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Horse profile

Without Pretense (USA)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2006) · Last trainer Nick Ayliffe · Last owner Derek Jones
by St Jovite (USA) out of Spark of Success (USA) (Topsider)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2006 — 7,435 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2006 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Without Pretense (USA) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 17 at Wincanton (May 2006).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 5 Apr 2006 Official rating 72 at the last run, 20 Jun 2006

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 4 figures · best 92C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f292C77—
1m5f – 2m269C69—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
St Jovite (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6% of 298 runs since Jan 2008 (30 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2114.8%−1.20 from 1
Good12897%+10 from 1
Good to Soft4212.4%−3.60 from 1
Soft6669.1%+3.10 from 1
Heavy3313%−3—
Standard (AW)800%−6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−6—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−6—
1m5f – 2m8533.5%−2.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f9188.8%+2.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m9366.5%+0.5—
Over 3m2015%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spark of Success (USA) (Topsider)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Nicolls 3 0 0% −3.00
Sam Curling 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 4 runs
20 Jun 06+49d Newton Abbot Bishops Court And Spa Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 9 9-9 7262C Mark Nicolls 9/1
02 May 06+27d Wincanton Easibed Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 8 9-10 7269C Mark Nicolls 14/1
05 Apr 06+39d Exeter Happy Birthday Robert Thomas Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 1¾ 10-0 6492C Sam Curling 100/1
25 Feb 06 Chepstow Letheby & Christopher Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 5 10-3 6769C Mark Nicolls 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Without Pretense won?
Without Pretense (USA) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2006. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Without Pretense?
Without Pretense (USA) was trained by Nick Ayliffe on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 20 June 2006.
Who is Without Pretense's sire?
Without Pretense (USA) is by St Jovite (USA) out of Spark of Success (USA), whose sire is Topsider.
What is Without Pretense's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 20 June 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Without Pretense's sire's record?
St Jovite (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6% of 298 runs since Jan 2008 (30 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2006. 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.