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Horse profile

Northern Svengali (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer Donal Nolan · Last owner Miss M Mcfadyen Murray
by Distinctly North (USA) out of Trilby's Dream (IRE) (Mansooj)
11 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2006 — 7,398 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 6th of 10 Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Northern Svengali (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts. Last raced off 46, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating46↓ 30lb off peak
46 37–76

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 31C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 3 Aug 2006 Official rating 46 at the last run, 3 Aug 2006

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 53C · median 14
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good353C31—
Good to Firm326C15—
Good to Soft220C11.5—
Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f631C12—
6f – 7f453C20.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Distinctly North (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+38.90 from 1
Good to Firm11100%+88.90 from 4
Good1317.7%−3.40 from 3
Good to Soft100%−11.10 from 2
Soft600%−11.10 from 1
Heavy300%−11.1—
Standard (AW)100%−11.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f300%−11.1—
1m5f – 2m700%−11.1—
2m1f – 2m4f400%−11.1—
2m5f – 3m11327.3%+16.2—
Over 3m200%−11.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Trilby's Dream (IRE) (Mansooj)

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
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 7 0 0% −7.00
Musselburgh 4 0 0% −4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek McGaffin 4 0 0% −4.00
Paddy Mathers 3 0 0% −3.00
John McAuley 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 6 runs
03 Aug 06+20d Musselburgh John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 8-7 4631C Tom Eaves 100/1
14 Jul 06+15d Hamilton John Smith's Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 13/13 9 8-6 3715C Paddy Mathers 200/1
29 Jun 06+3d Hamilton Tony Scholes 40th Birthday Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 1¼ 8-2 41-3C Paul Mulrennan 100/1
26 Jun 06+5d Musselburgh Book On-line Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Firm · 17 ran 13/17 nk 9-2 4113C Derek McGaffin 100/1
21 Jun 06+30d Hamilton Hamilton Park Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 9 8-10 413C Derek McGaffin 100/1
22 May 06+238d Musselburgh Longniddry Selling Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 9-4 4120C Derek McGaffin 100/1
2005 · 5 runs
26 Sep 05+60d Hamilton Sam Collingwood-Cameron Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 22 8-9 4553C Derek McGaffin 300/1
28 Jul 05+13d Musselburgh Bridgewell Securities Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 3 7-13 452C Paddy Mathers 33/1
15 Jul 05+17d Hamilton Tennents Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 nk 8-4 7626C John McAuley 200/1
28 Jun 05+13d Hamilton Hamilton Park Super Six Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran UR/11 — 8-4 49— John McAuley 100/1
15 Jun 05 Hamilton George Wimpey Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 1¾ 8-5 4311C Paddy Mathers 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Northern Svengali won?
Northern Svengali (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Northern Svengali?
Northern Svengali (IRE) was trained by Donal Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 3 August 2006.
Who is Northern Svengali's sire?
Northern Svengali (IRE) is by Distinctly North (USA) out of Trilby's Dream (IRE), whose sire is Mansooj.
What is Northern Svengali's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 3 August 2006. The highest on record is 76.
What is Northern Svengali's sire's record?
Distinctly North (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.