Il Sovrano (IRE)
Il Sovrano is a colt by No Nay Never out of a Galileo mare who has yet to win from four starts and has placed once. His best effort came when third of 13 at Roscommon in Sep 2024. He raced over 1m2f to 1m4f on three of his four starts, on good ground twice and soft once. He finished 9 of 9 at Listowel in Sep 2024, last raced off an official rating of 73.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 73Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 73
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 63C | 59 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 85C | 63 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 612 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | — |
| Soft | 843 | 109 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 276 | 36 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,147 | 253 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 910 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,374 | 437 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,177 | 129 | 11% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Queenship (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Queenship (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenship (IRE) | 4 | 3 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Shadowed (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Zofelle (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| None | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 24+21d | Listowel | Eric Browne Memorial Maiden Handy early - 5th at halfway - dropped away final quarter mile finishing well held | 9/9 | 1 | 9-8 | 73 | 63C | 52C | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
| 02 Sep 24+52d | Roscommon | Racing Here Again On September 30th Maiden Sat close behind the front group - 5th at halfway - asked for effort into the straight but made no headway in 4th a furlong out - improved to 3rd and stuck on late inside the final 100 yards | 3/13 | 4½ | 9-8 | — | 85C | 74A | Mikey Sheehy | 25/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Fairways Dundalk Hotel Maiden | 8/14 | ½ | 9-8 | — | 73B | 66A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/1 |
| 28 Jun 24 | Curragh | O'Dooles Restaurant Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 9/18 | 2¾ | 9-8 | — | 55C | 66A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Il Sovrano (IRE) won?
- Il Sovrano (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2024. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Il Sovrano (IRE)?
- Il Sovrano (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 23 September 2024.
- Who is Il Sovrano (IRE)'s sire?
- Il Sovrano (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Height Of Elegance (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What is Il Sovrano (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 23 September 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Il Sovrano (IRE)'s sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
- Who are Il Sovrano (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Height Of Elegance (IRE), Il Sovrano (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Queenship (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Queenship (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.