How many races has Next Challenge (GER) won?

Next Challenge (GER) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2016 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).

Who trained Next Challenge (GER)?

Next Challenge (GER) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 24 April 2017.

Who is Next Challenge (GER)'s sire?

Next Challenge (GER) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Next Holy (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.

What is Next Challenge (GER)'s sire's record?

Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Who are Next Challenge (GER)'s siblings?

Out of Next Holy (IRE), Next Challenge (GER) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Next Challenge (GER)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2017) · Last trainer Saeed bin Suroor · Last owner Godolphin

by Shamardal (USA) out of Next Holy (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2016

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 24 Apr 2017 — 3,467 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Apr 2017 · 3rd of 14

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Oct 2016 and Apr 2017, the last of them as a 3yo gelding. Finished 3 of 14 at Windsor last time. By Shamardal (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
1 (50%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
175dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101^A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 31 Oct 2016

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 2 figures · best 101^A · median 96

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—
Standard (AW)	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	—
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Shamardal (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	57	11	19.3%	+4.5	—
Good to Firm	1,981	306	15.4%	+0.6	0 from 1
Good	2,387	335	14%	−0.8	—
Good to Soft	1,013	124	12.2%	−2.6	—
Soft	1,287	151	11.7%	−3.1	—
Heavy	370	45	12.2%	−2.6	—
Standard (AW)	3,315	564	17%	+2.2	0 from 1

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	583	87	14.9%	+0.1	—
6f – 7f	4,073	593	14.6%	−0.2	0 from 1
1m – 1m1f	2,985	476	15.9%	+1.1	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2,073	313	15.1%	+0.3	0 from 1
1m5f – 2m	475	44	9.3%	−5.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	180	21	11.7%	−3.1	—
2m5f – 3m	38	2	5.3%	−9.5	—
Over 3m	4	0	0%	−14.8	—

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

Dam

Next Holy (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Win trips	Best grade
Next Guilian (GER)	5	—	—
Packing Warrior (GER)	3	—	—
Next Eagle (GER)	1	—	—
Next Mine (GER)	1	—	—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
24 Apr 17+175d	Windsor	Gabriel At The Theatre Royal Windsor Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran	3/14	1½	8-11	74^C	91^A	Josephine Gordon	10/3
31 Oct 16	Kempton (AW)	Breeders Supporting Racing EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran	3/7	½	9-5	—	101^A	Jim Crowley	5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Next Challenge (GER) won?: Next Challenge (GER) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2016 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Next Challenge (GER)?: Next Challenge (GER) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 24 April 2017.
Who is Next Challenge (GER)'s sire?: Next Challenge (GER) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Next Holy (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
What is Next Challenge (GER)'s sire's record?: Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are Next Challenge (GER)'s siblings?: Out of Next Holy (IRE), Next Challenge (GER) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.