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Horse profile

Harry Africa (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Sophie Leech · Last owner R P Behan
by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Brave Dance (IRE) (Kris)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jul 2009 — 6,328 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 7th of 7 New yard
KTB Profile

Harry Africa (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 (flat) 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 12 Oct 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 93C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 8 Jun 2009

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 48C · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f248C47.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 93C · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1600%−8.9—
Good to Firm298248.1%−0.80 from 2
Good644649.9%+10 from 1
Good to Soft298279.1%+0.2—
Soft544468.5%−0.40 from 1
Heavy320226.9%−20 from 1
Standard (AW)4494510%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4449.1%+0.2—
6f – 7f303237.6%−1.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f300186%−2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f415348.2%−0.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m665649.6%+0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5635710.1%+1.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m2512610.4%+1.5—
Over 3m2926.9%−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
Brave Dance (IRE) (Kris)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Prigsnov Dancer (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Prigsnov Dancer (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Prigsnov Dancer (IRE)9485f–7fClass 5
Tincan Tom (IRE)30——
Dancing Reva (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Grant 2 0 0% −2.00
W J Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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 KTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
08 Jul 09+30d Lingfield Poppyshop Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 18 8-9 27C Richard Kingscote 50/1
08 Jun 09+8d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 30 10-12 93C Mark Grant 33/1
31 May 09+224d Stratford Alice's Noodle Bar Inaugural Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 1¾ 10-12 90C Mark Grant 80/1
2008 · 2 runs
19 Oct 08+7d Fairyhouse Ballyhack Median Auction Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 17 9-3 47C W J Lee 40/1
12 Oct 08 Naas Tifrums EBF (C&G) Maiden Stakes 6f · Soft · 17 ran 15/17 hd 9-0 48C W J Lee 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Harry Africa won?
Harry Africa (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained Harry Africa?
Harry Africa (IRE) was trained by Sophie Leech on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 8 July 2009.
Who is Harry Africa's sire?
Harry Africa (IRE) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Brave Dance (IRE), whose sire is Kris.
What is Harry Africa's sire's record?
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Harry Africa's siblings?
Out of Brave Dance (IRE), Harry Africa (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Prigsnov Dancer (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Prigsnov Dancer (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.