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Horse profile

City Music (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer Mike Sowersby · Last owner T J Stubbins
by City Honours (USA) out of Rahanine Melody (IRE) (Orchestra)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2008 — 6,766 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 Won at Hexham Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

City Music (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2006. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 90, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 13lb off peak
90 90–103

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 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 29 Oct 2006 Official rating 90 at the last run, 26 Apr 2008

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 118C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm2118C99—
Good2102C88—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Over 3m280C77.5—
2m1f – 2m4f294C84—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 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
City Honours (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7.8—
Good to Firm103109.7%+1.71 from 3
Good241239.5%+1.50 from 4
Good to Soft143107%−1—
Soft314175.4%−2.60 from 1
Heavy224208.9%+0.90 from 2
Standard (AW)6116.7%+8.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f500%−8—
1m5f – 2m288206.9%−1.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f357298.1%+0.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m317299.1%+1.11 from 4
Over 3m8367.2%−0.80 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rahanine Melody (IRE) (Orchestra)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Almost Blue (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Almost Blue (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Almost Blue (IRE)513m1fClass 6
Bridge Lady (IRE)50——
Frenchfort (IRE)70——
City Saint John (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +20.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% +16.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +22.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +19.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David O'Meara 3 1 33% +20.00
Tjade Collier 2 0 0% −2.00
Phil Kinsella 1 0 0% −1.00
Fearghal Davis 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
N J Carter 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 5 1 20% +18.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +15.00
NH Flat 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
2008 · 2 runs
26 Apr 08+12d Market Rasen Racing UK For 9.99 Per Month Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-2 90— Phil Kinsella 80/1
14 Apr 08+138d Newcastle Gosforth Building And Decorating Services Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-2 95— Fearghal Davis 50/1
2007 · 2 runs
28 Nov 07+43d Wetherby Doug Lythe 70th Birthday Conditionals' Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 98— James O'Farrell 20/1
16 Oct 07+315d Huntingdon WBX.COM 25 Free Bet For New Accounts Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 15 11-6 10080C Dominic Elsworth 12/1
2006 · 5 runs
05 Dec 06+37d Sedgefield Sendrig Construction Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m3f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3 11-3 10375C Tjade Collier 14/1
29 Oct 06+30d Carlisle Northern Racing Club Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 7 10-12 10394C Tjade Collier 16/1
29 Sep 06+31d Hexham 'Hodges' 50th Bash Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 —118C David O'Meara 22/1
29 Aug 06+28d Sedgefield Paddock Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-2 —— David O'Meara 11/1
01 Aug 06+311d Worcester Ladbrokes Charitable Trust Standard Open NH Flat Class 6 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 3/10 10 11-2 —102C David O'Meara 12/1
2005 · 1 run
24 Sep 05 Market Rasen Duckworth Landrover Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1½f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 4 10-11 —74C N J Carter 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has City Music won?
City Music (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained City Music?
City Music (IRE) was trained by Mike Sowersby on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 26 April 2008.
Who is City Music's sire?
City Music (IRE) is by City Honours (USA) out of Rahanine Melody (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What going does City Music prefer?
City Music (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is City Music's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 26 April 2008. The highest on record is 103.
What is City Music's sire's record?
City Honours (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are City Music's siblings?
Out of Rahanine Melody (IRE), City Music (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Almost Blue (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Almost Blue (IRE)). The wins came over 3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.