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Horse profile

Night Comes In (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Donald Whillans · Last owner Denholm Park Racing
by Definite Article (GB) out of Couture Daisy (IRE) (Desse Zenny)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2018 — 3,093 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Night Comes In (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 26 Apr 2017

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 3 figures · best 90B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good290B57.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m284B54.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 17 May 2018 Official rating 100 at the last run, 17 May 2018

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 98A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good394A89—
Soft298A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f394A89—
1m5f – 2m298A89—

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 3
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 1
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Couture Daisy (IRE) (Desse Zenny)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tullyesker Hill (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Tullyesker Hill (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tullyesker Hill (IRE)1042m1½f–3m1fClass 3
Shantou Champagne (IRE)70——
Hoeyfield Lad (IRE)10——
Miss Valentine (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 2 runs
17 May 18+118d Perth Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 2¾ 11-9 100—89B Callum Whillans 14/1
19 Jan 18+27d Musselburgh Happy 50th Birthday Gerry Mcgladery Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-1 102—— Callum Whillans 12/1
2017 · 4 runs
23 Dec 17+56d Newcastle Bet365 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 8 10-9 ——88C Callum Whillans 125/1
28 Oct 17+185d Kelso Ian Anderson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 10/11 24 10-11 —25C80C Callum Whillans 66/1
26 Apr 17+71d Perth Joseph Perrier 'Party Has Started' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 10-11 —90B94A Callum Whillans 80/1
14 Feb 17 Ayr Racing UK Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 2¾ 11-0 —84B98A Callum Whillans 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Night Comes In won?
Night Comes In (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Night Comes In?
Night Comes In (IRE) was trained by Donald Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 17 May 2018.
Who is Night Comes In's sire?
Night Comes In (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Couture Daisy (IRE), whose sire is Desse Zenny.
What is Night Comes In's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 17 May 2018. The highest on record is 102.
What is Night Comes In's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Night Comes In's siblings?
Out of Couture Daisy (IRE), Night Comes In (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tullyesker Hill (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Tullyesker Hill (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1½f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.