Nice Try (IRE)
Nice Try is a lightly raced filly by Sands Of Mali out of a dam who has produced one winner from two runners to date. She made her only start in a Class 5 maiden at Lingfield over 6f-7f on standard going in Sep 2024, finishing 9 of 10 from a mid position. Her sire’s progeny have recorded an 11.8% strike rate from 774 runs in the archive since Jan 2008.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 60
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses).
Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 126 | 14 | 11.1% | −0.5 | — |
| Good | 204 | 17 | 8.3% | −3.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 69 | 9 | 13% | +1.4 | — |
| Soft | 103 | 10 | 9.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Heavy | 36 | 7 | 19.4% | +7.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 242 | 34 | 14% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 191 | 18 | 9.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 470 | 68 | 14.5% | +2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 94 | 4 | 4.3% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −6.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mossvale Diva (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mossvale Diva (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossvale Diva (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Try Line (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 24 | Lingfield (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Settled around midfield - lost touch with the pack over 2f out - well held at the finish | 9/10 | 3 | 9-0 | 60A | 36A | Rob Hornby | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nice Try (IRE) won?
- Nice Try (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2024.
- Who trained Nice Try (IRE)?
- Nice Try (IRE) was trained by Jonathan Portman on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 11 September 2024.
- Who is Nice Try (IRE)'s sire?
- Nice Try (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Lets Try (IRE), whose sire is Night Of Thunder.
- What is Nice Try (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
- Who are Nice Try (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lets Try (IRE), Nice Try (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mossvale Diva (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mossvale Diva (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.