Carmichael (IRE)
Carmichael is a lightly raced gelding who finished 5 of 7 at Haydock in May 2025 on his only start in a Class 4 maiden over 1m on good ground. He is by Sottsass whose progeny have won 76 of 645 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest record on Standard going. His dam Lavender Lane has produced three winners from three runners to race including Lilac Road with four wins. His last run at Haydock in May 2025 was on turf.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 677 runs since Jan 2008 (108 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.6% from 193. Weakest on soft going: 8.1% from 135.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 56 | 9 | 16.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 174 | 16 | 9.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 85 | 7 | 8.2% | −3.6 | — |
| Soft | 135 | 11 | 8.1% | −3.7 | — |
| Heavy | 30 | 5 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 193 | 32 | 16.6% | +4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 140 | 17 | 12.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 208 | 19 | 9.1% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 265 | 34 | 12.8% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 56 | 8 | 14.3% | +2.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +16.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lilac Road (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Lilac Road (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilac Road (IRE) | 16 | 4 | 1m–1m2½f | Group 2 |
| Castle Cove (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 2 |
| Canterbury Bell (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 7f–1m2f | Class 4 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 30 May 25 | Haydock | Betfred 'Play Fred's 5 Million' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - lost touch with the pace at the back - driven wide and drifted left over 2f out with no impression made | 5/7 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 88B | 55A | Adam Farragher | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Carmichael won?
- Carmichael (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
- Who trained Carmichael?
- Carmichael (IRE) was trained by William Haggas on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 30 May 2025.
- Who is Carmichael's sire?
- Carmichael (IRE) is by Sottsass (FR) out of Lavender Lane (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Carmichael's sire's record?
- Sottsass (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 677 runs since Jan 2008 (108 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.6% from 193. Weakest on soft going: 8.1% from 135.
- Who are Carmichael's siblings?
- Out of Lavender Lane (IRE), Carmichael (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lilac Road (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Lilac Road (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.