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Night Ride Home (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Nicky Henderson · Owner M Buckley C Noell And M Hankin
by Cloth Of Stars (IRE) out of Ana's Best (FR) (King's Best)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 22 Jan 2026 · 7th of 16
KTB Profile

Night Ride Home is a gelding by Cloth Of Stars out of an Ana's Best mare who is yet to win from six starts on turf. His best effort came when second of four at Sandown in Jan 2026. He has raced over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f on good, good to soft and soft ground without placing. His last run, at Huntingdon in Jan 2026, saw him finish seventh of 16 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 24 Apr 2025

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 5 figures · best 127B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good3127B981 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4127B932 runs · 88 / 83.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 29 Nov 2025

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 111A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good3105A1051 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4105A103.52 runs · 102 / 100
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

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 from 6 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,237 runs since May 2022 (198 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.2—
Good to Firm55814.5%+5.3—
Good1671911.4%+2.20 from 3
Good to Soft187179.1%−0.10 from 2
Soft301268.6%−0.60 from 1
Heavy1892111.1%+1.9—
Standard (AW)337236.8%−2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−9.2—
6f – 7f8811.1%−8.1—
1m – 1m1f341247%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f4064310.6%+1.4—
1m5f – 2m1962010.2%+10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1872412.8%+3.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m16212.5%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ana's Best (FR) (King's Best)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kicking Bear (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Kicking Bear (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kicking Bear (FR)317fClass 2
Anaconda (FR)612m—
Aniyouni (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 3 0 0% −3.00
James Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Freddie Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
22 Jan 26+19d Huntingdon Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along and hit two out where not clean - dropped away then blundered final fence 7/16 6½ 11-8 88B98A Freddie Gordon 80/1
03 Jan 26+35d Sandown Watch The Unibet Racing Postcast Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 4 ran Settled at the back of the field - lost touch with the field after 3 out - improved into second spot after the last 2/4 55 11-8 79C102C James Bowen 33/1
2025 · 4 runs
29 Nov 25+29d Newcastle BetMGM EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Raced eagerly in front early - clouted 6th - urged on 3 out - lost lead after drifting before 2 out - lost place before last and held on well for 5th 5/7 ½ 11-4 108A111A Nico de Boinville 25/1
31 Oct 25+190d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Pulled hard early settled towards the back - untidy over the 1st - lying midfield when blundered and parted with rider at the 3rd UR/9 — 10-12 —— Nico de Boinville 16/1
24 Apr 25+40d Warwick racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back - roused and made gradual headway from over 2f out - lost ground inside final furlong - finished 6th 6/13 6½ 10-9 127B105A James Bowen 20/1
15 Mar 25 Kempton Virgin Bet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 13 ran Sat handy behind the front group - needed urging and looked unfurnished with 2f left - dropped away shortly after - eventually beaten well into 8th 8/13 9 11-0 98B105A Nico de Boinville 9/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Night Ride Home won?
Night Ride Home (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Night Ride Home?
Night Ride Home (FR) is trained by Nicky Henderson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 January 2026.
Who is Night Ride Home's sire?
Night Ride Home (FR) is by Cloth Of Stars (IRE) out of Ana's Best (FR), whose sire is King's Best.
What is Night Ride Home's sire's record?
Cloth Of Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,237 runs since May 2022 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 187.
Who are Night Ride Home's siblings?
Out of Ana's Best (FR), Night Ride Home (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kicking Bear (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Kicking Bear (FR)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. 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.