Horse profile
Sights Unseen (IRE)
by Hillstar (GB) out of Lights Of Broadway (IRE) (Broadway Flyer)
18 runs · 11 courses · from May 2024
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Downpatrick
Last run 30 Oct 2026 · 8th of 20
Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile
Sights Unseen (IRE) is 1 from 18. Hasn't won since May 2025. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer).
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
- 1–18Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 6 (33.3%)Placed
- −15.38£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.62Fair A/E n=18 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 277 d
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 rating99↓ 3lb off peak
99
86–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 126B | 100.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 4 | 108B | 90 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 3 | 122B | 100 | 2 runs · 100 / 76 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 126B | 98.5 | 3 runs · 126 / 102 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 124B | 100 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 78C | 74 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 runs · as at 2 Nov 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 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (44%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (31%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 747 runs since Jun 2021 (88 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +9.3 | — |
| Good | 300 | 26 | 8.7% | +1.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 152 | 9 | 5.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 196 | 14 | 7.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 87 | 5 | 5.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 255 | 19 | 7.5% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 270 | 21 | 7.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 184 | 13 | 7.1% | −0.3 | 1 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2021 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lights Of Broadway (IRE) (Broadway Flyer)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Downpatrick | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.38 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alix Balfe | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.38 |
| J J Slevin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss L Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.38 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.38 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 1 | 7% | −12.38 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 26+25d | Down Royal (IRE) | Eventsec Handicap Hurdle Up with the pace early - second at halfway - dropped to 4th approaching 2 out and urged - found little before the last then weakened on the run-in to finish 8th | 8/20 | ½ | 11-7 | 99 | 126B | 111A | Alix Balfe | 25/1 |
| 05 Oct 26+277d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap Hurdle Settled in midfield around five fences out - slipped back four out - back to seventh two out - never a threat late on - plodded on to finish 4th | 4/13 | 4 | 10-12 | 99 | 102B | 111A | Alix Balfe | 50/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+18d | Fairyhouse | Take A Pull Podcast Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - made no impression on the pack - lost more ground from 3 out and well beaten at the finish | 10/17 | 24 | 10-12 | 100 | 78C | 95C | Alix Balfe | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 25+19d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - pushed along with no headway made 3 out - well beaten late | 16/19 | ½ | 10-0 | 101 | 100B | 87A | Alix Balfe | 20/1 |
| 25 Nov 25+21d | Tramore | Book A Table For New Years Day Mares Handicap Hurdle Midfield to start - small error at the 2nd - dropped towards the back by halfway - pushed along 2 out - stayed on up the run-in to finish 5th | 5/13 | ¾ | 10-11 | 102 | — | 115A | Alix Balfe | 22/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+39d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Jackpot Jingle At Fairyhouse 13th December Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back of pack - error in 10th after briefly improving into third spot approaching four out - blundered again 3 out and dropped back - soon faded - finished ninth | 9/13 | 7½ | 10-11 | 102 | 52C | 91C | Alix Balfe | 16/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+14d | Listowel | Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - hampered and knocked sideways 3 out - driven into 5th and blundered 2 out - into 3rd but couldn't dent the leader's advantage last - stayed on at one speed - took second late but never troubled the winner | 2/16 | 5 | 11-6 | 99 | 95B | 112A | Alix Balfe | 33/1 |
| 12 Sep 25+51d | Ballinrobe | Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up near the back - dropped to last by the 6th - unable to make headway - pulled up before the final two flights | PU/13 | — | 11-4 | 97 | — | — | Alix Balfe | 12/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+54d | Wexford | Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up early - lost ground into midfield after 10th - faded before 4 out - well held in 10th | 10/15 | 2¾ | 11-6 | 99 | 70C | 89C | Alix Balfe | 13/2 |
| 30 May 25+7d | Tramore | Curraghmore Beginners Chase Settled midpack early - up to 7th by halfway then improved into 3rd before 3 out - dropped to 4th and driven approaching 2 out - stayed on same gait to regain 3rd near the finish | 3/12 | 14 | 10-12 | — | 91A | 96A | Alix Balfe | 13/8F |
| 23 May 25+14d | Downpatrick | Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Up with the front group - 2nd at halfway - forged clear after 3 out moving powerfully - a jump error then lost the advantage momentarily after the following fence - soon back in front - driven approaching the omitted last - hard challenged in the straight but stuck on gamely to score | 1/9 | 11-5 | 94 | — | 107A | Alix Balfe | 13/8F | |
| 09 May 25+71d | Downpatrick | Road Stud Installations Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled midfield early - 6th and wide 3 out - urged into effort - 3rd approaching last - moved second into straight and stayed on for a clear runner-up spot | 2/11 | 6½ | 11-0 | 93 | 108B | 109A | Alix Balfe | 11/4 |
| 27 Feb 25+37d | Clonmel | Cloneen Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Handy behind front group early - still 6th at halfway then driven into contention to move up to 4th before the final fence - stayed on same effort to the line finishing 4th | 4/16 | ½ | 10-12 | 91 | 122B | 109A | Alix Balfe | 5/2F |
| 21 Jan 25+158d | Down Royal | Pravha Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Tracked the main group early - 6th at halfway - moved up into 4th after 3 out - chased the front-runner from 2 out and into the last where slightly awkward - stayed on strongly to finish second narrowly behind the winner | 2/16 | ½ | 10-8 | 86 | 124B | 109A | Alix Balfe | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Aug 24+5d | Tramore | Majestic Hotel Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat close up early - third at halfway - pushed into contention before two out - unable to quicken and stayed on the same one note through to the line | 5/15 | 3½ | 11-7 | — | 105B | 95A | J J Slevin | 17/2 |
| 11 Aug 24+17d | Downpatrick | Randox Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - dropped away from the pack around the 6th - well beaten from 3 out - finished last of the field | 8/11 | 4¾ | 10-4 | — | 78C | 81C | Miss L Costello | 125/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+55d | Wexford | visitwexford.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | 2¾ | 10-13 | — | 96B | 97A | J J Slevin | 50/1 |
| 31 May 24 | Tramore | Kilmeaden Mares Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | hd | 11-7 | — | — | 92C | J J Slevin | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sights Unseen won?
- Sights Unseen (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Sights Unseen?
- Sights Unseen (IRE) is trained by Dermot A McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2026.
- Who is Sights Unseen's sire?
- Sights Unseen (IRE) is by Hillstar (GB) out of Lights Of Broadway (IRE), whose sire is Broadway Flyer.
- What going does Sights Unseen prefer?
- Sights Unseen (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sights Unseen's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 30 October 2026. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Sights Unseen's sire's record?
- Hillstar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 747 runs since Jun 2021 (88 horses), Flat and jumps together.