Sparkling Sea (IRE)
Sparkling Sea won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Naas in Apr 2024 over 6f-7f on soft ground. The filly has one win and three places from eight starts on turf, all over 6f-7f, and has raced four times at Naas for that sole success. She finished third of 18 in the Darley Irish European Breeders Fund Brigid's Pastures Stakes at the Curragh in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 92. She last ran off a career-high mark of 95.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.99Fair A/E n=8 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 75dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 108
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 101A | 99 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 95C | 85.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 108C | 99 | — |
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
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 6 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,034 | 125 | 12.1% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 777 | 90 | 11.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,079 | 123 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 294 | 33 | 11.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,250 | 243 | 10.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,195 | 174 | 14.6% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,582 | 397 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,401 | 139 | 9.9% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 651 | 60 | 9.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 270 | 26 | 9.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Keane | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 25+20d | Curragh | Darley Irish European Breeders Fund Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Dwelt start - settled towards back - moved through field over 2f out - into second berth inside final 2f - unable to trouble leader - eased back to third near line | 3/18 | ½ | 9-2 | 92 | 108C | 91A | Gary Carroll | 15/2 |
| 14 Sep 25+41d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bold Lad Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) Slow to break and settled towards the back - shifted right and pushed along with under two furlongs left - denied room approaching final furlong then stayed on same rate to finish 11th | 11/23 | hd | 9-0 | 92 | 39C | 99A | Gary Carroll | 33/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+12d | Naas | Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 16th - 17th August Handicap Ran on the far rail early in a forward spot - urged for effort inside the last three furlongs - driven approaching two out - found nothing more and dropped away in the closing stages - eventually finished 11th well beaten | 11/14 | 3½ | 10-0 | 94 | 76C | 69C | Colin Keane | 7/2F |
| 23 Jul 25+88d | Naas | Yeomanstown Stud Irish EBF Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) Handy early and taking a strong hold - shared front spot approaching 2f out - shown the whip and overtaken with 2f to go - lost touch after finishing 7th | 7/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 95 | 100A | 81A | Gary Carroll | 5/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+27d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Committed Stakes (Listed) Settled at the back - made progress approaching the final furlong - staying on strongly to finish 3rd | 3/6 | hd | 9-0 | 95 | 98A | 93B | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| 30 Mar 25+315d | Leopardstown | Ballylinch Stud 'Priory Belle' Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Held up at back - pushed along entering straight but made no headway - stayed off the pace to finish well held | 11/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 95C | 74A | Colin Keane | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 May 24+20d | Naas | Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint Stakes (Group 3) | 2/6 | nk | 9-2 | — | 108A | 95B | Colin Keane | 5/2 |
| 29 Apr 24 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 1/12 | 9-2 | — | 101A | 108A | Colin Keane | 7/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sparkling Sea won?
- Sparkling Sea (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Sparkling Sea?
- Sparkling Sea (IRE) was trained by G M Lyons on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 4 October 2025.
- Who is Sparkling Sea's sire?
- Sparkling Sea (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Titanium Sky (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
- What going does Sparkling Sea prefer?
- Sparkling Sea (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sparkling Sea's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 4 October 2025. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Sparkling Sea's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
- Who are Sparkling Sea's siblings?
- Out of Titanium Sky (IRE), Sparkling Sea (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.