Sommesky (IRE)
Sommesky is a gelding who has won two of seven starts on turf. Both wins came at Limerick, one in a bumper on heavy ground in Mar 2024 and the other in an auction maiden hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Dec 2024. Typically held up, he last ran off an official rating of 125 when he contested the Tote's Cheers To 2026 Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown in Dec 2025. He has raced five times on soft ground.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- −2.05£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=7 · 1.35 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 110dAvg 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 129
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 129B | 102 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 114B | 87.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 102A | 102 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 129B | 121.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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 Nov 2024
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,526 | 188 | 12.3% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,216 | 134 | 11% | −0.3 | — |
| Soft | 1,889 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 776 | 86 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,572 | 193 | 12.3% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,969 | 202 | 10.3% | −1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,229 | 153 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 238 | 33 | 13.9% | +2.6 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Regarde (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Regarde (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regarde (IRE) | 22 | 5 | 2m4f–3m4½f | Class 3 |
| Jumping Jupiter (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.17 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.12 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.95 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.95 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.17 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+52d | Punchestown | Tote's Cheers To 2026 Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind pace early - improved into 5th then 3rd before 6th - moved up to 2nd approaching 2 out - hit front before last and fell there | F/12 | — | 11-7 | 125 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/2 |
| 09 Nov 25+245d | Naas | SIS Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Held up towards the back - 9th early into the back straight - moved into contention two out but hampered by a small error - unable to close on leading pack and one-dimensional through the finish | 5/14 | 8 | 11-0 | 125 | 114B | 125A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 09 Mar 25+36d | Naas | Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boosts On Self-Service Betting Terminals' Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Set the pace early - dropped to second before halfway - slipped to fifth and driven approaching the straight - unable to respond and held before the last | 6/8 | ½ | 11-1 | 127 | 102A | 121A | Rachael Blackmore | 9/2 |
| 01 Feb 25+34d | Leopardstown | Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Held up towards the back - driven approaching two out but made no headway - no response into the straight - well held at the finish | 7/12 | 8 | 11-10 | — | 90C | 125C | Rachael Blackmore | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+29d | Limerick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front pack early and in 4th at halfway - hit a flat spot in 3rd four out - moved into 2nd before 2 out and hit the front soon after - pushed on to open a gap before the last - stayed on strongly to win with something in hand | 1/14 | 11-6 | — | 129B | 134A | Mike O'Connor | 5/6F | |
| 30 Nov 24+265d | Fairyhouse | Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle Sat handy early - hit the first hurdle - pushed along and 7th turning in - up to 6th two out - stayed on late to finish 4th | 4/25 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 102B | 136A | Mike O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 10 Mar 24 | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Pro/Am) Auction Flat Race | 1/8 | 11-5 | — | 61A | 133A | Mr J L Gleeson | 85/40F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sommesky won?
- Sommesky (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains Sommesky?
- Sommesky (IRE) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 December 2025.
- Who is Sommesky's sire?
- Sommesky (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Mazaryne (FR), whose sire is Protektor.
- What going does Sommesky prefer?
- Sommesky (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Sommesky's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 31 December 2025. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Sommesky's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Sommesky's siblings?
- Out of Mazaryne (FR), Sommesky (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Regarde (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Regarde (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m4½f. As at Oct 2026.