Sparky May (GB)
Sparky May (GB) is 4 from 12, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the 1942 Was A Vintage Year Mares' Hurdle at Ascot (Jan 2011). Hasn't won since Jan 2011. 3 of 7 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 5 on quicker.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Sparky May (GB) has 4 produce in the archive, 4 winners — most wins Stage Star (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Stage Star (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage Star (IRE) | 21 | 9 | 2m–2m4½f | Grade 1 |
| Lanspark (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 2m7½f–3m2f | Class 4 |
| La Malmason (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m4f–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Starmount (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 2m | Class 4 |
- 4–12Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 8 (66.7%)Placed
- +14.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 3.51Fair A/E n=12 · 2.98 incl. margin
- 148Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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 14.2% of 8,309 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 404 | 58 | 14.4% | +0.2 | — |
| Good | 3,125 | 462 | 14.8% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,896 | 259 | 13.7% | −0.5 | 3 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,977 | 260 | 13.2% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 766 | 118 | 15.4% | +1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 127 | 19 | 15% | +0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 102 | 16 | 15.7% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,205 | 299 | 13.6% | −0.6 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,707 | 381 | 14.1% | −0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,497 | 363 | 14.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 791 | 118 | 14.9% | +0.7 | — |
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, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Starlight (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Classy Legend (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 3 | 60% | +14.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiran Burke | 10 | 4 | 40% | +16.00 |
| Timmy Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +12.00 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 4 | 50% | +18.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 Sparky May won?
- Sparky May (GB) won 4 of 12 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 8 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Sparky May?
- Sparky May (GB) was trained by Keiran Burke on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 17 December 2011.
- Who is Sparky May's sire?
- Sparky May (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Glassy Appeal (USA), whose sire is Glassy Dip.
- What going does Sparky May prefer?
- Sparky May (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sparky May's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 17 December 2011. The highest on record is 148.
- What is Sparky May's sire's record?
- Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,309 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sparky May's siblings?
- Out of Glassy Appeal (USA), Sparky May (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Sparky May produced winners?
- As a dam, Sparky May (GB) has 4 produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Stage Star (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Stage Star (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.