Sparkling Taff (GB)
Sparkling Taff (GB) is 4 from 33. Hasn't won since Apr 2008. Last raced off 90, 29lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–33Wins / Runs
- 12.1%Strike rate
- 12 (36.4%)Placed
- −4.38£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=33 · 0.97 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +7.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 24 | 10.2% | +0.5 | 3 from 6 |
| Good | 941 | 97 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 627 | 56 | 8.9% | −0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 892 | 70 | 7.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 558 | 68 | 12.2% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 762 | 67 | 8.8% | −0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,180 | 122 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 2 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 979 | 95 | 9.7% | 0 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 361 | 35 | 9.7% | 0 | 1 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 3 | 50% | +18.62 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 1 | 5% | −15.00 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +13.62 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Wetherby | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjade Collier | 11 | 3 | 27% | +12.62 |
| David O'Meara | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Henry Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Christian Williams | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Michael O'Connell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Padge Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr A E Kinirons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Harding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 31 | 4 | 13% | −2.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +10.62 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 25 | 4 | 16% | +3.62 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 Sparkling Taff won?
- Sparkling Taff (GB) won 4 of 33 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 12.1%. Placed 12 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Sparkling Taff?
- Sparkling Taff (GB) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 8 February 2010.
- Who is Sparkling Taff's sire?
- Sparkling Taff (GB) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of Sparkling Time (USA), whose sire is Olden Times.
- What going does Sparkling Taff prefer?
- Sparkling Taff (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 6 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 Sparkling Taff's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 8 February 2010. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Sparkling Taff's sire's record?
- Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.