How many races has Sparkes won?

Sparkes (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005.

Sparkes (GB) was trained by H J Manners on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 10 May 2005.

Who is Sparkes's sire?

Sparkes (GB) is by Ballet Royal (USA) out of Saxon Lass (GB), whose sire is Martinmas.

What is Sparkes's sire's record?

Ballet Royal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 15 runs since Mar 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Horse profile

Sparkes (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2005) · Last trainer H J Manners · Last owner Exors Of The Late H J Manners

by Ballet Royal (USA) out of Saxon Lass (GB) (Martinmas)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2005

As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 10 May 2005 — 7,849 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run May 2005 · 6th of 7

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2005 and May 2005, the last of them as a 7yo gelding. Finished 6 of 7 at Hereford last time.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
18dBetween runs (median)

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 75^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Chepstow, 22 Apr 2005

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 75^C · median 68

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Ballet Royal (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 15 runs since Mar 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	2	0	0%	−13.3	—
Good to Firm	2	1	50%	+36.7	0 from 1
Good	6	1	16.7%	+3.4	—
Good to Soft	5	0	0%	−13.3	0 from 1

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m5f – 2m	2	1	50%	+36.7	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	4	0	0%	−13.3	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	7	1	14.3%	+1	—
Over 3m	2	0	0%	−13.3	—

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

Dam

Saxon Lass (GB) (Martinmas)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	KTB	Jockey	SP
2005 · 2 runs
10 May 05+18d	Hereford	Devine Wines - Your Message On A Bottle Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	6/7	¾	10-5	61^C	Mr J A Jenkins	40/1
22 Apr 05	Chepstow	Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran	9/14	1¼	10-2	75^C	Mr J A Jenkins	150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sparkes won?: Sparkes (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Sparkes?: Sparkes (GB) was trained by H J Manners on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 10 May 2005.
Who is Sparkes's sire?: Sparkes (GB) is by Ballet Royal (USA) out of Saxon Lass (GB), whose sire is Martinmas.
What is Sparkes's sire's record?: Ballet Royal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 15 runs since Mar 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.