Noble Viking (IRE)
Lightly raced 4yo gelding with 1 start since Nov 2026. Finished 2 of 11 at Newbury last time. By Crystal Ocean (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 466 runs since Jul 2023.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 13 Nov 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 466 runs since Jul 2023 (129 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.7% from 103.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +15.3 | — |
| Good | 179 | 29 | 16.2% | +2.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 103 | 10 | 9.7% | −3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 97 | 11 | 11.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 223 | 26 | 11.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 161 | 23 | 14.3% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 9 | 23.7% | +10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2023 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Basford (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Basford (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basford (IRE) | 24 | 4 | 2m1f–3m½f | Class 4 |
| Popton Point (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 2m | Class 5 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 26 | Newbury | British Horse Society Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (Div I) (GBB Race) Pulled hard early and settled well back in the pack - jostled 3f out and moved out to the left - gradual progress over 1f out - kept on inside the final furlong - pursued the winner late on but never got to grips - finished 2nd | 2/11 | 2¼ | 11-2 | 93A | — | Sean Houlihan | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Noble Viking won?
- Noble Viking (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Noble Viking?
- Noble Viking (IRE) is trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 November 2026.
- Who is Noble Viking's sire?
- Noble Viking (IRE) is by Crystal Ocean (GB) out of Be My Present (GB), whose sire is Presenting (GB).
- What is Noble Viking's sire's record?
- Crystal Ocean (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 466 runs since Jul 2023 (129 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.7% from 103.
- Who are Noble Viking's siblings?
- Out of Be My Present (GB), Noble Viking (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Basford (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Basford (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.