How many races has Love Sonnet won?

Love Sonnet (IRE) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).

Who trains Love Sonnet?

Love Sonnet (IRE) is trained by Tim Vaughan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.

Who is Love Sonnet's sire?

Love Sonnet (IRE) is by Shaman (IRE) out of Kiss Goodnight (IRE), whose sire is Papal Bull.

What going does Love Sonnet prefer?

Love Sonnet (IRE) has the best record on 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 Love Sonnet's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 116.

What is Love Sonnet's sire's record?

Shaman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 189.

Who are Love Sonnet's siblings?

Out of Kiss Goodnight (IRE), Love Sonnet (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Love Sonnet (IRE)

4yo filly · Trainer Tim Vaughan · Owner Paul Bowtell Jonathan Shinton

by Shaman (IRE) out of Kiss Goodnight (IRE) (Papal Bull)

10 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2024

As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

4 wins · Newbury, Hereford & Killarney Last run 10 Oct 2026 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 114

KTB Profile

Love Sonnet is a filly who has won four of ten starts, all on turf. She recorded three wins over 1m5f – 2m, including at Newbury in a Class 3 juvenile hurdle on good to soft in Dec 2025 and at Hereford in a Class 4 fillies juvenile hurdle on good the previous month, and one win over 1m2f – 1m4f in a handicap at Killarney. She has also won twice at Killarney overall. Typically held up, she finished 9 of 9 at Chepstow in Oct 2026 when last raced off OR 114.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026

4–10Wins / Runs
40%Strike rate
5 (50%)Placed
+10.26£1 level staken=10 at SP
3.21Fair A/E n=10 · 2.75 incl. margin
116Highest OR
74dAvg between runs

Official rating114↓ 2lb off peak

114 60–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 132 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 17 Dec 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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 132^A · median 85

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	2	132^A	103	2 runs · 132 / 103
Soft	1	—	—	1 run · —
Good	1	—	—	1 run · —
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	4	132^A	98.5	3 runs · 132 / 112
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	1 run · —

Flat 5 figures · best 97^A · median 86

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Soft	2	97^A	75	—
Standard (AW)	2	86^A	81	—
Good	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	3	86^A	76	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 127^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 17 Dec 2025 Official rating 114 at the last jumps run, 10 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 83^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 16 Jul 2025 Official rating 66 at the last flat run, 16 Jul 2025

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 127^A · median 116

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	2	127^A	116	2 runs · 127 / 116
Soft	1	—	—	1 run · —
Good	1	—	—	1 run · —
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	4	127^A	117	3 runs · 127 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	1 run · —

Flat 5 figures · best 83^A · median 61

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Soft	2	83^A	67	—
Standard (AW)	2	61^A	60	—
Good	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	3	61^A	59	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 18 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 10 analysed runs since Dec 2024

Mid-division 4 (40%) · 1 win
Prominent 4 (40%) · 1 win
Led 1 (10%) · 1 win
Held up 1 (10%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Shaman (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 189.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	49	2	4.1%	−2.7	0 from 1
Good	128	12	9.4%	+2.6	2 from 2
Good to Soft	46	5	10.9%	+4.1	1 from 2
Soft	83	8	9.6%	+2.8	1 from 3
Heavy	23	1	4.3%	−2.5	—
Standard (AW)	189	7	3.7%	−3.1	0 from 2

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	14	1	7.1%	+0.3	—
6f – 7f	219	16	7.3%	+0.5	—
1m – 1m1f	174	8	4.6%	−2.2	0 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f	59	4	6.8%	0	1 from 1
1m5f – 2m	40	6	15%	+8.2	3 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f	11	0	0%	−6.8	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	1	0	0%	−6.8	—

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

Dam

Kiss Goodnight (IRE) (Papal Bull)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Win trips	Best grade
Chatterbox (IRE)	24	—	—
Noivo (IRE)	2	—	—
Martha's Vineyard (IRE)	8	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	3	1	33%	−0.12
Good to Soft	2	1	50%	+5.00
Good	2	2	100%	+8.38
Standard (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00
Good to Firm	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	3	1	33%	−0.62
Class 2	1	0	0%	−1.00
Class 3	1	1	100%	+6.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Killarney	2	2	100%	+8.88
Dundalk (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00
Chepstow	1	0	0%	−1.00
Haydock	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newbury	1	1	100%	+6.00
Hereford	1	1	100%	+1.38
Ludlow	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cork	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	5	3	60%	+7.26
1m – 1m1f	3	0	0%	−3.00
2m1f – 2m4f	1	0	0%	−1.00
1m2f – 1m4f	1	1	100%	+7.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
James Davies	4	2	50%	+5.38
Colin Keane	2	2	100%	+8.88
David Noonan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wayne Lordan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Keithen Kennedy	1	0	0%	−1.00
Shane Foley	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	2	0	0%	−2.00
2025	7	4	57%	+13.26
2024	1	0	0%	−1.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	5	2	40%	+4.38
Flat	5	2	40%	+5.88

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 · 2 runs
10 Oct 26+238d	Chepstow	McCarthy Construction Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran pulled hard early - raced in the pack's centre before sliding to the back third - short-lived rally 3 out - flagged under pressure 2 out and finished 9th	9/9	nk	11-11	114	74^A	105^A	David Noonan	18/1
14 Feb 26+59d	Haydock	Richard Howard 80th Birthday Celebration Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran Held up handy on rail early - pressed for effort approaching 3 out then found little into 2 out - kept battling to finish - always held for the places	4/7	5½	11-1	116	112^A	118^B	James Davies	18/1
2025 · 7 runs
17 Dec 25+36d	Newbury	Odds Boost Tokens Live At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Tracked the prominent front-runner - nudged forward after 3 out - reeled in the pacesetter approaching the last and hit the front 1f out - pulled right out to score comfortably	1/10		10-13	102	132^A	127^A	James Davies	6/1
11 Nov 25+34d	Hereford	BetWright Bangers N'Cash Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran Shared advantage early - pushed along battling for command after second-last - hit the front at the final flight and edged clear to the finish	1/6		11-0	—	77^B	116^B	James Davies	11/8F
08 Oct 25+84d	Ludlow	Lattitude 52 Lager Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Held up behind pacesetter who opened a gap after 3rd - made ground 4 out - hit front before 3 out but drifted markedly right and was reheaded - kept on at one tempo without threatening the winner - finished second	2/6	4	11-0	—	85^B	105^B	James Davies	4/1
16 Jul 25+64d	Killarney	Muckross Irish Gin Handicap 14.5f · Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack - still 8th at halfway - moved through smartly on the rail nearing the straight - hit the front approaching 3f out - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on strongly to score clear	1/10		9-0	66	97^A	83^A	Colin Keane	15/8F
13 May 25+24d	Killarney	Brehon Hotel Handicap 11f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - moving smoothly to advance approaching 3f out - hit the front over 2f out and kept going strongly to the line	1/8		9-2	60	95^A	68^A	Colin Keane	7/1
19 Apr 25+99d	Cork	Welcome To Racing Home For Easter Festival Maiden 8f · Soft · 17 ran Settled midpack early - 8th at halfway - driven approaching final 2f - unable to quicken inside final furlong - finished 12th well held	12/17	nse	9-3	—	53^C	51^C	Wayne Lordan	125/1
10 Jan 25+30d	Dundalk (AW)	View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Fillies Maiden 8f · Standard · 12 ran Held handy on the wide side early - 6th at halfway - driven with 2f left and stayed on at one gear inside the closing furlong - finished 7th	7/12	shd	8-12	—	86^A	61^A	Keithen Kennedy	25/1
2024 · 1 run
11 Dec 24	Dundalk (AW)	DundalkStadium.com Fillies Maiden 8f · Standard · 11 ran Settled in the pack - improved into 5th before being asked for effort 2f out but ran into trouble and was sharply hampered - dropped away final furlong and unable to fight back for 9th	9/11	nk	9-2	—	76^A	59^A	Shane Foley	14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Love Sonnet won?: Love Sonnet (IRE) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Love Sonnet?: Love Sonnet (IRE) is trained by Tim Vaughan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
Who is Love Sonnet's sire?: Love Sonnet (IRE) is by Shaman (IRE) out of Kiss Goodnight (IRE), whose sire is Papal Bull.
What going does Love Sonnet prefer?: Love Sonnet (IRE) has the best record on 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 Love Sonnet's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 116.
What is Love Sonnet's sire's record?: Shaman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 189.
Who are Love Sonnet's siblings?: Out of Kiss Goodnight (IRE), Love Sonnet (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 10 analysed runs since Dec 2024

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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▾Class 5 of 10 runs

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