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Horse profile

They Call Me Hugo (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Olly Murphy · Owner Not One But Two
by Doyen (IRE) out of Nightlynx (IRE) (Amilynx)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ffos Las Beaten favourite LTO Last run 16 Jan 2026 · 2nd of 6 Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

They Call Me Hugo is 1 from 3 with places in all three starts on turf. The win came in the Ascona Group Holdings Maiden Hurdle at Ffos Las in Nov 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground at Class 4 level. He finished 2 of 6 in the Thorn Plant Hire Novices Hurdle at Windsor in Jan 2026 when beaten favourite off an official rating of 132. The gelding is by Doyen out of a mare by Amilynx.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 134 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 9 Nov 2025

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 3 figures · best 134A · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft2134A129.52 runs · 134 / 129.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2125A122.52 runs · 125 / 122.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 142B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 16 Jan 2026 Official rating 132 at the last run, 16 Jan 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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 142B · median 135
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft2142B138.52 runs · 142 / 138.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2142B1382 runs · 142 / 138
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,385 runs since Jul 2009 (606 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.5—
Good to Firm3514212%+0.4—
Good2,25427812.3%+0.7—
Good to Soft1,44319413.4%+1.80 from 1
Soft2,00821510.7%−0.91 from 2
Heavy761668.7%−2.9—
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.7—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.6—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,18825311.6%0—
2m1f – 2m4f2,20926712.1%+0.51 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,29015812.2%+0.60 from 2
Over 3m2672910.9%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nightlynx (IRE) (Amilynx)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Onemorezero (IRE)30——
Black Field (IRE)40——
Lord Wickham (IRE)10——
Nurse Mairead (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +0.62
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +1.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +1.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 1 50% +0.62

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 · 1 run
16 Jan 26+34d Windsor Thorn Plant Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m · Soft · 6 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th place looking strong - shared front spot approaching two out - pushed along and hit the front for a moment - blundered and lost that spot at the final obstacle - stayed on to finish second 2/6 ¾ 11-5 132125A142B Sean Bowen 6/5F
2025 · 2 runs
13 Dec 25+34d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Bristol Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled at the back early - made headway from the outside before two out - urged into fourth approaching the last - shifted right and lost a fraction of momentum there - driven out with a determined effort up the run-in - chasing down the leading two late on - just failed by a whisker 2/7 shd 11-0 —120A134A Sean Bowen 6/1
09 Nov 25 Ffos Las Ascona Group Holdings Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress from the outside approaching 3 out - hit the front after 2 out and asserted - challenged on the run-in but stayed on strongly to prevail 1/10 11-4 —134A135B Sean Bowen 13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has They Call Me Hugo won?
They Call Me Hugo (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trains They Call Me Hugo?
They Call Me Hugo (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 January 2026.
Who is They Call Me Hugo's sire?
They Call Me Hugo (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Nightlynx (IRE), whose sire is Amilynx.
What is They Call Me Hugo's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 16 January 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is They Call Me Hugo's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,385 runs since Jul 2009 (606 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are They Call Me Hugo's siblings?
Out of Nightlynx (IRE), They Call Me Hugo (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.