Horse profile
Rising Sky (IRE)
21 runs · 12 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Dundalk (AW)
Last run 15 Aug 2026 · 4th of 14
Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile
Rising Sky is 1 from 21 with the win coming in a handicap at Dundalk over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going in Mar 2026. The filly is held up in running and has recorded 0 from 11 on turf but 1 from 10 on all-weather. She finished 4 of 14 at Dundalk in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 56, which was 9lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 1–21Wins / Runs
- 4.8%Strike rate
- 4 (19%)Placed
- −13.50£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=21 · 0.52 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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 rating56↓ 9lb off peak
56
56–65
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 97A | 90 | 4 runs · 97 / 92.5 |
| Good | 9 | 117C | 91 | 6 runs · 117 / 92 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 89C | 78 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 117C | 90 | 9 runs · 117 / 90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 92A | 89 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 92C | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 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 21 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Mid-division 8 (38%) · 0 wins
- Held up 7 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 6 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,935 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | +6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,477 | 256 | 10.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Good | 3,167 | 264 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,340 | 109 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,717 | 136 | 7.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 469 | 50 | 10.7% | +1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5,673 | 534 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4,435 | 507 | 11.4% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7,628 | 643 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,043 | 158 | 7.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 580 | 44 | 7.6% | −1.5 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 170 | 9 | 5.3% | −3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 66 | 2 | 3% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.50 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McAteer | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Adam Grant | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shay Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Reese Holohan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Aug 26+29d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 18th September Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - boxed in for a moment 2f out - found extra room and made progress inside the final furlong - 5th with a furlong left - urged into 4th but couldn't quicken - stayed on same gait to finish 4th | 4/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 56 | 95B | 80A | Patrick McGettigan | 7/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+6d | Down Royal (IRE) | GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap settled in the pack - made headway into third by halfway - asked for effort in second 3f out - found nothing more and faded over 2f out | 5/7 | 10 | 8-10 | 59 | 106C | 53C | Adam Grant | 5/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+8d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap (0-60) Slow to begin - soon sitting close to the front group and up to 4th by halfway - denied room on the rail 2f out - soon asked for effort and edged across to the right with a furlong and a half left but found nothing further | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-11 | 60 | 111A | 68A | Patrick McGettigan | 11/2 |
| 03 Jul 26+9d | Bellewstown | Dore & Co. Solicitors Handicap (0-60) Sluggish start - settled midfield - pushed along in 7th with three furlongs left - unable to close and faded inside the final furlong | 11/16 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 60 | 78C | 58A | Adam Grant | 16/1 |
| 24 Jun 26+27d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching 2f out - improved to 6th inside final furlong - found extra to take 3rd near the line | 3/15 | hd | 8-11 | 60 | 117C | 71A | Shay Wallace | 40/1 |
| 28 May 26+32d | Fairyhouse | Racing Again Next Friday Apprentice Handicap Slow to get going - held up early - crept into contention by halfway - into 7th and pushed along - dropped away inside final 2f finishing well held | 14/16 | ¾ | 9-4 | 62 | 64C | 58C | Hugh Horgan | 14/1 |
| 26 Apr 26+30d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back past 5f - pushed along over 2f out and soon out of contention | 8/9 | hd | 8-4 | 62 | 76A | 53A | Sean D Bowen | 18/1 |
| 27 Mar 26+44d | Dundalk (AW) | Next Friday Fixture At Dundalk 10th April Handicap (0-60) Settled early towards the rear - moved into 5th with 3f left - pushed to reach contention 2f out then in a tussle a furlong out - hit the front inside the last - pulled clear near the line to win | 1/9 | 9-6 | 56 | 97A | 78A | Patrick McGettigan | 13/2 | |
| 11 Feb 26+98d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left and 6th approaching final furlong - stayed on at same effort late - finished 7th beaten 5 and a half lengths | 7/14 | nk | 9-3 | 56 | 83B | 68A | Reese Holohan | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 25+22d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Sat close to the front group - 5th at halfway - driven early in the straight without gaining ground and stayed on at one speed late to finish 7th | 7/12 | nk | 9-3 | 58 | 90A | 65A | Patrick McGettigan | 10/1 |
| 14 Oct 25+8d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Sat behind the front group early - second at halfway - urged on with 2f left - driven inside the final furlong - flattened out and gave way late to finish fourth | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-4 | 58 | 90B | 77A | Patrick McGettigan | 5/1 |
| 06 Oct 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hesitant start - soon into contention behind the front group - pushed along with two furlongs left - held a shot approaching the furlong marker but couldn't find more and finished sixth beaten 3.25 lengths | 6/12 | shd | 9-8 | 59 | 92A | 69A | Luke McAteer | 4/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+17d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Better On Football Handicap (0-60) Handy behind front pack - third at halfway - driven approaching the straight and again 2f out - unable to close and stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-12 | 60 | 90B | 77A | Luke McAteer | 8/1 |
| 02 Sep 25+12d | Gowran Park | Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Settled just behind the pace early - moved into third with 3f remaining - hit the front inside the final furlong - overtaken in the last 150 yards - stayed on but slipped to third at the line | 3/16 | nk | 9-7 | 60 | 89C | 84A | Patrick McGettigan | 8/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+17d | Leopardstown | Unio Employee Benefits Handicap Sat behind the front group early - 4th and driven on turning for home - 5th and asked for effort with a furlong left - unable to close and stayed on same tempo to finish 6th | 6/13 | nk | 9-4 | 62 | 91C | 77A | Luke McAteer | 6/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+60d | Naas | Curragh To Curragh Cycle On 30th August Handicap (Div 1) Dwelt at the break - held towards the back and wide entering the straight - pressed for effort with 2f left - found a short spurt of progress inside the final furlong - held on at the same rate to finish 8th | 8/16 | 2½ | 9-0 | 62 | 67C | 65A | Gavin Ryan | 13/2J |
| 05 Jun 25+24d | Leopardstown | AwardsandGifts.ie Handicap Settled with the pack early - fifth spot 3f from home - moved into contention turning in - edged closer inside final furlong but faded back to finish fourth | 4/18 | 1½ | 9-6 | 62 | 72C | 83A | Seamie Heffernan | 20/1 |
| 12 May 25+52d | Roscommon | Athlone Handicap Settled midfield and 8th at the halfway point - asked for effort 3f out and shifted to make progress on the outside into 5th with a furlong left - stayed on into 4th inside the last but never got competitive with the leaders | 4/15 | ½ | 9-7 | 65 | 92C | 85A | Luke McAteer | 12/1 |
| 21 Mar 25+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Settled in the pack towards the wide side - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close the gap - finished eighth | 8/14 | hd | 9-3 | — | 75B | 66A | Luke McAteer | 125/1 |
| 14 Feb 25+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Maiden Held up towards the back - asked for effort entering the straight and made progress into 8th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed under pressure inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/11 | hd | 9-3 | — | 77A | 66A | Luke McAteer | 250/1 |
| 10 Jan 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Maiden Tardy away and near the back - 8th at halfway and nudged into contention approaching the straight - nothing more to give from beyond 1f out | 10/10 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 66A | 53A | Luke McAteer | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rising Sky won?
- Rising Sky (IRE) won 1 of 21 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 4 times in total (19% of starts).
- Who trains Rising Sky?
- Rising Sky (IRE) is trained by Anthony McCann, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 August 2026.
- Who is Rising Sky's sire?
- Rising Sky (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Hidden Sky (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Rising Sky prefer?
- Rising Sky (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rising Sky's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 15 August 2026. The highest on record is 65.
- What is Rising Sky's sire's record?
- Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,935 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.