Sparkling Wit (IRE)
Sparkling Wit won his only start, a 2m1f – 2m4f bumper at Limerick on heavy ground in Apr 2026. The gelding beat eight rivals in the Sinbin Events Flat Race to score for W P Mullins. By Maxios, whose progeny have won 11.6% of 2,088 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced two winners from three runners to race, including Gaelic Warrior with 12 wins. He won last time out.
- 1–1Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 114
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,118 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 316. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 190.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 100 | 9 | 9% | −2.7 | — |
| Good | 549 | 59 | 10.7% | −1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 373 | 49 | 13.1% | +1.4 | — |
| Soft | 551 | 73 | 13.2% | +1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 226 | 31 | 13.7% | +2 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 316 | 27 | 8.5% | −3.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 93 | 5 | 5.4% | −6.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 190 | 15 | 7.9% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 413 | 38 | 9.2% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 722 | 100 | 13.9% | +2.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 546 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 117 | 14 | 12% | +0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 6 | 20% | +8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gaelic Warrior (GER) (12 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Gaelic Warrior (GER)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelic Warrior (GER) | 23 | 12 | 2m–3m2½f | Grade 1 |
| Our Trigger (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Gamely Insistent (GER) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 26 | Limerick | Sinbin Events Flat Race Settled off the pace towards the back at halfway - moved into 4th with 4f remaining and edged nearer approaching 3f out - shaken up to hit the front by a short margin 1½f from home - stayed on strongly to the finish | 1/9 | 12-0 | 114A | 126A | Mr P W Mullins | 6/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sparkling Wit (IRE) won?
- Sparkling Wit (IRE) won 1 of 1 archived start in 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Sparkling Wit (IRE)?
- Sparkling Wit (IRE) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 April 2026.
- Who is Sparkling Wit (IRE)'s sire?
- Sparkling Wit (IRE) is by Maxios (GB) out of Game Of Legs (FR), whose sire is Hernando.
- What is Sparkling Wit (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Maxios (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,118 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 316. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 190.
- Who are Sparkling Wit (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Game Of Legs (FR), Sparkling Wit (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gaelic Warrior (GER) (12). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Gaelic Warrior (GER)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.