Horse profile
Sanbona (IRE)
24 runs · 12 courses · from May 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Musselburgh & Wolverhampton (AW)
Off 154 days · 15th of 17
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Sanbona is a gelding who has two wins from 24 starts, both at Class 6 level. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, at Musselburgh over under 6f on good to soft in Sep 2025 and at Wolverhampton over under 6f on standard in Aug 2025. He has raced 12 times at 6f to 7f without winning. His last run, at Thirsk in May 2026, saw him finish 15 of 17 off an official rating of 55.
Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 2–24Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 7 (29.2%)Placed
- −12.50£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.89Fair A/E n=24 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 rating55↓ 9lb off peak
55
48–64
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 81
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 118B | 81 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 91B | 69 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 92B | 77 | 2 · 73 / 56.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 115A | 78 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 118B | 81 | 1 · — |
| Under 6f | 9 | 115A | 73 | 3 · 73 / 69 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 72A | 36 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 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 11 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (45%) · 0 wins
- Led 4 (36%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (18%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,512 runs since Jan 2008 (165 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +30.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −2.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 381 | 39 | 10.2% | +0.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 152 | 15 | 9.9% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 230 | 23 | 10% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 66 | 8 | 12.1% | +2.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 444 | 42 | 9.5% | −0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 248 | 25 | 10.1% | +0.4 | 2 from 9 |
| 6f – 7f | 726 | 68 | 9.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 326 | 31 | 9.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 135 | 15 | 11.1% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 60 | 7 | 11.7% | +2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bungley (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cuban Secret (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungley (IRE) | 30 | 3 | 7½f–1m | Class 6 |
| Cuban Secret (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Truth Twisters (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 20 | 2 | 10% | −8.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Redcar | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Under 6f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Beasley | 14 | 2 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Rhys Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Jary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 17 | 2 | 12% | −5.50 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −5.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 26+16d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Sat close to the pace early - driven approaching 2f out - dropped away quickly - well held in 15th | 15/17 | 5 | 9-4 | 55 | 59C | 49C | Connor Beasley | 28/1 |
| 30 Apr 26+161d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Settled towards the near rail behind the front group - pushed along with 2f left - lost touch soon after and held on for ninth | 9/9 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 57 | 69B | 52A | Connor Beasley | 7/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Hampered start - settled midfield then driven approaching halfway - dropped away soon after finishing eighth | 8/8 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 60 | 40C | 29C | Jason Hart | 9/2 |
| 31 Oct 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Tracked the pace early - lost ground with 3f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 10th | 10/10 | 4¾ | 9-6 | 62 | 73A | 42A | Sean Kirrane | 14/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+27d | Southwell (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Set the pace early - overtaken just before halfway - stayed on terms with the front pair - driven approaching the straight - dropped away inside the final two furlongs to finish fourth | 4/11 | hd | 9-8 | 64 | 81A | 71A | Sean Kirrane | 16/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+6d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Has 150k Increase! Handicap Held up along the inner - lacked the pace to go with rivals - well beaten in last place | 14/14 | 3½ | 9-8 | 54 | 87B | 37A | Rhys Elliott | 4/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+15d | Musselburgh | Jewson Edinburgh Craigentinny Handicap Held position by near rail early - set the pace throughout - pushed on and edged away inside final furlong to score unopposed | 1/11 | 9-9 | 54 | 115A | 101A | Connor Beasley | 3/1F | |
| 29 Aug 25+10d | Thirsk | Ladies' Day Saturday 6th September Book Now Classified Stakes Faltered at the off - settled up with the pace - pressed for effort 2f out and closed on leader inside final furlong - unable to reel in winner close home | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-12 | 53 | 118B | 81A | Connor Beasley | 9/2 |
| 19 Aug 25+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Classified Stakes Tracked the pace early - sitting in third - hit the front a furlong out and pushed along - drifted left once daylight opened inside the final furlong - kept finding more to score | 1/10 | 9-7 | 48 | 92B | 80A | Connor Beasley | 13/2 | |
| 09 Aug 25+1d | Redcar | Derek Saul Form Follower Supreme Classified Stakes Tracked the pace - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on to the line but never able to challenge the winner | 2/10 | 2 | 9-1 | 49 | 64B | 68A | Alex Jary | 13/2 |
| 08 Aug 25+18d | Thirsk | goracing.co.uk Future Stars Apprentice Classified Stakes Sat close to the front pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - lost ground inside the final furlong - finished ninth | 9/10 | ¾ | 9-2 | 49 | 91B | 49A | Rhys Elliott | 18/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+27d | Ayr | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Made all from a central position - pressed for effort and overtaken inside final furlong - unable to respond and gave up second close home | 3/7 | ¾ | 8-1 | 48 | 78A | 56A | Rhys Elliott | 10/1 |
| 24 Jun 25+3d | Beverley | Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Tracked the pace early - hung to one side approaching the 2f marker and dropped away - no impact through the closing stages | 5/5 | ¾ | 8-9 | 49 | 53C | 41B | Rhys Elliott | 9/2 |
| 21 Jun 25+22d | Redcar | Papas Grandchildren Handicap Went to front near far rail - driven approaching 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left and slipped to third - held that spot but couldn't rally close home | 3/11 | 1 | 8-12 | 49 | 81A | 61A | Cam Hardie | 15/2 |
| 30 May 25+12d | Carlisle | Andersons - Cumbria's Premier Decking Specialist Handicap Set the pace early - under pressure and fully extended 2f out before giving up top spot approaching the final furlong - dropped away after that to finish sixth | 6/12 | nk | 9-5 | 51 | 78A | 57A | Connor Beasley | 11/2 |
| 18 May 25+27d | Ripon | Racing Welfare Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Held up in the pack - lost touch approaching 3f out - urged along and finished strongly to grab third inside the last | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 51 | 81A | 63A | Connor Beasley | 10/3 |
| 21 Apr 25+7d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap Sat close to the front - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on late to finish third beaten 5.5 lengths | 3/15 | ½ | 9-4 | 50 | 87C | 66A | Connor Beasley | 7/2 |
| 14 Apr 25+7d | Pontefract | Mr Terry Earley Dual Celebration Handicap Sent to front early on the rails - lost the advantage approaching the last furlong - dropped away late to finish fourth beaten 1¾ lengths | 4/12 | 1 | 9-4 | 55 | 110A | 75A | Connor Beasley | 33/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+190d | Redcar | Better Value With Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Fought rider for control early - settled in mid-pack - lost touch inside final furlong - held on for ninth | 9/11 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 55 | 72A | 47A | Connor Beasley | 33/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+22d | Southwell (AW) | Download The At The Races App Nursery Sat behind front group early - pressed for effort and dropped back with 4f left - dropped away over 2f out - well held at the finish | 10/10 | 12 | 9-7 | 58 | -4C | 30C | Sean Kirrane | 28/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+43d | Thirsk | BresBet Using New Industry Limits Nursery Held up early - remained at rear throughout - no impression on leaders - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/12 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 61 | 36C | 28C | Connor Beasley | 25/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+11d | Thirsk | Rozel Rose Vodka EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 11/11 | nk | 9-7 | — | 63B | 45A | Connor Beasley | 33/1 |
| 15 Jul 24+51d | Ayr | Hospitality At Scottish Sun Ladies Night Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/9 | hd | 9-4 | — | 82B | 64A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 25 May 24 | York | Reg Bond 'Always And Forever' EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 12/14 | 4 | 9-5 | — | 39C | 53C | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sanbona (IRE) won?
- Sanbona (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 7 times in total (29.2% of starts).
- Who trains Sanbona (IRE)?
- Sanbona (IRE) is trained by Michael Dods, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
- Who is Sanbona (IRE)'s sire?
- Sanbona (IRE) is by Coulsty (IRE) out of Milly's Secret (IRE), whose sire is Sakhee's Secret.
- What going does Sanbona (IRE) prefer?
- Sanbona (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sanbona (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 16 May 2026. The highest on record is 64.
- What is Sanbona (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Coulsty (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,512 runs since Jan 2008 (165 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sanbona (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Milly's Secret (IRE), Sanbona (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bungley (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cuban Secret (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.