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Horse profile

Novarov (GER)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2013) · Last trainer J F O'Shea · Last owner Miss Sarah Foran
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Nice Queen (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
20 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2013 — 4,827 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2013 · 9th of 20 4 wins · 4 courses Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Novarov (GER) is 4 from 20. Hasn't won since Mar 2013.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating132↓ 3lb off peak
132 92–135

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 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 26 Apr 2013 Official rating 132 at the last run, 3 Aug 2013

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 20 figures · best 143A · median 125.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft6143A126—
Heavy6137A129.5—
Good to Firm3110B99—
Good3118C113—
Good to Soft2139A133.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m13143A126—
2m1f – 2m4f3137A133—
1m5f – 2m3113A102—
Over 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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
Sholokhov (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm991414.1%+1.60 from 3
Good1,26914611.5%−10 from 3
Good to Soft81411013.5%+11 from 2
Soft1,30416913%+0.52 from 6
Heavy5496912.6%+0.11 from 6
Standard (AW)2222310.4%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f39615.4%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f157148.9%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f326329.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m1,05212712.1%−0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,45419213.2%+0.71 from 3
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.13 from 13
Over 3m2393514.6%+2.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nice Queen (GER) (Konigsstuhl)

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
Soft 6 2 33% +16.50
Heavy 6 1 17% +3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 4 1 25% +5.00
Galway 3 1 33% +2.50
Navan 2 1 50% +15.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +2.75
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 3 23% +13.25
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean McDermott 18 3 17% +11.75
David Splaine 2 1 50% +3.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 8 2 25% +12.75
None 6 1 17% +3.00
Blinkers 6 1 17% −0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 1 20% +4.00
2012 8 2 25% +1.25
2011 7 1 14% +10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 3 18% +9.25
Chase 3 1 33% +6.00

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
03 Aug 13+18d Galway Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 21.5f · Soft · 20 ran 9/20 5½ 10-10 132121A Sean McDermott 10/1
16 Jul 13+81d Killarney Christy Mcsweeney Memorial Novice Chase 22f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 5½ 11-5 131110B Sean McDermott 11/1
26 Apr 13+48d Punchestown Breakfast With Hector On 2fm Handicap Chase (0-145) 30f · Heavy · 19 ran 5/19 nk 10-8 128128A Sean McDermott 10/1
09 Mar 13+34d Gowran Park Support Kilkenny G.A.A. Raceday On 23rd March At Gowran Park Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 —137A Sean McDermott 8/1
03 Feb 13+36d Punchestown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 24f · Heavy · 22 ran 4/22 9½ 11-4 132134A Sean McDermott 20/1
29 Dec 12+21d Leopardstown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) 24f · Soft · 30 ran 16/30 ½ 11-3 133126A Sean McDermott 25/1
08 Dec 12+63d Navan Proudstown Handicap Hurdle (grade C) 23f · Heavy · 19 ran 8/19 1¼ 11-3 134119A David Splaine 12/1
06 Oct 12+66d Gowran Park Follow Gowran Park On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 24f · Good · 20 ran 15/20 4½ 11-6 135118C Sean McDermott 9/1
01 Aug 12+97d Galway Tote Jackpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 23.5f · Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-5 124143A David Splaine 9/2F
26 Apr 12+17d Punchestown Naas Court Hotel And Il Fico Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (95-130) 24f · Heavy · 24 ran 2/24 17 11-7 122131A Sean McDermott 6/1
09 Apr 12+18d Fairyhouse Irish Field Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 22f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 2/24 2 10-8 118139A Sean McDermott 7/1
22 Mar 12+33d Cork Ucc Su Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 1/17 10-10 110128A Sean McDermott 11/4F
18 Feb 12+84d Gowran Park Goresbridge Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1½ 10-7 103133A Sean McDermott 12/1
26 Nov 11+13d Gowran Park Gowran Park Racing Club 2012 Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 24f · Soft · 20 ran 2/20 1¾ 10-10 100126A Sean McDermott 6/1
13 Nov 11+18d Navan Troytown November 27th Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 23f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 10-12 92125A Sean McDermott 16/1
26 Oct 11+58d Punchestown 2012 Five Day Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Heavy · 21 ran 6/21 nse 11-3 93106A Sean McDermott 28/1
29 Aug 11+17d Downpatrick Willie Murphy Jewellers, Downpatrick Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 11-6 9599A Sean McDermott 16/1
12 Aug 11+16d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 3½ 11-12 —83A Sean McDermott 25/1
27 Jul 11+12d Galway Tote Pick Six Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 7 11-12 —102C Sean McDermott 33/1
15 Jul 11 Kilbeggan Athlone Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 3 11-12 —113A Sean McDermott 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Novarov (GER) won?
Novarov (GER) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 9 times in total (45% of starts).
Who trained Novarov (GER)?
Novarov (GER) was trained by J F O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 3 August 2013.
Who is Novarov (GER)'s sire?
Novarov (GER) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Nice Queen (GER), whose sire is Konigsstuhl.
What going does Novarov (GER) prefer?
Novarov (GER) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 Novarov (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 3 August 2013. The highest on record is 135.
What is Novarov (GER)'s sire's record?
Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

Record shown from July 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.