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Horse profile

Now Then Charlie (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2013) · Last trainer John Ferguson · Last owner The Bloomfields Partnership
by Definite Article (GB) out of Katie's Cracker (GB) (Rambo Dancer)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2013 — 4,841 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2013 Won at Southwell Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Now Then Charlie (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2013.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 28 Apr 2013 Official rating 114 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 — 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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 115A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3115A114—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2115A114.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.50 from 1
Good2,03122411%+0.51 from 4
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.20 from 1
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.6—
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.21 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 3
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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
Katie's Cracker (GB) (Rambo Dancer)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Saludos (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Saludos (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saludos (IRE)2162m–2m2fGrade 2
Crackerdancer (IRE)842m–2m2fListed
Espresso Lady (IRE)812m—
Coromandel Lady (IRE)612m—
Hold Your Nerve (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −1.12
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.88

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 1 50% +0.88
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% −0.12

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 4 1 25% −1.12
Mr Joseph Akehurst 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 1 20% −2.12
2011 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% −0.12

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
2013 · 5 runs
03 Aug 13+20d Newton Abbot Collect Totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-6 114— Denis O'Regan 14/1
14 Jul 13+34d Southwell Wow-24-7 Novices' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 5 ran 3/5 83 10-12 —90C Denis O'Regan 13/2
10 Jun 13+43d Southwell Green Fee Offers At Southwellgolfclub.com 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 119114B Denis O'Regan 15/8
28 Apr 13+16d Huntingdon 32Red.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 7 10-6 —115A Mr Joseph Akehurst 25/1
12 Apr 13+538d Chepstow Bet On The Masters At BetVictor 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 —— Denis O'Regan 10/1
2011 · 1 run
22 Oct 11 Chepstow totequickpick Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-11 —— Jack Quinlan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Now Then Charlie won?
Now Then Charlie (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Now Then Charlie?
Now Then Charlie (IRE) was trained by John Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 3 August 2013.
Who is Now Then Charlie's sire?
Now Then Charlie (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Katie's Cracker (GB), whose sire is Rambo Dancer.
What going does Now Then Charlie prefer?
Now Then Charlie (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Now Then Charlie's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 3 August 2013. The highest on record is 119.
What is Now Then Charlie's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Now Then Charlie's siblings?
Out of Katie's Cracker (GB), Now Then Charlie (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Saludos (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Saludos (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. 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.