Whynotnowbart (GB)
Whynotnowbart is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts between Feb 2024 and Dec 2024. By Notnowcato whose progeny have won 232 of 2364 runs since Jan 2008 his dam produced one winner among three runners to race. His last run at Plumpton in Dec 2024 was his first for the yard and came in first-time headgear when he finished 8 of 8 having been held.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 277dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,368 runs since Jan 2008 (226 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 266 | 27 | 10.2% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 652 | 67 | 10.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 386 | 56 | 14.5% | +4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 466 | 34 | 7.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 171 | 17 | 9.9% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 410 | 31 | 7.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | −2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 349 | 23 | 6.6% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 362 | 46 | 12.7% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 366 | 39 | 10.7% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 525 | 53 | 10.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 402 | 40 | 10% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 273 | 23 | 8.4% | −1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | +0.5 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Whynotnowroy (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Whynotnowroy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whynotnowroy (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m5½f | Class 5 |
| Just Call Me Buzz (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Whynotnowken (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Dec 24+277d | Plumpton | Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Held up early - lost touch by halfway - well beaten at the finish | 8/8 | 80 | 11-2 | -16C | 98C | James Bowen | 150/1 |
| 29 Feb 24 | Taunton | Free Racing On Monday 11th March Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 9/9 | 68 | 11-2 | -29C | 92C | Stan Sheppard | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Whynotnowbart (GB) won?
- Whynotnowbart (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Whynotnowbart (GB)?
- Whynotnowbart (GB) was trained by Neil Mulholland on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 2 December 2024.
- Who is Whynotnowbart (GB)'s sire?
- Whynotnowbart (GB) is by Notnowcato (GB) out of Midnight Lira (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
- What is Whynotnowbart (GB)'s sire's record?
- Notnowcato (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,368 runs since Jan 2008 (226 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.
- Who are Whynotnowbart (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Midnight Lira (GB), Whynotnowbart (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Whynotnowroy (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Whynotnowroy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.