Love Sonnet (IRE)
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.
- 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
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 132
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 132A | 103 | 2 runs · 132 / 103 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 132A | 98.5 | 3 runs · 132 / 112 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 97A | 75 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 86A | 81 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 86A | 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 522 runs since May 2024 (66 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 129 | 12 | 9.3% | +2.6 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 46 | 5 | 10.9% | +4.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 83 | 8 | 9.6% | +2.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −2.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 191 | 7 | 3.7% | −3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 221 | 16 | 7.2% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 175 | 8 | 4.6% | −2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 59 | 4 | 6.8% | +0.1 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 40 | 6 | 15% | +8.3 | 3 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −6.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2024 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatterbox (IRE) | 24 | 0 | — | — |
| Noivo (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Martha's Vineyard (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
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 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 | 74A | 105A | David Noonan | 18/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+59d | Haydock | Richard Howard 80th Birthday Celebration Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) 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 | 112A | 118B | James Davies | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+36d | Newbury | Odds Boost Tokens Live At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) 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 | 132A | 127A | James Davies | 6/1 | |
| 11 Nov 25+34d | Hereford | BetWright Bangers N'Cash Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) 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 | — | 77B | 116B | James Davies | 11/8F | |
| 08 Oct 25+84d | Ludlow | Lattitude 52 Lager Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) 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 | — | 85B | 105B | James Davies | 4/1 |
| 16 Jul 25+64d | Killarney | Muckross Irish Gin Handicap 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 | 97A | 83A | Colin Keane | 15/8F | |
| 13 May 25+24d | Killarney | Brehon Hotel Handicap 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 | 95A | 68A | Colin Keane | 7/1 | |
| 19 Apr 25+99d | Cork | Welcome To Racing Home For Easter Festival Maiden 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 | — | 53C | 51C | Wayne Lordan | 125/1 |
| 10 Jan 25+30d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Fillies Maiden 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 | — | 86A | 61A | Keithen Kennedy | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 24 | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Fillies Maiden 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 | — | 76A | 59A | 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 6.7% of 522 runs since May 2024 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 191.
- 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 Nov 2026.