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Horse profile

Sophie's World (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Alan Fleming · Last owner Rory Connell
by Captain Rio (GB) out of Nirvavita (FR) (Highest Honor)
22 runs · 15 courses · from Aug 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Jul 2016 — 3,752 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 · 10th of 15 2 wins · Galway & Gowran Park Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Sophie's World (IRE) is 2 from 22. Hasn't won since Jul 2014. Last raced off 83, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 26lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Sophie's World (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Red Hugh (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Red Hugh (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Red Hugh (IRE)612m7fClass 4
Katie's World (IRE)20——
Official rating83↓ 26lb off peak
83 78–109

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 (flat) 65C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 26 Aug 2015 Official rating 83 at the last flat run, 28 Jul 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 10 May 2015 Official rating 109 at the last jumps run, 12 Jun 2016

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 18 figures · best 90A · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft783B73—
Good590A73—
Heavy387A73—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f890A72—
6f – 7f885A74.5—
1m2f – 1m4f266A65.5—
Jumps 3 figures · best 116A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good2115A101—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2116A101.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

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
Captain Rio (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm71811.3%+1.8—
Good to Firm1,21313010.7%+1.20 from 1
Good1,4201228.6%−0.91 from 7
Good to Soft773628%−1.50 from 2
Soft1,04311410.9%+1.41 from 8
Heavy3764211.2%+1.70 from 3
Standard (AW)2,0161819%−0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,62816710.3%+0.8—
6f – 7f3,0222889.5%01 from 8
1m – 1m1f953768%−1.51 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f485469.5%00 from 2
1m5f – 2m5625710.1%+0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f211209.5%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m43511.6%+2.1—
Over 3m800%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nirvavita (FR) (Highest Honor)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Noble Alan (GER) (10 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Noble Alan (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Noble Alan (GER)44101m3f–2m4fGrade 2
Kudu Country (IRE)5177½f–2m½fClass 3
Full House (IRE)2662m–2m4fClass 2
Nova Sila (GER)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% +3.00
Good 7 1 14% +8.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 3 1 33% +12.00
Gowran Park 3 1 33% +8.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 1 13% +7.00
6f – 7f 8 1 13% +3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Corby 7 2 29% +19.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Donnacha O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
A P Heskin 2 0 0% −2.00
J F Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 0 0% −14.00
Cheekpieces 8 2 25% +18.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 10 2 20% +16.00
2013 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 18 2 11% +8.00
Hurdle 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
2016 · 2 runs
28 Jul 16+46d Galway Hop House 13 Handicap 1m½f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 3¼ 9-2 8356C Donagh O'Connor 14/1
12 Jun 16+291d Downpatrick V Is For Vintage Show Maiden Hurdle 2m2½f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 44 11-5 10987C Denis O'Regan 9/2
2015 · 5 runs
26 Aug 15+27d Bellewstown It Pays To Bet With Tote Handicap 1m4f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 9 9-6 8765C Donnacha O'Brien 8/1
30 Jul 15+57d Galway (IRE) Hop House 13 Handicap 1m½f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 7/9 3¼ 9-8 8860A Sean Corby 4/1J
03 Jun 15+24d Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 17 ran 2/17 ½ 11-0 —115A Mark Enright 4/7F
10 May 15+28d Killarney Kelly Brothers Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 7½ 11-0 —116A A P Heskin 7/2
12 Apr 15+162d Leopardstown Racecourse Of The Year Handicap 1m1f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¾ 9-1 8787A Sean Corby 16/1
2014 · 10 runs
01 Nov 14+10d Down Royal Value Cabs 3-y-o Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 13 ran F/13 — 10-5 —— A P Heskin 14/1
22 Oct 14+4d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Handicap 1m2f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 1¾ 8-12 9066A Donnacha O'Brien 14/1
18 Oct 14+32d Cork Corkracecourse.ie Navigation Stakes (listed) 1m½f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2¾ 8-13 9072A J F Egan 33/1
16 Sep 14+16d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Handicap 1m · Good · 9 ran 7/9 ½ 9-3 9173A Sean Corby 4/1
31 Aug 14+32d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m · Good · 21 ran 10/21 hd 8-2 9172A Tom Madden 14/1
30 Jul 14+29d Galway Bet Online At Thetote.com Handicap 1m½f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 8-9 8290A Sean Corby 14/1
01 Jul 14+58d Gowran Park Sweet Sundays Racing & Dining From 22 Handicap 1m1½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 1½ 7-11 8567B Sean Corby 14/1
04 May 14+7d Gowran Park Ladies Day June 21st Fillies Race 7f · Yielding · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 8-9 8076A Sean Corby 8/1
27 Apr 14+35d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Handicap 7f · Yielding To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 7-11 7883B Sean Corby 10/1
23 Mar 14+114d Curragh Johnny Murtagh Lifetime Achievement In Racing Madrid Handicap 7f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 1 8-13 7973A Seamie Heffernan 10/1
2013 · 5 runs
29 Nov 13+40d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Fillies Maiden 7f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 2¼ 9-0 8158A Fran Berry 3/1
20 Oct 13+34d Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Birdcatcher Premier Nursery 7f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1¾ 8-4 8173A Chris Hayes 7/1
16 Sep 13+7d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 6½f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 4½ 9-0 —83A Seamie Heffernan 5/1
09 Sep 13+34d Galway Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Fillies Maiden 7f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 9-0 —85A Seamie Heffernan 16/1
06 Aug 13 Cork Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 9-0 —61A J F Egan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sophie's World won?
Sophie's World (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 7 times in total (31.8% of starts).
Who trained Sophie's World?
Sophie's World (IRE) was trained by Alan Fleming on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 28 July 2016.
Who is Sophie's World's sire?
Sophie's World (IRE) is by Captain Rio (GB) out of Nirvavita (FR), whose sire is Highest Honor.
What going does Sophie's World prefer?
Sophie's World (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sophie's World's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 28 July 2016. The highest on record is 109.
What is Sophie's World's sire's record?
Captain Rio (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sophie's World's siblings?
Out of Nirvavita (FR), Sophie's World (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Noble Alan (GER) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Noble Alan (GER)). The wins came over 7½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Sophie's World produced winners?
As a dam, Sophie's World (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Red Hugh (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Red Hugh (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.