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Horse profile

Spanish Mission (USA)

5yo horse (at last run, Aug 2021) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Team Valor Llc Gary Barber
by Noble Mission (GB) out of Limonar (IRE) (Street Cry)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Aug 2021 — 1,903 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2021 · 2nd of 4 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Spanish Mission (USA) is 5 from 14 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Matchbook Yorkshire Cup Stakes at York (May 2021). Hasn't won since May 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 117.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating117At career-high mark
117 95–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 11 Sep 2020

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 14 figures · best 122A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5116C107—
Good to Firm4122A104.5—
Standard (AW)396A91—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7122A106—
1m2f – 1m4f3103A91—
2m1f – 2m4f2107A104—
1m – 1m1f296A89.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103B the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 14 May 2021 Official rating 117 at the last run, 20 Aug 2021

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 14 figures · best 103B · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5103B99—
Good to Firm4101A99—
Standard (AW)392B90—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7103B98—
1m2f – 1m4f3100A99—
2m1f – 2m4f295A94.5—
1m – 1m1f290A86.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 10.4% of 788 runs since Jun 2018 (53 horses).

Strongest on good going: 14.4% from 167.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−10.4—
Good to Firm9488.5%−1.91 from 4
Good1672414.4%+42 from 5
Good to Soft871011.5%+1.11 from 1
Soft9677.3%−3.10 from 1
Heavy40512.5%+2.1—
Standard (AW)303289.2%−1.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1600%−10.4—
6f – 7f2002110.5%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1982110.6%+0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1841910.3%−0.11 from 3
1m5f – 2m1321612.1%+1.73 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f50510%−0.41 from 2
2m5f – 3m600%−10.4—
Over 3m200%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Limonar (IRE) (Street Cry)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mokarris (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Mokarris (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mokarris (USA)826fListed

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +4.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +3.50
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +0.25
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +0.91

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 11 4 36% +7.41
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.25
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 3 0 0% −3.00
York 2 1 50% +4.50
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 1 50% +1.25
Doncaster 1 1 100% +1.50
Chester 1 1 100% +0.91
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +6.50
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 3 43% +8.91
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +0.25
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +0.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Spencer 6 2 33% +3.41
William Buick 5 2 40% +4.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 1 100% +2.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 1 33% +3.50
2020 5 2 40% −0.59
2019 4 1 25% +3.50
2018 2 1 50% +1.25

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
2021 · 3 runs
20 Aug 21+64d York Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes (Group 2) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 hd 9-3 117106C98B William Buick 15/8
17 Jun 21+34d Ascot Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 9-2 117101A95A William Buick 7/1
14 May 21+209d York Matchbook Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2) (British Champion Series) Class 1 · 1m6f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 9-4 110116C103B William Buick 11/2
2020 · 5 runs
17 Oct 20+36d Ascot Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 5½ 9-7 11091C88C William Buick 14/1
11 Sep 20+22d Doncaster bet365 Doncaster Cup Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m2f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 110107A94A William Buick 6/4F
20 Aug 20+23d Chester Share Shop Chester Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m6½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-3 110102A92B Jamie Spencer 10/11F
28 Jul 20+23d Goodwood Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 6/7 nk 9-9 110107A87A James Doyle 33/1
05 Jul 20+339d Sandown Coral Henry II Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1¼ 9-2 11099C101B Ryan Moore 9/2
2019 · 4 runs
01 Aug 19+21d Goodwood Qatar Gordon Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 hd 9-4 11082A99A Jamie Spencer 11/2
11 Jul 19+48d Newmarket Bahrain Trophy Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 103122A101A Jamie Spencer 13/2
24 May 19+79d Goodwood British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 nk 9-0 95103A100A Jamie Spencer 20/1
06 Mar 19+116d Kempton (AW) 'Road To The Kentucky Derby' Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 9-5 —96A90A Jamie Spencer 6/1
2018 · 2 runs
10 Nov 18+16d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 1m2f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 8-12 —91C92B Tom Marquand 9/4
25 Oct 18 Chelmsford City (AW) totepool Cashback Club At totesport.com EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 9-2 —83A83A Jamie Spencer 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spanish Mission won?
Spanish Mission (USA) won 5 of 14 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 35.7%. Placed 10 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trained Spanish Mission?
Spanish Mission (USA) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at York on 20 August 2021.
Who is Spanish Mission's sire?
Spanish Mission (USA) is by Noble Mission (GB) out of Limonar (IRE), whose sire is Street Cry.
What going does Spanish Mission prefer?
Spanish Mission (USA) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Spanish Mission's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 20 August 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Spanish Mission's sire's record?
Noble Mission (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 788 runs since Jun 2018 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 14.4% from 167.
Who are Spanish Mission's siblings?
Out of Limonar (IRE), Spanish Mission (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mokarris (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Mokarris (USA)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.