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Horse profile

Nora Barnacle (GB)

4yo filly · Trainer Dominic Ffrench Davis · Owner The Ffrench Revolution Racing
by Ulysses (IRE) out of Darwinia (GER) (Acatenango)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 18 Sep 2026 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 41
KTB Profile

Nora Barnacle (GB) is a filly by Ulysses out of a daughter of Acatenango who is yet to win from 11 starts. She has raced on both turf and all-weather surfaces without placing, recording eight runs on standard going and three on good. Her highest official rating was 46 and she last ran off 41 when finishing 7 of 7 at Wolverhampton in Sep 2026.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
Official rating41↓ 5lb off peak
41 41–46

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bath, 2 Sep 2026

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 11 figures · best 88A · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)888A614 runs · 88 / 61.5
Good367A632 runs · 67 / 65
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f465A58—
1m2f – 1m4f258C532 runs · 58 / 53
1m5f – 2m267A662 runs · 67 / 66
1m – 1m1f288A71.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 49A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 13 Jun 2026 Official rating 41 at the last run, 18 Sep 2026

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 11 figures · best 55A · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)855A38.54 runs · 55 / 39.5
Good349A412 runs · 49 / 45
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f455A37—
1m2f – 1m4f234B31.52 runs · 34 / 31.5
1m5f – 2m245C432 runs · 45 / 43
1m – 1m1f255A411 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 from 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 5 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ulysses (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,975 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−10.6—
Good to Firm4965711.5%+0.9—
Good7547910.5%−0.10 from 3
Good to Soft258259.7%−0.9—
Soft3093611.7%+1.1—
Heavy891011.2%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1,06110810.2%−0.40 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2229.1%−1.5—
6f – 7f532458.5%−2.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f8318910.7%+0.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,05812912.2%+1.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m432388.8%−1.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f861214%+3.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m1100%−10.6—
Over 3m300%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Darwinia (GER) (Acatenango)

8 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Don Libre (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Don Libre (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Don Libre (GB)1127fClass 4
Dark Days (GB)1012m½fClass 6
Darwin's Dragon (GB)100——
Donair (GB)80——
Hundon (GB)150——
Dramatic Voice (GB)200——
Denote (GB)10——
Fromage Blanc (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Georgia Dobie 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Ffrench Davis 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieran O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Isobelle Chalmers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
William Cox 1 0 0% −1.00
Clifford Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2026 · 5 runs
18 Sep 26+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Dave Hill, Mental Health Ambassador Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran Sat close to pace early - pushed along and lost ground fast approaching 3f out - dropped away to finish seventh 7/7 5 8-2 4158C29C Isobelle Chalmers 50/1
02 Sep 26+81d Bath Bath Country Race Day, Running 9 Till 5 Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 14f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to the front - urged forward with 2f left and again inside the final furlong - lost ground close home to finish 7th 7/10 2 8-9 4167A41A Ben Ffrench Davis 33/1
13 Jun 26+126d Bath Frasers Plus Designer Outlet Swindon Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 17f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to pace early - urged forward with over 2f left - lost ground final furlong - finished sixth beaten 8.5 lengths 6/8 5 8-13 4563A49A Ben Ffrench Davis 50/1
07 Feb 26+30d Lingfield (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 6 ran Sat close to the pace early - roused with three furlongs left - lost touch inside the final two furlongs - eventually well held in 6th 6/6 9 9-0 4548A34B Georgia Dobie 40/1
08 Jan 26+38d Chelmsford City (AW) Easter Festival Family Day Handicap Class 6 · 13.5f · Standard · 10 ran Settled in the back markers early - never featured with the pace - beaten a long way home - finished 7th 7/10 4½ 8-11 4565C45C Georgia Dobie 40/1
2025 · 2 runs
01 Dec 25+119d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran Held up in the pack - pushed along with 3f left then responded inside final furlong - never a threat to leaders 6/12 1 8-9 4588A55A Georgia Dobie 80/1
04 Aug 25+284d Windsor Windsor Christmas Drone Show Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 13 ran Slow to break - held up at the tail throughout - never in contention - well held at the finish 12/13 6 8-11 4555C27C Hollie Doyle 50/1
2024 · 4 runs
24 Oct 24+43d Southwell (AW) Bet MGM: It's Showtime Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Towards the back of the pack - pushed along 2f out - out of contention from 1f out 11/12 5½ 9-1 4637C24C William Cox 66/1
11 Sep 24+36d Lingfield (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along and off the pace from over 2f out - eventually finished eighth 8/10 4½ 8-12 —65A43A Kieran O'Neill 250/1
06 Aug 24+27d Chelmsford City (AW) IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Sat close to the pace - driven on with over 2f left and stayed on - lost ground final furlong 6/12 ¾ 9-2 —64A55A Kieran O'Neill 125/1
10 Jul 24 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 11/12 hd 9-2 —52A31A Clifford Lee 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nora Barnacle won?
Nora Barnacle (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Nora Barnacle?
Nora Barnacle (GB) is trained by Dominic Ffrench Davis, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is Nora Barnacle's sire?
Nora Barnacle (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Darwinia (GER), whose sire is Acatenango.
What is Nora Barnacle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 41, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 46.
What is Nora Barnacle's sire's record?
Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,975 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Nora Barnacle's siblings?
Out of Darwinia (GER), Nora Barnacle (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Don Libre (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Don Libre (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.