Nocte Volatus Horse Racing Form | Aintree 14:40 08th November 2025

Nocte Volatus' Form | 08th November 2025

08th November 2025 William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race)

Age
10
Weight
10-12
Trainer
T Lacey
(Last 14 Days: 2-12, 16.67%)
Owner
Lady Cobham And Dauntsey Park
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Lady Cobham & Tor Sturgis
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2015-04-09
Is Nocte Volatus Improving?
Does Nocte Volatus Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Nocte Volatus Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-02-15 14:05 Haydock / 3 / 2m 3f 203y / Chase Turf / 20K
Chase, Handicap
11-9
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 4 /6 - btn 12.75 Dubai Days 11-6 5m 10.718s

chased leader, mistake 4th pushed along 4 out, no extra 2 out

T Lacey
Ned Fox
4.2 5.07
2.44
130
1 2025-01-17 13:25 Market Rasen / 2 / 2m 5f 89y / Chase Turf / 45K
Chase, Handicap
10-8
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 2 /10 - btn 3.25 The Flier Begley 10-3 5m 37.091s

mid-division, not fluent 9th, headway before 3 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression final 100 yards

T Lacey
Cameron Iles
4 4.58
1.79
129
2 2024-11-22 14:05 Ascot / 2 / 2m 5f 8y / Chase Turf / 35K
Chase, Handicap
10-6
Tongue Strap
Good 2 /7 - btn 7.5 Gemirande 10-12 5m 16.81s

wore red hood to post, towards rear, not fluent 1st, mid-division 3rd, pushed along and closed before 2 out, soon switched right, ridden before last, stayed on into 2nd run-in, not trouble winner

T Lacey
Cameron Iles
8 9
2.44
129
3 2024-10-29 15:10 Chepstow / 3 / 2m 3f 98y / Chase Turf / 11.7K
Chase, Handicap
11-3
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 1 /14 - win 1 Hititi 11-11 5m 0.67000000000002s

in touch, led 5 out, soon ridden, 3 lengths ahead when mistake 3 out, kept on well after last, gamely

T Lacey
Ned Fox
26 30.56
7.72
124
4 2024-05-04 16:35 Uttoxeter / 4 / 2m 4f 189y / Chase Turf / 8.9K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /8 - win 1.25 Mumbo Jumbo 11-1 5m 33.64s

handy in 2nd, not fluent 7th, strongly pressed leader 4 out, led before 2 out, ridden before last and went clear, ran on, did enough

T Lacey
Cameron Iles
4.2 4.4
1.76
120
5 2024-03-09 16:40 Sandown / 3 / 2m 4f 10y / Chase Turf / 20K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 6 /8 - btn 25.5 Jet Plane 11-7 5m 25.936s

led, not fluent 1st, headed 5th, lost place 3 out

T Lacey
Sam Twiston-Davies
9 11.97
2.8
123
6 2024-01-31 15:55 Leicester / 3 / 2m 4f 25y / Chase Turf / 14.45K
Chase, Handicap
11-10
Tongue Strap
Soft 4 /6 - btn 13.75 Grandads Cottage 11-7 5m 31.55s

prominent, led and not fluent 3 out, headed after 2 out, mistake last, lost 3rd and weakened flat

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
3 3.2
1.92
125
7 2023-12-23 13:40 Newcastle / 3 / 2m 4f 19y / Chase Turf / 12K
Chase, Handicap
12-2
Tongue Strap
Good 3 /6 - btn 5 Brayhill 11-6 5m 14.533s

wore hood to post, led, ridden and headed last, weakened in 3rd run-in

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
2.88 2.99
1.79
127
8 2023-10-31 15:15 Chepstow / 3 / 2m 3f 98y / Chase Turf / 12K
Chase, Handicap
11-12
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 3 /11 - btn 9.25 The King Of Ryhope 11-13 5m 12.082s

chased leader, reached for 4th, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, no extra in 3rd run-in

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
5.5 7.2
2.53
128
9 2023-10-14 15:40 Chepstow / 2 / 2m 3f 98y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
10-7
Tongue Strap
Soft 2 /5 - btn 7.5 Al Dancer 11-12 5m 5.88s

chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out and ridden, stayed on, no match for winner

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
3.75 3.8
1.54
129
10 2023-04-08 15:25 Newton Abbot / 3 / 2m 4f 216y / Chase Turf / 14.35K
Chase, Handicap
11-8
Tongue Strap
Soft 2 /7 - btn 2.5 Fox Pro 10-10 5m 23.29s

led narrowly, pushed along after 2 out, ran on and pressed approaching last, ridden and headed 110 yards out on run-in, no extra

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
4.5 5.9
2.97
129
11 2023-03-11 16:45 Sandown / 3 / 2m 4f 10y / Chase Turf / 15K
Chase, Handicap
11-13
Tongue Strap
Soft 4 /9 - btn 4 Zhiguli 11-8 5m 26.3s

led until 2nd, tracked leaders, went 2nd again 2 out until flat, no extra towards finish

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
7.5 8
2.73
131
12 2023-02-18 14:25 Ascot / 1 / 2m 7f 180y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap
11-0
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 9 /14 - btn 33.35 Cap Du Nord 10-8 6m 14.244s

tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, soon ridden, hit 2 out and weakened

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
17 17.94
5.8
133
13 2023-01-28 13:50 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap
10-8
Tongue Strap
Soft 6 /16 - btn 25.5 Il Ridoto 10-12 5m 17.23s

tracked leaders, blundered 11th, ridden after 3 out, 5th and no impression 2 out

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
15 22
4.23
134
14 2022-12-21 13:15 Hereford / 3 / 2m 4f 194y / Chase Turf / 14.9K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Soft 2 /7 - btn 2.75 Equus Dancer 11-2 5m 30.53s

prominent, led 3rd, headed 7th, led again 2 out(normal 3 out) not fluent next, driven and headed turning in, no extra close home

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
5 5.6
1.98
132
15 2022-04-16 14:44 Haydock / 2 / 2m 3f 203y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Handicap
11-4
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft U /11 - btn Corran Cross 10-8 -

mid-division, not fluent 7th, mistake and unseated rider 10th

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
7.5 8.49
3.25
132
16 2022-03-12 16:45 Sandown / 3 / 2m 4f 10y / Chase Turf / 16.4K
Chase, Handicap
11-11
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 2 /6 - btn 0.3 Foxboro 10-13 5m 27.905s

led and mostly jumped well, over 1 length ahead when awkward last, strongly pressed run-in, headed and no extra towards finish

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
2.88 2.98
1.92
122
17 2022-03-06 15:30 Huntingdon / 3 / 2m 3f 189y / Chase Turf / 26.4K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /6 - win 6.5 Muckamore 11-9 5m 23.9s

prominent, led 3rd, shaken up flat, stayed on well, comfortably

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
4.33 4.57
2.72
122
18 2022-02-04 16:15 Catterick / 5 / 2m 3f 66y / Hurdle Turf / 8K
Condition, Handicap, Hurdle
11-2
Tongue Strap
Good F /10 - btn Myburg 9-13 -

led and soon clear with 3 others, ridden and 1 length clear when fell 2 out

T Lacey
Dylan Kitts
1.53 1.66
1.2
99
19 2022-01-28 12:15 Doncaster / 4 / 2m 3f 31y / Chase Turf / 10.6K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
10-7
Tongue Strap
Good 1 /6 - win 8.5 Ahead Of The Field 11-10 4m 51.52s

made all, ridden clear before 2 out, comfortably

T Lacey
Dylan Kitts
4 4.2
2.47
111
20 2022-01-04 15:50 Hereford / 5 / 2m 4f 194y / Chase Turf / 10.4K
Chase, Handicap
11-1
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft O /13 - btn Jobesgreen Lad 11-7 -

ran out 1st and unseated rider

T Lacey
Dylan Kitts
1.5 1.56
1.21
99
21 2021-12-28 12:10 Catterick / 5 / 2m 3f 51y / Chase Turf / 6.44K
Chase, Condition, Handicap
11-1
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /10 - win 17 Relkadam 11-8 4m 58.3s

made all, clear 2 out, easily

T Lacey
Dylan Kitts
4 4.22
1.95
99
22 2021-12-02 13:52 Market Rasen / 5 / 2m 3f 34y / Chase Turf / 7.9K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Soft F /13 - btn The Boat 10-6 -

prominent, led 8th, ridden clear 3 out, well in command when fell last

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
9.5 11.5
4.2
90
23 2021-03-04 15:40 Taunton / 5 / 2m 3f 1y / Hurdle Turf / 5.84K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Soft P /16 - btn Cheng Gong 11-4 -

mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders after 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next

T Lacey
R Johnson
7 9.2
2.28
93
24 2020-11-29 13:42 Ffos Las / 5 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 6.04K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-2 Soft 4 /11 - btn 14.75 Imperial Acolyte 11-7 5m 30.4s

led in start, mid-division on inside, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and plugged on in modest 4th from 2 out

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
4.33 4.3
1.71
94
25 2020-11-09 13:00 Chepstow / 5 / 2m 3f 100y / Hurdle Turf / 5.84K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-7 Heavy 2 /12 - btn 6 Mr Washington 11-5 5m 4.4s

mid-division, lost place before 4th, headway approaching 3 out, mistake last, stayed on, no impression on winner

T Lacey
J J Burke
7.5 7.65
2.85
94
26 2020-10-01 17:35 Ffos Las / 4 / 1m 7f 182y / Hurdle Turf / 7.27K
Group, Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
11-2 Good To Soft 4 /8 - btn 23.25 Cogital 11-9 4m 0.727s

raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden for effort after 3 out, soon beaten

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
6 7.08
2.02
98
27 2020-02-20 16:11 Huntingdon / 4 / 1m 7f 171y / Hurdle Turf / 9.4K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-13 Heavy 4 /14 - btn 44 Miss Heritage 11-7 4m 23.2s

midfield, well behind but some headway when not fluent 4 out, ridden before 3 out, went remote fourth home turn, kept on, never on terms

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
17 26.26
5
102
28 2020-02-05 13:45 Ludlow / 4 / 1m 7f 169y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-3 Soft 8 /13 - btn 20 Garry Clermont 11-9 4m 7.736s

tracked leaders, shaken up and weakened gradually 3 out

T Lacey
Stan Sheppard
51 311.82
11.03
29 2020-01-07 13:00 Taunton / 4 / 2m 3f 1y / Hurdle Turf / 5.13K
Hurdle, Novice
11-4 Soft 9 /12 - btn 58 Masters Legacy 11-10 5m 2.55s

in touch in 4th place, weakened before 3 out

T Lacey
R Johnson
26 79.62
10.49
30 2019-12-10 13:40 Uttoxeter / 4 / 1m 7f 168y / Hurdle Turf / 3.77K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-7 Heavy P /11 - btn Bullionaire 11-7 -

chased leaders, no chance 4 out, weakened before 3 out, blundered 2 out, pulled up before last

T Lacey
R Johnson
8 9.8
2.13