How many races has African Friend won?

African Friend (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).

Who trained African Friend?

African Friend (IRE) was trained by Richard John O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 4 July 2019.

Who is African Friend's sire?

African Friend (IRE) is by Equiano (FR) out of Fontanally Springs (IRE), whose sire is Namid.

What is African Friend's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 4 July 2019. The highest on record is 78.

Who are African Friend's siblings?

Out of Fontanally Springs (IRE), African Friend (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Madagascar Moll (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Madagascar Moll (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

African Friend (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer Richard John O'Brien · Last owner Bless The Reins Partnership

by Equiano (FR) out of Fontanally Springs (IRE) (Namid)

10 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2016

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 4 Jul 2019 — 2,679 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Jul 2019 · 8th of 8 Won at Windsor New yard Last raced off OR 72

KTB Profile

African Friend (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2017.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

1–10Wins / Runs
10%Strike rate
4 (40%)Placed
−6.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
0.60Fair A/E n=10 · 0.50 incl. margin
78Highest OR
34dBetween runs (median)longest 442 d

Official rating72↓ 6lb off peak

72 72–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 20 Sep 2017

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 114^C · median 78

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	4	114^C	94.5	—
Soft	2	78^C	71.5	—
Good to Soft	2	102^C	98.5	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Under 6f	8	114^C	86.5	—
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 21 Jun 2018 Official rating 72 at the last run, 4 Jul 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 102^A · median 64

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	4	102^A	88	—
Soft	3	68^A	60	—
Good to Soft	2	85^B	65	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Under 6f	9	102^A	68	—
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Equiano (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,541 runs since Apr 2014 (549 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	75	9	12%	+2.9	—
Good to Firm	1,316	133	10.1%	+1	0 from 1
Good	1,403	123	8.8%	−0.3	0 from 4
Good to Soft	740	67	9.1%	0	1 from 2
Soft	861	85	9.9%	+0.8	0 from 3
Heavy	197	18	9.1%	0	—
Standard (AW)	2,949	250	8.5%	−0.6	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	2,353	247	10.5%	+1.4	1 from 9
6f – 7f	3,907	334	8.5%	−0.6	0 from 1
1m – 1m1f	942	81	8.6%	−0.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	199	18	9%	−0.1	—
1m5f – 2m	96	5	5.2%	−3.9	—
2m1f – 2m4f	40	0	0%	−9.1	—
2m5f – 3m	4	0	0%	−9.1	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Fontanally Springs (IRE) (Namid)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Madagascar Moll (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Madagascar Moll (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Madagascar Moll (IRE)	16	1	5f	Class 5
Cold Springs (IRE)	4	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	4	0	0%	−4.00
Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good to Soft	2	1	50%	+1.50
Good to Firm	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	5	1	20%	−1.50
Class 4	4	0	0%	−4.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Bellewstown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ripon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Hamilton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Doncaster	1	0	0%	−1.00
Nottingham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sandown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ascot	1	0	0%	−1.00
Thirsk	1	0	0%	−1.00
Windsor	1	1	100%	+2.50
Bath	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Under 6f	9	1	11%	−5.50
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Dane O'Neill	3	0	0%	−3.00
Ben Curtis	2	0	0%	−2.00
Barry McHugh	2	0	0%	−2.00
Fergus Sweeney	2	1	50%	+1.50
Gary Halpin	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	9	1	11%	−5.50
Hood	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2019	1	0	0%	−1.00
2018	3	0	0%	−3.00
2017	5	1	20%	−1.50
2016	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
2019 · 1 run
04 Jul 19+378d	Bellewstown	Indaver Ireland Handicap 5f · Good · 8 ran	8/8	17	8-13	72	55^C	19^C	Gary Halpin	14/1
2018 · 3 runs
21 Jun 18+21d	Ripon	Mintbet.com Home Of Refreshing Odds Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 6 ran	2/6	2¼	9-12	72	78^A	83^B	Ben Curtis	10/1
31 May 18+34d	Hamilton	Macroberts Llp Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	7/7	9	9-7	75	66^C	36^C	Barry McHugh	14/1
27 Apr 18+191d	Doncaster	Bet At k8.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 16 ran	9/16	1½	8-13	77	78^C	68^A	Barry McHugh	25/1
2017 · 5 runs
18 Oct 17+28d	Nottingham	Kier Central Supporting Casy Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran	13/15	5	9-0	78	102^C	45^A	Dane O'Neill	9/2F
20 Sep 17+12d	Sandown	Quarry Street Capital Supports Racehorse Rehabilitation Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 9 ran	2/9	¾	9-7	75	111^A	102^A	Fergus Sweeney	11/4F
08 Sep 17+18d	Ascot	Bibendum Wine Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran	9/11	3½	9-4	77	65^A	60^A	Dane O'Neill	9/2
21 Aug 17+51d	Thirsk	Racing UK Club Day Here Today Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 19 ran	3/19	4	9-5	77	114^C	93^A	Ben Curtis	3/1F
01 Jul 17+442d	Windsor	Mpm Flooring Ltd Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran	1/6		9-12	—	95^A	85^B	Fergus Sweeney	5/2J
2016 · 1 run
15 Apr 16	Bath	Racs Group Specialists Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5½f · Soft · 10 ran	4/10	7	9-2	—	—	56^A	Dane O'Neill	4/5F

Quick answers

How many races has African Friend won?: African Friend (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained African Friend?: African Friend (IRE) was trained by Richard John O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 4 July 2019.
Who is African Friend's sire?: African Friend (IRE) is by Equiano (FR) out of Fontanally Springs (IRE), whose sire is Namid.
What is African Friend's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 4 July 2019. The highest on record is 78.
What is African Friend's sire's record?: Equiano (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,541 runs since Apr 2014 (549 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are African Friend's siblings?: Out of Fontanally Springs (IRE), African Friend (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Madagascar Moll (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Madagascar Moll (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 9 of 10 runs

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▾Jockey

▾Headgear

▾Season

Form

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