KTB Profile
Norn Iron is 3 from 12 with all wins at Class 3 level, two of them in handicaps at Sandown over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. He also won a maiden hurdle at Plumpton over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. Ridden with patience, he was held up in three of five analysed runs. His last run, at Punchestown in May 2026, was off a career-high mark of 131 when he finished second of 22.
Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
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
Best recent Speed 149 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 22 Mar 2025
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 →
Jumps 10 figures · best 149A · median 94.5
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|
| Soft | 6 | 115B | 92.5 | 4 runs · 99 / 92.5 |
| Good | 3 | 149A | 96 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 115B | 93 | 2 runs · 91 / 71 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 149A | 96.5 | 3 runs · 99 / 94 |
Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
KTB Rating
Best recent KTB Rating 147A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 1 May 2026 Official rating 131 at the last run, 1 May 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →
Jumps 12 figures · best 147A · median 136
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|
| Soft | 6 | 147A | 138 | 4 runs · 147 / 138 |
| Good | 4 | 143B | 132.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 132A | 125.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 143B | 131.5 | 2 runs · 136 / 132.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 147A | 138 | 3 runs · 147 / 139 |
KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 11 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0, 1 did not run) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0, 1 did not run) · to 11 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
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.
Quick answers
- How many races has Norn Iron won?
- Norn Iron (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 9 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Norn Iron?
- Norn Iron (IRE) is trained by Harry Derham, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 May 2026.
- Who is Norn Iron's sire?
- Norn Iron (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Coco Des Champs (IRE), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
- What going does Norn Iron prefer?
- Norn Iron (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Norn Iron's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 1 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Norn Iron's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,877 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Norn Iron's siblings?
- Out of Coco Des Champs (IRE), Norn Iron (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.