Night Castle (IRE)
Night Castle (IRE) is 2 from 5, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2018. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- −1.43£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.35Fair A/E n=5 · 1.20 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 111
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 104B | 91 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 111A | 101 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 104B | 97.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 18.4% of 12,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 11 | 22.9% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,323 | 477 | 20.5% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,166 | 563 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,742 | 310 | 17.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,908 | 327 | 17.1% | −1.3 | — |
| Heavy | 595 | 103 | 17.3% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,169 | 585 | 18.5% | +0.1 | 2 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 429 | 42 | 9.8% | −8.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,121 | 580 | 18.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,858 | 726 | 18.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,833 | 769 | 20.1% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,209 | 188 | 15.6% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 333 | 48 | 14.4% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 19 | 13.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +0.4 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Heavy Metal (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Royal Meeting (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Metal (GB) | 36 | 7 | 5½f–1m | Group 2 |
| Royal Meeting (IRE) | 2 | 2 | 7f | Group 1 |
| Rock Of Claremont (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Indie Rock (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Magic Change (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.57 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.57 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.43 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 May 18+14d | Doncaster | Sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 6/8 | hd | 9-3 | 87 | 101A | 83A | Brett Doyle | 13/2 |
| 05 May 18+42d | Doncaster | Fine And Country Handicap | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 89 | 111A | 84A | Brett Doyle | 4/1 |
| 24 Mar 18+16d | Lingfield (AW) | 32red Casino Novice Stakes | 1/5 | 9-9 | — | 66C | 85B | William Buick | 4/7F | |
| 08 Mar 18+33d | Newcastle (AW) | 32red.com Novice Stakes | 1/6 | 9-2 | — | 104B | 101B | Connor Beasley | EvensF | |
| 03 Feb 18 | Kempton (AW) | 32red On The App Store Novice Stakes | 5/9 | hd | 8-11 | — | 91B | 66A | Tom Marquand | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Night Castle won?
- Night Castle (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2018, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Night Castle?
- Night Castle (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 19 May 2018.
- Who is Night Castle's sire?
- Night Castle (IRE) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Rock Opera (SAF), whose sire is Lecture.
- What going does Night Castle prefer?
- Night Castle (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Night Castle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 19 May 2018. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Night Castle's sire's record?
- Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
- Who are Night Castle's siblings?
- Out of Rock Opera (SAF), Night Castle (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Heavy Metal (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Royal Meeting (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.