Norman Abu (IRE)
Norman Abu was a maiden who never won in five starts all at Newton Abbot. His best effort came when third of seven in a Class 5 novices handicap chase there in May 2024. He last ran off a mark of 84 in the St Austell Brewery Novices Handicap Chase at the same track in Jun 2024 which was his first start for Jimmy Frost. By Dylan Thomas out of a Sadlers Wells mare he raced on good and soft ground over trips from 2m1f to 3m.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 175dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 71
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 71B | 29 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 29C | 29 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 79 | 12.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 2,074 | 240 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,139 | 111 | 9.7% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,712 | 154 | 9% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 649 | 65 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,220 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 34 | 17.7% | +7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 60 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,214 | 125 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,248 | 127 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,812 | 182 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,552 | 171 | 11% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 646 | 66 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 136 | 22 | 16.2% | +5.7 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Riptide (GB) (9 wins).
The wins came over 7f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Riptide (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riptide (GB) | 82 | 9 | 1m7f–2m5½f | Class 3 |
| Focail Maith (GB) | 57 | 6 | 7f–2m | Class 4 |
| Focail Eile (GB) | 39 | 6 | 1m–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Glittering Love (IRE) | 31 | 5 | 2m4f–3m2f | Class 4 |
| Thecornishcockney (GB) | 33 | 4 | 1m6f–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Danger Mulally (GB) | 12 | 3 | 7f–1m1½f | Class 4 |
| Miss Josiey Wales (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Focail Mear (GB) | 16 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 7 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Treneer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Angus Cheleda | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Jun 24+27d | Newton Abbot | St Austell Brewery Novices' Handicap Chase | PU/11 | — | 11-6 | 84 | — | — | Charlie Deutsch | 40/1 |
| 29 May 24+9d | Newton Abbot | Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase | 3/7 | 28 | 11-7 | — | 59C | 95C | Mr Michael Treneer | 80/1 |
| 20 May 24+629d | Newton Abbot | Totnes And Bridgetown Steeplechase Company Open Hunters' Chase | 4/6 | 20 | 11-7 | — | 71B | 92B | Mr Michael Treneer | 40/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Aug 22+36d | Newton Abbot | NewtonAbbotRace On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 2½ | 11-4 | — | 29C | 82C | Jamie Moore | 125/1 |
| 25 Jul 22 | Newton Abbot | Talk Tidy Marketing Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 11 | 10-13 | — | 29C | 78C | Angus Cheleda | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Norman Abu won?
- Norman Abu (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2024.
- Who trained Norman Abu?
- Norman Abu (IRE) was trained by Jimmy Frost on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 25 June 2024.
- Who is Norman Abu's sire?
- Norman Abu (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Glittering Image (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What is Norman Abu's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 25 June 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Norman Abu's sire's record?
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
- Who are Norman Abu's siblings?
- Out of Glittering Image (IRE), Norman Abu (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Riptide (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Riptide (GB)). The wins came over 7f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.