Horse profile
Newfangled (IRE)
by New Bay (GB) out of Dangle (IRE) (Desert Style)
36 runs · 11 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 4 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Ran 19 days ago · 7th of 10
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Newfangled is a gelding with seven wins from 36 starts, including three of five at Wolverhampton (AW) and five of 15 on the all-weather. All wins have come in handicaps, six of them over 1m – 1m1f on good or Standard (AW) going. He won a Class 4 at Wolverhampton (AW) in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 74 and has since reached a highest ever mark of 76. His last run, at Brighton in Sep 2026, was off an official rating of 72 when he finished seventh of 10 as the beaten favourite.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 7–36Wins / Runs
- 19.4%Strike rate
- 16 (44.4%)Placed
- −7.52£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.26Fair A/E n=36 · 1.07 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 34dAvg 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.
Official rating72↓ 4lb off peak
72
51–76
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 116A | 93 | 3 · 116 / 98 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 123A | 98 | 5 · 115 / 99 |
| Good | 6 | 99A | 81.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 84B | 79.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 68A | 61 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 123A | 92 | 9 · 116 / 98 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 84B | 66.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 96A | 89.5 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 36 runs · as at 6 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 from 13 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (46%) · 4 wins
- Prominent 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 3,928 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 586 | 92 | 15.7% | +1.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Good | 991 | 140 | 14.1% | −0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 466 | 69 | 14.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 609 | 78 | 12.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 167 | 25 | 15% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,101 | 160 | 14.5% | +0.1 | 5 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,174 | 182 | 15.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,251 | 164 | 13.1% | −1.3 | 6 from 29 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,076 | 161 | 15% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 268 | 39 | 14.6% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 52 | 7 | 13.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Dangle (IRE) (Desert Style)
10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Two Tempting (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Two Tempting (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Tempting (IRE) | 51 | 9 | 7½f–1m½f | Class 2 |
| Sweet Reward (IRE) | 61 | 9 | 1m1f–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Chagall (IRE) | 75 | 8 | 7f–1m4f | Class 6 |
| Watch Chain (IRE) | 36 | 4 | 5f–7f | Class 5 |
| High Kicker (IRE) | 36 | 3 | 1m4½f–1m7f | — |
| Mecca's Mirage (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Nuala Tagula (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Rex Whistler (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Night Angel (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Delek (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 5 | 33% | +5.23 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.25 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.50 |
| Class 6 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +0.73 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.75 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.25 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 3 | 60% | +11.25 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.02 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Brighton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Lingfield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 6 | 21% | −2.25 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Hornby | 20 | 2 | 10% | −14.50 |
| Trevor Whelan | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.25 |
| Hector Crouch | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Olivia Tubb | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Taryn Langley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 27 | 7 | 26% | +1.48 |
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | 23% | −2.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +0.48 |
| 2023 | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 26+14d | Brighton | The Bet £20 Get £40 In Free Bets At matchbook.com Handicap Stakes Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - held level through the closing stages without finding more | 7/10 | shd | 9-11 | 72 | 115A | 77A | Rob Hornby | 6/4F |
| 14 Sep 26+7d | Windsor | Matchbook Signup - Get 20% Back On Losses Handicap Stakes mid-pack early - roused along with 2f left - closed to challenge the front-runner inside final 2f - stayed on through the last furlong - edged out of the frame close home to round out third | 3/12 | hd | 9-11 | 72 | 75A | 96A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 07 Sep 26+33d | Wolverhampton (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes Held a midfield spot early - urged into contention on the inner approaching final 2f then fourth entering last furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 4th beaten 2½ lengths | 4/12 | nk | 8-10 | 72 | 116A | 83A | Rowan Scott | 16/1 |
| 05 Aug 26+23d | Brighton | Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap Stakes (For The Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy) Set the pace early - pushed along and challenged with a furlong left before losing command inside the final furlong - lost more ground close home to finish sixth | 6/9 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 74 | 101B | 76A | Rob Hornby | 9/1 |
| 13 Jul 26+3d | Windsor | Find Us At fitzdares.com Handicap tracked the front-runners - pushed along and passed while drifting left over 1f out - found nothing extra | 4/8 | 2¾ | 9-12 | 76 | 98A | 77A | Rob Hornby | 13/2 |
| 10 Jul 26+46d | Ascot | Tide Construction Apprentice Handicap (Str) Raced up with the pace - asked for effort to reach the front group 3f out and shared the advantage for a spell over 1f out - faded inside the final 110yds | 6/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 76 | 94B | 74A | Olivia Tubb | 9/2 |
| 25 May 26+28d | Windsor | Barbara And Kens Diamond Wedding Anniversary Handicap Sat in third from the off - lost touch with the front two a furlong out - pushed along inside the closing stages to stay on for third | 3/10 | 4½ | 8-9 | 76 | 99A | 81A | Rob Hornby | 12/1 |
| 27 Apr 26+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Country And Western Raceday - 28th June Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along and made ground 2f out - hit the front entering the final furlong - edged clear then just held on close home | 1/9 | 9-3 | 74 | 98A | 82A | Daniel Tudhope | 13/2 | |
| 14 Apr 26+182d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow attheraces On Instagram Handicap Held up handy in second early - asked for effort over a furlong out - driven inside final furlong - lost ground near the line to finish 5th | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | 75 | 91A | 80A | Rob Hornby | 10/1 |
| 14 Oct 25+15d | Lingfield (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to the front outside rivals early - moved up into second before 5f out and held that spot until inside the last furlong - lost place near the finish to end seventh | 7/12 | hd | 9-9 | 75 | 98A | 77A | Rob Hornby | 18/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+14d | Brighton | Brighton Racecourse Christmas Parties Handicap Tracked the pace from wide - pushed to the front with a furlong left - powered on to the finish | 1/10 | 9-10 | 71 | 123A | 94A | Hector Crouch | 9/2 | |
| 15 Sep 25+23d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap (Div 1) Settled in third early - pressed for effort with over 2f left and gave ground - dropped away in the closing stages to finish ninth | 9/10 | nk | 10-0 | 72 | 77A | 64A | Rob Hornby | 8/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+16d | Windsor | Return Of Jumps Racing To Windsor Handicap Settled close to the pace early - still in contention approaching final furlong - unable to threaten winner late and held for third | 3/7 | hd | 9-4 | 72 | 69B | 75A | Rob Hornby | 13/2 |
| 07 Aug 25+24d | Sandown | Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap Sprung forward smartly - sat close to the pace before slipping back with a furlong to run - faded in the closing stages to finish sixth | 6/10 | hd | 9-7 | 73 | 76B | 79A | Trevor Whelan | 11/2 |
| 14 Jul 25+33d | Windsor | Rum N Vibez Handicap Settled just off the pace - began to press forward 2f out - hit the front over 1f out but overtaken inside the final furlong - just failed to reassert close home | 2/8 | nk | 9-12 | 73 | 81A | 80A | Rob Hornby | 8/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+9d | Kempton (AW) | Merv Cox Memorial Handicap Sat handy on the wide side early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 12th | 12/13 | 5½ | 9-5 | 71 | 79C | 52C | Trevor Whelan | 6/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+9d | Windsor | Fitzdares Handicap Set the pace early - sat close up through midrace - pressed for the front two furlongs out - dropped back into third briefly - regained second inside final furlong but well held by the winner | 2/7 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 71 | 41A | 78A | Rob Hornby | 11/8F |
| 24 May 25+8d | Windsor | Visit Sri Lanka Handicap Sat behind pace early - went to front with a furlong left - driven out to hold on and score | 1/7 | 9-8 | 69 | 79A | 94A | Trevor Whelan | 7/4F | |
| 16 May 25+23d | Newbury | Starlight Charity Apprentice Handicap (Str) Pulled hard in behind the front runners - struck the front over 1f out before locked in a sustained battle - worn down close home and just held for 3rd | 3/13 | nk | 9-11 | 67 | 84C | 93A | Taryn Langley | 4/1J |
| 23 Apr 25+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Sat just behind pace - went ahead entering final furlong - driven out on the inner to hold on | 1/9 | 9-8 | 64 | 104A | 90A | Rob Hornby | 5/4F | |
| 15 Apr 25+22d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap (Div 1) Settled handy on the wide side early - improved to challenge 4f out - locked in battle 2f out - hit front inside final furlong but caught close home | 2/10 | hd | 9-5 | 64 | 93A | 82A | Rob Hornby | 7/2F |
| 24 Mar 25+150d | Lingfield (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Handy up front - driven to close on front-runner approaching final furlong then in with claims 110 yards out - held effort to the line | 3/11 | nse | 9-3 | 64 | 96A | 83A | Rob Hornby | 11/2 |
| 25 Oct 24+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Drifted left at the off causing interference - tracked the pace - edged forward and drifted wide approaching the furlong marker - hit the front briefly inside the final furlong but overhauled and unable to find more close home | 2/11 | 1 | 9-8 | 62 | 99A | 86A | Trevor Whelan | 11/4F |
| 23 Sep 24+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 2) Sat behind pace - pushed forward with 2f left - moved into second inside final 2f - hit front late and stayed on strongly to win | 1/10 | 9-8 | 59 | 86A | 76A | Rob Hornby | 9/4F | |
| 04 Sep 24+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Settled midpack early - improved into contention wide out approaching 2f out - hit front inside final furlong - pulled clear for a comfortable success | 1/7 | 9-9 | 54 | 83A | 72A | David Probert | 8/11F | |
| 13 Aug 24+21d | Lingfield | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Went to front early - eased back into third with 7f remaining - regained command inside final 3f - driven along and battled on close home but caught right at the line for second | 2/9 | ½ | 8-13 | 53 | — | 74A | Rob Hornby | 11/4J |
| 23 Jul 24+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 1/12 | 9-5 | 51 | 89A | 77A | Trevor Whelan | 9/2 | |
| 10 Jul 24+25d | Lingfield | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 51 | 54B | 62B | Rob Hornby | 3/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+23d | Bath | Olivia's Boutique Racewear Handicap | 4/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 52 | 99A | 74A | Trevor Whelan | 6/1 |
| 23 May 24+17d | Lingfield | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap | 4/10 | hd | 9-6 | 52 | — | 60A | Trevor Whelan | 8/1 |
| 06 May 24+19d | Bath | Funding Available At The Eco Scheme Handicap | 4/11 | nk | 9-11 | 54 | 68A | 69A | Rob Hornby | 4/1J |
| 17 Apr 24+212d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 5/11 | 1 | 9-5 | 56 | 93A | 65A | Trevor Whelan | 25/1 |
| 18 Sep 23+17d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting-Operator Of The Year Nursery | 11/11 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 58 | 49A | 40A | Rob Hornby | 17/2 |
| 01 Sep 23+22d | Salisbury | Kingsclere Stud Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 84B | 58A | Kieran O'Neill | 66/1 |
| 10 Aug 23+55d | Salisbury | Rumble Inthejungle Standing At Norman Court Stud British EBF Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 6/9 | 8 | 9-2 | — | 84C | 53C | Hector Crouch | 80/1 |
| 16 Jun 23 | Sandown | Chasemore Farm British Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/9 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 33C | 55C | Rob Hornby | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Newfangled (IRE) won?
- Newfangled (IRE) won 7 of 36 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 19.4%. Placed 16 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Newfangled (IRE)?
- Newfangled (IRE) is trained by Jonathan Portman, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 September 2026.
- Who is Newfangled (IRE)'s sire?
- Newfangled (IRE) is by New Bay (GB) out of Dangle (IRE), whose sire is Desert Style.
- What going does Newfangled (IRE) prefer?
- Newfangled (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 15 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Newfangled (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 28 September 2026. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Newfangled (IRE)'s sire's record?
- New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 3,928 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
- Who are Newfangled (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dangle (IRE), Newfangled (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Two Tempting (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Two Tempting (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.