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Horse profile

Moonlight Dance (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Jul 2005) · Last trainer D K Weld · Last owner Dr Michael Smurfit
by Sinndar (IRE) out of Style Of Life (USA) (The Minstrel)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jul 2005 — 7,767 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2005 · 1st of 6 Won last time out 3 wins · Curragh, Tipperary & Leopardstown Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Moonlight Dance (IRE) is 3 from 4, including a Group 3 win. Won last time out in the International Stakes at Curragh — a first Group 3 win in our archive. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Tipperary, 10 Jul 2005 Official rating 92 at the last run, 16 Jul 2005

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 2 figures · best 84C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f284C79—

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sinndar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,408 runs since Jan 2008 (394 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.2% from 256. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.3% from 132.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16531.3%+201 from 1
Good to Firm2563915.2%+3.92 from 3
Good81810713.1%+1.8—
Good to Soft5205410.4%−0.9—
Soft8849210.4%−0.9—
Heavy3863910.1%−1.2—
Standard (AW)525489.1%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7114.3%+3—
6f – 7f13275.3%−6—
1m – 1m1f337278%−3.33 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f89510511.7%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m85410912.8%+1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7418912%+0.7—
2m5f – 3m346329.2%−2.1—
Over 3m961414.6%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Style Of Life (USA) (The Minstrel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Grey Swallow (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Grey Swallow (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grey Swallow (IRE)311m2½fGroup 1
Diamond Star (IRE)70——
Battle Royal (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 2 67% +13.25
Firm 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 1 50% +4.00
Curragh 1 1 100% +12.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +2.25

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
16 Jul 05+6d Curragh International Stakes (Group 3) 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 8-11 92— Pat Smullen 12/1
10 Jul 05+8d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap (50-80) 9f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-8 8084C Pat Smullen 9/4F
02 Jul 05+17d Leopardstown Tote Ireland 75th Anniversary Handicap (50-80) 8f · Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-6 7474C Pat Smullen 5/1
15 Jun 05 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 3½ 9-0 74— Pat Smullen 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Moonlight Dance (IRE) won?
Moonlight Dance (IRE) won 3 of 4 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 75%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Moonlight Dance (IRE)?
Moonlight Dance (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 16 July 2005.
Who is Moonlight Dance (IRE)'s sire?
Moonlight Dance (IRE) is by Sinndar (IRE) out of Style Of Life (USA), whose sire is The Minstrel.
What going does Moonlight Dance (IRE) prefer?
Moonlight Dance (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Moonlight Dance (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 16 July 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Moonlight Dance (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sinndar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,408 runs since Jan 2008 (394 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.2% from 256. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.3% from 132.
Who are Moonlight Dance (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Style Of Life (USA), Moonlight Dance (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Grey Swallow (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Grey Swallow (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.