Love Is (IRE)
Love Is is a filly by Sioux Nation out of a Pivotal mare who won one of five starts at Class 3 level. Her success came at Windsor in May 2026 over 6f-7f on good to firm going. She has since raced twice at Ascot and finished fourth of 11 in a Class 1 race at Salisbury in Sep 2026 when last seen. She contested that race off her career-high mark of 86.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 86Highest OR
- 31dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 118
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 103A | 79 | 3 runs · 103 / 79 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 118A | 103 | 2 runs · 118 / 103 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 118A | 88 | 5 runs · 118 / 88 |
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 from 5 analysed runs since May 2026
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,879 runs since Jan 2008 (354 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 578. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 425 | 73 | 17.2% | +4.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 737 | 78 | 10.6% | −1.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 289 | 31 | 10.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 384 | 48 | 12.5% | +0.1 | — |
| Heavy | 113 | 14 | 12.4% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 927 | 114 | 12.3% | −0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 578 | 94 | 16.3% | +3.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,572 | 201 | 12.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 524 | 53 | 10.1% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 190 | 9 | 4.7% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +4.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Dark Tornado (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Dark Tornado (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Tornado (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Marie Paradis (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 6 |
| Raintree (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Cladach (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Winter Halo (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Slains Castle (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Marsh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Sep 26+41d | Salisbury | IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pace up front - pressed for effort 2f out - weakened close home to finish 4th | 4/11 | 2 | 9-2 | 86 | 118A | 93A | Oisin Murphy | 12/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+35d | Ascot | Flexjet Pat Eddery Stakes (Listed Race) Racing in mid-division - pushed along 2f out - never landed a blow in the finish | 6/10 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 86 | 79B | 76A | Finley Marsh | 13/2 |
| 19 Jun 26+28d | Ascot | Albany Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Raced up with the pack early - slipped back through the field after the first furlong - pushed along from 2f out and drifted off a true line entering the last furlong with little response - nudged a touch closer in the closing stages but well held | 14/25 | nk | 9-2 | — | 55C | 87A | Finley Marsh | 50/1 |
| 22 May 26+18d | Goodwood | Soil Association 80th Anniversary Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Settled at the back - driven into second inside the final furlong - closed on the leader but couldn't get past - beaten three quarters of a length into 2nd | 2/3 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 88C | 97C | Finley Marsh | 11/4 |
| 04 May 26 | Windsor | BetWright Windsor Flat Season Opener Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - urged forward under pressure with two furlongs remaining - made ground inside the final furlong - finished strongly to score close home | 1/6 | 9-2 | — | 103A | 89B | Finley Marsh | 16/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Love Is won?
- Love Is (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Love Is?
- Love Is (IRE) is trained by Richard Hughes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 September 2026.
- Who is Love Is's sire?
- Love Is (IRE) is by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Snowy Peak (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Love Is prefer?
- Love Is (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Love Is's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 3 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Love Is's sire's record?
- Sioux Nation (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,879 runs since Jan 2008 (354 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 578. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.
- Who are Love Is's siblings?
- Out of Snowy Peak (GB), Love Is (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dark Tornado (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Dark Tornado (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.