How many races has South Island won?

South Island (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).

Who trains South Island?

South Island (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 July 2026.

Who is South Island's sire?

South Island (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Amarena (FR), whose sire is Soldier Hollow.

What going does South Island prefer?

South Island (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is South Island's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 11 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.

What is South Island's sire's record?

Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,703 runs since May 2015 (792 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.

Who are South Island's siblings?

Out of Amarena (FR), South Island (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

South Island (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · Owner P Smithmagniertabord Smithwesterberg

by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Amarena (FR) (Soldier Hollow)

8 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2025

As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won last time out 2 wins · Navan & Curragh Last run 11 Jul 2026 · 1st of 5 Last raced off OR 100

KTB Profile

South Island is a colt by Wootton Bassett out of Amarena who has two wins from eight runs on turf. Both successes came for Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, at Curragh over 1m to 1m1f on soft ground in Sep 2025 and at Navan over 1m2f to 1m4f on good ground in Jul 2026 when he won last time out off an official rating of 100. He has raced three times at both Curragh and Leopardstown. He usually races held up.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance OR at career high

2–8Wins / Runs
25%Strike rate
3 (37.5%)Placed
−0.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
1.97Fair A/E n=8 · 1.67 incl. margin
100Highest OR
38dBetween runs (median)longest 176 d

Official rating100At career-high mark

100 79–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh, 23 May 2026

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 111^C · median 91.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Good	3	111^C	101	2 runs · 111 / 106
Soft	3	91^A	81	—
Good to Soft	2	105^A	98.5	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f	4	105^A	86	—
1m2f – 1m4f	3	111^C	101	3 runs · 111 / 101
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 12 Apr 2026 Official rating 100 at the last run, 11 Jul 2026

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 8 figures · best 100^A · median 89

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Good	3	90^B	88	2 runs · 90 / 89
Soft	3	100^A	91	—
Good to Soft	2	91^A	80	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f	4	100^A	80	—
1m2f – 1m4f	3	91^A	90	3 runs · 91 / 90
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 8 analysed runs since Jun 2025

Prominent 4 (50%) · 1 win
Led 2 (25%) · 1 win
Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,703 runs since May 2015 (792 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	2	0	0%	−13	—
Good to Firm	556	73	13.1%	+0.1	—
Good	1,301	191	14.7%	+1.7	1 from 3
Good to Soft	847	99	11.7%	−1.3	0 from 2
Soft	1,030	154	15%	+2	1 from 3
Heavy	358	48	13.4%	+0.4	—
Standard (AW)	1,609	177	11%	−2	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	162	26	16%	+3	—
6f – 7f	1,946	304	15.6%	+2.6	0 from 1
1m – 1m1f	1,922	219	11.4%	−1.6	1 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f	1,286	154	12%	−1	1 from 3
1m5f – 2m	284	36	12.7%	−0.3	—
2m1f – 2m4f	94	3	3.2%	−9.8	—
2m5f – 3m	9	0	0%	−13	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2015 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Amarena (FR) (Soldier Hollow)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Ahmadi (IRE)	3	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	3	1	33%	+0.00
Soft	3	1	33%	+1.50
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Curragh	3	1	33%	+1.50
Leopardstown	3	0	0%	−3.00
Navan	1	1	100%	+2.00
Tipperary	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m – 1m1f	4	1	25%	+0.50
1m2f – 1m4f	3	1	33%	+0.00
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Gavin Ryan	6	1	17%	−1.50
Paddy Harnett	2	1	50%	+1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	7	2	29%	+0.50
Cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	3	1	33%	+0.00
2025	5	1	20%	−0.50

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
2026 · 3 runs
11 Jul 26+49d	Navan	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race 1m2f · Good · 5 ran Sat in behind the pacesetter early - asked for effort with two and a half furlongs left - shared second approaching the furlong marker without reaching the front - got up in the last strides to win	1/5		9-5	100	111^C	90^B	Paddy Harnett	2/1
23 May 26+41d	Curragh	Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) 1m2f · Good · 9 ran Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - fourth and driven approaching 2f out - slipped to fifth inside the final furlong and held on without finding more	5/9	1½	9-5	100	101^A	88^A	Gavin Ryan	28/1
12 Apr 26+176d	Leopardstown	P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3) 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Sat handy behind pace - pushed along in third from 2f out - held that spot late but couldn't close final furlong	6/9	nse	9-5	93	92^A	91^A	Gavin Ryan	50/1
2025 · 5 runs
18 Oct 25+20d	Leopardstown	Mongey Communications Eyrefield Stakes (Group 3) 1m1f · Yielding · 8 ran Shared front spot early - urged to keep up but yielded position entering straight then slipped to the back over a furlong out - held no more in reserve at the finish	8/8	1¾	9-5	94	91^A	60^A	Gavin Ryan	7/1
28 Sep 25+28d	Curragh	Tote 20K Euros Guaranteed Placepot Today Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 1m1f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran Set the pace from the off - challenged 3f out and driven approaching 2f out - responded with a strong finish from the final furlong to win	1/8		9-7	79	81^A	100^A	Gavin Ryan	7/2
31 Aug 25+38d	Tipperary	Camas Park Irish EBF Maiden 1m1f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Settled in midfield - hampered slightly on the bend before drifting left approaching 2f out - urged into 6th with a furlong left - unable to quicken and finished at a steady gait	6/12	3¼	9-2	—	105^A	69^A	Paddy Harnett	4/1
24 Jul 25+26d	Leopardstown	Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden 1m · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran Slow to break - settled second early and stayed there - pressed for effort 2f out but couldn't close on winner - held gap to finish clear second	2/8	3¾	9-7	—	63^A	91^A	Gavin Ryan	7/2
28 Jun 25	Curragh	Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack - asked for effort over 2f out but hampered for room and 7th with a furlong left - stayed on at the same rate to finish 5th	5/13	½	9-5	—	81^C	81^A	Gavin Ryan	25/1

Quick answers

How many races has South Island won?: South Island (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains South Island?: South Island (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 July 2026.
Who is South Island's sire?: South Island (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Amarena (FR), whose sire is Soldier Hollow.
What going does South Island prefer?: South Island (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is South Island's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 11 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is South Island's sire's record?: Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,703 runs since May 2015 (792 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
Who are South Island's siblings?: Out of Amarena (FR), South Island (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Jun 2025

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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