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Horse profile

Niran (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2011) · Last trainer Ruth Carr · Last owner The Bottom Liners
by Captain Rio (GB) out of Valley Lights (IRE) (Dance Of Life)
13 runs · 9 courses · from May 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Apr 2011 — 5,670 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2011 · 4th of 4 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Niran (IRE) is 4 from 13. Hasn't won since Mar 2010. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 70, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 17lb off peak
70 70–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 42C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 7 Apr 2011 Official rating 70 at the last run, 19 Apr 2011

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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 83B · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)683B68—
Good376B53—
Good to Soft258C55—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1283B63—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Captain Rio (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm71811.3%+1.8—
Good to Firm1,21313010.7%+1.21 from 1
Good1,4201228.6%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft773628%−1.50 from 2
Soft1,04311410.9%+1.40 from 1
Heavy3764211.2%+1.7—
Standard (AW)2,0161819%−0.52 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,62816710.3%+0.80 from 1
6f – 7f3,0222889.5%04 from 12
1m – 1m1f953768%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f485469.5%0—
1m5f – 2m5625710.1%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f211209.5%0—
2m5f – 3m43511.6%+2.1—
Over 3m800%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valley Lights (IRE) (Dance Of Life)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mumbling (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mumbling (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mumbling (IRE)1512mClass 4
Oxiana (IRE)50——
Precocious Kid (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 2 33% +1.00
Good 3 1 33% −1.20
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +8.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 3 43% +9.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.80

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 1 25% +0.00
Newmarket 2 1 50% +7.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +2.00
Yarmouth 1 1 100% +0.80

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 12 4 33% +5.80
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seb Sanders 7 3 43% +6.80
P J McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Elliott 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 1 100% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 8 2 25% −1.00
2009 3 2 67% +7.80

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 2 runs
19 Apr 11+12d Southwell (AW) 32Red Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 4 ran 4/4 38 9-4 7033C Seb Sanders 25/1
07 Apr 11+133d Ripon SIS Live Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 9 8-13 7742C P J McDonald 33/1
2010 · 8 runs
25 Nov 10+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 10 8-12 8435C P J McDonald 50/1
11 Nov 10+34d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet Cheltenham Open Meeting - Betdaq Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 30 9-7 8568C Joe Fanning 25/1
08 Oct 10+132d York Parsonage Country House Hotel Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 17 ran 14/17 1½ 9-5 8356A Andrew Elliott 50/1
29 May 10+23d Haydock Sports 360 And Rachel 10th Anniversary Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1¾ 8-10 8758C Seb Sanders 14/1
06 May 10+38d Chester Boodles Diamond Eternity Handicap Class 2 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 25 8-7 8752C Chris Catlin 8/1
29 Mar 10+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-4 8483B Neil Callan 3/1C
13 Mar 10+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Williamhill.com - Poker Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 shd 9-7 8468A Seb Sanders 9/1
24 Feb 10+230d Kempton (AW) Bistro In The Panoramic Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-8 8077B Seb Sanders 2/1J
2009 · 3 runs
09 Jul 09+42d Newmarket TNT July Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 ¾ 8-12 —53C Seb Sanders 28/1
28 May 09+12d Yarmouth E.B.F. Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 —76B Seb Sanders 4/5F
16 May 09 Newmarket Betinternet.com Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 8-12 —83B Seb Sanders 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Niran won?
Niran (IRE) won 4 of 13 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 30.8%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Niran?
Niran (IRE) was trained by Ruth Carr on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 19 April 2011.
Who is Niran's sire?
Niran (IRE) is by Captain Rio (GB) out of Valley Lights (IRE), whose sire is Dance Of Life.
What going does Niran prefer?
Niran (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Niran's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 19 April 2011. The highest on record is 87.
What is Niran's sire's record?
Captain Rio (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Niran's siblings?
Out of Valley Lights (IRE), Niran (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mumbling (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mumbling (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2009. 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.