On Deadly Ground (IRE)
On Deadly Ground is a lightly raced gelding who finished fourth of six at Aintree in Nov 2025 on his only start to date. He led in the William Hill Racing Winnings Boost EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle over 2m1f-2m4f on good to soft ground and was the beaten favourite. By Workforce, whose progeny have won 68 of 738 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced one winner from one runner to race, Potters Charm with seven wins. His last run, at Aintree in Nov 2025, was his first for Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 115
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 751 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good | 221 | 22 | 10% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 180 | 19 | 10.6% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 240 | 18 | 7.5% | −1.6 | — |
| Heavy | 103 | 9 | 8.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 276 | 22 | 8% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 279 | 32 | 11.5% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 171 | 13 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Potters Charm (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Potters Charm (IRE)).
Family form: Potters Charm (IRE) won at Worcester, 12 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potters Charm (IRE) | 14 | 8 | 2m–2m7f | Grade 1 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 25 | Aintree | William Hill Racing Winnings Boost EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the early tempo in front - driven approaching two out and lost the advantage before the last with little response - stayed on at a steady gallop up the run-in to finish fourth | 4/6 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 115B | 121B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has On Deadly Ground won?
- On Deadly Ground (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
- Who trains On Deadly Ground?
- On Deadly Ground (IRE) is trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2025.
- Who is On Deadly Ground's sire?
- On Deadly Ground (IRE) is by Workforce (GB) out of Autumn In New York (IRE), whose sire is Shantou.
- What is On Deadly Ground's sire's record?
- Workforce (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 751 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are On Deadly Ground's siblings?
- Out of Autumn In New York (IRE), On Deadly Ground (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Potters Charm (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Potters Charm (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.