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Horse profile

Banafsheh (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer Waldemar Hickst · Last owner Darius Racing
by Hard Spun (USA) out of Bright Snow (USA) (Gulch)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Sep 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2015 — 4,025 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 · 6th of 13
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Sep 2015 and Oct 2015, the last of them as a 3yo filly. Finished 6 of 13 at Deauville (FR) last time. By Hard Spun (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 27 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Hard Spun (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14535.7%+23.6—
Good to Firm2423313.6%+1.5—
Good2893612.5%+0.4—
Good to Soft171179.9%−2.2—
Soft147128.2%−3.90 from 1
Heavy4536.7%−5.4—
Standard (AW)4806212.9%+0.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f56712.5%+0.4—
6f – 7f4757215.2%+3.1—
1m – 1m1f373379.9%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f282269.2%−2.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m88910.2%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f681014.7%+2.6—
2m5f – 3m41614.6%+2.5—
Over 3m5120%+7.9—

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

Dam
Bright Snow (USA) (Gulch)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Coviglia (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Snowalot (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Coviglia (IRE)5167f–1mClass 5
Snowalot (IRE)921m6fClass 4
Super Turbo (IRE)616f—
Miss Yvonne (IRE)911m1f—
Mizuki (IRE)30——
Orion's Shore (IRE)50——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
20 Oct 15+25d Deauville (FR) Prix du Bergeret (Claimer) (3yo) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1 8-8 Umberto Rispoli 22/5
25 Sep 15 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Prieure de Jardy (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 12.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 8-9 Alexander Pietsch 31/1

Quick answers

How many races has Banafsheh won?
Banafsheh (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2015. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Banafsheh?
Banafsheh (GB) was trained by Waldemar Hickst on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 20 October 2015.
Who is Banafsheh's sire?
Banafsheh (GB) is by Hard Spun (USA) out of Bright Snow (USA), whose sire is Gulch.
What is Banafsheh's sire's record?
Hard Spun (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.
Who are Banafsheh's siblings?
Out of Bright Snow (USA), Banafsheh (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Coviglia (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Snowalot (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2015. 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.