Songhai (IRE)
Songhai is 1 from 10 with seven places. She won the Dundalk maiden in Feb 2025 over 6f-7f on standard going and has never scored on turf from six starts. The filly raced off her career-high mark of 98 when finishing 13 of 14 at Dundalk in Oct 2025. She is by Sands Of Mali out of a Showcasing mare.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 7 (70%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=10 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 117
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 105B | 100 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 117A | 80 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 152C | 103 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 99A | 84 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 776 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses).
Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 126 | 14 | 11.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 204 | 17 | 8.3% | −3.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 69 | 9 | 13% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 98 | 10 | 10.2% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 36 | 7 | 19.4% | +7.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 239 | 34 | 14.2% | +2.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 189 | 18 | 9.5% | −2.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 6f – 7f | 466 | 68 | 14.6% | +2.9 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 93 | 4 | 4.3% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 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 Mercurial (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mercurial (IRE)).
Family form: Mercurial (IRE) finished 3rd of 14 at Roscommon (IRE), 12 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercurial (IRE) | 46 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Maaleezmagic (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yorkshire Dream (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 25+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Mercury Stakes (Group 3) Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back around halfway then pushed along with little response inside the last two furlongs - unable to find more late and finished well held | 13/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 98 | 105B | 81A | Ben Coen | 7/1 |
| 14 Oct 25+44d | Dundalk (AW) | Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Race Held a midpack spot early - up to 4th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - driven out inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch 2nd near the line | 2/5 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 98 | 101C | 88B | Ben Coen | 3/1 |
| 31 Aug 25+21d | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Abergwaun Stakes (Listed) Drifted right leaving stalls - settled just behind the front group - pushed along approaching 2f out - unable to close on the front pair - held on steadily to finish fourth | 4/13 | hd | 9-0 | 98 | 152C | 93A | Ben Coen | 9/4F |
| 10 Aug 25+22d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Cercle - Don Juan Cuneo Solari () (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 3/11 | shd | 8-9 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 41/10 |
| 19 Jul 25+20d | Curragh | Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes (Group 2) Held up towards the back - driven approaching final furlong - moved into 3rd close home and stayed on for 3rd | 3/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 98 | 117A | 100A | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+16d | Curragh | Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes (Listed) Drifted left leaving stalls - settled off the pace and towards the back at halfway - driven wide to make ground approaching final furlong and a half - up with the front group for a moment inside the last - unable to find more late and finished sixth | 6/11 | ½ | 8-9 | 98 | 65A | 83A | Wayne Lordan | 9/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+38d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Midsummer Sprint Stakes (Listed) Held up early - mid-pack at halfway - driven into contention inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch second right at the line | 2/8 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 97 | 86A | 103A | Ben Coen | 10/3 |
| 06 May 25+53d | Cork | Goffs Irish EBF Polonia Stakes (Fillies' Listed) | 3/12 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 80A | 108A | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Horse Racing Every Friday Until 11th April Race Sat close to front pack early - 3rd at halfway - into 2nd and driven out 2f from home - unable to threaten winner from the furlong marker and finished 2nd staying on same gear | 2/6 | 4½ | 9-0 | — | 99A | 87B | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 28 Feb 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden Handy early - cruising in second 2f out - asked for effort and hit front inside final furlong - kept finding to win | 1/13 | 9-1 | — | 84B | 86A | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Songhai (IRE) won?
- Songhai (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
- Who trains Songhai (IRE)?
- Songhai (IRE) is trained by J P Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2025.
- Who is Songhai (IRE)'s sire?
- Songhai (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Conjuring (IRE), whose sire is Showcasing.
- What going does Songhai (IRE) prefer?
- Songhai (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Songhai (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 24 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Songhai (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 776 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
- Who are Songhai (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Conjuring (IRE), Songhai (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mercurial (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mercurial (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.