Nocte Volatus
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 36 runs on record.
- Best goingGood2 wins, 2 placed from 5Medium confidence
- Best trip2m5f+3 wins, 4 placed from 13High confidence
- Best courseChepstow1 win, 3 placed from 4Medium confidence
- Best directionLeft-handed1 win from 4Medium confidence
- Best classClass 22 wins, 3 placed from 8High confidence
- Best gap between runs1–2 months3 wins, 3 placed from 13High confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 18yo b G
- Breeding
- Midnight Legend (GB) – Aeronautica (IRE)
- Owner
- Lady Cobham And Dauntsey Park
- Trainer
- Tom Lacey
- Jockey
- Stan Sheppard
- Official rating
- 136
- Headgear
- None
Career
Race record UK & Ireland runs: 36
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 26 | Ffos Las | Chase | 3m | Soft | 2 | 4th/8 | 19½l | Stan Sheppard | 15/2 |
| 14 Feb 26 | Ascot | Chase | 3m | Good To Soft | 1 | 7th/11 | dist | Stan Sheppard | 11/1 |
| 3 Jan 26 | Sandown | Chase | 3m | Good | 2 | 1st/9 | Won | Stan Sheppard | 11/4F |
| 20 Nov 25 | Warwick | Chase | 3m | Good To Soft | 2 | 1st/5 | Won | Stan Sheppard | 11/4 |
| 8 Nov 25 | Aintree | Chase | 2m5f | Good To Soft | 2 | F/17 | – | Stan Sheppard | 20/1 |
| 15 Feb 25 | Haydock | Chase | 2m4f | Good To Soft | 3 | 4th/6 | 12¾l | Ned Fox | 16/5 |
| 17 Jan 25 | Market Rasen | Chase | 2m5½f | Good To Soft | 2 | 2nd/10 | 3¼l | Cameron Iles | 3/1F |
| 22 Nov 24 | Ascot | Chase | 2m5f | Good | 2 | 2nd/7 | 7½l | Cameron Iles | 7/1 |
| 29 Oct 24 | Chepstow | Chase | 2m3½f | Good To Soft | 3 | 1st/14 | Won | Ned Fox | 25/1 |
| 4 May 24 | Uttoxeter | Chase | 2m5f | Soft | 4 | 1st/8 | Won | Cameron Iles | 16/5 |
| 9 Mar 24 | Sandown | Chase | 2m4f | Good To Soft | 3 | 6th/8 | 25½l | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 31 Jan 24 | Leicester | Chase | 2m4f | Soft | 3 | 4th/6 | 13¾l | Stan Sheppard | 2/1F |
| 23 Dec 23 | Newcastle | Chase | 2m4f | Good | 3 | 3rd/6 | 5l | Stan Sheppard | 15/8F |
| 31 Oct 23 | Chepstow | Chase | 2m3½f | Good To Soft | 3 | 3rd/11 | 9¼l | Stan Sheppard | 9/2 |
| 14 Oct 23 | Chepstow | Chase | 2m3½f | Soft | 2 | 2nd/5 | 7½l | Stan Sheppard | 11/4J |
| 8 Apr 23 | Newton Abbot | Chase | 2m5f | Soft | 3 | 2nd/7 | 2½l | Stan Sheppard | 7/2 |
| 11 Mar 23 | Sandown | Chase | 2m4f | Soft | 3 | 4th/9 | 4l | Stan Sheppard | 13/2 |
| 18 Feb 23 | Ascot | Chase | 3m | Good To Soft | 1 | 9th/14 | dist | Stan Sheppard | 16/1 |
| 28 Jan 23 | Cheltenham | Chase | 2m4½f | Soft | 1 | 6th/16 | 25½l | Stan Sheppard | 14/1 |
| 21 Dec 22 | Hereford | Chase | 2m5f | Soft | 3 | 2nd/7 | 2¾l | Stan Sheppard | 4/1 |
| 16 Apr 22 | Haydock | Chase | 2m4f | Good To Soft | 2 | UR/11 | – | Stan Sheppard | 13/2 |
| 12 Mar 22 | Sandown | Chase | 2m4f | Good To Soft | 3 | 2nd/6 | nk | Stan Sheppard | 15/8F |
| 6 Mar 22 | Huntingdon | Chase | 2m4f | Soft | 3 | 1st/6 | Won | Stan Sheppard | 10/3 |
| 4 Feb 22 | Catterick | Hurdle | 2m3½f | Good | 5 | F/10 | – | Dylan Kitts | 8/15F |
| 28 Jan 22 | Doncaster | Chase | 2m3f | Good | 4 | 1st/6 | Won | Dylan Kitts | 3/1 |
| 4 Jan 22 | Hereford | Chase | 2m5f | Good To Soft | 5 | RO/13 | – | Dylan Kitts | 1/2F |
| 28 Dec 21 | Catterick | Chase | 2m3f | Soft | 5 | 1st/10 | Won | Dylan Kitts | 3/1 |
| 2 Dec 21 | Market Rasen | Chase | 2m3f | Soft | 5 | F/13 | – | Stan Sheppard | 17/2 |
| 4 Mar 21 | Taunton | Hurdle | 2m3f | Soft | 5 | PU/16 | – | Richard Johnson | 6/1 |
| 29 Nov 20 | Ffos Las | Hurdle | 2m4f | Soft | 5 | 4th/11 | 14¾l | Stan Sheppard | 10/3J |
| 9 Nov 20 | Chepstow | Hurdle | 2m3½f | Heavy | 5 | 2nd/12 | 6l | Jonathan Burke | 13/2 |
| 1 Oct 20 | Ffos Las | Hurdle | 2m | Good To Soft | 4 | 4th/8 | 23¼l | Stan Sheppard | 5/1 |
| 20 Feb 20 | Huntingdon | Hurdle | 2m | Heavy | 4 | 4th/14 | dist | Stan Sheppard | 16/1 |
| 5 Feb 20 | Ludlow | Hurdle | 2m | Soft | 4 | 8th/13 | 20l | Stan Sheppard | 50/1 |
| 7 Jan 20 | Taunton | Hurdle | 2m3f | Soft | 4 | 9th/12 | dist | Richard Johnson | 25/1 |
| 10 Dec 19 | Uttoxeter | Hurdle | 2m | Heavy | 4 | PU/11 | – | Richard Johnson | 7/1 |
By going
| going | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 3–3 | 20% |
| Good To Soft | 13 | 2–3 | 15% |
| Good | 5 | 2–2 | 40% |
| Heavy | 3 | 0–1 | 0% |
By distance
| distance | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2m4f | 9 | 1–2 | 11% |
| 2m5f | 6 | 1–3 | 17% |
| 3m | 5 | 2–0 | 40% |
| 2m3½f | 5 | 1–3 | 20% |
| 2m3f | 5 | 2–0 | 40% |
By course
| course | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 4 | 1–1 | 25% |
| Chepstow | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Ffos Las | 3 | 0–0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 3 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Haydock | 2 | 0–0 | 0% |
By class
| class | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 11 | 2–5 | 18% |
| Class 2 | 8 | 2–3 | 25% |
| Class 4 | 7 | 2–0 | 29% |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1–1 | 14% |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0–0 | 0% |
Wins–places: wins, then 2nd or 3rd places. Win % = wins ÷ runs.
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
- MarchCheltenham FestivalPlate (handicap chase)chase form around 2m4½f, rated 136
- AprilAintree Grand National meetinghandicap chaseschase form around 2m4½f, rated 136
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