Horse profile
Nolton Cross (IRE)
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Pandora's Box (IRE) (Galileo)
40 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Southwell (AW)
Ran 15 days ago · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile
Nolton Cross is a gelding who has won six of 40 starts. All six wins have come on the all-weather, five of them over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going in handicaps, including a Class 3 success at Wolverhampton in Feb 2026. He has four wins from 12 starts at Wolverhampton and two from six at Southwell. Aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished third of five at Wolverhampton in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 85, 10lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 6–40Wins / Runs
- 15%Strike rate
- 14 (35%)Placed
- −5.72£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.05Fair A/E n=40 · 0.91 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 rating85↓ 10lb off peak
85
76–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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) | 26 | 129A | 98.5 | 6 · 129 / 108 |
| Good | 7 | 118A | 96 | 4 · 101 / 97.5 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 77C | 63 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 104C | 98.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 129A | 96 | 10 · 129 / 103 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 120A | 98.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 89A | 71 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (57%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 4,838 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 2,406 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,722 | 253 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,273 | 916 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 6 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,694 | 1,251 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,990 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,464 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 5 from 31 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
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
Dam
Pandora's Box (IRE) (Galileo)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Catch The Paddy (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Catch The Paddy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch The Paddy (IRE) | 31 | 4 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Billion Gold (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Billion Gold (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 6 | 23% | +8.28 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +11.53 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.25 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 12 | 4 | 33% | +11.08 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.20 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 5 | 16% | −0.22 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Coakley | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.50 |
| David Probert | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| James Doyle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Jason Hart | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.20 |
| Joe Leavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Catton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 38 | 6 | 16% | −3.72 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.20 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +0.58 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.50 |
| 2021 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 26+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Nuvo Audit Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Sat handy in second - moved up to take control over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - overhauled inside final furlong - kept on to finish third | 3/5 | 1½ | 10-2 | 85 | 105C | 84B | David Probert | 7/2 |
| 22 Sep 26+59d | Southwell (AW) | Weekend Winners On At The Races Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Settled at back of field - niggled and briefly bumped 2f out - improved into contention approaching final furlong but couldn't quicken late | 5/10 | 2¾ | 9-11 | 85 | 107A | 84A | David Probert | 16/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+15d | Chester | John Smith's Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Raced close to the pace early - sat behind the front two after 3f - went to the front over 1f out - pressed for effort when overtaken inside final furlong and faded rapidly inside final 110yds | 5/7 | 4¾ | 10-2 | 85 | 88A | 81A | David Probert | 4/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+20d | Chester | ESL Export Handicap (GBBPlus Race) set the pace from the off - roused along 2f out and battled on inside the final furlong - overtaken close home | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 85 | 96A | 84A | David Probert | 25/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+34d | Nottingham | Wildwest Beer Festival 4th July Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - travelled up with the pace and hit the front approaching 2f out - shaken up but handed back the advantage inside the final furlong - faded quickly thereafter - finished fifth well beaten | 5/6 | 1½ | 9-7 | 87 | 101B | 83B | Luke Catton | 12/1 |
| 17 May 26+15d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack - pushed along with over 2f left - unable to close the gap late | 9/12 | 4¾ | 9-8 | 89 | 99C | 73C | Tom Marquand | 16/1 |
| 02 May 26+29d | Newmarket | Boodles Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up at the back from the start - never a factor - finished well behind in 8th | 8/8 | 2¾ | 8-11 | 90 | 58A | 62A | Jason Hart | 28/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled no closer than mid-pack - lost touch a furlong out - dropped away late finishing well behind in 13th | 13/14 | nk | 8-11 | 91 | 62B | 63A | Jason Hart | 33/1 |
| 02 Mar 26+9d | Kempton (AW) | Sri Lanka Wonder Of Asia Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack - pushed along with over two furlongs left - made progress into the last furlong - couldn't find more late and held for 4th | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | 92 | 109A | 94A | Joe Leavy | 11/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to front - lost lead at halfway but stayed close up - urged forward 2f out to challenge for top spot - continued to give a good account - driven out inside final furlong - weakened close home | 4/7 | nse | 9-6 | 92 | 129A | 93A | Billy Loughnane | 16/1 |
| 06 Feb 26+692d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled behind pace early - hit front approaching 5f out - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on to the line - prevailed by a whisker | 1/8 | 9-13 | 89 | 111A | 102A | Joe Leavy | 12/1 | |
| 16 Mar 24+6d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 4/9 | ½ | 8-13 | 92 | 110A | 87A | Ross Coakley | 6/1 |
| 10 Mar 24+22d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 6/13 | ¾ | 10-0 | 92 | 87B | 88A | Oisin Murphy | 16/5F |
| 17 Feb 24+43d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 4/6 | 2 | 9-1 | 92 | 112A | 82B | Ross Coakley | 7/2 |
| 05 Jan 24+27d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 1/10 | 9-13 | 89 | 119A | 101A | Jason Hart | 16/5 | |
| 09 Dec 23+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 2/8 | hd | 10-2 | 87 | 111A | 98A | Ross Coakley | 2/1F |
| 23 Nov 23+75d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap | 5/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 88 | 98A | 80A | Ross Coakley | 16/5F |
| 09 Sep 23+28d | Haydock | Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap | 5/14 | shd | 8-11 | 90 | 92C | 82A | Clifford Lee | 18/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+15d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap) | 6/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 92 | 104C | 72C | Hayley Turner | 18/1 |
| 28 Jul 23+20d | Ascot | John Guest Racing Handicap | 3/7 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 93 | 93B | 89A | Harry Davies | 12/1 |
| 08 Jul 23+14d | Haydock | Bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap | 6/13 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 93 | 68C | 86A | Neil Callan | 18/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+48d | Ayr | Unite Scotland's Farewell To Pat Rafferty Handicap | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 93 | 118A | 92A | Andrew Mullen | 22/1 |
| 07 May 23+30d | Newmarket | Howden Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 15/16 | ¾ | 9-4 | 95 | 14C | 73C | James Doyle | 40/1 |
| 07 Apr 23+20d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK All-Weather Marathon Championships Conditions Stakes | 6/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 95 | 120A | 80A | James Doyle | 15/2 |
| 18 Mar 23+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) | 1/7 | 9-4 | 88 | 90A | 93A | Trevor Whelan | 10/3 | |
| 06 Mar 23+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap | 2/6 | 1 | 8-11 | 87 | 91A | 78B | Oisin Murphy | 5/2 |
| 13 Feb 23+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap | 1/11 | 9-12 | 80 | 99A | 97A | James Doyle | 5/4F | |
| 17 Jan 23+45d | Southwell (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap | 1/9 | 9-2 | 78 | 110A | 91A | P J McDonald | 6/1 | |
| 03 Dec 22+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With Betuk Handicap | 4/7 | 1 | 9-4 | 77 | 86A | 80A | Cieren Fallon | 2/1J |
| 28 Nov 22+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap | 2/9 | nk | 9-7 | 77 | 68A | 84A | Clifford Lee | 7/4F |
| 18 Nov 22+21d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 8/12 | 1½ | 8-6 | 77 | 91A | 65A | Hayley Turner | 11/2 |
| 28 Oct 22+53d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Pounds Free Bet Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 76 | 97A | 82A | Ross Coakley | 11/2 |
| 05 Sep 22+38d | Newcastle (AW) | Vickers.Bet Proud To Support British Racing Handicap | 10/10 | nk | 9-10 | 77 | 96A | 57A | Ross Coakley | 2/1F |
| 29 Jul 22+21d | Southwell (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap | 2/9 | 7½ | 9-7 | 78 | 114A | 85A | Ross Coakley | 11/4 |
| 08 Jul 22+34d | Newmarket | bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 9/12 | 2¾ | 8-2 | 80 | 77C | 63C | Luke Morris | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+16d | Epsom Downs | Cazoo Handicap | 8/13 | 1¾ | 8-3 | 80 | 78C | 77A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/2 |
| 19 May 22+136d | Sandown | Coral Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 2/4 | nk | 8-3 | 80 | 29C | 77B | Harry Davies | 5/2 |
| 03 Jan 22+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 9-5 | — | 68A | 89A | Ross Coakley | 5/2 | |
| 11 Dec 21+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Watch Racing Free Online At Coral EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/10 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 89A | 87A | Ross Coakley | 7/4 |
| 12 Nov 21 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/ British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 4/12 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 71A | 81A | James Doyle | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nolton Cross (IRE) won?
- Nolton Cross (IRE) won 6 of 40 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 14 times in total (35% of starts).
- Who trains Nolton Cross (IRE)?
- Nolton Cross (IRE) is trained by Hugo Palmer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is Nolton Cross (IRE)'s sire?
- Nolton Cross (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Pandora's Box (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Nolton Cross (IRE) prefer?
- Nolton Cross (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 6 wins from 26 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Nolton Cross (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Nolton Cross (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Nolton Cross (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pandora's Box (IRE), Nolton Cross (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Catch The Paddy (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Catch The Paddy (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.