Sparking (GB)
Sparking (GB) is 3 from 23. Hasn't won since Jul 2012.
- 3–23Wins / Runs
- 13%Strike rate
- 9 (39.1%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=23 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 54dAvg between runs
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,653 | 882 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | 2 from 13 |
| 6f – 7f | 8,004 | 950 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,752 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sam's Secret (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dispol Katie (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Secret (GB) | 36 | 6 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Dispol Katie (GB) | 35 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Skhilling Pride (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ballroom Blitz (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −6.50 |
| Class 6 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.00 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −5.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gibbons | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Ross Atkinson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Lee Newman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lance Betts | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Sparking (GB) won?
- Sparking (GB) won 3 of 23 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 9 times in total (39.1% of starts).
- Who trained Sparking (GB)?
- Sparking (GB) was trained by Tom Dascombe on the most recent run on record, at Hamilton on 24 September 2012.
- Who is Sparking (GB)'s sire?
- Sparking (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Twilight Time (GB), whose sire is Aragon.
- What going does Sparking (GB) prefer?
- Sparking (GB) has the best record on good to soft 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 Sparking (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 24 September 2012. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Sparking (GB)'s sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Sparking (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Twilight Time (GB), Sparking (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sam's Secret (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dispol Katie (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.