Not Bad For A Boy (IRE)
Not Bad For A Boy (IRE) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2011. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 11 on turf. Last raced off 55, 23lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–18Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 4 (22.2%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.45Fair A/E n=18 · 0.40 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 136 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 9.7% of 8,428 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | +18.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 905 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,463 | 127 | 8.7% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 899 | 72 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,123 | 72 | 6.4% | −3.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 329 | 23 | 7% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,663 | 413 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 998 | 104 | 10.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,122 | 438 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,274 | 204 | 9% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 692 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 15 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them King Dragon (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (King Dragon (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Dragon (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Sunday Spark (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Cosette (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Champagne Reign (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +1.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −5.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Levey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Russ Kennemore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean Heslop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 12+19d | Beverley | Beverley Lions Handicap (Div 1) | 9/9 | 9 | 9-2 | 55 | 14C | Russ Kennemore | 20/1 |
| 07 Aug 12+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32RedBet.com Handicap (Div 2) | 6/9 | 1 | 9-5 | 59 | 61A | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 28 Jul 12+14d | Newcastle | newcounty.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) | 8/11 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 58 | 42A | Dean Heslop | 25/1 |
| 14 Jul 12+15d | Chester | Find A Forecast At chesterBET Apprentice Handicap | 8/11 | 3¾ | 8-4 | 62 | 43C | James Rogers | 28/1 |
| 29 Jun 12+15d | Chester | Trafford Centre Fashion Flutter Handicap | 12/17 | 11 | 9-5 | 68 | 49C | Sean Levey | 20/1 |
| 14 Jun 12+10d | Haydock | Silk Mill Bar (ripponden) Handicap | 10/10 | 15 | 8-7 | 74 | 46C | Sean Levey | 40/1 |
| 04 Jun 12+136d | Leicester | Smooth Radio Handicap | 8/8 | 17 | 9-1 | 74 | 37C | Tom Queally | 20/1 |
| 20 Jan 12+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Exclusive Live Shows At Bluesq.com Handicap | 4/6 | nk | 9-0 | 76 | 62B | Kieran O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 2011 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 11+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Happy New Year From Wolverhampton Racecourse Claiming Stakes | 3/6 | 2 | 9-4 | 78 | 71B | Kieran O'Neill | 5/6F |
| 26 Dec 11+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betfred When Both Teams Score Nursery | 4/8 | ½ | 9-7 | 78 | 79A | Ryan Moore | 5/1 |
| 17 Dec 11+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Betfred When Both Teams Score Novice Stakes | 1/5 | 8-11 | 70 | 76B | Kieran O'Neill | 9/1 | |
| 07 Dec 11+26d | Kempton (AW) | Racing at skysports.com Nursery | 3/7 | 1 | 9-2 | 70 | 66A | Jimmy Fortune | 5/1 |
| 11 Nov 11+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Singapore Turf Club Nursery | 2/9 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 69 | 83A | Adam Kirby | 10/1 |
| 15 Oct 11+65d | Catterick | toteswinger Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 5/10 | ½ | 9-0 | 71 | 64A | Kieran O'Neill | 3/1J |
| 11 Aug 11+17d | Salisbury | RSM Tenon Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) | 7/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | 71 | 65A | Richard Hughes | 9/2 |
| 25 Jul 11+9d | Windsor | British Stallion Studs E.b.f. Sportingbet.com Maiden Stakes | 2/12 | 4 | 9-3 | — | 81A | Richard Hughes | 5/2F |
| 16 Jul 11+37d | Haydock | Hattons Accident Compensation Maiden Stakes | 2/10 | shd | 9-0 | — | 82A | Sean Levey | 20/1 |
| 09 Jun 11 | Nottingham | British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 6/8 | 2¼ | 9-3 | — | 58A | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Not Bad For A Boy won?
- Not Bad For A Boy (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Not Bad For A Boy?
- Not Bad For A Boy (IRE) was trained by Barry Leavy on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 26 August 2012.
- Who is Not Bad For A Boy's sire?
- Not Bad For A Boy (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Reign of Fire (IRE), whose sire is Perugino.
- What going does Not Bad For A Boy prefer?
- Not Bad For A Boy (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Not Bad For A Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 26 August 2012. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Not Bad For A Boy's sire's record?
- Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,428 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
- Who are Not Bad For A Boy's siblings?
- Out of Reign of Fire (IRE), Not Bad For A Boy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: King Dragon (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (King Dragon (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.