Horse profile
Sweet Nightingale (GB)
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Night Symphonie (GB) (Cloudings)
28 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Exeter & Newton Abbot
Last run 9 May 2026 · 5th of 8
Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile
Sweet Nightingale is 2 from 28, both wins at Class 5 level. She won the Barry Johnson Memorial Mares Handicap Chase at Exeter in Mar 2026 over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off 81 and the mares handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot in May 2022 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off 95. All wins have come on good going. Typically held up, she finished 5 of 8 at Warwick in May 2026. Aged 9 at her last run in May 2026.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 2–28Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 7 (25%)Placed
- −19.88£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=27 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 75dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating87↓ 13lb off peak
87
58–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 115C | 86 | 5 runs · 103 / 74 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 98A | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 114A | 82 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 115C | 103 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 103C | 93 | 3 runs · 103 / 93 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 81C | 70.5 | 2 runs · 81 / 70.5 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 93B | 61 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 93B | 59 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 28 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 15 analysed runs since May 2025
- Prominent 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Apr 2016 (244 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +4.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 452 | 43 | 9.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 863 | 96 | 11.1% | +2.1 | 2 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 468 | 49 | 10.5% | +1.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 578 | 55 | 9.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 228 | 19 | 8.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,001 | 62 | 6.2% | −2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 182 | 20 | 11% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,089 | 101 | 9.3% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 941 | 86 | 9.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 679 | 55 | 8.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 469 | 41 | 8.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 206 | 18 | 8.7% | −0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +4.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Night Symphonie (GB) (Cloudings)
10 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Buddy Holly (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Grand Gold (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Holly (GB) | 53 | 7 | 1m–2m | Class 4 |
| Grand Gold (GB) | 21 | 3 | 6f–2m½f | Class 2 |
| Northern Symphonie (GB) | 17 | 3 | 2m5½f–3m | Class 4 |
| Showtime Blues (GB) | 25 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Geordie Night (GB) | 16 | 1 | 2m7½f | Class 5 |
| Beauty Night (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| En Reve (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Nella Sofia (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| L'Irlandaise (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Whitsand Bay (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13% | −6.88 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −7.88 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Warwick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Taunton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wincanton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Salisbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Deutsch | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Callum Pritchard | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Rob Hornby | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rex Dingle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Poste | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stan Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bryan Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.38 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.38 |
| Flat | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 May 26+15d | Warwick | SVE Services Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Sat behind the front group early - urged forward 3f out - lost touch before 2f out - well held at the finish | 5/8 | 22 | 11-4 | 87 | 52B | 83B | Freddie Mitchell | 5/1 |
| 24 Apr 26+19d | Fontwell | KSR Lighting, The Ultimate Lighting Solutions Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at rear early - moved into third by the third fence - driven approaching two out - stayed on at one speed to finish third | 3/5 | 7½ | 10-9 | 88 | 81C | 97B | Charlie Deutsch | 9/4F |
| 05 Apr 26+14d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Super Nigel Boardman Novices' Handicap Chase Settled handy early - improved to second 4th - hit front 9th and opened advantage 11th - slowed markedly after and slipped to back after rider misjudged finish a lap too soon - regained third 13th - upsides pacesetter 15th - pushed along approaching 2 out but found nothing more - handed back second before last - respectable effort given the mishap | 3/4 | 9½ | 10-13 | 88 | 60C | 94B | Callum Pritchard | 2/1J |
| 22 Mar 26+64d | Exeter | Barry Johnson Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase Moved smoothly into midfield early - improved to second by 5th - pressed the pace by 14th - hit the front approaching 4 out with a slight mistake there - opened a healthy advantage before the final fence - kept finding more to the line | 1/5 | 10-7 | 81 | 103C | 109B | Callum Pritchard | 13/8F | |
| 17 Jan 26+38d | Taunton | Support Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) Handicap Chase Held up in the pack - progress from 4 out - kept on from 3 out - moved into third approaching the last but well held | 3/14 | 4½ | 10-11 | 81 | 93B | 110A | Ben Poste | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 25+20d | Hereford | Green Dragon Hotel Handicap Chase Settled at back of field - lost touch four out - pulled up before three out | PU/13 | — | 10-11 | 83 | — | — | Rex Dingle | 12/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+17d | Wincanton | Dot Tolson Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up early - improved into contention from 3 out despite a stumble 2 out - stayed on but couldn't close the gap late finishing third | 3/8 | 3 | 10-3 | 85 | — | 94B | Rex Dingle | 10/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+41d | Plumpton | Extech Cloud Novices' Handicap Chase Settled at back early - moved up into third but jolted 3 out - unable to close from there | 3/7 | 3¼ | 10-12 | 87 | 74B | 93B | Callum Pritchard | 15/2 |
| 23 Sep 25+25d | Warwick | PricedUp The Jumps' Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Settled at the back early - began to make progress 4 out - pushed along on the home turn - moved up wide to challenge 2 out - driven out after the last - stayed on strongly to take third close home | 3/9 | 1 | 11-2 | 88 | 50A | 107A | Callum Pritchard | 9/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+36d | Salisbury | Kingsclere 'Sally Hits 90' Handicap Handy in the early stages - squeezed for room approaching 2f out - dropped away quickly - finished well held in 11th | 11/13 | ¾ | 9-4 | 58 | 124C | 59C | William Carver | 50/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+13d | Newbury | Rayner Bosch Car Service Handicap Sat behind the front-runner who kicked away 4f out - urged forward but slipped down the order 3f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/7 | nse | 8-11 | 60 | 93B | 63A | Rob Hornby | 18/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+16d | Chepstow | betwright.com Safer Gambling Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost advantage inside final 2f - stayed on same rate to finish 4th | 4/5 | shd | 10-0 | 61 | 21C | 73B | Rob Hornby | 20/1 |
| 25 Jun 25+26d | Salisbury | West Chase British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front - lost pole position 3f out - unable to find more from 2f out - finished 5th | 5/6 | 4 | 9-11 | — | 59A | 72B | Rob Hornby | 150/1 |
| 30 May 25+15d | Chepstow | Pricing By Real Bookmakers At DragonBet Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlongs - eventually held in 7th | 7/12 | 1 | 9-11 | — | 54A | 62A | Rob Hornby | 250/1 |
| 15 May 25+917d | Salisbury | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up handy in the pack - urged forward with over 3f left - lost touch through the closing stages to finish 6th | 6/6 | 5½ | 10-2 | — | 63A | 65B | Rhys Clutterbuck | 250/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 22+142d | Taunton | Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | 5½ | 11-2 | 98 | 111B | 104A | Charlie Deutsch | 7/1 |
| 21 Jun 22+11d | Newton Abbot | EBCS Leisure Giddy Up Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 8½ | 12-0 | 98 | 98A | 98A | Nick Scholfield | 14/1 |
| 10 Jun 22+16d | Newton Abbot | Talk Tidy Marketing Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 3/4 | 3¾ | 10-7 | 99 | 115C | 99B | Nick Scholfield | 85/40 |
| 25 May 22+21d | Warwick | Ainscough Strategic Land Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 3/5 | 7½ | 11-5 | 100 | 94C | 102B | Jonathan Burke | 15/8F |
| 04 May 22+27d | Newton Abbot | Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/10 | 11-4 | 95 | 108A | 121A | Charlie Deutsch | 9/2 | |
| 07 Apr 22+64d | Taunton | Rusty's Thank You Family And Friends Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/12 | hd | 11-8 | 95 | 86A | 118A | Rex Dingle | 11/1 |
| 02 Feb 22+32d | Exeter | Virgin Bet Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 5/9 | 2½ | 11-6 | 96 | — | 97A | Nick Scholfield | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 22+29d | Exeter | Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 25 | 10-7 | — | 72A | 86A | Stan Sheppard | 7/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 21+15d | Exeter | Martin Jones Decorative Specialists EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/18 | 2 | 10-5 | — | 78B | 100A | Charlie Deutsch | 80/1 |
| 18 Nov 21+350d | Wincanton | Watch On Racing TV Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 3¼ | 11-4 | — | 58A | 91A | Harry Cobden | 50/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 20+15d | Wincanton | Free Entry With Racing TV Club Days 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 5/6 | ½ | 10-2 | — | 53B | 89B | Bryan Carver | 22/1 |
| 18 Nov 20+29d | Warwick | David Nicholson Memorial Fillies' 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 4 | 10-12 | — | 98A | 89A | Harry Cobden | 16/1 |
| 20 Oct 20 | Exeter | Bet At racinguk.com 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 11 | 10-5 | — | 114A | 94A | Harry Cobden | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sweet Nightingale won?
- Sweet Nightingale (GB) won 2 of 28 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 7 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Sweet Nightingale?
- Sweet Nightingale (GB) is trained by Polly Gundry, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 May 2026.
- Who is Sweet Nightingale's sire?
- Sweet Nightingale (GB) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Night Symphonie (GB), whose sire is Cloudings.
- What going does Sweet Nightingale prefer?
- Sweet Nightingale (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sweet Nightingale's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 9 May 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Sweet Nightingale's sire's record?
- Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Apr 2016 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sweet Nightingale's siblings?
- Out of Night Symphonie (GB), Sweet Nightingale (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Buddy Holly (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Grand Gold (GB)). The wins came over 6f–3m. As at Nov 2026.