Sondheim (IRE)
Sondheim won three of 30 starts, all over 6f – 7f in handicaps. His wins came at Limerick on good to firm in Jun 2024 off 62, at Dundalk on standard in Nov 2022 off 58 and at Cork on good in Jun 2022 off 57. The gelding, who was aged 7 at his last run in Jul 2024, finished 14 of 14 at Bellewstown off a career-high mark of 69.
- 3–30Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 9 (30%)Placed
- +27.50£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 1.47Fair A/E n=30 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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 96
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 104C | 89.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 96B | 88 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 111C | 74 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 81C | 50 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 77C | 68 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 111C | 91 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 89B | 71.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 85C | 74.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 30 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,275 runs since Jan 2008 (310 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 963. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 723.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 0 | — |
| Good to Firm | 378 | 34 | 9% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 1,110 | 108 | 9.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 571 | 59 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 963 | 117 | 12.1% | +3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 365 | 31 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 864 | 38 | 4.4% | −4.7 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 190 | 13 | 6.8% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 723 | 42 | 5.8% | −3.3 | 3 from 19 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 631 | 43 | 6.8% | −2.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 884 | 90 | 10.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 991 | 110 | 11.1% | +2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 652 | 74 | 11.3% | +2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 166 | 14 | 8.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | −1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Real Jazz (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Real Jazz (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Jazz (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Reminisce (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Stellar Dreams (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | +19.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +21.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Cork | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +22.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 3 | 16% | +38.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neve Bennett | 19 | 3 | 16% | +38.50 |
| Chris Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ben Coen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 3 | 12% | +32.50 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +21.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +27.50 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Sondheim (IRE) won?
- Sondheim (IRE) won 3 of 30 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 9 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Sondheim (IRE)?
- Sondheim (IRE) was trained by Craig O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 5 July 2024.
- Who is Sondheim (IRE)'s sire?
- Sondheim (IRE) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Sedna (IRE), whose sire is Priolo.
- What going does Sondheim (IRE) prefer?
- Sondheim (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sondheim (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 5 July 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sondheim (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,275 runs since Jan 2008 (310 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 963. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 723.
- Who are Sondheim (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sedna (IRE), Sondheim (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Real Jazz (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Real Jazz (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.