Nitty Gritty (IRE)
Nitty Gritty won the Laurels Pub Maiden Hurdle at Killarney in Jul 2025 on soft ground. The gelding has one win and two places from 15 starts on turf, all bar one over 2m1f – 2m4f. He last ran at Market Rasen in May 2026, finishing 7 of 7 in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 100, 14lb below his highest ever mark.
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 2 (13.3%)Placed
- −11.75£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=15 · 0.70 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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 103
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 122B | 97 | 2 · 86 / 86 |
| Good | 2 | 107B | 105 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 122B | 97 | 2 · 86 / 86 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 15 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,129 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 473.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +1.8 | — |
| Good | 464 | 47 | 10.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 276 | 30 | 10.9% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 274 | 26 | 9.5% | −0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 88 | 3 | 3.4% | −6.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 479 | 58 | 12.1% | +2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 473 | 31 | 6.6% | −3.1 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 150 | 14 | 9.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 4 | 50% | +40.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lionnar (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sky Grove (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionnar (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Sky Grove (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Really Truly (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Slevin | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Charlie Maggs | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Midgley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr T Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 26+12d | Market Rasen | Anji Fletcher Memorial Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - lost ground into the final turn - dropped away steadily in the closing stages | 7/7 | ¾ | 10-5 | 100 | — | 86A | Charlie Maggs | 10/1 |
| 16 May 26+10d | Uttoxeter | Somersby Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack early - traveling comfortably while improving into contention - checked and dislodged rider 3 out | UR/12 | — | 11-11 | 100 | — | — | Charlie Maggs | 9/1 |
| 06 May 26+22d | Kelso | 2000 Sacks Of Carrots Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Sat handy behind the pace early - boxed in with two out and eased right to find room - improved into second before the last - kept on under pressure but couldn't find more on the run-in | 2/8 | 4 | 11-10 | 99 | 103A | 113A | Charlie Maggs | 12/1 |
| 14 Apr 26+109d | Market Rasen | CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Held up at the rear - untidy over the fifth - pulled up before two out | PU/9 | — | 11-8 | 102 | — | — | Tom Midgley | 33/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+15d | Wetherby | William Hill Each Way Extra Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up at the back - pushed along and made progress 2 out - unable to quicken after the last - finished fifth beaten 5.75 lengths | 5/10 | 1 | 11-7 | 105 | 86A | 109A | Charlie Maggs | 12/1 |
| 11 Dec 25+17d | Newcastle | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the field - hampered when a rival came down - pulled up at the 5th | PU/13 | — | 11-5 | 108 | — | — | Tom Midgley | 40/1 |
| 24 Nov 25+22d | Sedgefield | BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3 out before being pressed and slipping back - dropped away approaching the last to finish seventh | 7/11 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 111 | 86B | 107A | Jamie Hamilton | 40/1 |
| 02 Nov 25+95d | Carlisle | Charemlou John Bowes Wright Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace in the pack - clipped a fence 3 out before losing touch after 4 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out | PU/13 | — | 11-8 | 114 | — | — | Jamie Hamilton | 50/1 |
| 30 Jul 25+13d | Galway | Tote Money-Back 2nd Every Race Today Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - fifth at halfway - clipped heels 8th then again 3 out - driven and dropped back through the field - unable to find more from 2 out home | 11/20 | nk | 11-12 | 110 | — | 109A | J J Slevin | 17/2 |
| 17 Jul 25+51d | Killarney | Laurels Pub Maiden Hurdle Tracked the pace early - third turning into contention then edged right approaching 3 out after moving into second - kept battling up the run-in to get up near the finish | 1/15 | 11-4 | 105 | 122B | 127A | J J Slevin | 9/4F | |
| 27 May 25+294d | Ballinrobe | Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Settled just behind the pace - slipped towards the back after 3 out - pushed along and found renewed effort approaching 2 out - moved up into 4th in the closing stages but always short of contention | 4/14 | 7 | 11-4 | — | 107B | 108A | J J Slevin | 6/1 |
| 06 Aug 24+33d | Roscommon | Railway Bar Maiden Hurdle Settled midpack on the rail - driven and lost touch with rivals nearing three out - rallied late from the back after clipping a hurdle - finished sixth beaten well | 6/15 | 11 | 11-9 | — | 102B | 99A | J J Slevin | 7/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+65d | Tipperary | O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle | 5/18 | 9½ | 10-13 | — | 97B | 108A | J J Slevin | 14/1 |
| 30 Apr 24+58d | Punchestown | Goffs Defender Bumper | 13/25 | 1½ | 11-10 | — | — | 72C | Mr T Hamilton | 50/1 |
| 03 Mar 24 | Leopardstown | QuinnBet (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 8/8 | 11 | 11-3 | — | — | 67C | Mr T Hamilton | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nitty Gritty (IRE) won?
- Nitty Gritty (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
- Who trains Nitty Gritty (IRE)?
- Nitty Gritty (IRE) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 May 2026.
- Who is Nitty Gritty (IRE)'s sire?
- Nitty Gritty (IRE) is by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Scarlet Sky (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Nitty Gritty (IRE) prefer?
- Nitty Gritty (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Nitty Gritty (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 28 May 2026. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Nitty Gritty (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Order Of St George (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,129 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 473.
- Who are Nitty Gritty (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Scarlet Sky (IRE), Nitty Gritty (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lionnar (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sky Grove (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.