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Horse profile

The Kniphand (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner D Owens
by Choeur Du Nord (FR) out of La Chichina (FR) (Chichicastenango)
18 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Apr 2025 — 557 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 5 wins · Doncaster, Southwell & Market Rasen Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

The Kniphand won five of 18 starts on turf between Apr 2022 and Apr 2025. All five wins came in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m, three of them at Doncaster, with the most recent success in the Class 3 Talasey Novices' Limited Handicap Chase on good to soft ground in Dec 2024 off a mark of 121. He last ran off a career-high mark of 127 at Ayr in Apr 2025. Aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2025.

Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR at career high
Official rating127At career-high mark
127 111–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 19 Apr 2023

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 13 figures · best 130A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good8130A114.5—
Good to Soft4111C95.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7130A111—
1m5f – 2m4119B114.5—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 140C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 13 Dec 2024 Official rating 127 at the last run, 12 Apr 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 16 figures · best 140C · median 123.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good10137C123.5—
Good to Soft4140C122.5—
Soft2130B125.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9140C124—
1m5f – 2m4124B120.5—
Over 3m2137C132.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 18 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 6 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Choeur Du Nord (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 769 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 18.5% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−13.7—
Good991515.2%+1.53 from 10
Good to Soft1001414%+0.31 from 6
Soft2964816.2%+2.51 from 2
Heavy2602810.8%−2.9—
Standard (AW)1200%−13.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−13.7—
1m – 1m1f300%−13.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−13.7—
1m5f – 2m1192218.5%+4.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4585912.9%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m1482315.5%+1.85 from 10
Over 3m2913.4%−10.30 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Chichina (FR) (Chichicastenango)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Maltock D'Orgeres (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maltock D'Orgeres (FR)1821m1f–1m1½f—
Chichi One (FR)1011m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 3 30% −1.67
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% +0.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 4 57% +3.58
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 4 1 25% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 5 3 60% +3.13
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +1.20
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +1.25
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 5 50% +2.58
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Finn Lambert 9 4 44% −0.17
Sam Twiston-Davies 8 1 13% −4.25
Jordan Nailor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 4 29% −3.42
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 3 2 67% +1.20
2023 6 2 33% +0.00
2022 6 1 17% −3.62

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 2 25% −3.80
Hurdle 8 3 38% +0.38
NH Flat 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
12 Apr 25+42d Ayr Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 32f · Good To Soft · 23 ran Held a forward spot early - blundered at the 13th and pressed the pace by the 20th - dropped away before falling two out F/23 — 10-5 127—— Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
01 Mar 25+21d Doncaster Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 26f · Good · 12 ran Held midfield spot on the outer - improved with driving as home turn reached - moved into second before last two furlongs - stayed on strongly despite stumbling at final obstacle but couldn't reach leader 2/12 2¾ 10-4 125—128A Finn Lambert 4/1F
08 Feb 25+57d Uttoxeter Lisa Mitten Turns 60 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran Went straight to front - overtaken after 2nd fence - urged forward before 3 out and dropped away - found renewed effort close home to grab third 3/8 3½ 10-8 125—121A Finn Lambert 7/1
13 Dec 24+36d Doncaster Talasey Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Up with the pace - knocked sideways at the first - elevated to second before the 12th and sharing the front approaching the 13th - took sole control at the 14th - stretched clear from 3 out - stumbled on touching down 2 out but well on top - pushed out to the line 1/4 11-5 121111C140C Finn Lambert EvensF
07 Nov 24+35d Ludlow Pontesbury Tractors Case IHAFS Connect Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 4 ran Settled behind pace-setter - stumbled at 1st and again at 12th - pushed into contention approaching home turn - scrappy over 4 out - moved to front approaching last but jumped it in a tangle - edged ahead only briefly before being overtaken - stayed on well to the line - finished second beaten a length and a quarter 2/4 1¼ 12-1 12172C137C Sam Twiston-Davies 85/40
03 Oct 24+293d Southwell Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 5 ran Settled in 4th early - moved onto the front group by the 13th - into 2nd approaching four out - driven forward around the home turn - upped alongside the front-runner three out then went ahead before the last - kept driving to hold on and win 1/5 11-7 116114C135B Finn Lambert 6/5F
15 Dec 23+50d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 7 11-0 12081A115A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
26 Oct 23+190d Ludlow Richard Perkins Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 12 10-11 12179C124B Sam Twiston-Davies 4/1
19 Apr 23+29d Cheltenham Safran Landing Systems Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 3¾ 10-4 122130A120A Finn Lambert 10/1
21 Mar 23+24d Market Rasen Price Boosts On Football At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-8 11994C130B Finn Lambert 5/4F
25 Feb 23+29d Chepstow Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-3 120—— Finn Lambert 18/5F
27 Jan 23+49d Doncaster Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-12 113123B137A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4F
09 Dec 22+31d Doncaster Follow At The Races On Twitter Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-3 111—123C Finn Lambert 11/8
08 Nov 22+16d Hereford Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 2½ 10-11 —119B115A Jordan Nailor 7/2
23 Oct 22+31d Aintree Jewson Birkenhead, Price Street Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 11-2 —110B121A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
22 Sep 22+130d Perth Edinburgh Gin Owner Trainer Jockey Awards Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 10-12 —74A123A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4
15 May 22+36d Stratford Milton Harris Thank You To Owners Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 10-10 —115A124B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4
09 Apr 22 Bangor-on-Dee Watch The Grand National At 5.15 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 nk 10-5 —114B118A Finn Lambert 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Kniphand (FR) won?
The Kniphand (FR) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 11 times in total (61.1% of starts).
Who trained The Kniphand (FR)?
The Kniphand (FR) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 12 April 2025.
Who is The Kniphand (FR)'s sire?
The Kniphand (FR) is by Choeur Du Nord (FR) out of La Chichina (FR), whose sire is Chichicastenango.
What going does The Kniphand (FR) prefer?
The Kniphand (FR) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Kniphand (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 12 April 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Kniphand (FR)'s sire's record?
Choeur Du Nord (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 769 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 18.5% from 119.
Who are The Kniphand (FR)'s siblings?
Out of La Chichina (FR), The Kniphand (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Maltock D'Orgeres (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m1f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.