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Horse profile

Sonic (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2020) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Special Piping Materials Ltd
by Vinnie Roe (IRE) out of Bella's Bury (GB) (Overbury)
17 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Jan 2020 — 2,476 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020 2 wins · Sedgefield & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Sonic (IRE) is 2 from 17, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2018. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4
Official rating120↓ 5lb off peak
120 117–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 2 Oct 2018

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 127B · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good9127B106—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7124B105—
1m5f – 2m3127B122—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 22 Jul 2019 Official rating 120 at the last run, 10 Jan 2020

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 132B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good9128B119—
Soft2119B115—
Good to Firm2132B130.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7129B116—
2m5f – 3m3132B119—
1m5f – 2m3126A125—

Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,061 runs since Jan 2008 (236 horses).

Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm166137.8%−3.51 from 2
Good1,13013411.9%+0.61 from 11
Good to Soft4324510.4%−0.9—
Soft8569511.1%−0.20 from 4
Heavy4535712.6%+1.3—
Standard (AW)2328.7%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f31412.9%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m7158411.7%+0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,05012511.9%+0.62 from 9
2m5f – 3m1,0181009.8%−1.50 from 5
Over 3m2423414%+2.7—

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

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Heartbreak Kid (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Heartbreak Kid (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Heartbreak Kid (IRE)2652m–2m4½fClass 4
Phillys Vinnie (IRE)60——
Nell 'n' Flo (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 1 9% −8.62
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +0.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 2 17% −7.12
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cartmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Sedgefield 3 1 33% −0.50
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +0.38
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% −4.12
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 12 2 17% −7.12
William Kennedy 5 0 0% −5.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 1 7% −12.62
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 9 2 22% −4.12
2017 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 2 20% −5.12
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
10 Jan 20+15d Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing Sky Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-12 120—— Brian Hughes 14/1
26 Dec 19+157d Market Rasen Garthwest Packaging Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 122—— William Kennedy 16/1
22 Jul 19+24d Cartmel Weatherbys Hamilton Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 4½ 11-6 122—119B Brian Hughes 9/4
28 Jun 19+34d Cartmel Rijo42 Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 11 11-0 12499A119B Brian Hughes 3/1
25 May 19+216d Cartmel Alan Bolt Memorial Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 6 10-12 —76C116B Brian Hughes 5/2
21 Oct 18+19d Sedgefield Bet At Toals.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 8 11-12 12596C116B Brian Hughes 11/10F
02 Oct 18+32d Sedgefield bet365 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 118124B129B Brian Hughes 6/4
31 Aug 18+35d Bangor-on-Dee Horseradish Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 4 11-5 118110C128B Brian Hughes 2/1
27 Jul 18+28d Uttoxeter Nigel Kirby Photo Finish Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-2 11892C116B Brian Hughes 11/8
29 Jun 18+24d Cartmel Harrogate Spring Water Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-2 117—132B Brian Hughes 2/1F
05 Jun 18+23d Bangor-on-Dee IML Marine Management Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 2 ran F/2 — 10-12 117—— Brian Hughes 3/1
13 May 18+8d Southwell 500 Casino Welcome Bonus At mintbet.com 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 11-2 117107B117A Brian Hughes 4/1
05 May 18+114d Uttoxeter bet365 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1½ 11-2 —106B126A William Kennedy 10/1
11 Jan 18+24d Catterick Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com/anywhere Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 8 11-6 —105A111A Brian Hughes 10/3
18 Dec 17+18d Musselburgh EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 10-12 ——— William Kennedy 3/1
30 Nov 17+21d Musselburgh Watch Race Replays At racinguk.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 5 11-2 —127B120A William Kennedy 9/2
09 Nov 17 Ludlow Sign People Hereford Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 2¼ 11-0 —122B125A William Kennedy 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sonic (IRE) won?
Sonic (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trained Sonic (IRE)?
Sonic (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 10 January 2020.
Who is Sonic (IRE)'s sire?
Sonic (IRE) is by Vinnie Roe (IRE) out of Bella's Bury (GB), whose sire is Overbury.
What going does Sonic (IRE) prefer?
Sonic (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sonic (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 10 January 2020. The highest on record is 125.
What is Sonic (IRE)'s sire's record?
Vinnie Roe (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,061 runs since Jan 2008 (236 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 7.8% from 166.
Who are Sonic (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Bella's Bury (GB), Sonic (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Heartbreak Kid (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Heartbreak Kid (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.