Nicanor (FR)
Nicanor (FR) is 6 from 27 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Dunboyne Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown (Apr 2006). Hasn't won since Feb 2010. Last raced off 134, 17lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–27Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 16 (59.3%)Placed
- −6.77£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=27 · 0.89 incl. margin
- 151Highest OR
- 81dAvg 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 13.4% of 231 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −6.7 | — |
| Good | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | −1.2 | 2 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 45 | 8 | 17.8% | +4.4 | — |
| Soft | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | −4.1 | 3 from 8 |
| Heavy | 36 | 7 | 19.4% | +6 | 1 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 23 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.6 | 4 from 15 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 92 | 12 | 13% | −0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 65 | 14 | 21.5% | +8.1 | — |
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
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 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.33 |
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.40 |
| Soft | 8 | 3 | 38% | −0.84 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.58 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.10 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Thurles | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 4 | 27% | −6.77 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Carberry | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.59 |
| Niall P Madden | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Davy Condon | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.33 |
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| R Walsh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.90 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −9.33 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +9.31 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.33 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 4 | 36% | +5.06 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 10+15d | Limerick | PricewaterhouseCoopers Chase (Grade 3) | 4/5 | 9 | 11-1 | 134 | 116B | Davy Condon | 10/1 |
| 25 Sep 10+47d | Navan | Le Grande Chase | F/9 | — | 11-2 | 134 | — | Paul Carberry | 7/1 |
| 09 Aug 10+12d | Ballinrobe | F.b.d. Hurdle | 3/6 | 12 | 11-0 | 145 | 117B | Paul Carberry | 7/2 |
| 28 Jul 10+10d | Galway | www.thetote.com Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade A) | 12/22 | 19 | 10-9 | 135 | 104C | Paul Carberry | 16/1 |
| 18 Jul 10+86d | Tipperary | Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (grade 3) | 5/12 | 8 | 11-0 | 145 | 116A | Paul Carberry | 8/1 |
| 23 Apr 10+19d | Punchestown | Motivatechallenge.com Novice Handicap Chase (grade A) | 4/18 | 1½ | 10-13 | 135 | 127A | Paul Carberry | 14/1 |
| 04 Apr 10+17d | Fairyhouse | Powers Gold Cup (Grade 1) | PU/10 | — | 11-10 | 135 | — | Paul Carberry | 16/1 |
| 18 Mar 10+19d | Cheltenham | Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) | PU/20 | — | 11-2 | 140 | — | Paul Carberry | 14/1 |
| 27 Feb 10+18d | Navan | Trim Beginners Chase | 1/9 | 11-12 | 140 | 129A | Davy Condon | 4/6F | |
| 09 Feb 10+23d | Fairyhouse | Www.fairyhouseracecourse.ie Beginners Chase | 2/11 | 4 | 11-12 | — | 123A | Paul Carberry | 8/11F |
| 17 Jan 10+52d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Beginners Chase | 2/11 | shd | 11-12 | — | 137A | Davy Condon | 8/1 |
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 09+20d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase | 3/16 | shd | 11-12 | — | 131A | Davy Condon | 9/4 |
| 06 Nov 09+190d | Down Royal | J.w.j. Porter & Co Beginners Chase | 2/18 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 133A | Paul Carberry | 11/4F |
| 30 Apr 09+17d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle (Grade 1) | 8/10 | 14 | 11-10 | 145 | 118C | Paul Carberry | 9/1 |
| 13 Apr 09+58d | Fairyhouse | Ladbrokes.com Hurdle (grade 3) | 4/10 | 1½ | 11-0 | 145 | 128A | Denis O'Regan | 13/2 |
| 14 Feb 09+1023d | Gowran Park | Inistioge Beginners Chase | 4/17 | 13 | 11-12 | — | 122A | Paul Carberry | 4/1 |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 06+44d | Punchestown | Dunboyne Champion Novice Hurdle (Grd1) | 1/8 | 11-11 | 151 | 125C | R Walsh | 9/10F | |
| 15 Mar 06+45d | Cheltenham | SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) | 1/17 | 11-7 | — | 133C | Paul Carberry | 17/2 | |
| 29 Jan 06+22d | Leopardstown | Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 1/8 | 10-12 | — | 133C | Paul Carberry | 10/11F | |
| 07 Jan 06+20d | Navan | Europe Novice Hurdle | 2/5 | hd | 11-8 | — | 121C | Niall P Madden | 1/6F |
| 2005 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 05+21d | Navan | Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2/6 | nk | 11-7 | — | 127C | Paul Carberry | 5/2F |
| 27 Nov 05+14d | Navan | 'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | F/7 | — | 10-11 | — | — | Paul Carberry | 3/1 |
| 13 Nov 05+200d | Navan | Athlumney Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-1 | — | 108C | Denis O'Regan | 7/4F | |
| 27 Apr 05+10d | Punchestown | Paddy Power Champion INH Flat Race (Grade 1) | 3/19 | 6 | 11-6 | — | 116C | Niall P Madden | 10/1 |
| 17 Apr 05+66d | Curragh | Rockview (Q.R.) INH Flat Race | 2/20 | 1½ | 11-3 | — | 146C | Niall P Madden | 7/1 |
| 10 Feb 05+32d | Thurles | Martinstown INH Flat Race | 1/17 | 11-7 | — | 136C | Niall P Madden | 3/2F | |
| 09 Jan 05 | Leopardstown | Pierse Civil Engineering (Pro-Am) Flat Race | 3/18 | 8 | 11-7 | — | — | Niall P Madden | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nicanor won?
- Nicanor (FR) won 6 of 27 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 16 times in total (59.3% of starts).
- Who trained Nicanor?
- Nicanor (FR) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 10 October 2010.
- Who is Nicanor's sire?
- Nicanor (FR) is by Garde Royale (IRE) out of Uthane (FR), whose sire is Baly Rockette.
- What going does Nicanor prefer?
- Nicanor (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Nicanor's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 10 October 2010. The highest on record is 151.
- What is Nicanor's sire's record?
- Garde Royale (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 231 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.