Horse profile
Mostly Sunny (IRE)
by Zarak (FR) out of Belle Above All (GB) (New Approach)
38 runs · 24 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 6 courses
Ran 10 days ago · 13th of 15
Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile
Mostly Sunny is a gelding with six wins from 38 starts, including four on turf and two on all-weather. He has won over 1m2f – 1m4f, 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f on good and good to soft going. His biggest success came in a Class 2 handicap hurdle at Plumpton in Apr 2025 off an official rating of 109. He last ran at Chepstow in Oct 2026, finishing 13 of 15.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 6–38Wins / Runs
- 15.8%Strike rate
- 16 (42.1%)Placed
- −2.39£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=38 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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.
Official rating117↓ 2lb off peak
117
75–119
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 124
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 166B | 115 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 110C | 77.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 3 | 81C | 74 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 109B | 90 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 166B | 117 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 124A | 94.5 | 1 · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 120B | 97.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 105A | 66 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 108A | 101 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 117A | 105 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 120B | 97.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 101A | 95 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 66C | 64 | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 38 runs · as at 17 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,965 runs since Jan 2008 (326 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.1% from 242. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 201.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 13 | 16% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 297 | 49 | 16.5% | +1 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 406 | 62 | 15.3% | −0.2 | 2 from 7 |
| Soft | 546 | 91 | 16.7% | +1.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 265 | 48 | 18.1% | +2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 363 | 40 | 11% | −4.5 | 2 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 201 | 14 | 7% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 577 | 97 | 16.8% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 741 | 111 | 15% | −0.5 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 242 | 51 | 21.1% | +5.6 | 3 from 20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 173 | 26 | 15% | −0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +1.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Belle Above All (GB) (New Approach)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Marama (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Marama (GB)).
Family form: Sweet Horizon (GB) won at Bath, 8 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marama (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m2½f | Class 4 |
| Sweet Horizon (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| The Renegade (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | +3.36 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.75 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +1.00 |
| Class 4 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +5.36 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.36 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 3 | 15% | −10.89 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 14 | 3 | 21% | +4.61 |
| Joshua Bryan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Tristan Durrell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jason Watson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gina Mangan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 3 | 17% | −7.89 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Blinkers | 10 | 2 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +0.61 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 3 | 16% | −0.39 |
| Flat | 19 | 3 | 16% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct 26+373d | Chepstow | LSL Racing Handicap Hurdle Race Rear throughout - jumped poorly by the third - finished 13th and miles behind | 13/15 | 6 | 11-11 | 117 | 47C | 108C | Harry Skelton | 22/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+32d | Warwick | Ignite Incentives Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - well off the tempo - stayed on from 2 out to claim fourth | 4/5 | 8 | 11-12 | 118 | 129C | 113B | Harry Skelton | 5/2 |
| 30 Aug 25+42d | Newton Abbot | Aubrey Loze Memorial Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the front group wide - urged forward and lost ground into the home turn - late progress from the back marker - finished third beaten 3 lengths | 3/8 | 3 | 10-2 | 118 | 110C | 121A | Harry Atkins | 5/1 |
| 19 Jul 25+20d | Market Rasen | Unibet Moneyback As Cash Races Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - driven from three out - kept going without threatening to trouble the leaders | 4/8 | 6 | 10-13 | 119 | 124A | 120A | Harry Atkins | 4/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+50d | Uttoxeter | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - made progress into contention 3 out - hit the second-last awkwardly - pushed along to share third place approaching the final fence - dropped back to finish fourth | 4/14 | ½ | 10-11 | 119 | 108B | 126A | Harry Skelton | 7/2F |
| 10 May 25+14d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - pushed along before two out - moved right and made ground into the last - closed on the front pair only to find nothing near the line | 4/13 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 117 | — | 122A | Tristan Durrell | 14/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+5d | Sandown | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards back early - mistake 4th - made progress 2 out - eased right and driven approaching last - stayed on strongly to snatch second near finish | 2/10 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 109 | 115A | 123A | Harry Skelton | 10/3F |
| 21 Apr 25+32d | Plumpton | Southern Cranes Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - crept through easily on the outer as the field bent for home - pushed into command approaching the final flight and powered clear to the line | 1/10 | 10-11 | 109 | — | 134A | Harry Skelton | 14/1 | |
| 20 Mar 25+13d | Ludlow | NFU Mutual Insurance Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front group early - fluffed the fence 4 out and gave up ground - held off the pace from there to finish 5th | 5/7 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 111 | 166B | 108B | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 07 Mar 25+13d | Exeter | CRS Building Supplies Handicap Hurdle Positioned behind front group wide - dropped away approaching 4 out - well beaten from there - finished 7th | 7/8 | 9½ | 11-3 | 113 | 90C | 102C | Harry Skelton | 22/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+18d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network EMEA Handicap Hurdle Settled at back of field - pushed along before 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish 5th | 5/7 | ½ | 11-3 | 115 | 81C | 100C | Tristan Durrell | 20/1 |
| 04 Feb 25+118d | Taunton | Gold Cup Lunch 14th March Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - never got competitive - well held at the line | 12/14 | 1¾ | 11-8 | 117 | 60C | 102C | Tristan Durrell | 25/1 |
| 09 Oct 24+12d | Ludlow | Remembering Margaret Roberts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace early - shared front spot before regaining advantage - driven and lost front spot approaching 3 out - stayed on without troubling winner from 2 out to finish second | 2/6 | 17 | 11-12 | 117 | 117A | 116B | Harry Skelton | 7/4 |
| 27 Sep 24+69d | Worcester | DragonBet Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Stumbled early - dropped towards back of field - detached and outpaced approaching 2 out - finished last | 9/12 | 43 | 11-2 | 118 | 74C | 102C | Harry Skelton | 17/2 |
| 20 Jul 24+20d | Market Rasen | Unibet Daily Industry Best Prices Summer Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/17 | ½ | 10-13 | 117 | 109B | 135A | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
| 30 Jun 24+26d | Uttoxeter | Bet Boost At Bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | nse | 11-9 | 112 | 92A | 140A | Harry Skelton | 6/4F |
| 04 Jun 24+14d | Southwell | Prestige Safety Your Competent H&S Service Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-13 | 102 | 63A | 142B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F | |
| 21 May 24+14d | Huntingdon | My Pension Expert Your Trusted Advisers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 11-4 | — | 108B | 121A | Harry Skelton | 4/11F | |
| 07 May 24+97d | Southwell | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/11 | ½ | 11-4 | — | — | 123A | Harry Skelton | 8/11F |
| 31 Jan 24+47d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap (Div 1) | 1/9 | 9-11 | 75 | 100A | 88A | Jack Mitchell | 4/1 | |
| 15 Dec 23+25d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-1 | 77 | 102C | 63C | P J McDonald | 8/1 |
| 20 Nov 23+58d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 6/14 | ½ | 9-6 | 78 | 66B | 77A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+10d | York | New To York Rio Brazilian Handicap | 4/12 | 6½ | 10-1 | 79 | 108A | 79A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/2 |
| 13 Sep 23+21d | Southwell (AW) | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Racing League Race 40 Handicap | 7/11 | ¾ | 8-13 | 80 | 90A | 70A | Gina Mangan | 6/1 |
| 23 Aug 23+19d | York | Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 4/14 | nk | 8-11 | 80 | 93C | 80A | Kieran O'Neill | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 23+34d | Goodwood | Coral Goodwood Handicap | 16/17 | 11 | 8-3 | 80 | 62C | 65C | Hayley Turner | 14/1 |
| 01 Jul 23+20d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Northumberland Vase Handicap | 2/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 78 | 120B | 81A | Jason Hart | 5/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+30d | Goodwood | Rod Gaskin Garden Machinery Handicap | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-0 | 78 | 117A | 76A | Jason Watson | 12/1 |
| 12 May 23+21d | Chester | tote Fantasy, Whos In Your Stable Chester Plate Handicap | 7/14 | ¾ | 9-6 | 80 | 66C | 72A | Jack Mitchell | 33/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+161d | Newbury | Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd Silver Bar Handicap | 7/10 | 18 | 8-9 | 82 | 62C | 64C | Marco Ghiani | 11/2 |
| 11 Nov 22+21d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 1/7 | 9-5 | 77 | 108A | 80A | P J McDonald | 9/2 | |
| 21 Oct 22+14d | Newbury | Gardner Mechanical Services Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 77 | 105A | 82A | Jason Watson | 14/1 |
| 07 Oct 22+22d | York | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 14/14 | ½ | 8-6 | 79 | 58C | 64C | Connor Beasley | 28/1 |
| 15 Sep 22+75d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Bet Boost Racing League Race Thirty-Six (Handicap) | 7/12 | 1½ | 8-9 | 80 | 95A | 70A | Andrew Mullen | 14/1 |
| 02 Jul 22+30d | Haydock | Bet365 Handicap | 12/14 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 82 | 90C | 67A | Joshua Bryan | 25/1 |
| 02 Jun 22+19d | Leicester | Leicester City FC EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 101A | 83A | Joshua Bryan | 11/2 | |
| 14 May 22+32d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 4¼ | 9-4 | — | 90C | 72B | Joshua Bryan | 9/1 |
| 12 Apr 22 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/8 | nk | 9-2 | — | 87A | 78A | Joshua Bryan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mostly Sunny (IRE) won?
- Mostly Sunny (IRE) won 6 of 38 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 16 times in total (42.1% of starts).
- Who trains Mostly Sunny (IRE)?
- Mostly Sunny (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Mostly Sunny (IRE)'s sire?
- Mostly Sunny (IRE) is by Zarak (FR) out of Belle Above All (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What going does Mostly Sunny (IRE) prefer?
- Mostly Sunny (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Mostly Sunny (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Mostly Sunny (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,965 runs since Jan 2008 (326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.1% from 242. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 201.
- Who are Mostly Sunny (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Belle Above All (GB), Mostly Sunny (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Marama (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Marama (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.