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Horse profile

Sugar Bon Bon (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Peter Niven · Owner P D Niven
by Gustav Klimt (IRE) out of Sugar Town (GB) (Elusive City)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 25 Jul 2026 · 6th of 10 Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile

Sugar Bon Bon is a gelding by Gustav Klimt out of the Elusive City mare Sugar Town. He is yet to win or place from four starts on turf and all-weather at four different courses, with two runs under 6f and two at 6f to 7f. He finished sixth of 10 in a Class 6 handicap at Newcastle on the AW in Jul 2026, having raced off an official rating of 53. He has never raced above that mark.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Apr 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 60 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Nottingham, 4 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 60A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)252A502 runs · 52 / 50
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f260A562 runs · 60 / 56
6f – 7f248A46.52 runs · 48 / 46.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 50A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Nottingham, 4 Jul 2026 Official rating 53 at the last run, 25 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 52A · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)252A482 runs · 52 / 48
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f250A472 runs · 50 / 47
6f – 7f252A432 runs · 52 / 43

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Apr 2026

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 519 runs since Jun 2022 (56 horses).

Weakest on good going: 3.3% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22100%+93.3—
Good to Firm52917.3%+10.60 from 1
Good15153.3%−3.4—
Good to Soft54814.8%+8.10 from 1
Soft8122.5%−4.2—
Heavy2627.7%+1—
Standard (AW)15374.6%−2.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2114.8%−1.90 from 2
6f – 7f16795.4%−1.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f158117%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f951111.6%+4.9—
1m5f – 2m5623.6%−3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f2114.8%−1.9—
2m5f – 3m100%−6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2022 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sugar Town (GB) (Elusive City)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sugar Baby (GB) (10 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sugar Baby (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sugar Baby (GB)54105f–6fClass 5
Pass The Sugar (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
25 Jul 26+21d Newcastle (AW) Jimmy Tindall Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran Held up towards the back early - shaken up and made progress over 2f out - driven over 1f out and maintained effort through the final furlong to finish sixth 6/10 3¾ 9-3 5352A44A David Nolan 14/1
04 Jul 26+23d Nottingham Ivor Thirst Sprint Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Bumped at the off - settled towards the back - squeezed for space inside final furlong - never able to challenge - finished sixth 6/9 hd 9-7 —60A50A David Nolan 66/1
11 Jun 26+43d Catterick Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Fought for control early - held up rear of field throughout - well held at finish 8/8 4 9-4 —45B34A David Nolan 80/1
29 Apr 26 Southwell (AW) Conference & Events At Southwell Racecourse Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Held up in the pack - pushed for effort inside final furlong - unable to close the gap - finished 5th 5/9 hd 9-7 —48A52A David Nolan 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sugar Bon Bon won?
Sugar Bon Bon (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Sugar Bon Bon?
Sugar Bon Bon (IRE) is trained by Peter Niven, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 July 2026.
Who is Sugar Bon Bon's sire?
Sugar Bon Bon (IRE) is by Gustav Klimt (IRE) out of Sugar Town (GB), whose sire is Elusive City.
What is Sugar Bon Bon's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 25 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sugar Bon Bon's sire's record?
Gustav Klimt (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 519 runs since Jun 2022 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 3.3% from 151.
Who are Sugar Bon Bon's siblings?
Out of Sugar Town (GB), Sugar Bon Bon (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sugar Baby (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sugar Baby (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.