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Sonning Star (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2010) · Last trainer Nick Gifford · Last owner Mrs C L Kyle
by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Fantazia (GB) (Zafonic)
22 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Dec 2010 — 5,782 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2010 · 7th of 9 2 wins · Fakenham & Fontwell Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Sonning Star (IRE) is 2 from 22. Hasn't won since Mar 2010.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating121↓ 2lb off peak
121 65–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 133B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 17 Oct 2010 Official rating 121 at the last jumps run, 29 Dec 2010

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 25 Sep 2007 Official rating 72 at the last flat run, 8 Oct 2007

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 12 figures · best 133B · median 111.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good7133B116—
Good to Soft3105C99—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8133B111.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4123B110.5—
Flat 9 figures · best 91C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good491C83.5—
Good to Firm260C52.5—
Good to Soft282C69.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f591C82—
6f – 7f372C57—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 22 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
Desert Prince (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34617.6%+8.5—
Good to Firm486469.5%+0.40 from 2
Good692578.2%−0.91 from 12
Good to Soft328319.5%+0.40 from 5
Soft3863910.1%+11 from 1
Heavy168137.7%−1.40 from 2
Standard (AW)640568.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f108109.3%+0.2—
6f – 7f456408.8%−0.30 from 3
1m – 1m1f425245.6%−3.50 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f5745910.3%+1.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m643629.6%+0.51 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f3883910.1%+11 from 5
2m5f – 3m1251310.4%+1.3—
Over 3m1516.7%−2.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fantazia (GB) (Zafonic)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bon Viveur (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Bon Viveur (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bon Viveur (GB)2421m–1m2fClass 5
Seasons Parks (GB)30——
Kingly (IRE)40——
Bravo Blue (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 1 8% +5.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +12.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% +3.00
Class 3 9 1 11% +8.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 4 0 0% −4.00
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Fontwell 3 1 33% +10.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +16.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% +9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +8.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Treadwell 7 0 0% −7.00
Jay Pemberton 3 1 33% +14.00
Kerrin McEvoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 1 100% +12.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Mongan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00
J F Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Antony Procter 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 1 5% −6.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +14.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 9 1 11% +8.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 2 1 50% +11.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% +21.00
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 9 runs
29 Dec 10+37d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Supports Heros Andover Novices' Chase (For The Hallowe'en Trophy) Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 27 11-0 121105C Leighton Aspell 125/1
22 Nov 10+7d Kempton Pertemps Network Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-3 121— Liam Treadwell 13/2
15 Nov 10+29d Leicester John O'Gaunt Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 11 11-1 121121B Liam Treadwell 13/2
17 Oct 10+144d Kempton williamhill.com - Poker Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 3 11-2 114133B Liam Treadwell 12/1
26 May 10+26d Southwell Bet Totepool On 0800 221 221 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1¾ 11-7 115112A Liam Treadwell 8/1
30 Apr 10+26d Fontwell Hardings Catering Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 17 11-12 115116B Liam Treadwell 11/4
04 Apr 10+16d Plumpton totesport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 10-12 116103B Jay Pemberton 6/1
19 Mar 10+13d Fakenham totepool Fakenham Silver Cup (Handicap Hurdle) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 112124A Jay Pemberton 16/1
06 Mar 10+69d Newbury Ladbrokes Supporting Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 9 10-9 11786C Liam Treadwell 14/1
2009 · 1 run
27 Dec 09+681d Kempton Williamhill.com - Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 12/14 nk 10-13 12099A Liam Treadwell 14/1
2008 · 2 runs
15 Feb 08+12d Sandown Facilitas SMC Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 4 10-11 120111A Jay Pemberton 3/1
03 Feb 08+54d Fontwell Cortaflex For Horses Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 123123B Noel Fehily 12/1
2007 · 8 runs
11 Dec 07+64d Fontwell Brakes Fresh Ideas Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 9 10-12 11494C Paul Moloney 20/1
08 Oct 07+13d Pontefract Maracas Bay Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 9-3 7287C Ian Mongan 15/8
25 Sep 07+39d Beverley Brian And Jason Merrington Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 hd 9-2 7291C Dane O'Neill 15/2
17 Aug 07+18d Doncaster First Transpennine Express Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 shd 9-3 7460C Kerrin McEvoy 8/1
30 Jul 07+10d Windsor Play Blackjack At VC Casino.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1 9-3 6580C Kerrin McEvoy 11/10F
20 Jul 07+15d Newmarket Atkins Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 5/17 shd 9-3 6579C Jimmy Fortune 13/2
05 Jul 07+12d Newbury Burges Salmon Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 hd 8-4 6572C Martin Dwyer 12/1
23 Jun 07+254d Newmarket Play Blackjack At intercasino.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3½ 9-3 —82C Ted Durcan 16/1
2006 · 2 runs
12 Oct 06+23d Newmarket Usk Valley Stud Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 ½ 9-3 —57C J F Egan 14/1
19 Sep 06 Newmarket 'Winter Wonderland At Newmarket' Median Auction Maiden Stks Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12/15 1¼ 9-3 —45C Antony Procter 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sonning Star won?
Sonning Star (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 8 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Sonning Star?
Sonning Star (IRE) was trained by Nick Gifford on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 29 December 2010.
Who is Sonning Star's sire?
Sonning Star (IRE) is by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Fantazia (GB), whose sire is Zafonic.
What going does Sonning Star prefer?
Sonning Star (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sonning Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 29 December 2010. The highest on record is 123.
What is Sonning Star's sire's record?
Desert Prince (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
Who are Sonning Star's siblings?
Out of Fantazia (GB), Sonning Star (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bon Viveur (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Bon Viveur (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2006. 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.