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Alqaffay (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Hamdan Al Maktoum
by King's Best (USA) out of Spirit Of Tara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Sep 2009 — 6,250 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 · 2nd of 5 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Alqaffay (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Epsom Downs (Sep 2009).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 9 Aug 2009 Official rating 72 at the last run, 9 Sep 2009

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 95A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Firm295A86—
Good293A92.5—
Standard (AW)272A61.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f695A84.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.10 from 2
Good1,8891678.8%−1.10 from 2
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 1
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.6—
Heavy427399.1%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.40 from 6
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+1—
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spirit Of Tara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Echo of Light (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Echo of Light (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Echo of Light (GB)1371m–1m3½fGroup 2
Akarem (GB)4441m1½f–2mListed
Tocco D'amore (IRE)221m2f–1m4fListed
Irish History (IRE)711mClass 5
Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE)1011m2fClass 5
Multazem (USA)40——
Put The Law On You (IRE)180——
Nerves Of Steel (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hills 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Havlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
09 Sep 09+19d Epsom Downs Walton Downs Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 6 9-10 7277B Richard Hills 11/10F
21 Aug 09+12d Salisbury Bh.qms Ltd Industrial Contracting Services Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1 9-11 7392A Robert Havlin 9/4
09 Aug 09+33d Redcar Wedding Receptions at redcar Racecourse Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 1 10-0 7495A Richard Mullen 4/1
07 Jul 09+9d Pontefract John Lofthouse 50th Birthday Celebration Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 9-12 7477B Richard Hills 5/2
28 Jun 09+267d Salisbury Armishaws Removals And Storage Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 9-12 —93A Robert Havlin 5/1
04 Oct 08+16d Kempton (AW) Compare Poker & Casino At Oddschecker.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 9-3 —72A Tony Culhane 14/1
18 Sep 08 Chelmsford (AW) Cowlinge Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 15 ran 10/15 3¼ 9-3 —51C Ted Durcan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Alqaffay (IRE) won?
Alqaffay (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2008 and 2009. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trained Alqaffay (IRE)?
Alqaffay (IRE) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 9 September 2009.
Who is Alqaffay (IRE)'s sire?
Alqaffay (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Spirit Of Tara (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Alqaffay (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 9 September 2009. The highest on record is 74.
What is Alqaffay (IRE)'s sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Alqaffay (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Spirit Of Tara (IRE), Alqaffay (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Echo of Light (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Echo of Light (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.