Horse profile
Northern Spirit (GB)
by Adaay (IRE) out of Amelia Grace (IRE) (Starspangledbanner)
43 runs · 16 courses · from May 2022
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 5 courses
Last run 12 Apr 2026
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Northern Spirit has seven wins from 43 starts, with five of those coming at 6f-7f and four on standard AW. He has won handicaps on turf at York, Beverley and Nottingham as well as three times at Newcastle AW, most recently in a Class 4 at Newcastle in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 79. The gelding, who is usually held up, last ran at Musselburgh in Apr 2026 off a mark of 78.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 15 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 7–43Wins / Runs
- 16.3%Strike rate
- 18 (41.9%)Placed
- +14.00£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.72Fair A/E n=43 · 1.43 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 168 d
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 rating78↓ 5lb off peak
78
60–83
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 122B | 91.5 | 4 runs · 106 / 93 |
| Good | 8 | 112B | 90.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 124C | 97 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 103A | 98 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 114A | 88 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 32 | 115A | 93.5 | 4 runs · 107 / 93 |
| Under 6f | 9 | 124C | 90 | 1 run · — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 43 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 from 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 14 (64%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 5 (23%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,968 runs since Jun 2020 (192 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6% from 499.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 424 | 30 | 7.1% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 591 | 51 | 8.6% | −0.5 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 300 | 29 | 9.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 278 | 33 | 11.9% | +2.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,263 | 116 | 9.2% | +0.1 | 4 from 23 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 466 | 51 | 10.9% | +1.8 | 2 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,511 | 147 | 9.7% | +0.6 | 5 from 33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 499 | 30 | 6% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 308 | 23 | 7.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 145 | 14 | 9.7% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 15 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Amelia Grace (IRE) (Starspangledbanner)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Grace (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 4 | 17% | +14.00 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 3 | 14% | +4.50 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 15 | 3 | 20% | +13.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| York | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 5 | 15% | +11.00 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Robinson | 32 | 6 | 19% | +20.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shay Farmer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Russell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 27 | 5 | 19% | +9.00 |
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | +7.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +5.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +15.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Apr 26+14d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Price Boosts Handicap Refused to line up - took no part | RR/17 | — | 9-8 | 78 | — | — | Ben Robinson | 7/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+51d | Doncaster | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Held up at the back - driven up two out to close in - shared fourth spot approaching final furlong before finishing third at a steady effort | 3/19 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 78 | 107C | 104A | Luke Morris | 16/1 |
| 06 Feb 26+6d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet Responsibly With SBK Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along and made progress two furlongs out - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - finished 7th | 7/12 | nse | 9-7 | 80 | 88A | 87A | Ben Robinson | 10/1 |
| 31 Jan 26+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled just off the pace early - moved through from 2f out and pushed along approaching the furlong marker - kept on to the line finishing 5th beaten under two lengths | 5/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 80 | 98A | 89A | Ben Robinson | 16/1 |
| 20 Jan 26+3d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Refused to line up | RR/7 | — | 9-0 | 81 | — | — | Ben Robinson | 9/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+35d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Poor start - stayed at rear in fits and starts - always off the pace - finished 6th beaten 4.5 lengths | 6/6 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 81 | 106A | 71B | Ben Robinson | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 25+98d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Hampered start - settled towards back - driven approaching final furlong but unable to close on front-runners - finished seventh | 7/9 | ½ | 9-6 | 82 | 88A | 80A | Ben Robinson | 15/2 |
| 06 Sep 25+9d | Ascot | tote UK Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards rear - strong progress wide of rivals over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/16 | nse | 8-11 | 83 | 124C | 91A | Ben Robinson | 13/2 |
| 28 Aug 25+7d | Southwell (AW) | Racing League Race 42 Handicap Sluggish start - held towards back and asked for effort early - made no dent on leaders inside final 2f - improved late to take 4th close home | 4/14 | ½ | 7-12 | 79 | 122B | 82A | Shay Farmer | 10/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Racing League Race 33 Handicap Settled just off the front group - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - powered clear approaching the final furlong to score | 1/14 | 9-11 | 79 | 81B | 99A | Ben Robinson | 13/2 | |
| 07 Aug 25+13d | Chepstow | Racing League 15 Handicap Sat close to the front pair early - pushed along with 2f left - kept going nearest the rail late - finished sixth beaten 3.25 lengths | 6/14 | 1½ | 9-5 | 80 | 86C | 95A | Ben Robinson | 14/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+33d | York | Tomahawk Restaurants Handicap Settled in the pack early - improved into contention over 2f out but found space tight - stayed on inside the final furlong to snatch third close home | 3/22 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 80 | 89C | 94A | Shay Farmer | 10/3F |
| 22 Jun 25+8d | Pontefract | Sunpak Potatoes Handicap Held up at the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to find headway - finished 5th | 5/7 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 81 | 98A | 75A | Ben Robinson | 5/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+48d | York | Bosun's Restaurant Handicap Sluggish out of the gates and settled near the back - squeezed for space with 2f left - made ground inside the final furlong - unable to challenge and finished well held | 9/19 | ¾ | 9-13 | 82 | 86C | 89A | Ben Robinson | 20/1 |
| 27 Apr 25+11d | Southwell (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Slow to begin - held up in the pack and boxed in with 2f left - short of space inside final furlong but stayed on to finish sixth | 6/13 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 82 | 81B | 85A | Luke Morris | 14/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+125d | Beverley | Beverley Beaker Handicap (Div 2) Sluggish start - lost touch with pace at the back - pressed for effort a furlong out - found room to progress inside final furlong - hit front close home to score | 1/9 | 9-0 | 78 | 90A | 102A | Ben Robinson | 9/2 | |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 24+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Sluggish start and eased across left - settled towards the back off a steady tempo - drifted left inside the final furlong and stayed on without threatening | 4/10 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 79 | 110A | 88A | Ben Robinson | 17/2 |
| 22 Nov 24+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Safer Gambling Week 2024 At BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Far rail of the field - up with the front rank before being pushed along - kept on without the speed to threaten fifth | 5/8 | hd | 9-11 | 80 | 100A | 86A | Ben Robinson | 3/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+28d | Doncaster | Dransfields CIU National Charity Handicap Slow to break - urged forward and settled towards the back - driven up again with 2f left - closing on the front group with a furlong to go - strong finish in the last 110 yards - flying at the line to be fifth | 5/15 | ¾ | 8-5 | 81 | 94C | 91A | Cam Hardie | 20/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+34d | York | Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find the speed to get involved - finished 9th | 9/21 | ¾ | 8-3 | 82 | 102C | 84A | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| 08 Sep 24+10d | York | Hanson Springs Handicap Hesitant start - settled behind the front group in mid-field - urged forward with two furlongs left - nosed ahead approaching the final furlong - drifted left near the finish - kept going to prevail | 1/18 | 9-9 | 77 | 87C | 110A | Ben Robinson | 17/2 | |
| 29 Aug 24+7d | Southwell (AW) | tote.co.uk Live On The Racing App Racing League Race 38 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Sluggish start settling towards the back - crept into contention approaching final 2f - pushed along to move into second inside the last furlong - battled on to get up right on the line | 1/12 | 9-3 | 71 | 82A | 97A | Ben Robinson | 15/2 | |
| 22 Aug 24+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk's Canny Good Like Racing League Race 31 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Cramped for space at the break - settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along and drifting left inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to snatch second right at the line | 2/14 | nk | 9-3 | 71 | 81B | 92A | Ben Robinson | 9/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+75d | Thirsk | Rudding Park Handicap Slow to break - settled midfield - asked for effort over 2f out but couldn't find any headway | 7/9 | nk | 9-6 | 73 | 91B | 80A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
| 20 May 24+8d | Carlisle | Thank You Annual Badge Holders Handicap | 3/8 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 88B | 89A | Ben Robinson | 15/2 |
| 12 May 24+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap | 9/11 | ¾ | 8-7 | 75 | 106A | 66A | Cam Hardie | 22/1 |
| 28 Apr 24+47d | Southwell (AW) | Get Emma's Offers At PlanetSportBet Handicap (Div 1) | 4/11 | shd | 9-0 | 76 | 93A | 81A | Ben Robinson | 25/1 |
| 12 Mar 24+26d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 4/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 77 | 115A | 80A | Ben Robinson | 22/1 |
| 15 Feb 24+142d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 8/10 | 2½ | 9-9 | 78 | 91B | 69A | Ben Robinson | 15/2 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Sep 23+26d | Nottingham | Grassroots Series Final Sprint Handicap | 3/10 | 1 | 8-11 | 78 | 103A | 96A | Ben Robinson | 10/3F |
| 31 Aug 23+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Greene King IPA Handicap | 3/11 | hd | 8-13 | 78 | 110B | 85A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+19d | Nottingham | Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap | 2/7 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 105B | 88A | Ben Robinson | 4/1 |
| 27 Jul 23+6d | Yarmouth | William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 2 Handicap | 2/11 | ¾ | 8-12 | 70 | 87A | 82A | Ben Robinson | 3/1F |
| 21 Jul 23+20d | Nottingham | Grange Park Racing Winning Shared Ownership Handicap | 1/7 | 9-6 | 70 | 94B | 97A | Harry Russell | 4/1 | |
| 01 Jul 23+17d | Doncaster | Monthly Artisan Craft Fayres Lakeside Village Handicap | 4/9 | nk | 9-5 | 71 | 112B | 72A | Ben Robinson | 15/2 |
| 14 Jun 23+40d | Hamilton | Lookers Audi Glasgow/Hamilton Handicap | 3/6 | 1 | 9-6 | 71 | 114A | 79B | Ben Robinson | 3/1 |
| 05 May 23+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 1/8 | 9-8 | 67 | 104A | 85A | Ben Robinson | 7/1 | |
| 03 Apr 23+31d | Newcastle (AW) | Talksport Download The App Handicap | 2/9 | hd | 8-12 | 64 | 70A | 74A | Cam Hardie | 7/1 |
| 03 Mar 23+37d | Newcastle (AW) | Talksport Powered By Fans Handicap | 3/9 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 64 | 87A | 79A | Ben Robinson | 11/2 |
| 25 Jan 23+60d | Newcastle (AW) | Talksport Download The App Handicap | 1/9 | 9-4 | 60 | 92A | 74A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 | |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 22+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans 'Confined' Novice Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 55A | 53A | Dale Swift | 100/1 |
| 15 Nov 22+168d | Newcastle (AW) | talkSPORT Download The App EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/14 | hd | 9-2 | — | 85B | 64A | Harry Russell | 80/1 |
| 31 May 22 | Thirsk | British EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 12/18 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 79C | 55A | Ben Robinson | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Northern Spirit won?
- Northern Spirit (GB) won 7 of 43 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.3%. Placed 18 times in total (41.9% of starts).
- Who trains Northern Spirit?
- Northern Spirit (GB) is trained by Brian Ellison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 April 2026.
- Who is Northern Spirit's sire?
- Northern Spirit (GB) is by Adaay (IRE) out of Amelia Grace (IRE), whose sire is Starspangledbanner.
- What going does Northern Spirit prefer?
- Northern Spirit (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Northern Spirit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 12 April 2026. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Northern Spirit's sire's record?
- Adaay (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,968 runs since Jun 2020 (192 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6% from 499.
- Who are Northern Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Amelia Grace (IRE), Northern Spirit (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.