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Horse profile

The Northernlights (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer Sandy Thomson · Last owner Raymond Anderson Green
by Califet (FR) out of Fruitful Venture (IRE) (Fruits Of Love)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Dec 2024 — 681 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

The Northernlights is a maiden who has failed to win in six starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when third of 13 at Warwick in Mar 2024. He ran off his career-high mark of 95 when beaten favourite at Musselburgh in Dec 2024. By Califet out of a Fruits Of Love mare, he raced over 1m5f – 2m on his last five starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 8 Apr 2024

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 5 figures · best 103B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft285B81—
Good to Soft2103B99.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5103B85—

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 8 Apr 2024 Official rating 95 at the last run, 9 Dec 2024

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 5 figures · best 118A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2110A108—
Good to Soft2118A115.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5118A110—

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,788 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01313012.8%+10 from 1
Good to Soft6988712.5%+0.70 from 3
Soft1,36714310.5%−1.30 from 2
Heavy6207111.5%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20314712.2%+0.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,65418611.2%−0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m6907310.6%−1.2—
Over 3m1512214.6%+2.8—

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
Fruitful Venture (IRE) (Fruits Of Love)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Youcantcallherthat (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Youcantcallherthat (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Youcantcallherthat (IRE)2762m4f–3mGrade 2
Eve Moneypenny (IRE)412m4f—
Raining Bird (IRE)120——
Havasupai (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Bowen 3 0 0% −3.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Craig Nichol 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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
09 Dec 24+64d Musselburgh Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled midfield early - stumbled seriously at 2nd and again untidy 4th - improved into 4th by 7th - sat behind pacesetter into the home turn - error and stumbled 3 out - stayed on but outpaced by leading two - fell at the last while beaten F/13 — 11-9 95—— Ryan Mania 5/2F
06 Oct 24+181d Kelso Remembering Paula Greig Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Settled towards the back - jumped awkwardly in 5th - driven with no response 3 out - dropped away and beaten a long way home 6/9 ½ 11-3 —52A92A Danny McMenamin 3/1
08 Apr 24+29d Wincanton Golf Membership On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 2¾ 11-3 —85B110A James Bowen 15/2
10 Mar 24+60d Warwick Country Shows Agility Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 14 11-5 —77B106A James Bowen 8/1
10 Jan 24+74d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky415 Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 9/18 1¼ 11-8 —96B113A Craig Nichol 50/1
28 Oct 23 Cheltenham Cheltenham & South West Racing Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 8 11-1 —103B118A James Bowen 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Northernlights (IRE) won?
The Northernlights (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained The Northernlights (IRE)?
The Northernlights (IRE) was trained by Sandy Thomson on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 9 December 2024.
Who is The Northernlights (IRE)'s sire?
The Northernlights (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Fruitful Venture (IRE), whose sire is Fruits Of Love.
What is The Northernlights (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 9 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Northernlights (IRE)'s sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,788 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Northernlights (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Fruitful Venture (IRE), The Northernlights (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Youcantcallherthat (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Youcantcallherthat (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.