Nice Thoughts (IRE)
Nice Thoughts (IRE) is 2 from 24, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2015. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 91, 28lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–24Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 10 (41.7%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.57Fair A/E n=24 · 0.48 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 76
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 81C | 72 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 76B | 68 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 81C | 76.5 | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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
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 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,387 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 0 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,287 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 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 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,073 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 21 | 11.7% | −3.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 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
11 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Ransom Note (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Ransom Note (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransom Note (GB) | 28 | 7 | 7f–1m1f | Group 2 |
| Shargiah (IRE) | 11 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Swift Hawk (GB) | 10 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Dawn Sky (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m3½f | Class 5 |
| Exotic Escape (GB) | 15 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Dortmund (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Narodowa (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Rookery (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Alameery (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Midnight Margarita (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Redchete (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scudamore | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Michael Heard | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Victoria Wade | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.00 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Flat | 12 | 2 | 17% | −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
Quick answers
- How many races has Nice Thoughts (IRE) won?
- Nice Thoughts (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 10 times in total (41.7% of starts).
- Who trained Nice Thoughts (IRE)?
- Nice Thoughts (IRE) was trained by Mark Shears on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 28 November 2018.
- Who is Nice Thoughts (IRE)'s sire?
- Nice Thoughts (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Zacheta (GB), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
- What is Nice Thoughts (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 28 November 2018. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Nice Thoughts (IRE)'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 Nice Thoughts (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Zacheta (GB), Nice Thoughts (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Ransom Note (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Ransom Note (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.