African Affair (IRE)
African Affair is 1 from 5 on turf with the win coming in a handicap at Navan in Sep 2026 over 1m2f – 1m4f on good going off an official rating of 57. He has raced four times over 1m2f – 1m4f for that sole success and is 0 from 4 on soft or good to soft. Typically held up he finished 6 of 24 at the Curragh in Oct 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 68.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- +36.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 12.84Fair A/E n=5 · 8.88 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 45dBetween runs (median)longest 219 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 111C | 69.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 99C | 80 | 2 runs · 99 / 80 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 111C | 104.5 | 4 runs · 111 / 104.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 28 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 5 analysed runs since Sep 2025
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 801 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses).
Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 126 | 14 | 11.1% | −0.4 | — |
| Good | 204 | 17 | 8.3% | −3.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 72 | 10 | 13.9% | +2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 106 | 10 | 9.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 36 | 7 | 19.4% | +7.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 253 | 34 | 13.4% | +1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 197 | 19 | 9.6% | −1.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 477 | 68 | 14.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 98 | 4 | 4.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −6.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +40.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +40.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +37.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +37.00 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 26+45d | Curragh (IRE) | 1xBet.ie Supports The Curragh Handicap Raced in the pack's centre - shaken up over 2f out then urged soon after - stayed on from over 1f out to snatch 6th near the line | 6/24 | ½ | 9-8 | 68 | 111C | 86A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+110d | Navan (IRE) | Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 19th Handicap (Div I) Settled in the pack early - moved up on the inside approaching 2f out - into 5th with a furlong and a half left - shared the advantage a furlong out then went on - stayed on well to the line for victory | 1/21 | 9-7 | 57 | 110C | 84A | Robbie Colgan | 40/1 | |
| 18 May 26+23d | Roscommon | Michael Tiger Lyons Memorial Maiden Settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 2f out - stayed on at same speed to finish well held in 8th | 8/13 | 3 | 9-7 | — | 61C | 55C | Robbie Colgan | 150/1 |
| 25 Apr 26+219d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Smullen Series) Settled towards the back of the pack - fighting for control early - urged forward with a slap 3f out but found nothing more | 12/18 | 3¾ | 9-8 | — | 99C | 60C | Robbie Colgan | 200/1 |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 25 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Held up towards the back for much of the way - pushed along with nothing left over two and a half furlongs out - well held at the finish | 15/16 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 28C | 56C | Robbie Colgan | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has African Affair won?
- African Affair (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains African Affair?
- African Affair (IRE) is trained by Ms Sheila Lavery, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 October 2026.
- Who is African Affair's sire?
- African Affair (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Imdancinwithurwife (IRE), whose sire is Sir Prancealot.
- What is African Affair's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 20 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is African Affair's sire's record?
- Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 801 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.