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Horse profile

Next Destination (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Malcolm C Denmark
by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Liss Alainn (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Mar 2021 — 2,045 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 2nd of 12 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 153
KTB Profile

Next Destination (IRE) is 7 from 12 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle at Punchestown (Apr 2018). Hasn't won since Jan 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 153.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating153At career-high mark
153 117–153

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 25 Apr 2018

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 174A · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5145B120—
Heavy3174A149—
Good to Soft2124B107.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5145B120—
2m1f – 2m4f3174A149—
1m5f – 2m2124B87—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 146A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 16 Mar 2021 Official rating 153 at the last jumps run, 16 Mar 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 95C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 27 Apr 2017

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 150A · median 139
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5150A139—
Heavy3145A138—
Good to Soft2146A145—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5150A139—
2m1f – 2m4f3145A138—
1m5f – 2m2144A138.5—
Over 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Dubai Destination (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm43614%+3—
Good to Firm97710811.1%+0.1—
Good1,8111769.7%−1.31 from 1
Good to Soft9099810.8%−0.20 from 3
Soft1,24112810.3%−0.73 from 5
Heavy4925811.8%+0.83 from 3
Standard (AW)1,47719012.9%+1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1362316.9%+5.9—
6f – 7f1,10911810.6%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,13912611.1%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,37716411.9%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,37914010.2%−0.81 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,00610610.5%−0.53 from 3
2m5f – 3m6576810.4%−0.63 from 5
Over 3m1471912.9%+1.90 from 1

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
Liss Alainn (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them John Adams (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m7f–3m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
John Adams (IRE)2122m7f–3m1½f—
Don't Tell Allen (IRE)1313m½f—
Imperial Nemesis (IRE)190——
Little Trixie (IRE)70——
Overall Majority (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 3 60% +0.69
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 3 100% +5.44
Good 1 1 100% +1.38

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 2 33% −1.71

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 1 50% +0.25
Naas 2 2 100% +4.53
Warwick 1 1 100% +0.91
Newbury 1 1 100% +1.38
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +0.91
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +0.53

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 3 60% +1.54
2m1f – 2m4f 3 3 100% +5.44
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −1.47
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 4 2 50% +0.29
Paul Townend 3 3 100% +5.78
R Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr P W Mullins 2 1 50% −0.47
David Mullins 1 1 100% +0.91

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 1 50% −0.09
2020 2 1 50% +0.38
2018 3 2 67% +0.78
2017 5 3 60% +3.44

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 4 67% +4.69
Chase 3 2 67% +1.29
NH Flat 2 1 50% −0.47
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Mar 21+59d Cheltenham Sam Vestey National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 30f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 11-6 15391A146A Harry Cobden 3/1
16 Jan 21+49d Warwick McCoy Contractors Civils And Infrastructure Hampton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 11-5 14994C139C Harry Cobden 10/11F
28 Nov 20+28d Newbury Ladbrokes John Francome Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-2 14992C134B Harry Cobden 11/8F
31 Oct 20+920d Wetherby bet365 Hurdle (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 8½ 11-0 149120A143A Harry Cobden 6/1
25 Apr 18+42d Punchestown Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding · 11 ran 1/11 11-10 150126A150A Paul Townend 5/4F
14 Mar 18+66d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 5 11-7 150145B138A R Walsh 4/1
07 Jan 18+21d Naas Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 —174A145A Paul Townend 8/15F
17 Dec 17+36d Navan Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-3 —149C134B David Mullins 10/11F
11 Nov 17+198d Naas Hospitality At Naas Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-12 —124A138A Paul Townend 4/1
27 Apr 17+43d Punchestown Kildare Post (c & G) Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 4½ 12-0 ——95C Mr P W Mullins 4/5F
15 Mar 17+73d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 4/22 nk 11-5 117124B144A R Walsh 10/1
01 Jan 17 Fairyhouse Join Us In January - Racing 15th & 25th (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 —50C133C Mr P W Mullins 8/15F

Quick answers

How many races has Next Destination (IRE) won?
Next Destination (IRE) won 7 of 12 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 58.3%. Placed 11 times in total (91.7% of starts).
Who trained Next Destination (IRE)?
Next Destination (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 16 March 2021.
Who is Next Destination (IRE)'s sire?
Next Destination (IRE) is by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Liss Alainn (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does Next Destination (IRE) prefer?
Next Destination (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Next Destination (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 153, from the run on 16 March 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Next Destination (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dubai Destination (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
Who are Next Destination (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Liss Alainn (IRE), Next Destination (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: John Adams (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m7f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.