Kensington Lane (IRE)
Kensington Lane is a filly by Starspangledbanner out of an Almost Always mare who has three wins from 10 starts on turf. She won the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Stakes at Saratoga in Jul 2026 over 1m – 1m1f on firm ground, having earlier taken the Group 3 Coolmore Auguste Rodin Irish European Breeders Fund Athasi Stakes at the Curragh in May 2026 and an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Gowran Park. All three wins came at trips between 6f and 1m1f. She won last time out.
- 3–10Wins / Runs
- 30%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- +32.55£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 3.03Fair A/E n=10 · 2.48 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)longest 196 d
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 103
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 103A | 88 | 2 runs · 103 / 95.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 91A | 90 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 93C | 80 | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 103A | 95.5 | 2 runs · 103 / 95.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,225 runs since May 2014 (664 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,199.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,034 | 125 | 12.1% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,738 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 783 | 91 | 11.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,085 | 124 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 295 | 33 | 11.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,265 | 245 | 10.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,199 | 175 | 14.6% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,594 | 399 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,410 | 139 | 9.9% | −1.2 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 653 | 61 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 272 | 26 | 9.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them One Horse Town (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (One Horse Town (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Horse Town (IRE) | 18 | 5 | 1m4f–2m½f | Grade 2 |
| Stanford (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Don't Panic (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +23.30 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Saratoga (USA) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +23.30 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +36.30 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Ryan | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joel Rosario | 1 | 1 | 100% | +23.30 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +35.30 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Jul 26+41d | Saratoga (USA) | Belmont Oaks Stakes (Fillies) (Turf) | 1/10 | 8-9 | — | — | — | Joel Rosario | 233/10 | |
| 24 May 26+20d | Curragh | Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Fillies' Group 1) Sat just behind the front-runner early - moved up into 2nd approaching 3f out - asked for effort 2f out - faded back with a furlong left - held safe in 4th before edging out to finish 5th | 5/11 | nse | 9-2 | 100 | 88A | 95A | Chris Hayes | 28/1 |
| 04 May 26+22d | Curragh | Coolmore Auguste Rodin Irish European Breeders Fund Athasi Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Sat second early - went to front 3f out - driven with two furlongs left and edged in front approaching the final furlong - kept going to score | 1/12 | 9-2 | 92 | 103A | 92A | Chris Hayes | 14/1 | |
| 12 Apr 26+196d | Leopardstown | Ballylinch Stud Priory Belle Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Held up towards the back - pushed along in 9th with 2f left - unable to close - finished 7th | 7/13 | 1 | 9-2 | 92 | 90C | 83A | Chris Hayes | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 25+26d | Curragh | Weld Park Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Sent clear early - overtaken before the furlong marker - second at halfway - urged on and slipped back to third with 2f left - couldn't find more when asked - lost touch inside the final furlong to finish 9th | 9/9 | nk | 9-2 | 92 | 62C | 59C | Gavin Ryan | 4/1 |
| 02 Sep 25+24d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Slight advantage from the off - lost the front spot after 2 1/2f - tracking in second at the halfway stage - regained the advantage entering the final furlong - pulled clear inside the last 150 yards - powered home well clear | 1/10 | 9-2 | 83 | 91A | 97A | Gavin Ryan | 9/4 | |
| 09 Aug 25+22d | Curragh | Revamp Conservation And Restoration Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Sent to the front - pushed along with two furlongs to run - challenged hard a furlong out and edged in front inside the last - stayed on at an even effort to finish second | 2/10 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 83 | 79A | 83A | Paddy Harnett | 7/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+21d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Race keenly with the pace early and shared the advantage - moved through to take charge 2f out and opened a three length gap over a furlong from home - driven out and continued to battle inside the final 150 yards - caught right at the line for second | 2/14 | hd | 9-2 | — | 93C | 93A | Gavin Ryan | 11/4F |
| 27 Jun 25+60d | Curragh | Lock 13 Gastropub & Brewpub Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Settled at the back - made progress to 8th a furlong out and stayed on strongly to be closest to the front at the line | 5/11 | nk | 9-2 | — | 80A | 79A | Gavin Ryan | 40/1 |
| 28 Apr 25 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Settled in the pack - urged forward 2½f out - lost momentum when the jockey's lines knotted 2f out and veered left shortly after - faded through the closing stages | 9/13 | 3¾ | 8-11 | — | 24C | 48C | Paddy Harnett | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kensington Lane won?
- Kensington Lane (IRE) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Kensington Lane?
- Kensington Lane (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 July 2026.
- Who is Kensington Lane's sire?
- Kensington Lane (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Almost Always (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Kensington Lane prefer?
- Kensington Lane (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Kensington Lane's official rating?
- Kensington Lane (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 100.
- What is Kensington Lane's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,225 runs since May 2014 (664 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,199.
- Who are Kensington Lane's siblings?
- Out of Almost Always (IRE), Kensington Lane (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: One Horse Town (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (One Horse Town (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.