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Northern Sky (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2018) · Last trainer Adrian Paul Keatley · Last owner Mrs B Keatley
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Moon Flower (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
20 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Dec 2018 — 2,881 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2018 Won at Sligo Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Northern Sky (IRE) is 1 from 20. Hasn't won since Jun 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 95.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating95At career-high mark
95 51–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 22 May 2018

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 4 figures · best 76B · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy251C50—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m376B51—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 6 figures · best 150C · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm2115C106.5—
Soft2150C111—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4150C115.5—
1m5f – 2m2115C106.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 4 Mar 2017 Official rating 95 at the last jumps run, 7 Dec 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 14 May 2018 Official rating 57 at the last flat run, 3 Jul 2018

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 87A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy286C86—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m387A86—
2m1f – 2m4f281C81—
Flat 14 figures · best 81A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft781A60—
Good to Firm375A64—
Heavy277A65.5—
Good258A58—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f881A61—
1m5f – 2m364A58—
1m – 1m1f375A56—

Of 20 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 20 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.60 from 3
Good2,4992489.9%−1.30 from 3
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.71 from 9
Heavy6567811.9%+0.70 from 4
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+1—
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.91 from 8
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.60 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−5—
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Moon Flower (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Around The Moon (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Moonlight Rhapsody (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Around The Moon (IRE)1631m1½f–1m2½f—
Silk Gallery (USA)1815fClass 6
Moonlight Rhapsody (IRE)611m2fClass 5
Enchanting Muse (USA)415½f—
Emperor Ferdinand (IRE)80——
Around Me (IRE)50——
Modewarre (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 1 11% −3.50
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +4.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% −2.50
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael Hussey 3 0 0% −3.00
Roger Loughran 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Ian Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Brassil 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J Walton 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Gallagher 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
M J Kenneally 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Dolan 1 1 100% +4.50
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Blinkers 6 1 17% −0.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 7 0 0% −7.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 9 1 11% −3.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 1 7% −8.50
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 7 runs
07 Dec 18+102d Sedgefield MansionBet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-0 95—— Ian Queally 16/1
27 Aug 18+34d Downpatrick Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 11/14 5½ 11-0 8857C81C Conor Brassil 25/1
24 Jul 18+21d Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 17.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 3¼ 10-7 90—81A Roger Loughran 20/1
03 Jul 18+42d Hamilton Hamilton Park Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap Class 5 · 13f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 9 8-6 57115C40C Danny Sheehy 4/1
22 May 18+8d Ayr Book Now For The Scottish Sun Raceday Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 13f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 10-1 5798A64A Miss J Walton 6/4F
14 May 18+23d Tipperary Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Handicap (45-70) 12.5f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 nk 9-0 54150C81A Shane Foley 8/1
21 Apr 18+313d Limerick Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie For Twilight Racing Handicap (45-65) 11.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 2 9-0 51109C77A Shane Foley 14/1
2017 · 4 runs
12 Jun 17+51d Roscommon Oran Handicap (45-75) 10f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 4½ 8-10 5772C50C Shane Foley 13/2
22 Apr 17+49d Limerick Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie For Twilight Racing Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 11.5f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 1¾ 8-11 58122C58A Killian Gallagher 9/1
04 Mar 17+28d Navan Racing 19th March Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 17 11-7 —51C86C Roger Loughran 40/1
04 Feb 17+137d Fairyhouse Coolmore Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 16/25 2¾ 10-12 —49C86C Jonathan Burke 66/1
2016 · 9 runs
20 Sep 16+54d Ballinrobe Sponsors Day At Ballinrobe 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 15 10-12 —76B87A Jonathan Burke 6/1
28 Jul 16+10d Galway Guinness Foals Handicap (50-70) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 5/18 2¼ 8-8 62—60A Leigh Roche 7/1
18 Jul 16+20d Ballinrobe Daily Tips On Thetote.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 13f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 nk 8-11 62—58A M J Kenneally 9/4J
28 Jun 16+34d Sligo Audi Sligo Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 10.5f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 8-6 57—71A Robbie Dolan 9/2
25 May 16+16d Hamilton Book Now For Saints And Sinners Handicap Class 6 · 9f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 1 8-9 52—75A Joe Fanning 6/4F
09 May 16+16d Roscommon Roscommon Handicap 10f · Yielding · 14 ran 4/14 nk 8-8 52—62A Michael Hussey 50/1
23 Apr 16+20d Limerick FA Cup Betting At 188BET E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Yielding · 6 ran 6/6 1¾ 9-5 ——45B Chris Hayes 66/1
03 Apr 16+14d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) 10f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 2 9-5 ——54C Michael Hussey 100/1
20 Mar 16 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 8f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 19/25 2 9-5 ——56C Michael Hussey 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Northern Sky won?
Northern Sky (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 5 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Northern Sky?
Northern Sky (IRE) was trained by Adrian Paul Keatley on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 7 December 2018.
Who is Northern Sky's sire?
Northern Sky (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Moon Flower (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Northern Sky prefer?
Northern Sky (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Northern Sky's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 7 December 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Northern Sky's sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Northern Sky's siblings?
Out of Moon Flower (IRE), Northern Sky (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Around The Moon (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Moonlight Rhapsody (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2016. 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.