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Horse profile

Nobel (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Qatar Racing Limited
6 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jul 2023 — 1,194 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 4th of 18 3 wins · Newcastle (AW), Epsom Downs & Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Nobel (IRE) is 3 from 6. Hasn't won since Jul 2023. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 1 Jul 2023

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 6 figures · best 98C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)285A82—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f598C85—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 15 Jul 2023 Official rating 88 at the last run, 15 Jul 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 99A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)298A92.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f599A93—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,155 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.50 from 1
Good2,75338313.9%+0.11 from 1
Good to Soft1,55618311.8%−20 from 1
Soft1,86825213.5%−0.30 from 1
Heavy7098311.7%−2.1—
Standard (AW)3,69053114.4%+0.62 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4767114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,59251014.2%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f3,58151414.4%+0.61 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,27546614.2%+0.42 from 5
1m5f – 2m953899.3%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f245249.8%−4—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

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

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Moogie (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Love Locket (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Moogie (GB)1231m2fClass 5
Fans Favourite (GB)1231m1f–1m2fClass 5
Raakib Alhawa (IRE)921m–1m3½fListed
Love Locket (IRE)826f–7fGroup 3
Geminga (GB)60——
Alfred (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +5.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +1.50
Class 5 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +2.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +1.50
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cieren Fallon 4 2 50% +2.50
Oisin Murphy 2 1 50% +1.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 1 33% +0.50
None 3 2 67% +3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 1 33% +0.50
2022 2 1 50% +0.50
2021 1 1 100% +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
15 Jul 23+14d York John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 1¼ 8-9 8898C99A Cieren Fallon 12/1
01 Jul 23+43d Newcastle (AW) Education Network Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 8885A98A Oisin Murphy 5/2F
19 May 23+202d York Knights Solicitors Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 8-13 9091C73A Oisin Murphy 7/2F
29 Oct 22+34d Newmarket National Stud Welcomes Stradivarius James Seymour Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1¾ 9-2 9085C82C Cieren Fallon 9/1
25 Sep 22+291d Epsom Downs Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-11 —75A93A Cieren Fallon 6/4F
08 Dec 21 Kempton (AW) Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 —79A87A Cieren Fallon 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nobel (IRE) won?
Nobel (IRE) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Nobel (IRE)?
Nobel (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at York on 15 July 2023.
Who is Nobel (IRE)'s sire?
Nobel (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Starlet (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
What is Nobel (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 15 July 2023. The highest on record is 90.
What is Nobel (IRE)'s sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,155 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
Who are Nobel (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Starlet (IRE), Nobel (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Moogie (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Love Locket (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2021. 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.