Born To Sparkle (GB)
Born To Sparkle is a mare by Schiaparelli out of a dam by Alflora who was yet to win from five starts on turf. She raced four times over 2m1f to 2m4f and once over 1m5f to 2m, all on soft or heavy ground. Her last run, at Perth in Apr 2024, was in a Class 4 mares maiden hurdle and was her first in first-time headgear. She raced twice at Ayr, twice at Newcastle and once at Perth.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 332 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
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 →
Of 5 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,833 runs since Oct 2015 (203 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | +6.1 | — |
| Good | 579 | 67 | 11.6% | −0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 483 | 55 | 11.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 516 | 65 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 173 | 18 | 10.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 8 | 21.6% | +9.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 6 | 24% | +11.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 546 | 67 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 648 | 66 | 10.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 471 | 63 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 136 | 19 | 14% | +1.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fortescue Wood (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Fortescue Wood (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortescue Wood (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 2m | Class 3 |
| Lewa House (GB) | 32 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 5 |
| Midnight Kate (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lord Fortescue (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Shanahan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Bewley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 24+114d | Perth | Hot To Trot Racing Goes North Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/10 | — | 11-4 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 250/1 |
| 02 Jan 24+22d | Ayr | Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/7 | — | 10-13 | — | — | Callum Bewley | 300/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 23+18d | Ayr | Coral 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | PU/14 | — | 10-8 | — | — | William Shanahan | 300/1 |
| 23 Nov 23+332d | Newcastle | Sportvision Stadia & Event Branding Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/12 | — | 10-11 | — | — | William Shanahan | 300/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 22 | Newcastle | Hinton Memorial Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 15/16 | 1¼ | 10-7 | — | 78C | William Shanahan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Born To Sparkle won?
- Born To Sparkle (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2024.
- Who trained Born To Sparkle?
- Born To Sparkle (GB) was trained by R Mike Smith on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 25 April 2024.
- Who is Born To Sparkle's sire?
- Born To Sparkle (GB) is by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Primrose Time (GB), whose sire is Alflora.
- What is Born To Sparkle's sire's record?
- Schiaparelli (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,833 runs since Oct 2015 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Born To Sparkle's siblings?
- Out of Primrose Time (GB), Born To Sparkle (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fortescue Wood (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Fortescue Wood (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.