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Picture In The Sky (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2012) · Last trainer Susan Nock · Last owner Gerard Nock
by Portrait Gallery (IRE) out of Little Bloom (GB) (Little Buskins)
21 runs · 14 courses · from Feb 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Apr 2012 — 5,310 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2012 2 wins · Towcester & Hereford Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Picture In The Sky (IRE) is 2 from 21. Hasn't won since Dec 2011. Last raced off 103, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating103↓ 27lb off peak
103 103–130

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 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 17 Nov 2011 Official rating 103 at the last run, 22 Apr 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 — 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 13 figures · best 125B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4118A94.5—
Good to Soft4119B113—
Soft4123B109—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9125B107—
Over 3m2123B121—
2m1f – 2m4f2119A113.5—

Of 21 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 21 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
Portrait Gallery (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,448 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.3% from 223.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm8567.1%−3.9—
Good3944411.2%+0.20 from 7
Good to Soft2473012.1%+1.11 from 8
Soft4485011.2%+0.21 from 4
Heavy2642810.6%−0.40 from 2
Standard (AW)100%−11—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m236229.3%−1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f4614610%−10 from 2
2m5f – 3m5285911.2%+0.21 from 12
Over 3m2233214.3%+3.31 from 7

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
Little Bloom (GB) (Little Buskins)

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 to Soft 8 1 13% −1.50
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 4 1 25% −0.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 15 1 7% −8.50
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 3 1 33% +0.50
Towcester 2 1 50% +4.50
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 1 8% −5.50
Over 3m 7 1 14% −3.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Warren Marston 6 1 17% −2.50
Sam Twiston-Davies 5 0 0% −5.00
Timmy Murphy 2 1 50% +4.50
Sean Quinlan 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Kielan Woods 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −7.50
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 1 25% +2.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 7 1 14% −0.50
2010 5 0 0% −5.00
2009 4 1 25% −0.50
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 1 6% −9.50
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.50

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
2012 · 3 runs
22 Apr 12+36d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-12 103— Timmy Murphy 11/1
17 Mar 12+17d Kempton 32RedMobile.com Handicap Chase (Betfair Chase Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 6/9 14 10-13 10591C Conor O'Farrell 16/1
29 Feb 12+62d Folkestone ladbrokes.com Kent National (Handicap Chase) Class 3 · 3m7f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-10 107— Daryl Jacob 16/1
2011 · 7 runs
29 Dec 11+14d Doncaster Sorrelcourt Stud Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-13 107— Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
15 Dec 11+28d Towcester Winvic Construction Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-11 103107B Timmy Murphy 11/2
17 Nov 11+240d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2 11-3 103119B Noel Fehily 9/1
22 Mar 11+26d Exeter canadatravelcentre.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 16 11-10 10792C Sean Quinlan 8/1
24 Feb 11+21d Huntingdon John Bigg Oxo Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1 11-6 110110A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
03 Feb 11+19d Wincanton Grolsch Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-4 112— Kielan Woods 20/1
15 Jan 11+54d Warwick totesport.com Classic Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-0 115— Sean Quinlan 50/1
2010 · 5 runs
22 Nov 10+25d Kempton Take A Break Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 5 ran UR/5 — 10-13 115— Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
28 Oct 10+172d Stratford Shottery Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 8 11-1 11998C Sam Twiston-Davies 33/1
09 May 10+41d Worcester Ladbrokes Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 10-9 119118A Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
29 Mar 10+28d Towcester Gg.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 3½ 11-0 119108C Warren Marston 5/6F
01 Mar 10+98d Hereford Lindley Catering Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 10 10-12 —108B Warren Marston 33/1
2009 · 4 runs
23 Nov 09+255d Kempton Boodles Diamond Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-2 —— Paddy Brennan 11/1
13 Mar 09+35d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-7 130— Warren Marston 100/1
06 Feb 09+18d Bangor-on-Dee Hampton Veterinary Group Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 3 11-5 130125B Warren Marston 13/8
19 Jan 09+48d Hereford Severn Valley Caterers Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1½f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 130123B Warren Marston 5/2
2008 · 1 run
02 Dec 08+650d Hereford Lindley Catering Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 10-12 130119A Warren Marston 33/1
2007 · 1 run
21 Feb 07 Ludlow Lugg Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 16 ran 6/16 6 11-4 —97C Tom Scudamore 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Picture In The Sky won?
Picture In The Sky (IRE) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 5 times in total (23.8% of starts).
Who trained Picture In The Sky?
Picture In The Sky (IRE) was trained by Susan Nock on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 22 April 2012.
Who is Picture In The Sky's sire?
Picture In The Sky (IRE) is by Portrait Gallery (IRE) out of Little Bloom (GB), whose sire is Little Buskins.
What going does Picture In The Sky prefer?
Picture In The Sky (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Picture In The Sky's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 22 April 2012. The highest on record is 130.
What is Picture In The Sky's sire's record?
Portrait Gallery (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,448 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.3% from 223.

Record shown from February 2007. 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.