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Horse profile

Novay Essjay (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2012) · Last trainer Dai Williams · Last owner Mrs Pauline Yardley
by Noverre (USA) out of Arabian Hideway (IRE) (Desert Prince)
27 runs · 10 courses · from May 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Mar 2012 — 5,336 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2012 · 6th of 7 5 wins · 4 courses Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Novay Essjay (IRE) is 5 from 27. Hasn't won since Apr 2011.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 24lb off peak
47 47–71

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 (jumps) 87C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Stratford, 12 Mar 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 28C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 11 Feb 2012 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 11 Feb 2012

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 2 figures · best 87C · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 25 figures · best 81A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2081A53—
Good to Firm379A65—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1781A59—
1m – 1m1f571A49—
Under 6f379A61—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 27 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
Noverre (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,831 runs since Jan 2008 (235 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 803. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 407.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm521223.1%+12.4—
Good to Firm80311013.7%+31 from 3
Good863859.8%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft3283310.1%−0.60 from 2
Soft407286.9%−3.8—
Heavy138107.2%−3.5—
Standard (AW)1,24013110.6%−0.14 from 20
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2783311.9%+1.21 from 3
6f – 7f1,48617711.9%+1.24 from 17
1m – 1m1f8278610.4%−0.30 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f640629.7%−1—
1m5f – 2m360308.3%−2.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f157138.3%−2.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m76810.5%−0.2—
Over 3m700%−10.7—

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
Arabian Hideway (IRE) (Desert Prince)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Barrington Court (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Barrington Court (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Barrington Court (IRE)2161m4f–2m4fListed

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 20 4 20% +10.25
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +14.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 11 3 27% +8.25
Class 5 9 2 22% +19.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 10 1 10% +2.00
Southwell (AW) 7 2 29% +7.75
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Ripon 2 1 50% +15.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 17 4 24% +13.25
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 3 1 33% +14.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick Donaghy 6 1 17% +11.00
David Kenny 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew Mullen 3 1 33% +8.00
Kevin Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr L Michael 2 0 0% −2.00
Vince Slattery 2 0 0% −2.00
Hayley Turner 2 1 50% +1.50
George Downing 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Simon Walker 1 1 100% +11.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 1 100% +2.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 4 19% +14.25
Blinkers 2 1 50% +10.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 6 1 17% +6.00
2010 8 3 38% +10.25
2009 6 1 17% +11.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 25 5 20% +22.25
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
12 Mar 12+15d Stratford Main Event Catering Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 45 10-9 —87C Kevin Jones 100/1
26 Feb 12+15d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers - Clean Healthy Hay Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 34 10-9 —76C Kevin Jones 200/1
11 Feb 12+2d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet On Today's Football At bluesq.com Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 2¼ 9-8 4728C Mr L Michael 40/1
09 Feb 12+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Play Roulette At Bluesq.com/casino Handicap Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 3¼ 8-12 5021C David Kenny 33/1
30 Jan 12+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Blue Square Winter Carnival Iphone App Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 2¾ 10-2 5026A Mr L Michael 66/1
19 Jan 12+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 5 8-7 5034C David Kenny 100/1
08 Jan 12+249d Southwell (AW) Bet And Watch At Bluesq.com All Weather 'hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 9-0 5212C George Downing 6/1
04 May 11+25d Southwell (AW) Visit attheraces.com/punchestown Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 5 8-13 5232C Luke Morris 9/2
09 Apr 11+10d Wolverhampton (AW) freebets.co.uk Grand National 2011 Betting Offers Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 10-4 5076A Mr Simon Walker 11/1
30 Mar 11+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Horizons Restaurant Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 1¾ 9-1 5849A Paul Hanagan 50/1
19 Mar 11+4d Wolverhampton (AW) Great Offers At wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 2½ 8-12 6550C Graham Gibbons 50/1
15 Mar 11+39d Southwell (AW) Enjoy The Cheltenham Festival With Freebetting.co.uk Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 4 8-5 6545C David Kenny 40/1
04 Feb 11+228d Wolverhampton (AW) Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 27 9-2 6858C Vince Slattery 66/1
21 Jun 10+55d Wolverhampton (AW) Betdaq The Betting Exchange Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 11 9-3 7042C Vince Slattery 12/1
27 Apr 10+6d Lingfield (AW) 66 Free Bet At bluesquare.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 7171A Hayley Turner 5/2
21 Apr 10+23d Kempton (AW) digibet Sports Betting Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 1¾ 8-7 7171A Hayley Turner 20/1
29 Mar 10+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 3¼ 8-5 7156B Jimmy Quinn 9/2
18 Mar 10+34d Southwell (AW) Casino At 32red.com Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 8-5 7181A Adrian Nicholls 11/4
12 Feb 10+13d Southwell (AW) Play Golf Before Racing At Southwell Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 2¼ 9-4 7070B Andrew Mullen 11/4J
30 Jan 10+18d Lingfield (AW) Marriott Hotel Opening Spring 2010 Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 ¾ 9-4 7066B Andrew Mullen 13/8F
12 Jan 10+105d Southwell (AW) Play Golf At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Slow · 5 ran 1/5 9-1 6763B Andrew Mullen 10/1
29 Sep 09+10d Southwell (AW) Bet After The Off At Ladbrokes.com Nursery Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 hd 8-13 6761A Patrick Donaghy 7/2
19 Sep 09+16d Catterick Blue Square Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 8-4 6959A Patrick Donaghy 9/2
03 Sep 09+2d Redcar Buy Your Tickets On-line At redcarracing.co.uk Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 6/17 shd 9-2 7065A Patrick Donaghy 6/1
01 Sep 09+109d Ripon Ripon Land Rover Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 nk 8-7 7073A Patrick Donaghy 18/1
15 May 09+7d Newcastle Holystone Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 8-11 7056A Patrick Donaghy 4/1
08 May 09 Ripon Isis Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 8-8 —79A Patrick Donaghy 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Novay Essjay (IRE) won?
Novay Essjay (IRE) won 5 of 27 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 18.5%. Placed 6 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Novay Essjay (IRE)?
Novay Essjay (IRE) was trained by Dai Williams on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 12 March 2012.
Who is Novay Essjay (IRE)'s sire?
Novay Essjay (IRE) is by Noverre (USA) out of Arabian Hideway (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
What going does Novay Essjay (IRE) prefer?
Novay Essjay (IRE) 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 Novay Essjay (IRE)'s official rating?
Novay Essjay (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 71.
What is Novay Essjay (IRE)'s sire's record?
Noverre (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,831 runs since Jan 2008 (235 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.7% from 803. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 407.
Who are Novay Essjay (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Arabian Hideway (IRE), Novay Essjay (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Barrington Court (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Barrington Court (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2009. 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.