Horse profile
Wild Nephin (GB)
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Twinset And Pearls (GB) (Shirocco)
19 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 27 Mar 2026 · 11th of 15
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
Wild Nephin is 1 from 19, the win coming in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Newcastle in Mar 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. The gelding is typically held up, as in eight of 14 analysed runs. He last ran at Wetherby in Mar 2026, finishing 11 of 15 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 88, 12lb below his highest ever mark of 100. Headgear returned at that run.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 1–19Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 2 (10.5%)Placed
- −14.50£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=19 · 0.56 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 27dAvg 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 rating88↓ 12lb off peak
88
50–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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 | 7 | 106B | 89 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 99A | 90 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 71C | 46.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 106B | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 92A | 90 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 98B | 60 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 75A | 72 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 72C | 69.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 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 19 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 10 (53%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 7 (37%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,884 | 256 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,573 | 216 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,460 | 320 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 997 | 130 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,228 | 310 | 13.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,815 | 405 | 14.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,547 | 172 | 11.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 291 | 37 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Twinset And Pearls (GB) (Shirocco)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them I'm Your Buckaroo (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (I'm Your Buckaroo (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'm Your Buckaroo (GB) | 10 | 1 | 3m1f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Ring | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Jordan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Finley Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Brace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 27 Mar 26+147d | Wetherby | Malton Marquees Handicap Hurdle Held up rear throughout - never a factor - well held at finish | 11/15 | hd | 11-3 | 88 | — | 92C | Conor Ring | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 25+17d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Handicap Chase Held up towards back - never a threat - well held throughout - finished 12th | 12/16 | nk | 11-1 | 85 | 70C | 86C | Conor Ring | 25/1 |
| 14 Oct 25+33d | Market Rasen | PricedUp The Jumps Novices' Handicap Chase Settled behind the front group early - faded to the back by the 7th and slipped further adrift 3 out - finished strongly from 2 out to move up into fourth | 4/8 | 14 | 11-2 | 88 | 47A | 97A | Conor Ring | 8/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+22d | Uttoxeter | Cambion, Jewel In The Peaks Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position - pushed along and lost ground before the second last | 8/12 | 3¾ | 11-11 | 96 | 98B | 98A | Conor Ring | 12/1 |
| 20 Aug 25+24d | Worcester | Martin Keighley Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Held up towards the back early - stayed off the leaders throughout - no impact through the race - moved into distant 5th on the run-in | 5/10 | 5½ | 12-0 | 98 | 77A | 107A | Conor Ring | 8/1 |
| 27 Jul 25+20d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Held up towards the back - kept trying from the final two furlongs - well held at the finish | 6/13 | ½ | 11-9 | 99 | 89B | 110A | Conor Ring | 22/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+10d | Worcester | dragonbet.co.uk Oncourse Service, Online Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - pushed along before 4 out - error 2 out with race gone - well held at the finish | 5/6 | 14 | 11-9 | 99 | 54A | 93B | Conor Ring | 15/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+13d | Cartmel | Warrior Down Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - fluffed 10th and dropped back - well beaten from 2 out and finished far adrift | 6/7 | 31 | 11-4 | 100 | 22C | 86C | Conor Ring | 12/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+75d | Leicester | Sophie Ellis-Bextor Playing At leicesterraces 5th July Handicap Settled towards the back early - made progress on the outer approaching 4f out - dropped away with 2f left - finished sixth | 6/7 | 4¾ | 9-4 | 50 | 85B | 47A | Darragh Keenan | 15/2 |
| 31 Mar 25+19d | Newcastle | Grand National At Fleet Street Newcastle Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace early - up to third rounding the bend - urged forward before three out and hit the front spot before two out - battled hard up the straight to edge in front late and win | 1/9 | 11-5 | 96 | 106B | 125A | Freddie Mitchell | 7/2 | |
| 12 Mar 25+16d | Huntingdon | Advertise Your Business At Huntingdon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Sat close to front - urged forward before two out - lost place to winner near last then battled on to finish second beaten 3.25 lengths | 2/9 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 95 | 92A | 117A | Conor Ring | 9/1 |
| 24 Feb 25+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - lost touch with rivals early and dropped rearward - beaten a long way at the finish | 10/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | — | 72C | 50C | Jordan Williams | 300/1 |
| 19 Feb 25+8d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/Breeders Backing Racing EBF Maiden Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - lost touch with the pace before halfway and pushed to keep in touch - never able to trouble the front pair by 2f out - stayed on to take fourth passing the final marker | 4/7 | 8½ | 9-11 | — | 67A | 53B | Jordan Williams | 250/1 |
| 11 Feb 25+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes Slow to break - stayed at the back throughout - no impact on finish - eventually came home 10th | 10/12 | 1 | 9-4 | — | 75A | 53A | Finley Marsh | 250/1 |
| 28 Jan 25+3d | Chepstow | Fitzdares Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Sat handy behind the pace - moved into second at the 5th before being pushed along with no hope approaching two out - faded into the last two furlongs to finish well held | 5/9 | 7 | 11-10 | 96 | 92C | 90C | Dylan Johnston | 11/10F |
| 25 Jan 25+29d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - eased and withdrawn before the 3rd | PU/11 | — | 11-5 | 96 | — | — | Jamie Brace | 7/2 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+16d | Chepstow | Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - kept plodding through the race to take 4th - always short of a threat | 4/11 | 26 | 11-0 | — | 71C | 102C | Conor Ring | 200/1 |
| 11 Dec 24+14d | Hereford | Hereford FC Forever United Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Handy with the front group early - lost place three out then found little - dropped away steadily from two out to finish well held | 6/9 | 3½ | 11-0 | — | 99A | 103A | Conor Ring | 66/1 |
| 27 Nov 24 | Hereford | Layton Family Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the front early - driven and slipped back after 2 out - kept going at an unchanged tempo to finish third | 3/6 | 7 | 11-0 | — | 90B | 99C | Conor Ring | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Wild Nephin won?
- Wild Nephin (GB) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
- Who trains Wild Nephin?
- Wild Nephin (GB) is trained by Ryan Potter, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 March 2026.
- Who is Wild Nephin's sire?
- Wild Nephin (GB) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Twinset And Pearls (GB), whose sire is Shirocco.
- What going does Wild Nephin prefer?
- Wild Nephin (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Wild Nephin's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 27 March 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Wild Nephin's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Wild Nephin's siblings?
- Out of Twinset And Pearls (GB), Wild Nephin (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: I'm Your Buckaroo (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (I'm Your Buckaroo (GB)). The wins came over 3m1f. As at Nov 2026.