Famous Sonnet (IRE)
Famous Sonnet is a Fame And Glory gelding out of a mare by Oscar. He ran six times on turf between Mar 2024 and Feb 2025 without winning or placing, racing at Cork three times as well as at Navan, Naas and Galway. His races came over 1m5f to 3m on good to soft, soft and heavy ground. He last ran at Navan in Feb 2025 in the Gibney's Handicap Hurdle, where he was held off an official rating of 89, which was his career-high mark.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 63dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 109
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 55C | 46 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 109B | 87.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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.
Run style from 5 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,208 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +6.3 | — |
| Good | 1,836 | 248 | 13.5% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,346 | 156 | 11.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,098 | 255 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 846 | 105 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,813 | 225 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,337 | 305 | 13.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,668 | 210 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 344 | 34 | 9.9% | −2.6 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Blazing Khal (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Blazing Khal (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazing Khal (IRE) | 11 | 5 | 2m–3m | Grade 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan O'Sullivan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr A D Bustin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Feb 25+23d | Navan | Gibney's Handicap Hurdle Held up at the rear throughout - hit the 5th - unable to make headway from 3 out and pulled up before 2 out | PU/12 | — | 9-12 | 89 | — | — | Ethan O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+32d | Cork | Mallow Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack for most of the way - always struggling to land a blow - stayed on same rate up the straight - finished sixth | 6/11 | 4½ | 11-5 | — | 55C | 87C | Ethan O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 24+8d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - nudged into ninth around two out - unable to close late | 9/14 | 7½ | 11-5 | — | 109B | 89A | Ethan O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 08 Dec 24+43d | Cork | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway - driven for effort in sixth three out and met that flight awkwardly with nothing more to give - lost footing on touchdown at the last and parted with rider | UR/20 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Ethan O'Sullivan | 250/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+209d | Galway | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Handy early - dropped away before the 2nd and slipped to 12th by the 5th - fell adrift 4 out - faded before 2 out to finish well beaten | 11/12 | 2¾ | 11-3 | — | 37C | 95C | Ethan O'Sullivan | 150/1 |
| 31 Mar 24 | Cork | Woodlands House Hotel Adare (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 8/10 | 16 | 11-7 | — | 66C | 96C | Mr A D Bustin | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Famous Sonnet won?
- Famous Sonnet (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
- Who trained Famous Sonnet?
- Famous Sonnet (IRE) was trained by Ms M Flynn on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 9 February 2025.
- Who is Famous Sonnet's sire?
- Famous Sonnet (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Blazing Sonnet (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What is Famous Sonnet's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 9 February 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Famous Sonnet's sire's record?
- Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,208 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Famous Sonnet's siblings?
- Out of Blazing Sonnet (IRE), Famous Sonnet (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blazing Khal (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Blazing Khal (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.