Cello Sonata (GB)
Cello Sonata is a lightly raced colt with one place from two starts since Jun 2026. He led when finishing 2 of 9 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Killarney in Jul 2026, his best effort to date. By Sergei Prokofiev, whose progeny have won 136 of 1,268 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced two winners from two runners to date, including Desdemona with three wins.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 21dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 87
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 87A | 83.5 | 2 runs · 87 / 83.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 87A | 83.5 | 2 runs · 87 / 83.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 1,347 runs since Jan 2008 (202 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | +22.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 261 | 21 | 8% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 302 | 28 | 9.3% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 112 | 13 | 11.6% | +1.1 | — |
| Soft | 93 | 11 | 11.8% | +1.3 | — |
| Heavy | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +7.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 539 | 60 | 11.1% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 240 | 31 | 12.9% | +2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 823 | 85 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 226 | 23 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 52 | 3 | 5.8% | −4.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Desdemona (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Desdemona (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desdemona (GB) | 20 | 3 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Amroon (GB) | 19 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 6 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 26+21d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden set the pace - margin cut to a length by halfway - shaken up with 3f to run - driven with 2f to run - overtaken with 1f to run then ran on but was narrowly denied near the finish | 2/9 | nk | 9-8 | 87A | 93A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 15/8 |
| 24 Jun 26 | Naas | Fox Dunlavin (C & G) Maiden Sat behind the pace - asked for effort on the rail with 2f left and found little in 4th approaching the final furlong - dropped a spot near the line to finish 5th beaten 3 lengths | 5/15 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 80C | 82A | Jamie Powell | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cello Sonata won?
- Cello Sonata (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Cello Sonata?
- Cello Sonata (GB) is trained by M D O'Callaghan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 July 2026.
- Who is Cello Sonata's sire?
- Cello Sonata (GB) is by Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) out of Rose Marmara (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What is Cello Sonata's sire's record?
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 1,347 runs since Jan 2008 (202 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Cello Sonata's siblings?
- Out of Rose Marmara (GB), Cello Sonata (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Desdemona (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Desdemona (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.