Jimmy Sparks (IRE)
Jimmy Sparks (IRE) is 2 from 6. Won last time out at Newbury (Class 3).
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +8.25£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.42Fair A/E n=6 · 2.17 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)
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 100
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 79C | 77 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 100A | 77 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,778 runs since Apr 2015 (799 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,269 | 146 | 11.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,503 | 249 | 9.9% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,300 | 130 | 10% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,830 | 177 | 9.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 656 | 55 | 8.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,193 | 306 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 379 | 29 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,985 | 288 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,802 | 287 | 10.2% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,514 | 252 | 10% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,353 | 135 | 10% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 556 | 57 | 10.3% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 155 | 13 | 8.4% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +4.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cavalluccio (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cavalluccio (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalluccio (IRE) | 32 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Cadogan Gardens (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 6 |
| Never Forget You (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hildegard (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Thomas Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 20+13d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) | 1/7 | 9-7 | 83 | 100A | 95A | Oisin Murphy | 11/1 | |
| 05 Sep 20+20d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Nursery | 4/5 | 12 | 9-8 | 87 | 62C | 61B | Thomas Greatrex | 14/1 |
| 16 Aug 20+38d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Francois Boutin (2yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 5/5 | 3 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 19/5 |
| 09 Jul 20+20d | Newmarket | Tattersalls July Stakes (Group 2) | 6/9 | hd | 9-0 | — | 75A | 76A | Luke Morris | 28/1 |
| 19 Jun 20+15d | Newmarket | Betway British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes | 1/5 | 9-5 | — | 79C | 82B | Jason Watson | 5/4F | |
| 04 Jun 20 | Newmarket | Betway Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 6/11 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 71A | 76A | Martin Dwyer | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jimmy Sparks won?
- Jimmy Sparks (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2020, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Jimmy Sparks?
- Jimmy Sparks (IRE) was trained by Brian Meehan on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 18 September 2020.
- Who is Jimmy Sparks's sire?
- Jimmy Sparks (IRE) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of Gale Song (GB), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What is Jimmy Sparks's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 18 September 2020. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Jimmy Sparks's sire's record?
- Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,778 runs since Apr 2015 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Jimmy Sparks's siblings?
- Out of Gale Song (GB), Jimmy Sparks (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cavalluccio (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cavalluccio (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.