Simply Sondheim (IRE)
Simply Sondheim won eight of 21 starts between Feb 2022 and Jul 2025. All eight wins came in handicaps, seven of them over 1m2f – 1m4f, with five on turf and three on all-weather. He won on heavy ground at Epsom Downs in Sep 2024 off a mark of 88 and had four wins from seven starts on soft or slower. Aged 6 at his last run in Jul 2025 he finished 18 of 18 in the Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap at Goodwood off an official rating of 91.
- 8–21Wins / Runs
- 38.1%Strike rate
- 10 (47.6%)Placed
- +20.86£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 2.14Fair A/E n=21 · 1.84 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 63dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 112
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 107A | 86 | — |
| Good | 4 | 97A | 75 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 72C | 64 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 89A | 76.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 112A | 79 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 97A | 72 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 44A | 10.5 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 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 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,788 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 82 | 9 | 11% | −2.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,937 | 250 | 12.9% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,836 | 385 | 13.6% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,604 | 200 | 12.5% | −1.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,071 | 282 | 13.6% | 0 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 702 | 97 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,556 | 514 | 14.5% | +0.9 | 3 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,164 | 134 | 11.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,406 | 594 | 13.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,131 | 495 | 15.8% | +2.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,468 | 340 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 7 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,094 | 119 | 10.9% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 397 | 45 | 11.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −6.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −3.6 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them On Song (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (On Song (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Song (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| West Side Glory (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.62 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.20 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.20 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +3.06 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 7 | 44% | +22.86 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cosgrave | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| William Buick | 5 | 5 | 100% | +11.06 |
| Ben Curtis | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.80 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 7 | 41% | +3.86 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 | 60% | +2.86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Jul 25+53d | Goodwood | Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Slow to settle into the pack - lost touch with the field early - never a factor and finished well behind | 18/18 | 68 | 8-7 | 91 | -49C | 65C | Hollie Doyle | 100/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+209d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up early - never a factor - trailed home well beaten | 13/13 | 9 | 8-11 | 93 | 64C | 68C | Pat Cosgrave | 28/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 24+41d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet November Handicap Held a midpack spot early - fighting the bridle - lost touch with rivals 6f out and quickly toiling - allowed to drop away 5f out - well adrift when withdrawn approaching 3f out | PU/23 | — | 9-2 | 93 | — | — | Neil Callan | 33/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+22d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Settled towards the back early - made ground into contention 3f out then went clear inside the final furlong - driven out to the line and finished strongly | 1/9 | 9-7 | 88 | 112A | 104A | Pat Cosgrave | 20/1 | |
| 07 Sep 24+35d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Settled just off the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - couldn't land a blow - finished fifth | 5/10 | 1½ | 9-3 | 89 | 107A | 80A | Pat Cosgrave | 14/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+30d | Goodwood | Coral We're Here For It Handicap Settled with the pack early - boxed in with three furlongs left then asked for effort inside final two - unable to close finished eighth beaten 6.5 lengths | 8/11 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 90 | 72A | 82A | Pat Cosgrave | 25/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+292d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap | 4/10 | 1 | 9-10 | 91 | 94A | 94A | Pat Cosgrave | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Sep 23+120d | Doncaster | PJ Towey Construction Handicap | 2/5 | 1 | 9-3 | 91 | 72C | 93B | Ryan Moore | 10/3 |
| 19 May 23+29d | Newmarket | Friday 3 O'Clock Racehorse Lotto Draw Handicap | 6/6 | ¾ | 9-6 | 91 | 71A | 74B | Ben Curtis | 5/2F |
| 20 Apr 23+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Handicap | 2/6 | ½ | 9-5 | 90 | 89A | 86B | Pat Cosgrave | 10/3 |
| 01 Apr 23+176d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap | 1/9 | 9-11 | 87 | 60A | 85A | William Buick | 7/1 | |
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 22+42d | Newmarket | bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 13/16 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 87 | 79C | 69A | David Egan | 12/1 |
| 26 Aug 22+7d | Newmarket | Jenningsbet Britain's Biggest Independent Bookmaker Handicap | 1/5 | 10-0 | 76 | 64C | 85B | William Buick | EvensF | |
| 19 Aug 22+70d | Newcastle (AW) | Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Handicap | 1/7 | 9-5 | 76 | 105A | 86A | Ben Curtis | 2/1J | |
| 10 Jun 22+4d | Goodwood | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 1/10 | 9-12 | 61 | 63B | 83A | Ben Curtis | 4/5F | |
| 06 Jun 22+4d | Lingfield (AW) | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap | 1/9 | 9-12 | 61 | 86A | 82A | William Buick | 8/13F | |
| 02 Jun 22+8d | Leicester | Heartwize Handicap | 1/10 | 9-6 | 56 | 89A | 82A | William Buick | 4/9F | |
| 25 May 22+84d | Hamilton | cleanstay At Hampton By Hilton Handicap | 1/9 | 9-0 | 56 | 97A | 83A | William Buick | 2/1J | |
| 02 Mar 22+6d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 62A | 62A | Callum Shepherd | 300/1 |
| 24 Feb 22+8d | Southwell (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/9 | nk | 8-11 | — | 44A | 52A | Jason Hart | 100/1 |
| 16 Feb 22 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 12/12 | 27 | 8-11 | — | -23C | 41C | Callum Shepherd | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Simply Sondheim won?
- Simply Sondheim (IRE) won 8 of 21 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 38.1%. Placed 10 times in total (47.6% of starts).
- Who trained Simply Sondheim?
- Simply Sondheim (IRE) was trained by George Baker on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 29 July 2025.
- Who is Simply Sondheim's sire?
- Simply Sondheim (IRE) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Finishingthehat (GB), whose sire is Sixties Icon.
- What going does Simply Sondheim prefer?
- Simply Sondheim (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Simply Sondheim's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 29 July 2025. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Simply Sondheim's sire's record?
- Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,788 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
- Who are Simply Sondheim's siblings?
- Out of Finishingthehat (GB), Simply Sondheim (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: On Song (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (On Song (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.