Sparks May Fly (IRE)
Sparks May Fly is a lightly raced mare who had two starts over hurdles in Jan 2024, both over 2m5f to 3m on good to soft turf. She was beaten on debut at Hereford and then wore first-time headgear when last seen in the Kennford Maiden Hurdle at Exeter in Class 4. By Youmzain, whose progeny have won 150 of 1,737 runs since Jan 2008. Her dam has produced one winner from two runners to race, with Off You Go successful five times.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 27dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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 →
Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 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 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 8.6% of 1,738 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +3.4 | — |
| Good | 385 | 43 | 11.2% | +2.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 264 | 15 | 5.7% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 434 | 33 | 7.6% | −1 | — |
| Heavy | 197 | 17 | 8.6% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 407 | 36 | 8.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +16.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 95 | 14 | 14.7% | +6.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 354 | 28 | 7.9% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 430 | 31 | 7.2% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 381 | 38 | 10% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 376 | 31 | 8.2% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +2.5 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Off You Go (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Off You Go (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off You Go (IRE) | 31 | 5 | 2m–2m5½f | Class 1 |
| Imperial Allure (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 24+27d | Exeter | Kennford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/16 | — | 11-3 | — | — | Bryan Carver | 250/1 |
| 04 Jan 24 | Hereford | Download The PlanetSportBet App Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | PU/12 | — | 11-1 | — | — | Harry Kimber | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sparks May Fly won?
- Sparks May Fly (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Sparks May Fly?
- Sparks May Fly (IRE) was trained by Robert Walford on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 31 January 2024.
- Who is Sparks May Fly's sire?
- Sparks May Fly (IRE) is by Youmzain (IRE) out of Ozzy Oscar (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What is Sparks May Fly's sire's record?
- Youmzain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,738 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sparks May Fly's siblings?
- Out of Ozzy Oscar (IRE), Sparks May Fly (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Off You Go (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Off You Go (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.