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Horse profile

Nigh Or Never (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner Patrick Kelly
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Nigh (IRE) (Galileo)
15 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2019 — 2,742 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019 · 2nd of 11 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile

Nigh Or Never (IRE) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Warwick (Apr 2019). Last raced off 111, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating111↓ 9lb off peak
111 58–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 25 Apr 2019

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 8 figures · best 115A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft494C92—
Good to Soft298A81—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5115A98—
1m5f – 2m394C93—
Flat 5 figures · best 123A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm280A74—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f280A69—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 25 Apr 2019 Official rating 111 at the last jumps run, 25 Apr 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 22 May 2017 Official rating 58 at the last flat run, 25 Aug 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 9 figures · best 120A · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4118B111—
Good2120A120—
Good to Soft2106A99.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6120A109.5—
1m5f – 2m3118B117—
Flat 6 figures · best 68A · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft261A51—
Good to Firm268A67.5—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f267A56—
6f – 7f261A55.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Excelebration (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+4.3—
Good to Firm452439.5%+0.50 from 3
Good8639611.1%+2.10 from 3
Good to Soft4684910.5%+1.50 from 4
Soft578559.5%+0.50 from 4
Heavy228198.3%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,001626.2%−2.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822011%+2—
6f – 7f1,0891019.3%+0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f941869.1%+0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f679558.1%−0.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m469418.7%−0.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f206188.7%−0.30 from 6
2m5f – 3m36513.9%+4.9—
Over 3m300%−9—

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
Nigh (IRE) (Galileo)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Via Sistina (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Via Sistina (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Via Sistina (IRE)1351m1f–1m2½fGroup 1
Fougere (GB)1911m2fClass 6
Nazionale (GB)30——
Harawi (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Kingscote 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Wedge 2 0 0% −2.00
Edward Austin 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Jones 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 6 0 0% −6.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2019 · 3 runs
25 Apr 19+26d Warwick Tappex 63 Years Of UK Manufacturing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 3 10-8 111114A120A Edward Austin 6/1
30 Mar 19+69d Uttoxeter NHRE Club Thanks Ruth Lloyd And Roy Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 3½ 11-4 110—120A Robert Dunne 12/1
20 Jan 19+25d Exeter starsports.bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 11-5 11398A106A Tom O'Brien 16/1
2018 · 5 runs
26 Dec 18+71d Market Rasen Rand Farm Park Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 9 11-9 11582A105A Tom O'Brien 9/2
16 Oct 18+206d Hereford Edmundson Electricals Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 6 10-12 117115A113B A P Heskin 11/4
24 Mar 18+67d Newbury Be Wiser Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 9 11-5 12091C97C Adam Wedge 16/1
16 Jan 18+13d Hereford myracing.com For Free Hereford Tips Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-2 —93A118B Sean Bowen 12/1
03 Jan 18+54d Ludlow Best Wishes For 2018 Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 10 10-12 —94C117B Adam Wedge 33/1
2017 · 6 runs
10 Nov 17+77d Warwick Racing UK's Biggest Ever Free Trial Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 3 10-12 —64C93C Jonathan Moore 66/1
25 Aug 17+71d Ffos Las Honeywell Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 8-11 58123A41A Daniel Muscutt 11/1
15 Jun 17+24d Haydock Silk Mill Supporting Whitworth Waterski Academy Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 4½ 8-10 5958C45C Richard Kingscote 9/1
22 May 17+17d Redcar racinguk.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 1 9-7 6080A67A Richard Kingscote 2/1F
05 May 17+23d Lingfield (AW) Happy Birthday Mary Brennan Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 shd 9-0 —65C50C Franny Norton 16/1
12 Apr 17+218d Nottingham toteplacepot Six Places In Six Races Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7/16 1 9-5 —68C68A Richard Kingscote 12/1
2016 · 1 run
06 Sep 16 Leicester British Stallion Studs Apollo EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 nk 9-5 ——61A Liam Jones 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nigh Or Never won?
Nigh Or Never (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2016 and 2019. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Nigh Or Never?
Nigh Or Never (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 25 April 2019.
Who is Nigh Or Never's sire?
Nigh Or Never (IRE) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Nigh (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Nigh Or Never's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 25 April 2019. The highest on record is 120.
What is Nigh Or Never's sire's record?
Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Nigh Or Never's siblings?
Out of Nigh (IRE), Nigh Or Never (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Via Sistina (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Via Sistina (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2016. 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.