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Horse profile

Persian Spring (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Richard Hannon · Owner Mrs Fitri Hay
by Persian Force (IRE) out of Darwell (IRE) (Zamindar)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at York Last run 31 Jul 2026 · 10th of 18 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Persian Spring is a colt who won one of four starts, the success coming in a Class 2 novice at York over 6f-7f on good ground in May 2026. He has raced once at each of Goodwood, Ascot and Newmarket since, finishing 10 of 18 in a Class 2 nursery at Goodwood in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 88. All his turf runs have been on good to firm or good going. His sire is Persian Force.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 2

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 77 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newmarket, 3 May 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 80C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm377A693 runs · 77 / 69
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f280C74.52 runs · 80 / 74.5
Under 6f277A68.52 runs · 77 / 68.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 14 May 2026 Official rating 88 at the last run, 31 Jul 2026

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 4 figures · best 95A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm393A843 runs · 93 / 84
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f295A942 runs · 95 / 94
Under 6f284A762 runs · 84 / 76

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Persian Force (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 214 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm58813.8%+0.20 from 3
Good57814%+0.41 from 1
Good to Soft18211.1%−2.5—
Soft3026.7%−6.9—
Heavy7228.6%+15—
Standard (AW)42614.3%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7279.7%−3.90 from 2
6f – 7f1372216.1%+2.51 from 2
1m – 1m1f500%−13.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Darwell (IRE) (Zamindar)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Darwell Lion (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Beauty Inspire (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Darwell Lion (IRE)2347f–1m½fClass 4
Beauty Inspire (IRE)226f–6½fGroup 3
Camera Shy (IRE)2426f–7fClass 2
Hot Dakota (IRE)100——
Titch Smith (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 1 100% +3.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 1 33% +1.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 1 100% +3.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +2.50
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Spencer 3 1 33% +1.50
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
31 Jul 26+41d Goodwood Hawes & Curtis Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 18 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back on the near rail - eased across and pressed 2f out - crept into contention entering final furlong - unable to add to that late and finished 10th beaten 5 lengths 10/18 1 9-9 8869C93A Jamie Spencer 12/1
20 Jun 26+37d Ascot Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 21 ran Settled at the back in the middle of the track - squeezed for space approaching the final furlong - no threat throughout and finished 18th 18/21 ¾ 9-3 —60C68A Jamie Spencer 33/1
14 May 26+11d York Sky Bet ebfstallions.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 15 ran Settled off the pace in midfield - pulling hard early before being asked to close inside the last furlong - stayed on well to score 1/15 9-7 —80C95A Jamie Spencer 7/2J
03 May 26 Newmarket Tattersalls Online 40,000 EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Slow to break - held towards the back - driven approaching final 2f then stayed on until fading in the closing stages 5/7 ½ 9-7 —77A84A Sean Levey 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Persian Spring won?
Persian Spring (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Persian Spring?
Persian Spring (IRE) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 July 2026.
Who is Persian Spring's sire?
Persian Spring (IRE) is by Persian Force (IRE) out of Darwell (IRE), whose sire is Zamindar.
What is Persian Spring's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 31 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Persian Spring's sire's record?
Persian Force (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 214 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Persian Spring's siblings?
Out of Darwell (IRE), Persian Spring (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Darwell Lion (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Beauty Inspire (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.