Sparan Nua (IRE)
Sparan Nua is 3 from 8 on turf with wins at 1m – 1m1f and 1m2f – 1m4f. Her biggest success came in the Group 3 Darley Munster Oaks Stakes at Cork on good ground in Jun 2026. All three wins were gained on a first visit to the course. She raced off her career-high mark of 118 when finishing 10 of 12 at Ascot in Oct 2026.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- +24.75£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.20Fair A/E n=8 · 1.90 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 115
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 140A | 101.5 | 4 runs · 140 / 101.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 98A | 91.5 | 2 runs · 98 / 91.5 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 140A | 106.5 | 4 runs · 140 / 106.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 109A | 86 | 3 runs · 109 / 86 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 25 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 7 analysed runs since May 2026
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (29%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,578 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 180.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 333 | 42 | 12.6% | +4.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 892 | 57 | 6.4% | −1.6 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 366 | 24 | 6.6% | −1.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 626 | 33 | 5.3% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,114 | 113 | 10.1% | +2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 125 | 15 | 12% | +4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 951 | 77 | 8.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,032 | 83 | 8% | 0 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 797 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 457 | 34 | 7.4% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 9 | 5% | −3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Churchwarden (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchwarden (IRE) | 23 | 2 | 1m4f–2m3f | — |
| Sparanacht (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +25.75 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +26.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan McDonogh | 4 | 2 | 50% | +25.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
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 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+41d | Ascot | Qatar Racing British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1) Raced freely in the pack - pushed along 3f out then drifted right under pressure over 2f out - faded over 1f out to finish 10th | 10/12 | 5 | 9-1 | 118 | 94C | 73C | Rossa Ryan | 17/2 |
| 06 Sep 26+17d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Vermeille | 9/13 | 2 | 8-10 | 109 | — | — | Rossa Ryan | 5/2F |
| 20 Aug 26+14d | York | Legends Global Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) Held a midpack position early - squeezed for space and pushed on approaching 3f out - gained ground into 1f out and moved into second entering the last furlong - kept battling to the line and closed on the leader - denied by a whisker | 2/9 | shd | 9-0 | 109 | 98A | 102A | Rossa Ryan | 25/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+19d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) Sat close to the front early - disputed 2nd at halfway - asked for effort into the straight - dropped to 3rd with a furlong left then edged back to finish 4th holding on late | 4/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 103 | 109A | 90A | Declan McDonogh | 6/4F |
| 18 Jul 26+34d | Curragh (IRE) | Juddmonte Irish Oaks (Group 1) settled at the back and needed time to find a rhythm - soon pulling hard - 9th at halfway - racing fine enough when short of room over 2f out - driven up into 6th and moved to the outside over 1f out - up to 4th but unable to get on terms early in the final furlong - held that effort for 3rd late on | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-2 | 103 | 115A | 99A | Declan McDonogh | 8/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+25d | Cork | Darley Munster Oaks Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 5th by halfway - pushed into second inside the final furlong - challenged strongly before getting up to score right at the finish | 1/9 | 8-8 | — | 140A | 86A | Nathan Crosse | 11/4F | |
| 20 May 26+11d | Gowran Park | gowranpark1 On X Fillies Race Settled just behind the front group early - moved closer approaching the straight - went to front with two furlongs remaining - opened a two-length advantage and drifted a touch right inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win | 1/4 | 9-3 | — | 85C | 93B | Declan McDonogh | 2/1 | |
| 09 May 26 | Naas | Gresham House Fillies Maiden Sat behind pace - 4th at halfway before driven to hit front over 2f out - driven again 1 1/2f out and stayed on strongly to win | 1/13 | 9-3 | — | 86C | 102A | Declan McDonogh | 25/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sparan Nua won?
- Sparan Nua (IRE) won 3 of 8 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trains Sparan Nua?
- Sparan Nua (IRE) is trained by J S Bolger, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Sparan Nua's sire?
- Sparan Nua (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Sparanai (USA), whose sire is Leroidesanimaux.
- What going does Sparan Nua prefer?
- Sparan Nua (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sparan Nua's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sparan Nua's sire's record?
- Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,578 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 180.
- Who are Sparan Nua's siblings?
- Out of Sparanai (USA), Sparan Nua (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Churchwarden (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m4f–2m3f. As at Nov 2026.