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Horse profile

Not So Sobers (GB)

7yo gelding · Trainer David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · Owner Spencer Herbert Herbert Mcpherson
by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Ruby Rambler (GB) (Notnowcato)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Catterick, Hereford & Market Rasen Beaten favourite LTO Last run 8 Jul 2026 · 4th of 5 Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Not So Sobers is 3 from 19 with all wins on turf over 1m5f – 2m on good or faster ground. He won a Class 5 NH Flat race at Market Rasen in May 2024, a Class 4 novices handicap hurdle at Hereford in May 2026 and a Class 6 handicap at Catterick in May 2026. The gelding was prominent when fourth of five as beaten favourite at Catterick in Jul 2026, last raced off OR 63 which is 49lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 49lb off peak
Official rating63↓ 49lb off peak
63 58–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 5 May 2026

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 9 figures · best 128C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)689A76.56 runs · 89 / 76.5
Good to Firm3128C893 runs · 128 / 89
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4128C894 runs · 128 / 89
1m2f – 1m4f480A74.54 runs · 80 / 74.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Jumps 9 figures · best 120B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6120B842 runs · 98 / 73
Good to Soft3108A102—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9120B972 runs · 98 / 73

Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 70B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 30 May 2026 Official rating 63 at the last flat run, 8 Jul 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 140B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 5 May 2026 Official rating 110 at the last jumps run, 16 Jun 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 80A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)680A676 runs · 80 / 67
Good to Firm370B653 runs · 70 / 65
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m480A67.54 runs · 80 / 67.5
1m2f – 1m4f469A644 runs · 69 / 64
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Jumps 9 figures · best 140B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6140B1162 runs · 140 / 115
Good to Soft3129A122—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9140B1192 runs · 140 / 115

Of 19 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 · 18 figures from 19 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 from 17 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 6 (35%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 5 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 4 (24%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (12%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Jack Hobbs (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,084 runs since Jun 2021 (204 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28517.9%+7.61 from 3
Good4545111.2%+0.92 from 7
Good to Soft287289.8%−0.50 from 3
Soft208178.2%−2.1—
Heavy47817%+6.7—
Standard (AW)6035%−5.30 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−10.3—
1m – 1m1f1100%−10.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f4624.3%−60 from 4
1m5f – 2m569498.6%−1.73 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f3233811.8%+1.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m1222218%+7.7—
Over 3m9111.1%+0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2021 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ruby Rambler (GB) (Notnowcato)

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 7 2 29% +6.25
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −0.75
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% +3.00
Class 5 6 1 17% −2.75
Class 6 5 1 20% −2.75
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 2 1 50% +0.25
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 1 50% +8.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 1 50% +1.25
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 3 23% +2.50
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 5 1 20% −1.75
Callum Hutchinson 3 0 0% −3.00
David Bass 2 1 50% +8.00
Jack Doughty 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 1 100% +1.25
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivia Tubb 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Slatter 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −6.75
Hood 8 2 25% +4.25
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 2 25% +4.25
2025 7 0 0% −7.00
2024 4 1 25% −0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 1 11% −6.75
Hurdle 6 1 17% +4.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +0.25
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2026 · 8 runs
08 Jul 26+22d Catterick Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 5 ran up in second early - hit the front passing the three-furlong marker - driven when overtaken approaching the final furlong and faded fast in the closing stages 4/5 1½ 9-9 6389C65C Daniel Tudhope 8/11F
16 Jun 26+17d Stratford Karen Poulter Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran Went forward and set the pace - given a squeeze before losing command after two out - faded fast and was pulled up before the last PU/7 — 11-4 110—— David Bass 13/2
30 May 26+25d Catterick Netherfield FC Team Of 1990 Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 5 ran Settled with the pack - given a squeeze for effort with 4f left - moved through strongly on the outside approaching 2f out - driven in front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win 1/5 9-7 58128C70B Luke Morris 5/4F
05 May 26+10d Hereford Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran Led throughout setting a firm gallop - urged forward after the second-last - asked for effort before the final fence - kept finding late to hold on for the win 1/6 12-0 10498B140B David Bass 9/1
25 Apr 26+21d Leicester Aspall Suffolk Cyder Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Sat behind front group - pushed on with three furlongs left then urged on approaching final two - couldn't threaten and dropped away inside the last 10/14 2½ 9-9 6068C62A Rob Hornby 16/1
04 Apr 26+37d Wolverhampton (AW) In Remembrance Of Aggrey Burke Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 8 ran Settled towards the back - urged forward with over two furlongs left - stayed on inside the closing stages without threatening the front 6/8 1 9-10 6041A70A Olivia Tubb 9/1
26 Feb 26+35d Chelmsford City (AW) UK Garage Raceday 7th March Handicap Class 6 · 1m6f · Standard · 7 ran Held up rear early - driven up into contention approaching 2f out and shifted wide inside final furlong - moved into third close home - lacked the speed to get closer 3/7 1½ 9-9 6089A80A Callum Hutchinson 3/1F
22 Jan 26+38d Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Standard · 9 ran Settled last of the field - pushed along inside final 2f - failed to threaten - finished well beaten in 8th 8/9 ½ 9-5 6276A65A Callum Hutchinson 28/1
2025 · 7 runs
15 Dec 25+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 12 ran Settled mid-pack - pushed along with 4f left - lost touch inside final furlong - finished 7th 7/12 1¼ 9-11 —77C65C Jack Doughty 80/1
01 Dec 25+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 10 ran Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command 2f out - dropped away quickly after - well held at the finish 8/10 2¼ 9-8 —72C63C Callum Hutchinson 50/1
21 Nov 25+14d Southwell (AW) Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard · 9 ran Settled at the back early - pushed along with 2f to go and edged forward late - unable to threaten the leaders - finished 5th beaten 9 lengths 5/9 7 9-8 —80A69A Jack Doughty 80/1
07 Nov 25+32d Exeter Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 17 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 4 out - pressed for effort and dropped away 3 out - eventually well held 13/17 15 11-6 10748C90C Nick Slatter 16/1
06 Oct 25+208d Stratford Pricing By Real Bookmakers At dragonbet.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 6 ran Settled with the pack early - driven approaching two out and responding despite a mistake at the last - unable to find more once straightened finishing fifth 5/6 hd 11-0 110120B113B Kielan Woods 11/4
12 Mar 25+20d Huntingdon Visit Huntingdon For Your Next Conference Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran Sat close to the front group early - moved into 2nd then slipped to 4th and needed urging on the home turn - lost touch before 2 out to finish 7th 7/11 2¾ 11-6 11281A98A Richie McLernon 2/1
20 Feb 25+85d Huntingdon Advertise Your Business At Huntingdon Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran Up with the front from the off - moved to the front after the 1st - slight error and just surrendered the advantage 2 out - serious blunder at the last all but dislodging the jockey and dropped away through the run-in to finish 4th 4/12 2¼ 11-7 —102A122A Kielan Woods 9/4
2024 · 4 runs
27 Nov 24+32d Hereford Layton Family Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled at the back early - made headway into contention 4 out - up to third 3 out - pressed the front-running rival from 2 out without threatening - kept going but outpaced to the line 2/6 12 11-0 —97B110C Richie McLernon 7/2
26 Oct 24+156d Cheltenham Junior Jumpers Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the rear early - made progress into the straight - moved into 4th inside the final furlong - kept responding to finish but lacked the speed to reach the front three 4/14 ½ 11-6 —75B122A Kielan Woods 14/1
23 May 24+43d Market Rasen Book Summer Plate Ladies Day Now Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 —87A119A Kielan Woods 9/4F
10 Apr 24 Market Rasen Family Extravaganza Raceday Sunday 7th July Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 5½ 11-2 —108A129A Kielan Woods 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Not So Sobers won?
Not So Sobers (GB) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
Who trains Not So Sobers?
Not So Sobers (GB) is trained by David Killahena & Graeme McPherson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 July 2026.
Who is Not So Sobers's sire?
Not So Sobers (GB) is by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Ruby Rambler (GB), whose sire is Notnowcato.
What going does Not So Sobers prefer?
Not So Sobers (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 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 Not So Sobers's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 8 July 2026. The highest on record is 112.
What is Not So Sobers's sire's record?
Jack Hobbs (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,084 runs since Jun 2021 (204 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18% from 122.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.