mrs R Carr

by No Nay Never (USA) out of Gravity Flow (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

14 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2023

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 4 Oct 2024 — 753 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Oct 2024 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 52

KTB Profile

Never This Way is a maiden who has failed to win in 14 starts with two places. His best effort came when second of six at Chelmsford City over the AW in Jul 2023. All 11 runs under 6f have failed to produce a win, as have his five starts on standard going. The gelding, aged 4 at his last run in Oct 2024, finished ninth of nine at Newcastle in a Class 6 handicap.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak

0–14Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
2 (14.3%)Placed
−14.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=14 · 0.00 incl. margin
72Highest OR
41dAvg between runs

Official rating52↓ 20lb off peak

52 52–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 27 Jul 2024

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 98^A · median 82.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	5	96^A	83	—
Good to Firm	5	98^A	82	—
Good	2	92^B	84	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—
Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Under 6f	11	98^A	82	—
6f – 7f	3	94^B	92	—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 27 Jul 2024 Official rating 52 at the last run, 4 Oct 2024

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 14 figures · best 78^A · median 63.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	5	78^A	75	—
Good to Firm	5	77^A	54	—
Good	2	69^A	64.5	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—
Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Under 6f	11	78^A	60	—
6f – 7f	3	77^B	69	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

No Nay Never (USA)

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	0 from 1
Good to Firm	927	122	13.2%	+1.1	0 from 5
Good	1,489	181	12.2%	+0.1	0 from 2
Good to Soft	612	55	9%	−3.1	—
Soft	845	110	13%	+0.9	—
Heavy	285	37	13%	+0.9	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	2,161	256	11.8%	−0.3	0 from 5

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	911	122	13.4%	+1.3	0 from 11
6f – 7f	3,391	440	13%	+0.9	0 from 3
1m – 1m1f	1,183	131	11.1%	−1	—
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

Dam

Gravity Flow (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Thunder Flow (IRE)	5	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	5	0%	−5.00
Good to Firm	5	0%	−5.00
Good	2	0%	−2.00
Heavy	1	0%	−1.00
Firm	1	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	SR	£1
Class 5	8	0%	−8.00
Class 6	4	0%	−4.00
Class 4	2	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Newcastle (AW)	3	0%	−3.00
Beverley	2	0%	−2.00
Pontefract	1	0%	−1.00
Redcar	1	0%	−1.00
Nottingham	1	0%	−1.00
Thirsk	1	0%	−1.00
Goodwood	1	0%	−1.00
Chelmsford City (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Windsor	1	0%	−1.00
Bath	1	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Under 6f	11	0	0%	−11.00
6f – 7f	3	0	0%	−3.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
James Sullivan	7	0%	−7.00
Adam Farragher	3	0%	−3.00
Joanna Mason	2	0%	−2.00
Tom Marquand	2	0%	−2.00

Headgear	Runs	SR	£1
None	6	0%	−6.00
Hood + tongue tie	4	0%	−4.00
Hood	3	0%	−3.00
E/S	1	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2024	9	0	0%	−9.00
2023	5	0	0%	−5.00

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	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2024 · 9 runs
04 Oct 24+50d	Newcastle (AW)	Festive Celebrations At The Grand Hotel Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran Poor start losing ground - never involved with the main group - well held throughout - finished 9th	9/9	9	9-3	52	68^A	17^A	James Sullivan	16/1
15 Aug 24+19d	Beverley	Rob Burrow Dare To Dream Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Held up towards the back early on far rail - made no impression through the race - well held at finish	10/10	5½	8-7	54	53^B	19^A	James Sullivan	28/1
27 Jul 24+26d	Newcastle (AW)	Hudson Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran	7/11	hd	9-10	56	83^A	75^A	James Sullivan	16/1
01 Jul 24+10d	Pontefract	Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran	11/12	3¾	9-8	59	82^B	45^A	James Sullivan	28/1
21 Jun 24+19d	Redcar	Come Racing On Ladies' Day Tomorrow Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	9/10	1¾	9-8	62	62^B	54^A	James Sullivan	12/1
02 Jun 24+19d	Nottingham	Daily Offers At Rhino.Bet Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good · 10 ran	8/10	2	9-9	65	76^A	60^A	Joanna Mason	8/1
14 May 24+18d	Beverley	Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	6/10	nk	9-4	67	98^A	77^A	James Sullivan	14/1
26 Apr 24+17d	Newcastle (AW)	Download The Raceday Ready App 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran	6/12	½	9-8	69	96^A	78^A	James Sullivan	16/1
09 Apr 24+228d	Thirsk	Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Heavy · 13 ran	10/13	hd	8-12	71	90^C	61^A	Joanna Mason	18/1
2023 · 5 runs
25 Aug 23+31d	Goodwood	William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 7 ran	4/7	1¼	9-10	72	92^B	69^A	Adam Farragher	9/2
25 Jul 23+23d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Betsi Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran	2/6	hd	9-10	71	94^B	77^B	Tom Marquand	7/2
02 Jul 23+15d	Windsor	At The Races App Form Study Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	4/7	¾	9-4	—	85^B	69^A	Adam Farragher	11/4
17 Jun 23+61d	Bath	Hot Air Balloon Company British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Firm · 5 ran	3/5	nse	9-2	—	75^C	60^B	Adam Farragher	2/1
17 Apr 23	Kempton (AW)	Read Blogs At UnibetRacing Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran	3/10	7	9-4	—	77^A	66^A	Tom Marquand	11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Never This Way won?: Never This Way (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Never This Way?: Never This Way (IRE) was trained by Ruth Carr on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 4 October 2024.
Who is Never This Way's sire?: Never This Way (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Gravity Flow (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Never This Way's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 4 October 2024. The highest on record is 72.
What is Never This Way'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 This Way's siblings?: Out of Gravity Flow (IRE), Never This Way (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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