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Horse profile

La Bellota (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer John Ryan · Last owner Gerry Mcgladery
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Sagittarian Wind (GB) (Iffraaj)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2024 — 731 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 1st of 8 Won last time out Won at Doncaster First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

La Bellota is a gelding who won one of seven turf starts. His sole success came in the William Hill Prospect Stakes at Doncaster in Oct 2024, a Class 1 Listed race over 6f-7f on soft ground when he carried an official rating of 102 and wore headgear for the first time. He had previously raced five times over trips under 6f without success. The son of Mehmas out of a daughter of Iffraaj ended his record with a career-high mark of 104.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 1

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 21 Sep 2024

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 110A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good2108C100—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Under 6f4108C89—
6f – 7f2110A102.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 26 Oct 2024 Official rating 102 at the last run, 26 Oct 2024

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 116A · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good291B90.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Under 6f4101A91.5—
6f – 7f2116A109—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mehmas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,161 runs since Jan 2008 (748 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%−1.1—
Good to Firm1,45717912.3%+0.70 from 1
Good1,95722111.3%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft7548411.1%−0.50 from 1
Soft9269710.5%−1.11 from 2
Heavy222229.9%−1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,82634012%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,09626712.7%+1.10 from 5
6f – 7f4,29347711.1%−0.51 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,37015711.5%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3654311.8%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m3013.3%−8.3—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−11.6—
Over 3m100%−11.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sagittarian Wind (GB) (Iffraaj)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Super Schwartz (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Super Schwartz (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Super Schwartz (IRE)626fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +5.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 1 25% +3.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 1 100% +6.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +5.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darragh Keenan 6 0 0% −6.00
Oisin Murphy 1 1 100% +6.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 1 1 100% +6.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 7 runs
26 Oct 24+15d Doncaster William Hill Prospect Stakes (Registered As The Doncaster Stakes) (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran Held up eagerly in midfield down the middle - hit the front with 4f remaining - opened up a big advantage over 2f out - driven out to assert late and win well 1/8 9-3 10295A116A Oisin Murphy 13/2
11 Oct 24+5d Newmarket Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up far flank - off the back of the field - nudged forward 2f out - picked up with purpose over 1f out - kept on without threatening the front end 4/11 ¾ 9-3 10486A92A Darragh Keenan 12/1
06 Oct 24+15d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (2yo+) (Sprint Course) (Turf) 5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 13/16 ½ 8-7 ——— Darragh Keenan 58/1
21 Sep 24+28d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Heavy · 6 ran Settled towards the back through midfield - made progress from over 2f out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken inside it - battled on gamely but narrowly denied close home 2/6 nk 9-3 95110A102B Darragh Keenan 28/1
24 Aug 24+15d York Julia Graves Roses Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran Set the pace early - pushed along and overtaken with 2f left - stayed on winner's heels into the final furlong - dropped away in the last strides to finish fifth 5/16 ½ 9-2 —83C101A Darragh Keenan 33/1
09 Aug 24+23d Musselburgh British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 5f · Good · 5 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost advantage inside final furlong - fought back late but denied by a short margin 2/5 nk 9-4 —108C91B Darragh Keenan 5/1
17 Jul 24 Yarmouth Otex EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 9-7 —92A90A Darragh Keenan 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has La Bellota won?
La Bellota (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained La Bellota?
La Bellota (IRE) was trained by John Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 26 October 2024.
Who is La Bellota's sire?
La Bellota (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Sagittarian Wind (GB), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What is La Bellota's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 26 October 2024. The highest on record is 104.
What is La Bellota's sire's record?
Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,161 runs since Jan 2008 (748 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are La Bellota's siblings?
Out of Sagittarian Wind (GB), La Bellota (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Super Schwartz (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Super Schwartz (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.