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Horse profile

Surprise Again (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer J. R. Jenkins · Owner M Isa
by Iffraaj (GB) out of Last Surprise (IRE) (No Nay Never)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 2 Aug 2026 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 43
KTB Profile

Surprise Again is a gelding by Iffraaj out of Last Surprise and has yet to win from seven starts. He has raced once at Yarmouth, Nottingham, Leicester and Lingfield, with four runs over 6f to 7f and two over 1m to 1m1f. All seven runs have produced no placed efforts on turf and all-weather surfaces. His last run, at Yarmouth in Aug 2026, was first-time headgear when he led before finishing 7 of 7 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 43.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Yarmouth, 2 Aug 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 6 figures · best 85B · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm285B711 run · —
Standard (AW)264C40—
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f378A701 run · —
1m – 1m1f264C40—
Under 6f1——1 run · —

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 49A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 2 Aug 2026 Official rating 43 at the last run, 2 Aug 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 7 figures · best 57C · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm350A491 run · —
Standard (AW)257C56.5—
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f450A391 run · —
1m – 1m1f257C56.5—
Under 6f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Iffraaj (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,978 runs since Apr 2010 (1,092 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm65812.3%+1.8—
Good to Firm2,20025311.5%+10 from 3
Good2,9792949.9%−0.60 from 1
Good to Soft1,46515810.8%+0.30 from 1
Soft1,7441408%−2.5—
Heavy493387.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5,03158211.6%+1.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84610512.4%+1.90 from 1
6f – 7f5,03254610.9%+0.40 from 4
1m – 1m1f3,82141110.8%+0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,6082479.5%−1—
1m5f – 2m1,13011510.2%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f397369.1%−1.4—
2m5f – 3m124118.9%−1.6—
Over 3m20210%−0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Last Surprise (IRE) (No Nay Never)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My George (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oliver Carmichael 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonny Peate 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Edmunds 1 0 0% −1.00
George Wood 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
02 Aug 26+60d Yarmouth Price Bailey Llp Norwich "confined" Handicap Stakes (For Horses Which Have Not Won A Flat Race In 2026) Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Set the pace early - driven to keep advantage 2f out but soon overtaken - dropped away final furlong to finish 7th 7/7 nse 8-13 4385B49A Jonny Peate 50/1
03 Jun 26+254d Nottingham Dine In Sherwoods Restaurant Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Held up at the back - dropped away inside final furlong - well held in 8th 8/9 5 8-2 4570B25A Oliver Carmichael 66/1
2025 · 4 runs
22 Sep 25+116d Leicester Visit racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Pulled hard early - shared front spot before losing it 3f out - pushed along and dropped away 2f out to finish well held 7/9 nk 8-3 4578A40A Oliver Carmichael 40/1
29 May 25+52d Lingfield Mira Showers Rain Supreme Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Settled towards the rear on the outside - unable to make any real progress - well held at the finish 11/12 hd 9-4 50—38C Pat Dobbs 16/1
07 Apr 25+39d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Fought for control early - close to the pace and hit the front 7f out - lost command approaching the 5f marker - dropped away steadily from 2f out to finish well beaten 14/14 19 9-1 —16C57C Lewis Edmunds 400/1
27 Feb 25+202d Chelmsford City (AW) bet365 Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Up with the early pace and eager - dropped away and drifted right from 2f out - nothing left in the final furlong 7/13 ¾ 9-0 —64C56C George Wood 125/1
2024 · 1 run
09 Aug 24 Haydock Betfred 'Bet Builder' EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Tardy start - settled towards the back of the pack - out of contention from 2f out 10/11 2¼ 9-5 —57B50A Connor Murtagh 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Surprise Again won?
Surprise Again (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Surprise Again?
Surprise Again (IRE) is trained by J. R. Jenkins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 August 2026.
Who is Surprise Again's sire?
Surprise Again (IRE) is by Iffraaj (GB) out of Last Surprise (IRE), whose sire is No Nay Never.
What is Surprise Again's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 43, from the run on 2 August 2026. The highest on record is 50.
What is Surprise Again's sire's record?
Iffraaj (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,978 runs since Apr 2010 (1,092 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Surprise Again's siblings?
Out of Last Surprise (IRE), Surprise Again (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2024. 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.