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Horse profile

Nikgarde (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer James Ewart · Last owner Mrs J M Dodd
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Nikoline (FR) (Martaline)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jun 2023 — 1,222 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 Won at Kelso Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Nikgarde (FR) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2020. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 100, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating100↓ 20lb off peak
100 99–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 7 Feb 2021

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 125A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good5125A115—
Soft2124A114.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4125A117—
1m5f – 2m2109C106.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Over 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 16 May 2023 Official rating 100 at the last run, 17 Jun 2023

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 11 figures · best 131A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6131A105.5—
Soft2104A103—
Standard (AW)2112A106—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4131A117.5—
1m5f – 2m4112A98—
2m1f – 2m4f2102A96.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 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
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,610 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27118614.6%+2.11 from 8
Good to Soft1,03015014.6%+2.10 from 2
Soft2,70532211.9%−0.60 from 2
Heavy1,45715210.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)4037.5%−50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35420715.3%+2.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3,20537411.7%−0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,62319712.1%−0.41 from 5
Over 3m3874110.6%−1.90 from 1

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

Dam
Nikoline (FR) (Martaline)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Prengarde (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Prengarde (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Prengarde (FR)1152m7½f–3m3fListed
Confuceen (FR)412m1f—
Nirisque (FR)50——
Sweet Moon (FR)40——
Maraouna (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% +0.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 1 11% −1.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 1 50% +6.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 6 0 0% −6.00
Rachael McDonald 3 1 33% +5.00
Danny McMenamin 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Edward Austin 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Rabbitt 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 3 1 33% +5.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −3.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
17 Jun 23+32d Hexham Clarke Mairs Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-0 100—— Jamie Hamilton 15/2
16 May 23+29d Newcastle Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 nk 11-3 99119A120A Brian Hughes 12/1
17 Apr 23+60d Kelso Berrymoss Bicentenary Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 3 11-1 103115C90C Edward Austin 20/1
16 Feb 23+37d Newcastle QuinnBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran UR/5 — 10-12 105—— Conor Rabbitt 10/1
10 Jan 23+42d Doncaster Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 110—— Danny McMenamin 33/1
29 Nov 22+609d Ayr Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 hd 11-9 110105B102A Danny McMenamin 14/1
30 Mar 21+51d Newcastle quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 nk 10-4 118—91C Rachael McDonald 9/2
07 Feb 21+72d Musselburgh Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 26f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 nk 9-13 120124A104A Rachael McDonald 13/2
27 Nov 20+72d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 11-5 115115A131A Brian Hughes 28/1
16 Sep 20+14d Kelso scottishracingacademy.scot Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 —125A115A Rachael McDonald 7/1
02 Sep 20+285d Hexham Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 16 11-0 —104C96C Brian Hughes 5/1
22 Nov 19+272d Catterick Racing Again 17th December Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 12 10-12 —109C88C Brian Hughes 7/1
23 Feb 19+39d Newcastle (AW) Vertem Investing For The Future Standard Open NH Flat Race (AW) Class 5 · 16.5f · Slow · 9 ran 3/9 nk 10-7 ——112A Brian Hughes 13/8F
15 Jan 19 Newcastle (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 2/8 nk 10-7 ——100B Brian Hughes 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nikgarde (FR) won?
Nikgarde (FR) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Nikgarde (FR)?
Nikgarde (FR) was trained by James Ewart on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 17 June 2023.
Who is Nikgarde (FR)'s sire?
Nikgarde (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Nikoline (FR), whose sire is Martaline.
What going does Nikgarde (FR) prefer?
Nikgarde (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Nikgarde (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 17 June 2023. The highest on record is 120.
What is Nikgarde (FR)'s sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,610 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Nikgarde (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Nikoline (FR), Nikgarde (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Prengarde (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Prengarde (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2019. 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.