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Horse profile

Nice Name (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner Jaber Abdullah
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Grand Zafeen (GB) (Zafeen)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Oct 2015 — 4,029 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 · 7th of 16
KTB Profile

Nice Name (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Haydock (Sep 2015).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 25 Sep 2015

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 3 figures · best 80A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft280A75—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f380A78—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.2—
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 1
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.8—
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 2
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.8—
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Band Practice (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Band Practice (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Band Practice (IRE)735fListed
Queen Of Zafeen (IRE)427fClass 4
Grand Beauty (IRE)1025fClass 4
Grand Company (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 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 KTB Jockey SP
2015 · 3 runs
16 Oct 15+21d Redcar EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 1 9-5 70A Paul Hanagan 4/1
25 Sep 15+17d Haydock British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2 9-0 80A David Nolan 15/2
08 Sep 15 Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Apollo Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 1¾ 9-5 78A Tony Hamilton 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nice Name won?
Nice Name (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2015. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Nice Name?
Nice Name (IRE) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 16 October 2015.
Who is Nice Name's sire?
Nice Name (IRE) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Grand Zafeen (GB), whose sire is Zafeen.
What is Nice Name's sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Nice Name's siblings?
Out of Grand Zafeen (GB), Nice Name (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Band Practice (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Band Practice (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2015. 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.