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Sparky Sparky (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer J P Murtagh · Owner Michael Donohoe
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Chantresse (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 3 Jul 2026 · 2nd of 8 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Sparky Sparky is a Mehmas gelding who is yet to win from seven starts but has placed three times. He has raced five times under 6f and twice over 6f to 7f, all without success, and has shown form on good, good to soft and soft ground. Typically held up, he was beaten favourite when finishing second of eight in a maiden at Bellewstown in Jul 2026, his best effort to date, and last raced off an official rating of 75.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 3 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 105A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft379A742 runs · 74 / 41.5
Good2105A842 runs · 105 / 84
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f5105A845 runs · 105 / 84
6f – 7f279A441 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 14 Jun 2026 Official rating 75 at the last run, 3 Jul 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 93A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft393A812 runs · 93 / 76
Good291A89.52 runs · 91 / 89.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f593A885 runs · 93 / 88
6f – 7f281A701 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 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 7 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mehmas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,232 runs since Jun 2020 (753 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%−1—
Good to Firm1,45717912.3%+0.8—
Good1,95822111.3%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft7638411%−0.50 from 1
Soft9359810.5%−10 from 3
Heavy228229.6%−1.9—
Standard (AW)2,87234311.9%+0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,10526712.7%+1.20 from 5
6f – 7f4,32847911.1%−0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,39115911.4%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3684311.7%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m3313%−8.5—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−11.5—
Over 3m100%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Chantresse (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Coen 6 0 0% −6.00
Rory Mulligan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
03 Jul 26+19d Bellewstown Landy, Muldoon & Co Maiden 5f · Good · 8 ran Up with the front group - 2nd at halfway - driven to press 1½f out - stumbled at the tarmac junction 150 yards out and found nil then plugged on to finish 2nd 2/8 2¾ 9-8 75105A88A Ben Coen 15/8F
14 Jun 26+11d Cork Follow Cork Racecourse On Social Media Maiden 5f · Good · 13 ran Sat behind the front pair - urged forward in 3rd approaching 2f out - edged into 2nd close home but held for a length and a half 2/13 1½ 9-8 7663C91A Ben Coen 9/2
03 Jun 26+8d Curragh Sky Bet Price Boosts Premier Handicap 5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back on the outer - shaken up and found room over a furlong and a half out - unable to threaten those ahead in the final stretch - beaten 3½ lengths in 8th 8/12 shd 8-4 7893A77A Rory Mulligan 25/1
26 May 26+23d Dundalk (AW) Moffett - The Competitive Edge Maiden 5f · Standard · 9 ran Settled just behind the front group in 3rd - pushed to dispute the lead over 2f out but dropped to 4th and found little inside the final furlong - stayed on at one level to finish 4th 4/9 1½ 9-8 —84A74A Ben Coen 7/2
03 May 26+29d Cork UNQUESTIONABLE Standing At Rathbarry Stud Maiden 6f · Soft · 15 ran Set the pace early - lost the advantage over 2f out under a squeeze with nothing more to give - dropped away steadily over the final furlong 12/15 3½ 9-8 —9C59C Ben Coen 10/11F
04 Apr 26+198d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Soft · 11 ran Held up towards the back - moved into contention with a furlong and a half left - couldn't reel in the runner up inside the final furlong - eased back to third late but stayed on well 3/11 ½ 9-8 —74A93A Ben Coen 6/1
2025 · 1 run
18 Sep 25 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed into 5th with a furlong and a half left but unable to close - finished 4th holding position to the line 4/12 1 9-5 —79A81A Ben Coen 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Sparky Sparky won?
Sparky Sparky (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains Sparky Sparky?
Sparky Sparky (IRE) is trained by J P Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 July 2026.
Who is Sparky Sparky's sire?
Sparky Sparky (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Chantresse (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
What is Sparky Sparky's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 3 July 2026. The highest on record is 78.
What is Sparky Sparky's sire's record?
Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,232 runs since Jun 2020 (753 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.