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Horse profile

Cockney Sparrow (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer John Quinn · Last owner Mr Mrs Paul Gaffney
by Cockney Rebel (IRE) out of Compose (GB) (Anabaa)
21 runs · 15 courses · from Mar 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 May 2014 — 4,568 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 5th of 5 8 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 154
KTB Profile

Cockney Sparrow (GB) is 8 from 21, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the OLBG.com Mares' Hurdle at Wetherby (Nov 2013). Hasn't won since Apr 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 154.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating154At career-high mark
154 71–154

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 (jumps) 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 12 Apr 2014 Official rating 154 at the last jumps run, 3 May 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 23 Aug 2013 Official rating 82 at the last flat run, 21 Sep 2013

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 10 figures · best 140A · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5140A136—
Soft3130B126—
Good2133A125—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7140A133—
2m1f – 2m4f3132A119—
Flat 10 figures · best 100A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft487A84—
Good to Firm2100A87.5—
Soft286B85—
Standard (AW)271B68—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6100A85—
1m5f – 2m387A75—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 21 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 21 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 1,864 runs since Mar 2011 (179 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.1% from 206.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−0.5—
Good to Firm242187.4%−0.80 from 2
Good363226.1%−2.11 from 2
Good to Soft196189.2%+14 from 10
Soft2212210%+1.82 from 5
Heavy7179.9%+1.7—
Standard (AW)744648.6%+0.41 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1281511.7%+3.5—
6f – 7f561386.8%−1.4—
1m – 1m1f510448.6%+0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f351236.6%−1.62 from 6
1m5f – 2m2062512.1%+3.96 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f9588.4%+0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m1200%−8.2—
Over 3m100%−8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Compose (GB) (Anabaa)

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Dino Mite (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dino Mite (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dino Mite (GB)1241m4f–2m3fClass 4
Cockney Wren (GB)822m½fClass 4
Flier (GB)2821m1½f–1m2½f—
Reillys Daughter (GB)2112mClass 6
Damoso (IRE)712m6½f—
Colleen Bawn (FR)100——
Polkaface (IRE)70——
Minnie The Moocher (GB)100——
Sarbola (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 10 4 40% +16.50
Soft 5 2 40% +2.33
Good 2 1 50% +0.75
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 2 29% +10.00
Class 4 6 1 17% −3.25
Class 5 4 3 75% +8.33
Class 2 2 1 50% +4.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 2 67% +1.08
Ayr 2 2 100% +14.50
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 1 50% +4.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +3.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +5.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +4.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 6 55% +19.58
1m2f – 1m4f 6 2 33% +5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dougie Costello 5 2 40% +0.33
Dean Pratt 3 3 100% +18.75
Luke Morris 3 2 67% +8.00
Michael O'Connell 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 1 100% +2.50
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Beschizza 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 4 1 25% +9.00
2013 8 4 50% +8.25
2012 9 3 33% +3.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 5 45% +16.08
Flat 10 3 30% +4.50

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
2014 · 4 runs
03 May 14+21d Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Champion Hurdle (grade 1) 2m2f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 5/5 3¾ 11-7 154119B Barry Geraghty 5/1
12 Apr 14+32d Ayr QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-11 144140A Dean Pratt 12/1
11 Mar 14+45d Cheltenham OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 shd 11-5 145132A A P McCoy 8/1
25 Jan 14+56d Doncaster OLBG.com Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The Doncaster Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran F/5 — 11-5 147— Dougie Costello 4/1
2013 · 8 runs
30 Nov 13+28d Newcastle StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3 11-0 141133A Brian Hughes 6/1
02 Nov 13+42d Wetherby OLBG.com Mares' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 141136A Dougie Costello 3/1
21 Sep 13+29d Ayr Jordan Electrics Ltd Handicap Class 3 · 1m5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-1 8287A Oisin Murphy 5/2F
23 Aug 13+100d Newcastle 'Have A Heart' Trophy Handicap Class 4 · 1m4½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 1 9-5 78100A Michael O'Connell EvensF
15 May 13+39d York Constant Security Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 6/18 1 9-0 7882A Michael O'Connell 7/2F
06 Apr 13+36d Aintree John Smith's Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 1/22 9-9 130138A Dean Pratt 5/1J
01 Mar 13+50d Doncaster 32red Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-12 129117A Dean Pratt 7/4F
10 Jan 13+12d Catterick Yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 11-3 129126B Dougie Costello 1/6F
2012 · 9 runs
29 Dec 12+21d Doncaster Help For Heroes Christmas Single Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 —130B Dougie Costello 1/3F
08 Dec 12+60d Aintree Betfred 'The Bonus King' Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 12 10-12 —119B Dougie Costello 5/2
09 Oct 12+21d Leicester Quorn Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 9-0 7886A William Buick 11/2C
18 Sep 12+24d Yarmouth 'Moulton Nurseries' Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 2 9-0 8075A Frankie Dettori 10/3F
25 Aug 12+108d York Betfred Melrose Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 1½ 8-1 8167C Adam Beschizza 20/1
09 May 12+21d Chester Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks (For The Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) (Fillies' Listed) Class 1 · 1m3½f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 1½ 8-12 8184A Colm O'Donoghue 25/1
18 Apr 12+30d Beverley Racing Here Again Next Thursday Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-3 7186B Luke Morris 5/1
19 Mar 12+16d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 8-3 —71B Luke Morris 4/1
03 Mar 12 Lingfield (AW) Musky Jellybaby Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 8-6 —65A Luke Morris 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cockney Sparrow won?
Cockney Sparrow (GB) won 8 of 21 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 38.1%. Placed 14 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Cockney Sparrow?
Cockney Sparrow (GB) was trained by John Quinn on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 3 May 2014.
Who is Cockney Sparrow's sire?
Cockney Sparrow (GB) is by Cockney Rebel (IRE) out of Compose (GB), whose sire is Anabaa.
What going does Cockney Sparrow prefer?
Cockney Sparrow (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cockney Sparrow's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 154, from the run on 3 May 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Cockney Sparrow's sire's record?
Cockney Rebel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 1,864 runs since Mar 2011 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.1% from 206.
Who are Cockney Sparrow's siblings?
Out of Compose (GB), Cockney Sparrow (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Dino Mite (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dino Mite (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m6½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2012. 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.