Horse profile

African Flight (GB)

6yo mare · Trainer Noel Henley · Owner Noel Henley
by Hawk Wing (USA) out of Valiantly (GB) (Anabaa)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Off 5480 days · 11th of 15 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

African Flight (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts. Best effort: 4th of 10 at Newcastle (Oct 2007). Last raced off 47, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 15lb off peak
47 44–62

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Hawk Wing (USA)

Progeny in our archive: 9% strike from 4,544 runs · most wins over 6f – 7f.

Dam
Valiantly (GB) (Anabaa)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Brownsea Brink (GB) (4 wins, best perf 100).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Hayley Turner 2 0 0% −2.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew P Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J B Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Cashman 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR PR Jockey SP
22 Aug 11+9d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (47-60) (Div 2) 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 2 9-1 47 35 Fran Berry 16/1
13 Aug 11+33d Tramore Style Evening At Tramore Races Claiming Race 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 9-1 44 50 Andrew P Thornton 50/1
11 Jul 11+328d Killarney Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 11f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 10 8-4 47 18 Ross Coakley 33/1
17 Aug 10+277d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 11f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 shd 9-4 44 35 Martin Harley 50/1
13 Nov 09+18d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap (47-65) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 3 9-3 54 27 Seamie Heffernan 20/1
26 Oct 09+110d Galway Www.swordsecurity.com (q.r.) Race 14f · Soft · 18 ran 15/18 1 10-2 58 — Mr J B Joyce 50/1
08 Jul 09+13d Naas Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 10f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 1¼ 8-13 62 44 Sean Levey 25/1
25 Jun 09+596d Tipperary Longways (q.r.) Handicap (50-75) 14f · Good · 18 ran 17/18 hd 10-12 62 — Mr P Cashman 33/1
07 Nov 07+12d Nottingham Eventmasters For Football Hospitality Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 1 8-12 62 53 Hayley Turner 20/1
26 Oct 07+10d Doncaster seriousquitters.co.uk E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 1½ 9-0 62 60 Ryan Moore 25/1
16 Oct 07 Newcastle Weatherbys Bank E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 9-0 62 63 Hayley Turner 5/1

Record shown from October 2007. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.