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Horse profile

Sisyphean (IRE)

5yo horse · Trainer Richard Spencer · Owner Phil Cunningham
by Dubawi (IRE) out of Lunar Vega (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · York & Newcastle (AW) New yard First-time headgear LTO Last run 28 Mar 2026 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Sisyphean won both starts at 1m to 1m1f in 2024, a Class 5 novice at Newcastle on standard AW in February and the George Blades Memorial Handicap at York on good to soft in July off an official rating of 80. The Dubawi horse has two wins and five places from 14 starts overall, with one win from 12 turf runs and one from two on all-weather. His last run, at Kempton in Mar 2026, was his first for the yard and came in first-time headgear when he finished eighth of nine in a Class 3 handicap off an official rating of 90. He usually leads.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating90↓ 5lb off peak
90 80–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · York, 12 Jul 2024

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 14 figures · best 100A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm694A85.5—
Standard (AW)2100A651 run · —
Soft292C88—
Good297C82.5—
Good to Soft295A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f10100A89.5—
6f – 7f269C49.51 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f294A89—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 26 Jul 2025 Official rating 90 at the last run, 28 Mar 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 14 figures · best 100A · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm6100A94.5—
Standard (AW)284A701 run · —
Soft278A73.5—
Good286A85—
Good to Soft298A92.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f10100A86.5—
6f – 7f290A731 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f294A81.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 from 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dubawi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,947 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm481122.9%+4.5—
Good to Firm2,32347720.5%+2.10 from 6
Good3,16656317.8%−0.60 from 2
Good to Soft1,74231017.8%−0.61 from 2
Soft1,90232717.2%−1.20 from 2
Heavy59510317.3%−1.1—
Standard (AW)3,16958518.5%+0.11 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f429429.8%−8.6—
6f – 7f3,12158018.6%+0.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,85672618.8%+0.42 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f3,83276920.1%+1.70 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,20618815.6%−2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f3334814.4%−4—
2m5f – 3m1381913.8%−4.6—
Over 3m32618.8%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lunar Vega (IRE) (Lope De Vega)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them The Watcher (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Starlight Mirage (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Watcher (IRE)326f–7fClass 4
Espionne (GB)217fClass 5
Starlight Mirage (IRE)117fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +0.88
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.25
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.88
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 5 1 20% −1.75
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +1.88
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 2 20% −3.87
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Eaves 6 2 33% +0.13
Ryan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gray 1 0 0% −1.00
Clifford Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Cieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% −6.87
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 5 2 40% +1.13
2023 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
28 Mar 26+204d Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Tracked the front-runner early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away fast and was allowed to finish steadily over 1f out - well held in 8th 8/9 20 9-5 9030C56C David Egan 6/1
2025 · 5 runs
05 Sep 25+41d Ascot Ascot Iron Stand Membership Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Soft · 17 ran Sat close to pace early - drifted right under pressure 2f out - dropped away fast soon after - finished well held in 11th 11/17 1 9-3 9492C78A Sam James 9/1
26 Jul 25+14d Ascot Betfred Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good · 17 ran Detached early on own - up with the pace and pushed along to share front spot 2f out - dropped away entering final furlong 13/17 1 9-7 9568C86A Ryan Moore 7/1
12 Jul 25+24d York John Smith's Racing Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Set the pace early - pushed along and under strong challenge with 2f left - overtaken inside final furlong - fought back gamely to go down by a short head 2/9 nk 9-4 9385A98A Shane Gray 3/1
18 Jun 25+34d Ascot Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 30 ran Went forward in middle of pack early - pushed along and drifted right approaching final 2f - lost pace and dropped away inside closing furlong - finished ninth 9/30 2 9-0 9486C95A Clifford Lee 22/1
15 May 25+215d York Oakmere Homes Hambleton Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Wide and eager early - hit front turning into straight with rest tucked inside - lost advantage briefly under 2f out then surged back in front inside final 150 yards - caught close to line to finish second 2/14 ½ 9-1 9278C100A Ryan Moore 5/2F
2024 · 5 runs
12 Oct 24+72d York Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Soft · 13 ran Set the pace early - driven up before being overtaken with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong 10/13 7 8-11 9284C69C Tom Eaves 6/1
01 Aug 24+20d Goodwood Coral Kincsem Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Sat close up early - hit front with 9f to run - pressed and lost command inside final furlong then held safe in 4th at the line 4/10 nk 8-12 9094A94A Tom Eaves 12/1
12 Jul 24+87d York George Blades Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-9 8095A98A Tom Eaves 9/4
16 Apr 24+56d Newmarket JRA Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 nk 9-4 8097C84A Tom Eaves 8/1
20 Feb 24+136d Newcastle (AW) Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 8-11 80100A84A Tom Eaves 15/8
2023 · 3 runs
07 Oct 23+16d Newmarket Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 9-7 —88A84A Cieren Fallon 5/2
21 Sep 23+27d Ayr Western House Hotel EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 hd 9-4 —91A87A Tom Eaves 11/10F
25 Aug 23 York British EBF 40th Anniversary Convivial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 nk 9-7 —69C90A Neil Callan 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sisyphean won?
Sisyphean (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trains Sisyphean?
Sisyphean (IRE) is trained by Richard Spencer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 March 2026.
Who is Sisyphean's sire?
Sisyphean (IRE) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Lunar Vega (IRE), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
What is Sisyphean's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 28 March 2026. The highest on record is 95.
What is Sisyphean's sire's record?
Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,947 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
Who are Sisyphean's siblings?
Out of Lunar Vega (IRE), Sisyphean (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: The Watcher (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Starlight Mirage (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2023. 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.