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Horse profile

Sahara Ace (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Adrian McGuinness · Owner Adrian Mcguinness
1 run · 1 course · from Sep 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 17 Sep 2026 · 7th of 12
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 2yo colt with 1 start since Sep 2026. Finished 7 of 12 at Naas (IRE) last time. By Sands Of Mali (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 796 runs since Mar 2024.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run since Sep 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Naas (IRE), 17 Sep 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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57A the best of the last 1 rated run · Naas (IRE), 17 Sep 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 796 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses).

Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−11.6—
Good to Firm1261411.1%−0.5—
Good204178.3%−3.3—
Good to Soft711014.1%+2.5—
Soft105109.5%−2.10 from 1
Heavy36719.4%+7.8—
Standard (AW)2503413.6%+2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f194199.8%−1.8—
6f – 7f4756814.3%+2.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f9844.1%−7.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2015%−6.6—
1m5f – 2m400%−11.6—
2m1f – 2m4f500%−11.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Too Hard To Hold (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Too Hard To Hold (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Too Hard To Hold (IRE)2735f–6fClass 6
Keep Planning (IRE)40——
Ms Jeffers (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
17 Sep 26 Naas (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 6f · Yielding · 12 ran sluggish start - settled midpack through the race - unable to make headway from 2f out and finished well held 7/12 2 9-5 91A57A Adam Caffrey 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sahara Ace won?
Sahara Ace (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Sahara Ace?
Sahara Ace (IRE) is trained by Adrian McGuinness, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 September 2026.
Who is Sahara Ace's sire?
Sahara Ace (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Bilderberg (IRE), whose sire is Big Bad Bob.
What is Sahara Ace's sire's record?
Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 796 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
Who are Sahara Ace's siblings?
Out of Bilderberg (IRE), Sahara Ace (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Too Hard To Hold (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Too Hard To Hold (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.