Horse profile
Persica (IRE)
by New Bay (GB) out of Rubira (AUS) (Lope De Vega)
27 runs · 15 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · 8 courses
Ran 3 days ago · 14th of 20
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
Persica has nine wins from 27 runs in our archive including three Group 3 wins and two Listed wins in our archive. His biggest win came in the Betfred Diomed Stakes at Epsom Downs in Jun 2025. He won the Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes at Haydock in Sep 2026 on heavy ground and the Betvictor Steventon Stakes at Newbury in Jul 2026 on good to firm. He finished 14 of 20 in the Balmoral Handicap Stakes at Ascot in Oct 2026.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 9–27Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 12 (44.4%)Placed
- +13.83£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 2.15Fair A/E n=27 · 1.90 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 rating114At career-high mark
114
86–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 100A | 90.5 | 2 · 89 / 86.5 |
| Good | 7 | 110A | 100 | 4 · 107 / 101.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 122C | 89.5 | 2 · 95 / 88 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 94A | 86 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 117A | 114 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 122C | 97.5 | 6 · 107 / 98 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 117A | 94 | 3 · 100 / 89 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 88A | 84 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 17 analysed runs
- Prominent 9 (53%) · 3 wins
- Held up 4 (24%) · 1 win
- Midfield 3 (18%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 3,942 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 586 | 92 | 15.7% | +1.3 | 2 from 8 |
| Good | 994 | 140 | 14.1% | −0.3 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 466 | 69 | 14.8% | +0.4 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 614 | 79 | 12.9% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 170 | 26 | 15.3% | +0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,104 | 160 | 14.5% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,176 | 182 | 15.5% | +1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,258 | 164 | 13% | −1.4 | 4 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,080 | 163 | 15.1% | +0.7 | 4 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 268 | 39 | 14.6% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 7 | 13.2% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
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
Rubira (AUS) (Lope De Vega)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them That's Amore (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (That's Amore (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That's Amore (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m–1m3f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.50 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 16 | 5 | 31% | +2.33 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 4 | 31% | +0.33 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 4 | 36% | +5.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Levey | 16 | 5 | 31% | +11.50 |
| Ryan Moore | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.50 |
| James Doyle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Toby Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.67 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +6.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26+22d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing) Held position on far rail group close to the pace - pushed gently over 2f out - no response over 1f out then faded inside final furlong to finish 14th | 14/20 | nk | 9-9 | 114 | 60C | 100A | Toby Moore | 22/1 |
| 25 Sep 26+20d | Newmarket | Betway Joel Stakes (Group 2) Settled just off the front group through the middle stages - pushed along and closed on the eventual winner two furlongs out - stayed on at a similar rate in the last furlong - edged out of second in the closing strides finishing third | 3/7 | nk | 9-6 | 114 | 107A | 103A | James Doyle | 10/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+14d | Haydock | Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3) Settled close to the front - narrowed the gap on the pace setter 2f out - locked together with rival a furlong out - edged in command inside the final 110yds - repelled a late rally on the line to prevail | 1/9 | 9-5 | 114 | 101A | 105A | James Doyle | 100/30 | |
| 22 Aug 26+35d | York | Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) held up towards the back - driven for effort with over 2f left and stayed on - urged 1f out - moved into third - held that spot to the line | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 114 | 81A | 101A | Sean Levey | 11/2 |
| 18 Jul 26+15d | Newbury | Betvictor Steventon Stakes (Listed Race) Handy behind the pace - driven 2f out - went on approaching the final furlong - stayed on to the line | 1/5 | 9-8 | 114 | 89C | 100B | Sean Levey | 1/1F | |
| 03 Jul 26+17d | Sandown | Davies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed) Handy early behind the front group - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on inside the last furlong - moved into second close home - unable to get past the winner | 2/6 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 114 | 100A | 101B | Ryan Moore | 3/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+11d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Settled at the back - angled right and ridden to make ground over 1f out - kept on into 5th at the line | 5/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 114 | 84C | 101A | Sean Levey | 18/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+51d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) Settled in the pack early - made effortless headway into contention 2f out - driven to the front and drifted right approaching the final furlong - overtaken briefly then rallied to regain the advantage - caught in the last strides for second | 2/8 | nse | 9-8 | 112 | 95A | 111A | Sean Levey | 11/4 |
| 15 Apr 26+220d | Newmarket | Betway Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) Held a forward position early - asked for effort with over 2f left - couldn't find extra approaching the final furlong - dropped from third close to the line - finished fourth | 4/6 | nse | 9-2 | 112 | 103A | 97B | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 07 Sep 25+14d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 12/12 | 11 | 9-4 | — | — | — | William Buick | 40/1 |
| 24 Aug 25+78d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2) Went straight to the front - lost the advantage by halfway but stayed in touch - urged forward with 2f left - faded steadily to finish sixth | 6/6 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 114 | 100A | 88B | Sean Levey | 7/2 |
| 07 Jun 25+21d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) Settled towards the back early - moved smoothly into contention out wide approaching 2f out and up into second with a furlong left - driven to the front in the final 110 yards to score | 1/8 | 9-11 | 112 | 110A | 114A | Ryan Moore | 6/4F | |
| 17 May 25+32d | Newbury | BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Held handy early - urged into effort with two furlongs left - dropped away inside final furlong - well held at the finish | 8/8 | 5 | 9-2 | 112 | 92A | 76A | Tom Marquand | 22/1 |
| 15 Apr 25+52d | Newmarket | bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) Handy in third early - moved into second with 5f left - hit the front looking comfortable 2f out - pushed along a furlong later - edged away to score going away | 1/5 | 9-2 | 110 | 122C | 105B | Ryan Moore | 3/1 | |
| 22 Feb 25+126d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Winter Derby Stakes (Group 3) Tracked the front group early - pushed along a furlong out but couldn't gain on the pair ahead - held position for third with nothing more near the line | 3/7 | 4 | 9-2 | 110 | 94A | 91A | Sean Levey | 17/2 |
| 19 Oct 24+28d | Ascot | Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Middle Distance) Drifted right at the off - held up towards the back - made progress wide 3f out - drifted right to challenge with the front group 2f out - well there with a shout over 1f out - faded inside the closing stages | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 112 | 114B | 91A | Sean Levey | 50/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+28d | Ayr | LiveScore Bet Doonside Cup Stakes (Listed) Settled in the pack early - moved up wide to join the front markers 3f out - hit the front 2f out - kept responding to the line for a comfortable win | 1/9 | 9-0 | 110 | 95A | 103A | Sean Levey | 9/2 | |
| 24 Aug 24+49d | Windsor | Weatherbys Global Stallions App Winter Hill Stakes (Group 3) Settled midfield early - lost momentum three furlongs out - moved across to the far rail approaching two out - rallied inside the final furlong - couldn't close on the leading two and held for third | 3/7 | 3½ | 9-0 | 110 | 103B | 89A | Sean Levey | 5/2 |
| 06 Jul 24+16d | Sandown | Coral Daily Rewards Shaker Handicap | 1/10 | 9-4 | 100 | 117A | 109A | Sean Levey | 5/2 | |
| 20 Jun 24+19d | Ascot | King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 11/19 | ½ | 9-9 | 101 | 93C | 97A | Sean Levey | 14/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+14d | Epsom Downs | Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap | 1/12 | 9-9 | 92 | 84A | 104A | Sean Levey | 9/2 | |
| 18 May 24+42d | Newbury | Trade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 92 | 72C | 98A | Sean Levey | 16/1 |
| 06 Apr 24+210d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily British EBF Conditions Stakes | 3/5 | ½ | 9-6 | 92 | 86C | 98B | Sean Levey | 8/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Nursery | 1/6 | 9-10 | 86 | 63A | 92B | Pat Dobbs | 6/4F | |
| 24 Aug 23+8d | York | Goffs UK Harry Beeby Premier Yearling Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/22 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 71C | 82A | Sean Levey | 8/1 |
| 16 Aug 23+3d | Salisbury | Michael Brunton Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/9 | 9-7 | — | 88A | 101A | Sean Levey | 10/1 | |
| 13 Aug 23 | Leicester | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/8 | 7 | 9-7 | — | 84C | 56C | Hollie Doyle | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Persica (IRE) won?
- Persica (IRE) won 9 of 27 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 12 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Persica (IRE)?
- Persica (IRE) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Persica (IRE)'s sire?
- Persica (IRE) is by New Bay (GB) out of Rubira (AUS), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
- What going does Persica (IRE) prefer?
- Persica (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Persica (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Persica (IRE)'s sire's record?
- New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 3,942 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
- Who are Persica (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Rubira (AUS), Persica (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: That's Amore (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (That's Amore (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.