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Horse profile

Norse Castle (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2021) · Last trainer Martin Bosley · Last owner M A S A
by Norse Dancer (IRE) out of Hursley Hope (IRE) (Barathea)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Nov 2021 — 1,805 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2021 · 4th of 6 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Norse Castle is a maiden who was yet to win from 15 starts. He raced at up to 2m4f on turf and all-weather, without placing. His best effort came when fourth of six in a Class 5 claiming hurdle at Lingfield in Nov 2021, off an official rating of 71 which was 13lb below his highest ever mark. The gelding, by Norse Dancer out of a Barathea mare, was trained by Martin Bosley at that last run.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating71↓ 13lb off peak
71 58–84

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 18 Dec 2016

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 7 figures · best 83C · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft260B57—
Good271C59—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m783C60—
Flat 4 figures · best 96C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)396C83—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f383A69—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 7 Dec 2017 Official rating 71 at the last jumps run, 25 Nov 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 18 Dec 2016 Official rating 58 at the last flat run, 18 Jan 2017

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 8 figures · best 91C · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft391C80—
Good280C77—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m791C79—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 7 figures · best 62A · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)662A57.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f562A59—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,800 runs since Jun 2010 (157 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 278. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 207.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−9.4—
Good to Firm1901910%+0.60 from 1
Good6226510.5%+1.10 from 3
Good to Soft318299.1%−0.30 from 3
Soft307289.1%−0.30 from 1
Heavy119108.4%−10 from 1
Standard (AW)233187.7%−1.70 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−9.4—
6f – 7f11597.8%−1.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f207136.3%−3.1—
1m2f – 1m4f282269.2%−0.20 from 5
1m5f – 2m483377.7%−1.70 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f3883910.1%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m2784114.7%+5.3—
Over 3m4449.1%−0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom Queally 2 0 0% −2.00
Tabitha Worsley 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Watters 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Zac Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 0 0% −14.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 8 0 0% −8.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2021 · 1 run
25 Nov 21+1425d Lingfield Kevin Clark Memorial Day Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 31 10-9 71—80C Tabitha Worsley 80/1
2017 · 8 runs
31 Dec 17+24d Uttoxeter Ever So Sensible Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 20 10-4 7883C60C James Best 25/1
07 Dec 17+37d Leicester Marston Trussell Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 7 10-6 8057B82A James Best 33/1
31 Oct 17+27d Chepstow Polar Bear Windows Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 18 ran 8/18 3¼ 10-10 8460B79A James Best 33/1
04 Oct 17+159d Bangor-on-Dee Barringtons Cleaning Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 2¼ 10-12 —54C91C James Best 100/1
28 Apr 17+11d Huntingdon Boxing Betting At 188bet Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 9/9 1¾ 10-8 —71C74C Graham Watters 100/1
17 Apr 17+16d Plumpton toteplacepot At betfred.com Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 14 10-12 —72C73C Niall P Madden 50/1
01 Apr 17+73d Stratford J & C Davis Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 2¾ 10-8 —47C80C James Best 150/1
18 Jan 17+31d Lingfield (AW) Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap Class 6 · 1m5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 2¼ 8-12 5896C46C Robert Havlin 14/1
2016 · 5 runs
18 Dec 16+11d Lingfield (AW) Download The Betway App Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 9-1 6183A62A Timmy Murphy 40/1
07 Dec 16+35d Lingfield (AW) Download The Betway App Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 9-3 6569B61A Jack Garritty 100/1
02 Nov 16+278d Nottingham AJA Gentleman Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 16 10-11 6921C54C Mr Zac Baker 40/1
29 Jan 16+7d Lingfield (AW) 32red Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 3¾ 9-5 ——59B Tom Queally 25/1
22 Jan 16+79d Lingfield (AW) 32red Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 1 9-5 ——56A Tom Queally 10/1
2015 · 1 run
04 Nov 15 Kempton (AW) 32Red.com/Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 12/13 1¼ 9-5 ——50C Liam Keniry 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Norse Castle won?
Norse Castle (GB) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2021.
Who trained Norse Castle?
Norse Castle (GB) was trained by Martin Bosley on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 25 November 2021.
Who is Norse Castle's sire?
Norse Castle (GB) is by Norse Dancer (IRE) out of Hursley Hope (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What is Norse Castle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 25 November 2021. The highest on record is 84.
What is Norse Castle's sire's record?
Norse Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,800 runs since Jun 2010 (157 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 278. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 207.

Record shown from November 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.