Somerton (IRE)
Somerton is a Ghaiyyath colt who has shown placed form in two of his three starts on turf. He finished third of eight at Goodwood in Aug 2026 and led when fourth of 12 in a Class 3 novice at Salisbury in Oct 2026. He has raced over 6f to 1m1f on good to firm through soft ground and last ran off an official rating of 82.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 82Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 87
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 87A | 78 | 2 runs · 87 / 78 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 9 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 3 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 218 | 40 | 18.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 305 | 58 | 19% | +3.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 124 | 16 | 12.9% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 140 | 18 | 12.9% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 291 | 35 | 12% | −3.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 293 | 39 | 13.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 384 | 66 | 17.2% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 372 | 58 | 15.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | +2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +17.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+32d | Salisbury | Salisbury Annual Badgeholders 'Bluestocking' British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Pressed on in front early - overtaken over 1f out - dropped to third then faded inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/12 | 1 | 9-7 | 82 | 69A | 69B | Pat Dobbs | 3/1 |
| 30 Aug 26+38d | Goodwood | Tattersalls Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb/gbbplus Race) Sat close to pace early - pushed along over a furlong out - shuffled back before rallying in the closing stages - edged out again close home to finish third | 3/8 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 87A | 83B | Pat Dobbs | 6/1 |
| 23 Jul 26 | Sandown | Martin Densham & Peter Deal Memorial British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) travelled close to the front - asked for effort with 2f to run - slipped to fourth for a spell before rallying inside the final 110 yards | 3/9 | 3 | 9-7 | — | 69A | 80A | Pat Dobbs | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Somerton won?
- Somerton (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Somerton?
- Somerton (IRE) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Somerton's sire?
- Somerton (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of New Harzburg (GER), whose sire is Siyouni.
- What is Somerton's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 1 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Somerton's sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.
- Who are Somerton's siblings?
- Out of New Harzburg (GER), Somerton (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.