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Optima RacingHorses › Nikovo (GB)

Nikovo (GB)

7yo b g · Form & record 2023-06-08 to 2026-07-11 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Herrington.
Pedigree Kingman (GB) × Rostova (USA) (by Arch)
OwnerD Stone Rjh Ltd Partner
BreederJuddmonte Farms Ltd
Ratings Official 85 · best RPR 99 · best TS 98
37
Runs
6
Wins
16.2%
Strike rate
40.5%
Place rate
1.27
Actual / Expected
-38.7%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-11 14d Newmarket 7f Firm 3 3/11 0.3 Oisin Murphy 137 85 87 77 6/1
Flat Turf Debenhams Handicap settled in the pack early - driven along 1f out - responded strongly inside the final furlong - up into third final 50yds
2026-06-27 8d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 2 3/14 2.5 Darragh Keenan 130 93 95 63 9/1
Flat AW Education Network Handicap Settled mid-pack - driven over 2f out - made ground final furlong - took third position at the post
2026-06-19 25d Redcar 8f Good 3 4/11 0.5 Dylan Hogan 138 86 96 98 8/1
Flat Turf Marske Fabrications & Engineering Handicap Raced towards rear - switched to outer 2f out - headway over 1f out on near side of group - pressed leaders in closing stages - unable to quite get to them
2026-05-25 16d Windsor 8f Firm 3 5/10 0.1 Pierre-Louis Jamin 133 88 86 72 9/1
Flat Turf Barbara And Kens Diamond Wedding Anniversary Handicap Taken down early - slowly away - towards rear - not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
2026-05-09 21d Ascot 7f Good 2 8/28 0.2 Dylan Hogan 125 90 89 81 80/1
Flat Turf Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Dwelt start - held up in midfield against near rail - kept on inside final furlong - 8th of 21 in group
2026-04-18 15d Newbury 8f Good 2 16/24 0.3 Tom Marquand 126 93 90 51 80/1
Flat Turf Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap Taken down early - in touch with leaders - midfield halfway - no impression(op 66/1)
2026-04-03 29d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 2 6/14 1 Jason Hart 122 93 95 50 28/1
Flat AW BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Taken down early - towards rear - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no impression final 110yds(op 33/1)
2026-03-05 8d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 3 1/8 0 Jason Hart 131 91 99 50 15/8
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Taken down early - squeezed out start - in rear - switched right over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - led final stride(op 2/1 tchd 7/4)
2026-02-25 21d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 3 3/5 0.5 Jason Hart 131 91 97 60 5/1
Flat AW Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap Taken down early - in rear - bit short of room after 1f - ran on inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
2026-02-04 13d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 3 3/10 0.5 Lewis Edmunds 131 91 97 26 22/1
Flat AW Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) Towards rear - headway over 1f out - went third towards finish - did well in the circumstances(op 18/1)
2026-01-22 56d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 3 2/7 0.5 Jason Hart 135 90 97 23 7/2
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Handicap Taken down early - in touch with leaders - steady headway and went second over 2f out - pressed winner final 110yds - kept on(op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1)
2025-11-27 27d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 3 7/12 1.5 P J McDonald 137 91 71 43 11/1
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Never better than midfield(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
2025-10-31 33d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 2 8/10 0.5 Jason Hart 131 93 87 34 28/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Taken down early - in rear - short of room soon after start - no impression(op 18/1)
2025-09-28 38d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 2 8/12 0.3 Paul Mulrennan 132 93 96 62 14/1
Flat AW High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Taken down early - prominent early - pressed leader after 1f - briefly led then weakened from over 1f out(tchd 12/1)
2025-08-21 28d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 3 2/14 0.3 Kaiya Fraser 139 91 99 80 22/1
Flat AW Racing League Race 34 Handicap (For horses In The Care Of Trainers Registered To Racing League) Taken down early - held up in rear - some headway 2f out - went fourth 1f out - kept on well and went second final 110yds - eyecatcher(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
2025-07-24 28d Yarmouth 7f Soft 3 11/12 8 Kevin Stott 135 92 63 33 33/1
Flat Turf Racing League Race 4 Handicap (In The Care Of Trainers Registered To Racing League) Always behind(op 22/1)
2025-06-26 69d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 2 3/10 1.25 Dylan Hogan 122 92 97 36 14/1
Flat AW Jenningsbet In Kippax Seaton Delaval Handicap Taken down early - midfield - headway and prominent 1f out - no impression inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 12/1)
2025-04-18 23d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 2 6/14 0.2 Kieran Shoemark 123 93 96 88 25/1
Flat BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap
2025-03-26 22d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 2 9/9 Dylan Hogan 123 93 88 45 28/1
Flat Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap
2025-03-04 25d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 1/7 Billy Loughnane 130 90 97 51 10/3
Flat AW Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap
2025-02-07 21d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 3 7/12 Paul Mulrennan 131 91 89 28 8/1
Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap
2025-01-17 27d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 2 5/12 Paul Mulrennan 126 91 93 34 22/1
BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap
2024-12-21 15d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 4 1/8 0 Paul Mulrennan 140 87 97 55 9/2
Flat AW Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Steadied start - switched right soon after start - towards rear - switched left over 2f out - smooth headway on outer over 1f out - led inside final furlong - went further clear inside final 110yds - readily(op 4/1)
2024-12-06 63d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 3 6/11 0.5 Paul Mulrennan 136 88 86 39 14/1
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Mounted in chute and taken down early - held up in rear - short of room under 3f out - switched left and kept on final furlong - never near to challenge - kicked before start(op 16/1)
2024-10-04 43d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 4 2/12 0.5 Callum Rodriguez 137 85 95 62 13/2
Flat AW Meetings & Events Handicap Towards rear - waiting for room over 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - pressed winner towards finish - just held(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
2024-08-22 46d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 3 5/14 1.75 David Nolan 137 86 88 75 16/1
Flat AW tote.co.uk Howay The Lasses Racing League R33 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) In touch with leaders - prominent 3f out - slightly hampered and lost position over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 14/1)
2024-07-07 37d Ayr 8f Good 3 6/8 1.75 Mark Winn 136 87 87 50 7/2F
Flat Turf Summer Mile Handicap Dwelt start - in rear - brief headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 10/3)
2024-05-31 9d Doncaster 8f Soft 4 4/11 0.75 David Nolan 132 82 85 62 3/1F
Flat Turf Ant Marketing Proudly Supports Weston Park Handicap Towards rear - outpaced 2f out - headway from over 1f out - disputing third final 110yds - no extra towards finish(tchd 16/5)
2024-05-22 11d Ayr 8f Firm 4 1/8 0 David Nolan 134 77 95 74 100/30
Flat Turf Follow Fitzdares On Instagram & Twitter Handicap In touch with leaders - headway from 3f out - prominent 2f out - led 1f out - went clear inside final 110yds - easily(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
2024-05-11 9d Leicester 8f Good 5 3/8 0.75 David Nolan 140 77 86 7/4F
Flat Turf Judy Robinson Big Birthday Handicap In touch with leaders - good headway when badly hampered against far rail 1f out - not recover - did well in the circumstances - finished 4th - placed 3rd(op 15/8 tchd 13/8)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)8225.0%
Normal (2-4wk)17211.8%
Freshened (1-2m)7114.3%
Layoff (2-6m)4125.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 21000.0%
Class 31417.1%
Class 48225.0%
Class 54250.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)36616.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard23521.7%
Soft500.0%
Good500.0%
Firm4125.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Newcastle (AW)16425.0%
Kempton (AW)300.0%
Yarmouth300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-06-08–2026-07-11. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.