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Horse profile

Lifting Sails (IRE)

4yo filly · Trainer Mrs John Harrington · Owner J Kirkland Mrs J M Ryan
by Raven's Pass (USA) out of Gold Zain (GB) (Aqlaam)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Bellewstown Off 167 days · 13th of 15 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Lifting Sails won the Natures Best Maiden at Bellewstown in Oct 2025 on soft ground over 1m2f – 1m4f. The filly has one win and three places from five starts, with all wins on turf and on soft. She has raced four times over 1m2f – 1m4f. Her last run, at Cork in May 2026, saw her finish 13 of 15 in the HORSE AND JOCKEY HOTEL Cork Derby off an official rating of 85.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 1 Oct 2025

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 5 figures · best 126C · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft2126C1101 · —
Good2101A78—
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4126C97.51 · —
1m5f – 2m1——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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 1 Oct 2025 Official rating 85 at the last run, 3 May 2026

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 5 figures · best 82A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft282A741 · —
Good273A73—
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f482A731 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Raven's Pass (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 4,930 runs since Jan 2008 (452 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm7128912.5%+1.3—
Good1,1191079.6%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft5556812.3%+1.1—
Soft6697110.6%−0.61 from 2
Heavy234208.5%−2.7—
Standard (AW)1,62619612.1%+0.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2502811.2%0—
6f – 7f1,54919112.3%+1.1—
1m – 1m1f1,34315011.2%0—
1m2f – 1m4f1,03011511.2%01 from 4
1m5f – 2m481469.6%−1.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f213198.9%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m5747%−4.2—
Over 3m7114.3%+3.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gold Zain (GB) (Aqlaam)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ocean Quest (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Ocean Quest (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ocean Quest (IRE)1135f–6fGroup 3
Rhythm Of Zain (IRE)835f—
Ocean Bliss (IRE)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% −0.20
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +0.80
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% −2.20
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 3 1 33% −1.20
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Keithen Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 4 1 25% −2.20

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
03 May 26+164d Cork HORSE AND JOCKEY HOTEL Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) 12f · Soft · 15 ran Slow to begin - settled near the back and 9th at halfway - asked for effort over 3f out but made no dent on leaders - well held at the finish 13/15 2¾ 8-13 85126C66C Nathan Crosse 20/1
20 Nov 25+50d Lingfield (AW) BetMGM River Eden EBF Fillies' Stakes (Listed) (GBBPlus Race) Class 1 · 13f · Standard · 13 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early to set the pace - lost the advantage after 3f but stayed close up - asked for effort with 2f left but unable to gain ground - dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong to finish well beaten in 13th 13/13 5 9-0 8793B65A Shane Foley 22/1
01 Oct 25+39d Bellewstown Natures Best Maiden 12.5f · Soft · 11 ran Went straight to front - clear by a length with 3f remaining - shaken up to move further clear inside final furlong - stayed on strongly and allowed to coast home close to the line for an effortless success 1/11 9-3 —94A82A Shane Foley 4/5F
23 Aug 25+42d Curragh Donohue Marquees Maiden 10f · Good · 10 ran Settled just behind the front runner early - still in second at halfway - shifted wide entering the straight and slipped to third with no headway made a furlong out - held effort to the line in third 3/10 1¼ 9-3 —55A73A Shane Foley 15/2
12 Jul 25 Limerick Limerick Median Auction Fillies Maiden 11.5f · Good · 8 ran Towards the back of the pack - 6th at halfway and 5th with niggling 2f out - moved into 3rd over 1f out before taking 2nd inside the final 100 yards - plugged on at the one speed to finish 2nd 2/8 2¾ 8-12 —101A73A Keithen Kennedy 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lifting Sails (IRE) won?
Lifting Sails (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trains Lifting Sails (IRE)?
Lifting Sails (IRE) is trained by Mrs John Harrington, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 May 2026.
Who is Lifting Sails (IRE)'s sire?
Lifting Sails (IRE) is by Raven's Pass (USA) out of Gold Zain (GB), whose sire is Aqlaam.
What is Lifting Sails (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 3 May 2026. The highest on record is 87.
What is Lifting Sails (IRE)'s sire's record?
Raven's Pass (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 4,930 runs since Jan 2008 (452 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lifting Sails (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Gold Zain (GB), Lifting Sails (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ocean Quest (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Ocean Quest (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.