Horse profile
No Return (IRE)
by Kodiac (GB) out of Water Hole (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
26 runs · 15 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Fairyhouse & Curragh
Ran 15 days ago · 9th of 10
Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile
No Return is a gelding with two wins from 26 starts, both over 6f – 7f on good ground at Fairyhouse in May 2025 and at the Curragh in April 2025. He has never won on all-weather surfaces from 11 starts and is 0 from 4 on good to soft or softer. His last run, at Wolverhampton in Oct 2026, saw him finish 9 of 10 off an official rating of 62, 26lb below his highest ever mark. He usually races prominently.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 26lb off peak
- 2–26Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 6 (23.1%)Placed
- −14.67£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.80Fair A/E n=26 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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.
Official rating62↓ 26lb off peak
62
62–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 101A | 81 | 7 · 101 / 94 |
| Good | 11 | 101A | 80 | 4 · 89 / 79 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 107B | 87.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 96C | 83 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 107B | 84 | 11 · 107 / 81 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 100C | 79 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 70C | 69.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 runs · as at 10 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 15 analysed runs
- Prominent 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,366 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,460 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 678 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,512 | 871 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,120 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,584 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 22 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,881 | 392 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,926 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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
Dam
Water Hole (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Local Arms (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Local Arms (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Arms (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7½f | Class 5 |
| Pub Crawl (IRE) | 28 | 0 | — | — |
| Bluewater Lady (USA) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Swanland (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.33 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 2 | 9% | −10.67 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Whelan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Oliver Stammers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 1 | 5% | −14.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.33 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 26+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Franklin Hodge Handicap Stakes (Div I) handy early - pushed along over 2f out and drifted left over 1f out - folded tamely to finish 9th | 9/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 62 | 81A | 57A | Rob Hornby | 12/1 |
| 01 Sep 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Stakes Settled in third early - drifted wide and slipped back approaching 2f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong - responded late to grab third close home | 3/5 | 1½ | 9-8 | 64 | 100C | 78B | Callum Shepherd | 15/8 |
| 17 Aug 26+44d | Catterick | Racing Again 26th August Handicap Stakes Held handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - well held at the finish | 7/9 | 8 | 9-10 | 66 | 89B | 59A | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+24d | Carlisle | Caledonia Park Designer Dash Handicap (For Pro-Am Female Jockeys) Held up eagerly behind the front group early - urged forward with 2f to go - couldn't quicken inside final furlong - finished fifth | 5/9 | nk | 10-8 | 68 | 80B | 76A | Joanna Mason | 7/1 |
| 10 Jun 26+23d | Hamilton | Indigo Unified Comms Handicap Held up handy early and fighting for head - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on to finish fifth | 5/6 | 1 | 9-9 | 70 | 107B | 78B | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 18 May 26+26d | Lingfield | Sri Lanka Wonder Of Asia Handicap Held a forward position early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - held on for 4th | 4/7 | 2½ | 9-7 | 72 | 74B | 80A | Hector Crouch | 11/2 |
| 22 Apr 26+26d | Catterick | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Settled just behind pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to close in closing stages - held for 4th | 4/5 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 75 | 78C | 71B | Jason Hart | 10/1 |
| 27 Mar 26+52d | Lingfield (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Tracked the pace early - nudged for effort with over two furlongs left - faded quickly from there - finished eighth | 8/9 | hd | 9-2 | 77 | 95A | 66A | Callum Shepherd | 14/1 |
| 03 Feb 26+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Set the pace early - lost the advantage but stayed in touch until 2f - driven approaching final furlong then dropped away quickly | 7/7 | 4½ | 9-3 | 79 | 81A | 58A | Oliver Stammers | 16/1 |
| 14 Jan 26+7d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Pulled hard early - hit the front - pressed for effort 2f out then overtaken inside final furlong - lost place late finishing sixth | 6/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 80 | 94A | 81A | Callum Shepherd | 8/1 |
| 07 Jan 26+48d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Settled up with a strong grip early - tracked the front group - pressed for the lead over 2f out then pegged back into a share of second - held the effort through the closing stages - edged clear for second right on the line | 2/8 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 80 | 101A | 90A | Oliver Stammers | 66/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+175d | Southwell (AW) | Midnight A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Slow to break - stuck for space in midpack early - dropped away before halfway - beaten from over a furlong out and held late | 13/14 | 4½ | 9-6 | 82 | 56C | 48C | Joe Fanning | 20/1 |
| 29 May 25+19d | Fairyhouse | Fairynights At Fairyhouse Handicap Sprinted clear from the off - set the pace throughout - pushed along with 2f left - held on for the win | 1/8 | 9-9 | 79 | 101A | 98A | Jamie Powell | 10/3 | |
| 10 May 25+28d | Naas | Declan Landy Fencing Handicap Sprang out well and sat close behind the front group - third and asked for effort 2f out - fourth into final furlong and unable to threaten - stayed on same gear to finish fourth | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 82 | 96A | 79A | W J Lee | 4/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+6d | Curragh | Tote Multiples Available On Tote.ie Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Went straight to the front and opened a big gap - six lengths ahead by halfway then driven along with the advantage cut to three approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/14 | 9-8 | 77 | 87C | 104A | Colin Keane | 6/1 | |
| 06 Apr 25+37d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hampered start - settled close up before going forward to command - overtaken with a furlong and a half left - dropped away final furlong - unable to fight back finished fourth | 4/9 | hd | 9-8 | 80 | 58A | 79A | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+93d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden Went straight to the front - pushed along 2f out and overtaken 1 1/2f out - slipped back to 5th approaching the furlong marker - rallied late to finish third | 3/13 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 80 | 77B | 79A | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 27 Nov 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden Settled handily early travelling keenly - hit the front after 1f - pushed along and lost command 2f out - couldn't find more inside final furlong finishing 8th | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 83 | 61B | 63A | Adam Caffrey | 11/2 |
| 08 Nov 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Settled behind the front pack pulling hard early - hit the front approaching midway - pressed for effort and lost the advantage 2f out - unable to find more inside the final furlong | 8/12 | nk | 9-2 | 83 | 69A | 62A | Adam Caffrey | 7/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+6d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Nursery Handicap Sat handy early fighting for control - hit front after 2f - given a squeeze 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - couldn't quicken again late and beaten 1.25 lengths in 5th | 5/14 | ½ | 9-10 | 83 | 92B | 86A | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+18d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap) Reared and lost ground at the off - settled midfield while pulling hard - pushed along in 9th with 2f left - unable to close and finished 7th beaten 3 lengths | 7/14 | shd | 8-13 | 84 | 96C | 79A | Ronan Whelan | 28/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+23d | Listowel | MAC Hardware & Farm Supplies Irish EBF Rated Race Hampered start - settled in 4th for most of the way - urged forward with 2f left and soon under pressure - found nothing more and slipped to last inside final furlong | 5/5 | 3½ | 9-2 | 88 | 70C | 62B | Adam Caffrey | 22/1 |
| 01 Sep 24+7d | Tipperary | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Handy early - into 2nd by 2f - shaken up entering the straight and unable to close the gap over 1f out - dropped to 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on same effort to finish 3rd | 3/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 40C | 80A | Ronan Whelan | 4/1 |
| 25 Aug 24+35d | Naas | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Sat close to the front group early - pushed along and slipped to 7th with 2f left - unable to threaten late - held on for 7th | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | 68A | 74A | Ronan Whelan | 7/2 |
| 21 Jul 24+15d | Curragh | Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey Stakes (Group 3) | 8/10 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 70A | 80A | Ronan Whelan | 33/1 |
| 06 Jul 24 | Naas | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race | 3/8 | hd | 9-6 | — | 101A | 91A | Ronan Whelan | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has No Return (IRE) won?
- No Return (IRE) won 2 of 26 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 6 times in total (23.1% of starts).
- Who trains No Return (IRE)?
- No Return (IRE) is trained by Charlie Johnston, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is No Return (IRE)'s sire?
- No Return (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Water Hole (IRE), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does No Return (IRE) prefer?
- No Return (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is No Return (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is No Return (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
- Who are No Return (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Water Hole (IRE), No Return (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Local Arms (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Local Arms (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.