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Horse profile

Sensational Sema (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2012) · Last trainer A J Martin · Last owner Pats Bar Syndicate
by Witness Box (USA) out of Shuil Ar Spraoi (IRE) (Good Thyne)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2012 — 5,086 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2012 · 6th of 10 Won at Killarney Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Sensational Sema (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since May 2011. Last raced off 97, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating97↓ 8lb off peak
97 95–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 31 Oct 2012 Official rating 97 at the last run, 24 Nov 2012

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 128A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy9114A102—
Good to Soft2128A109—
Soft2102A100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7114A102—
1m5f – 2m5109A99—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Witness Box (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2528%−1.1—
Good to Firm17374%−5.1—
Good651548.3%−0.8—
Good to Soft396369.1%01 from 2
Soft7687810.2%+1.10 from 2
Heavy6536610.1%+10 from 9
Standard (AW)900%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m491408.1%−10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f867778.9%−0.20 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,0201009.8%+0.71 from 1
Over 3m284269.2%+0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shuil Ar Spraoi (IRE) (Good Thyne)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shuil Sheeran (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shuil Sheeran (IRE)212m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +3.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +4.50
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +4.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Niall P Madden 4 0 0% −4.00
R Walsh 3 1 33% +2.50
Robbie Moran 2 0 0% −2.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 7 1 14% −1.50
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 6 1 17% −0.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 5 runs
24 Nov 12+24d Gowran Park Irish Racing Yearbook Handicap Chase (0-116) 18f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 10-9 97109A B J Cooper 4/1
31 Oct 12+251d Punchestown Punchestown Annual Membership 2013 Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 10-5 95114A R Walsh 10/3F
23 Feb 12+19d Thurles Horse And Jockey Handicap Chase (0-109) 18f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 1¾ 10-13 9697A R Walsh 3/1J
04 Feb 12+34d Fairyhouse Costa Coffee Dock Handicap Chase (0-116) 17f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 11 10-9 9689A Robbie Moran 12/1
01 Jan 12+24d Tramore Knockenduff Stud Beginners Chase 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 1 11-12 —94C Roger Loughran 14/1
2011 · 7 runs
08 Dec 11+21d Clonmel Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Only 85 Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 5½ 11-12 —100C Andrew J McNamara 33/1
17 Nov 11+186d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Beginners Chase 18f · Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 1½ 11-12 —107C Robbie Moran 25/1
15 May 11+71d Killarney Kelly Brothers Farm Modernisation Limited Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 22f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 1/18 11-0 103128A R Walsh 9/2
05 Mar 11+13d Gowran Park Goresbridge Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 13/20 2 11-8 10599C Robbie Colgan 16/1
20 Feb 11+26d Naas Paddy Power Dial-a-bet 1800 721 821 Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 8/22 3 11-12 —109A Niall P Madden 20/1
25 Jan 11+10d Navan 2011 Navan Membership Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 28 ran 7/28 1½ 11-10 —102A Niall P Madden 50/1
15 Jan 11+80d Naas I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 12/25 16 11-12 —102C Niall P Madden 50/1
2010 · 1 run
27 Oct 10 Punchestown Punchestown Event Centre Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 12/22 ½ 11-12 —90C Niall P Madden 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sensational Sema won?
Sensational Sema (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Sensational Sema?
Sensational Sema (IRE) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 24 November 2012.
Who is Sensational Sema's sire?
Sensational Sema (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Shuil Ar Spraoi (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
What is Sensational Sema's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 24 November 2012. The highest on record is 105.
What is Sensational Sema's sire's record?
Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
Who are Sensational Sema's siblings?
Out of Shuil Ar Spraoi (IRE), Sensational Sema (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shuil Sheeran (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. 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.