Niigata (GB)
Niigata won his only race from 10 starts in the Class 5 It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Novice Stakes at Chelmsford City over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going in May 2024. The gelding, by Showcasing out of a Pivotal mare, has recorded no wins from eight starts on turf and was held up in four of his six analysed runs. He last ran at Downpatrick in Jul 2025.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 1 (10%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.59Fair A/E n=10 · 1.34 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 92
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 60C | 56.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 60C | 55 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 92A | 85 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 92A | 76 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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 from 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,587 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,138 | 116 | 10.2% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 1,260 | 132 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 323 | 28 | 8.7% | −1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,587 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,279 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,896 | 631 | 10.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,166 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 889 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 217 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −4.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.3 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litmus Test (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Maremma (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| My Prerogative (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Hanlon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Flat | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 25+10d | Downpatrick | Randox Handicap Hurdle Edged clear early - overtaken after 4th and stayed handy - blundered 3 out to drop back - faded quietly 2 out - eased down and pulled up before the last | PU/6 | — | 9-7 | 88 | — | — | Paddy Hanlon | 66/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+33d | Bellewstown | Dickie McGuinness Novice Hurdle Held up at the back from the off - lost touch through the race - finished a distant last | 8/11 | hd | 10-7 | — | 55C | 84C | Paddy Hanlon | 125/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+22d | Listowel | John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Went straight into the front but fumbled the opening obstacle and lost command - settled just behind the pace in 6th at halfway - pushed along turning into the straight with little response in 8th approaching two out - held that position with nothing more to offer at the finish | 8/15 | 11 | 11-0 | — | 58C | 74C | Paddy Hanlon | 80/1 |
| 11 May 25+29d | Killarney | Killarney Avenue Hotel Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack early - lost touch turning for home - well beaten at the finish | 13/14 | 2½ | 11-0 | — | 32C | 89C | Paddy Hanlon | 100/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+187d | Bellewstown | Byrne Marquees Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front pack early - up to 3rd with 3 furlongs left before dropping to 4th under pressure - faded late to finish 8th | 8/9 | 9 | 11-4 | — | 60C | 91C | Cian Quirke | 20/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+40d | Yarmouth | Royal Marines Association Handicap Settled midfield early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - well beaten in 9th | 9/9 | 35 | 9-9 | 80 | 6C | 59C | Callum Shepherd | 25/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+79d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Held up towards the back - improved with driving 2f out - lost placings final furlong then dropped away | 7/8 | hd | 9-8 | 84 | 92A | 74A | Callum Shepherd | 14/1 |
| 10 Jun 24+20d | Windsor | Download The Racing App 43 Now Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 15/15 | 85 | 9-10 | 86 | -95C | 68C | William Buick | 14/1 |
| 21 May 24+19d | Nottingham | Family Fun Raceday Sunday June 2nd Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/12 | nk | 9-9 | — | 74A | 77A | William Buick | 15/8F |
| 02 May 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-1 | — | 78A | 86A | Ross Coakley | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Niigata (GB) won?
- Niigata (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
- Who trained Niigata (GB)?
- Niigata (GB) was trained by John Joseph Hanlon on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 15 July 2025.
- Who is Niigata (GB)'s sire?
- Niigata (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Deciding Vote (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What is Niigata (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 15 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Niigata (GB)'s sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,587 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Niigata (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Deciding Vote (GB), Niigata (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.