Quay Item (IRE)
Quay Item is a Sholokhov gelding who has won one of three starts over hurdles. The win came in the Howden Insurance Brokers Maiden Hurdle at Plumpton in Jan 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground at Class 4 level. He finished 2 of 4 in a Class 3 novices hurdle at Doncaster in Feb 2026 when beaten favourite. He has raced twice over 2m5f – 3m without success.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- −0.90£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 124Highest OR
- 46dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 129
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · 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.
Run style from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,270 | 146 | 11.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 815 | 110 | 13.5% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,052 | 127 | 12.1% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,456 | 192 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 991 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 239 | 35 | 14.6% | +2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 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 Splendid Fellow (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splendid Fellow (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Feb 26+32d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - moved up to challenge two out - driven but unable to match the leader's pace and held safe to the line | 2/4 | 24 | 11-11 | 124 | 124C | 119C | Freddie Gordon | EvensF |
| 26 Jan 26+59d | Plumpton | Howden Insurance Brokers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close up early - drifted right at the opening fence - improved into second spot after three out - given a nudge approaching two out - hit the front at the last and kept finding more to score | 1/8 | 11-6 | — | 129A | 130B | Nico de Boinville | 11/10F | |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 25 | Doncaster | Eden Farm Champions Cup Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled off the front group early - lost touch when asked to close after 2 out - moved into third near the last but stayed on without threatening | 3/6 | 3¼ | 11-4 | — | — | 124B | Freddie Gordon | 6/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Quay Item won?
- Quay Item (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Quay Item?
- Quay Item (IRE) is trained by Nicky Henderson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 February 2026.
- Who is Quay Item's sire?
- Quay Item (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Ninety Seconds (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Quay Item's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 27 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Quay Item's sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are Quay Item's siblings?
- Out of Ninety Seconds (IRE), Quay Item (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Splendid Fellow (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.