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Horse profile

Connard (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner Pimlico Racing Connard
by Shantou (USA) out of Sparkling Sword (GB) (Broadsword)
13 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Dec 2021 — 1,769 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Connard (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Kelso (Mar 2021). Last raced off 110, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 10lb off peak
110 110–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 22 Apr 2019

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 121B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy3117A100—
Soft282B66.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4121B108.5—
2m1f – 2m4f382B51—

Of 13 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 22 Mar 2021 Official rating 110 at the last run, 16 Dec 2021

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 125A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy3108B96—
Soft2125A117—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4117C109—
2m1f – 2m4f3125A109—

Of 13 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 13 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28631013.6%00 from 3
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 1
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.30 from 4
Heavy1,28217813.9%+0.30 from 5
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,70737814%+0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,33833314.2%+0.60 from 8
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.80 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sparkling Sword (GB) (Broadsword)

8 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Wounded Warrior (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m6f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Wounded Warrior (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wounded Warrior (IRE)3852m–3m6fGrade 2
Sword Of Destiny (IRE)642m–3mGrade 3
Chinx Of Light (IRE)1732m5½f–3m—
Sparkling Duke (IRE)1332m4f–3mClass 5
The Kings Sword (IRE)1022m–2m6f—
Warriors Destiny (IRE)512m4fClass 4
Brightest Flame (IRE)612m5f—
Ballestra (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh Meyler 6 0 0% −6.00
Charlie Price 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Johns 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Patrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N McParlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Dec 21+25d Ffos Las Vickers.bet Odds Guaranteed Every Race Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 110—— Alan Johns 33/1
21 Nov 21+244d Exeter Mansionbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-13 113—— Charlie Price 12/1
22 Mar 21+26d Kelso Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 6 11-12 11597C117C David Noonan 25/1
24 Feb 21+19d Ludlow Swift's Wholesale Bakery Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 7 10-13 115117A108B Charlie Price 20/1
05 Feb 21+344d Chepstow Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 5 10-12 120100C88C Richard Patrick 66/1
27 Feb 20+74d Clonmel Mullinahone Rated Novice Chase 23f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-10 ——— Donagh Meyler 28/1
15 Dec 19+237d Navan Free Racecourse WiFi At Navan Rated Novice Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 34 11-3 —-20C96C Donagh Meyler 14/1
22 Apr 19+44d Cork Racing Home For Easter Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 6/19 1¼ 11-9 —121B110A Mr N McParlan 7/1
09 Mar 19+21d Gowran Park Holden Fleet Management Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 2¾ 11-12 —82B125A Donagh Meyler 66/1
16 Feb 19+28d Gowran Park BetVictor Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 7/17 20 11-12 —51C109C Donagh Meyler 66/1
19 Jan 19+52d Navan Race Displays Event Signage Beginners Chase 24f · Yielding · 7 ran F/7 — 11-12 ——— Donagh Meyler 16/1
28 Nov 18+31d Punchestown Download The BETDAQ App Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-12 ——— Donagh Meyler 50/1
28 Oct 18 Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. Irish EBF Beginners Chase 22.5f · Soft · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-12 ——— Danny Mullins 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Connard (IRE) won?
Connard (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2018 and 2021. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Connard (IRE)?
Connard (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 16 December 2021.
Who is Connard (IRE)'s sire?
Connard (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Sparkling Sword (GB), whose sire is Broadsword.
What is Connard (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 16 December 2021. The highest on record is 120.
What is Connard (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Connard (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sparkling Sword (GB), Connard (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Wounded Warrior (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Wounded Warrior (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.