African Dance (IRE)
African Dance won four of nine starts on turf, all at Class 4, with three of those wins on good to soft and one on soft. He landed a novices hurdle at Plumpton in Jan 2021 off an official rating of 122, then added three handicap chases at trips from 2m1f to 3m. His last win came at Market Rasen in Feb 2023 off a mark of 121. The gelding, aged 9 at his last run in Apr 2024, finished fourth of six in a Class 3 handicap chase at Perth.
- 4–9Wins / Runs
- 44.4%Strike rate
- 7 (77.8%)Placed
- +9.62£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.39Fair A/E n=9 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 192dAvg between runs
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 102
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 132A | 122 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 88A | 84 | — |
| Good | 2 | 117B | 109.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 122B | 102 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 88A | 69 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 132A | 124.5 | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,172 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,735 | 316 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,809 | 218 | 12.1% | +0.9 | 3 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,473 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,031 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,699 | 284 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,688 | 316 | 11.8% | +0.6 | 3 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,665 | 223 | 13.4% | +2.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 405 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Encore Champs (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Encore Champs (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encore Champs (IRE) | 15 | 4 | 2m–2m5f | Class 3 |
| Dani Barcelona (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 2m–2m3f | — |
| Borderlinedecision (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Dani Theatre (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.88 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 3 | 100% | +14.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +12.62 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.88 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.62 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Gregory | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Lewis Stones | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.88 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.88 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 2 | 50% | +11.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.62 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.88 |
| Chase | 3 | 2 | 67% | +12.50 |
| NH Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has African Dance won?
- African Dance (IRE) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 7 times in total (77.8% of starts).
- Who trained African Dance?
- African Dance (IRE) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 26 April 2024.
- Who is African Dance's sire?
- African Dance (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Dani California (GB), whose sire is Beat All.
- What going does African Dance prefer?
- African Dance (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is African Dance's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 26 April 2024. The highest on record is 122.
- What is African Dance's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,172 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are African Dance's siblings?
- Out of Dani California (GB), African Dance (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Encore Champs (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Encore Champs (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.