Afternoon Sunlight (IRE)
Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) is 2 from 9, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown (May 2014). Hasn't won since May 2014.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Red Autumn (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Autumn (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Rose Tinted Sand (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- −3.13£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=9 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 70dBetween runs (median)longest 193 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 15.7% of 9,972 runs since Jun 2013 (1,116 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,647 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,243 | 206 | 16.6% | +0.9 | — |
| Soft | 1,535 | 188 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 2 from 3 |
| Heavy | 457 | 43 | 9.4% | −6.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,569 | 424 | 16.5% | +0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,108 | 337 | 16% | +0.3 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,422 | 759 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,894 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 586 | 74 | 12.6% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Casual Conquest (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Casual Conquest (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual Conquest (IRE) | 9 | 4 | 7f–1m2½f | Group 1 |
| A Word Apart (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Resolute Response (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Moving Heart (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Espoir D'soleil (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Elusive Double (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.87 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.13 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.13 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.87 |
| 2013 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Afternoon Sunlight won?
- Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained Afternoon Sunlight?
- Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 12 August 2015.
- Who is Afternoon Sunlight's sire?
- Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Lady Luck (IRE), whose sire is Kris.
- What going does Afternoon Sunlight prefer?
- Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Afternoon Sunlight's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 12 August 2015. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Afternoon Sunlight's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,972 runs since Jun 2013 (1,116 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Afternoon Sunlight's siblings?
- Out of Lady Luck (IRE), Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Casual Conquest (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Casual Conquest (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Afternoon Sunlight produced winners?
- As a dam, Afternoon Sunlight (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Red Autumn (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Nov 2026.