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Horse profile

Night Sphere (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Sep 2006) · Last trainer David Wachman · Last owner Joseph Joyce
by Night Shift (USA) out of High Spot (GB) (Shirley Heights)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2006 — 7,351 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2006 · 12th of 13 Won at Limerick New yard Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Night Sphere (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Jul 2005.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Night Sphere (IRE) has 5 produce in the archive, 3 winners — most wins Homage (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Homage (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Homage (IRE)1746f–1m½fClass 2
Spring Offensive (IRE)2747f–1mClass 2
Harmony Spirit (IRE)526fClass 2
Parisian Princess (IRE)130——
Recurrent (IRE)10——

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 42C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 11 Sep 2006 Official rating 80 at the last run, 11 Sep 2006

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 6 figures · best 61C · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good261C51.5—
Soft236C32—
Good to Firm261C58.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f361C61—
1m – 1m1f236C32—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Night Shift (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+3.1—
Good to Firm451419.1%+0.40 from 2
Good478469.6%+0.91 from 2
Good to Soft2092210.5%+1.8—
Soft261207.7%−10 from 2
Heavy7322.7%−6—
Standard (AW)670548.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2592710.4%+1.7—
6f – 7f734587.9%−0.81 from 3
1m – 1m1f471459.6%+0.90 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f297299.8%+1.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m248197.7%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f134118.2%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m3200%−8.7—
Over 3m100%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
High Spot (GB) (Shirley Heights)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rockalong (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rockalong (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rockalong (IRE)1237f–1mClass 4
Missit (IRE)516fClass 6
Liberty Sky (IRE)1111m1fClass 6
Family Focus (IRE)50——
Izzy Lou (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% +8.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +9.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +7.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Smullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 1 100% +9.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 1 33% +7.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 5 1 20% +5.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 1 run
11 Sep 06+357d Galway Tom Hogan Lexus Handicap (60-90) 12f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 13 8-9 8042C Wayne Lordan 16/1
2005 · 5 runs
19 Sep 05+24d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 15/16 3½ 8-12 8436C Seamie Heffernan 20/1
26 Aug 05+27d Tralee Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery 8f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 30 8-7 8428C Pat Smullen 6/1
30 Jul 05+29d Galway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 7 9-3 8661C Pat Smullen 7/2
01 Jul 05+7d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 8-11 —61C Declan McDonogh 9/1
24 Jun 05 Curragh Blue Square Casino EBF Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 3 8-11 —56C N G McCullagh 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Night Sphere won?
Night Sphere (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Night Sphere?
Night Sphere (IRE) was trained by David Wachman on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 11 September 2006.
Who is Night Sphere's sire?
Night Sphere (IRE) is by Night Shift (USA) out of High Spot (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What is Night Sphere's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 11 September 2006. The highest on record is 86.
What is Night Sphere's sire's record?
Night Shift (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Night Sphere's siblings?
Out of High Spot (GB), Night Sphere (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rockalong (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rockalong (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Night Sphere produced winners?
As a dam, Night Sphere (IRE) has 5 produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Homage (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Homage (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. 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.